At any rate, they are not likely to be keeping a sharp watch anywhere, tonight.

They must all know that that tremendous explosion will have rendered the place untenable and, except at the batteries which are still firing, there will be no great vigilance; especially on this side, for it would hardly be supposed that, even if the garrison did attempt to escape, they would take the road to the east, and so cut themselves off from their allies and enter a country wholly French.
"Of course, with us the case is different.

We can march farther and faster than any French infantry.

The woods afford abundant places of concealment, and we are perfectly capable of driving off any small bodies of cavalry that we may meet.

Fortunately we have eight days' provision of biscuit.