The following day we only went a short distance, and halted at the farm of Erinspride.
On the 19th I made a point of advancing during the _day_, so as to be observed by the garrison at Dewetsdorp.
My object was to lead the garrison to think that we did not want to attack them, but wished first to reconnoitre the positions.

This would have been quite an unnecessary proceeding, as the town was well known to me, and I had already received information as to where the enemy was posted.
The garrison could only conclude that we were again flying, just as we were supposed to have done--by readers of English newspapers--at Springhaansnek.

They would be sure to think that after reconnoitring their positions at Dewetsdorp we had gone on to Bloemfontein.

Indeed, I heard afterwards that they had sent a patrol, to pursue us to the hills on the farm of Glengarry, and that this patrol had seen us march away in the direction of Bloemfontein.

In fact the enemy seemed to have a fixed impression that I was going there.