A mile farther they were met by the main body, and were unable to proceed farther without support.

The flanking regiments, however, presently came up, and the advance continued.

The road lay in the river bed, and the men were plodding, waist deep, in water.
The passage became narrower and narrower, and so rapid was the decline that the river bed became impassable, and the men made their way along by its side.

The road was almost dark, so high were the cliffs and so narrow the passage between them.
Here the resistance became very formidable.

The Ghoorkhas were all engaged in clearing the ridges, and the Bombay Pioneers pushed forward an advance guard, the Borderers moving up to their support.
The deepest gorge was enfiladed by a party of tribesmen, with Martinis.