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9 1ST ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHLANDERS. 149after this, the company of the 91st, under Captain1846.Scott, advanced ina heavy fire ;skirmishing order, keeping upbut the waggons completely blockingup the road, the troops were obliged to makea detour, and after considerable difficulty succeededin getting the ammunition-waggons intoproper line, but found it quite impracticable tosave the baggage-waggons, the Kaffirs havingdriven away the oxen. One of the ammunitionwaggonsbroke down, but the ammunition wasremoved to another. The troops then fought theirway inch by inch to the Tyumie Camp, wherethey were met by Colonel Somerset's brigade,and where they again encamped for the night.Napier says : " As the savages plundered thewaggons at Burn's Hill, scattered abroad theircontents, arrayed themselves in the garments ofour troops, atebut the very(devouring theand drank, not only our supplies,contents of our medicine-chestsblistering ointment, and drinkingthe laudanum), their ferocious passions wereroused to the highest pitch. Cruel torturesawaited such of our people asunfortunatelyfellinto their power. Their bodies were mangledafter death, part of their clothes and accoutrementswere despatched, in sign of triumph, throughout