A boat shot away from shore and picked him up.

The boat contained an Austrian officer and two soldiers.

The officer informed him that the castle to which he was being conveyed, was the fortress Komorn.

His wounds were quickly dressed by the surgeon and in two days he was sufficiently recovered to resume his trip.
From Komorn he ran all day and the following night to make up for lost time.

About daylight next day great mountains towered up each side of the river that was there narrow and rapid.