In this way, only one individual could enter at a time, and the danger of a rush was obviated.
Close round the walls, huts were erected to shelter the fugitives, who were exposed to all the inclemency of the weather.

Thus passed some wretched days and worse nights, sleep being constantly interrupted by alarms, due to the fact that the rebels were in possession of all the buildings in the place, except the fort, many of which they loopholed.
On the 29th a determined attack was made, the enemy advancing boldly across the open, and fighting long and obstinately.

Captain Marshall, however, with his two hundred and fifty native troops and friendly levies, taught them such a lesson that they never again tried fighting in the open.

A hundred and thirty corpses were found and buried, and many more were carried off, while the fighting was going on.
That evening Captain Apling came in with his little column, but without food and with little ammunition.

Aided by these troops, the outlying official buildings were occupied; and the friendly natives lodged in huts a little farther from the fort.
Things remained quiet until the 15th of May, when Major Morris arrived with his force.