"I have lost my way." "This is the marine camp." Captain Peel said, stepping forward to him as he drew rein.

"How is the battle going, sir ?" "Very badly, I'm afraid.

We are outnumbered by five to one.

Our men are fighting like heroes, but they are being fairly borne down by numbers.

The Russians have got a tremendous force of artillery on to the hills, which we thought inaccessible to guns.