The first might have been successful, for the twelve hundred bullocks were escorted by only fourteen hundred men; and these, although they might have defended themselves successfully, were unable to keep the convoy together.

The animals, excited by the firing, were rushing off in all directions when, fortunately, a body of our cavalry which had been sent out to meet the convoy arrived, and drove off the enemy with a loss of six hundred men.
The next morning a general movement could be seen in the British camp.

The rajah, who was immediately informed of it, came up to the lookout.
"The English general has given it up as hopeless," he said.

"They are about to march away." "It looks like it, Rajah," Harry admitted, "but I should hardly fancy that Lord Lake will take such a step.

He has tried to take the town by a sudden assault, and I think that he will not retreat until he has attempted to do so by a regular siege operation." An hour later the whole of the tents had been pulled down and, presently, both the troops and the huge body of followers and cattle were in motion.
"They are not going to Agra," the rajah said, after watching them for some time; "they must be going to march to the north." Two hours later, the great procession had arrived at the north of the town.