Every Arrangement Was Well
Carried Out; But, Unfortunately, As We Were Running At About Nine Miles
An Hour, The Steamer Suddenly Struck Upon A Sand-Bank, Where She
Remained Fixed.
After some vain attempts to float her, I instructed Raouf Bey to do his
best with her, and act,
According to circumstances, at his own
discretion, while I left the steamer in the dingy, accompanied by
Lieutenant Baker and six soldiers of the "Forty Thieves," with the
intention of joining the two companies under Lieutenant-Colonel
Abd-el-Kader, who were marching down the island from south to north.
We rowed down the stream for forty-five minutes along the west bank of
the island. I had calculated the distance by time, and having allowed
for the delay on the steamer and the pace at which the troops under
Abd-el-Rader would march, I concluded that we should now land somewhere
near them. This turned out correct, as we joined his party a few minutes
after we had left the boat. I immediately detached a sergeant and
nineteen men to march along the east bank until they should meet my
boat, which had been ordered to continue along the west bank until it
should turn round the tail of the island, when it was to return home by
the east channel, that would lead direct to my station.
We had not seen any Baris upon the island, which appeared to be quite
deserted. The character of the ground had changed.
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