one shot a dog at Sedd-el-Bahr the French thought
the Turks were on them and they opened fire on their own men, several
being killed and wounded.

_May 1st._--More or less idle all day, all resting before the proposed
attack on Achi Baba. In the afternoon we had a visit from an enemy
aeroplane again, which dropped a bomb 40 yards from my "funk hole,"
and 4 yards from what had been taken for a pile of ammunition boxes
but was really provisions--only damage, a big hole and a vile smell.

_May 2nd._--Very fierce fighting all last night and the whole of
to-day on the south slopes and ridges of Achi Baba, the Turks first
charging and repulsing the French, Munsters, and Lancs. The firing
from the sea, the French 75's and our 60-pounders was incessant,
especially during the night. The Turks were finally driven back, but
Krithia and the hills are still in their hands. I spent most of the
night watching the progress of events, while the bearers, to whom I am
unfortunately not attached to-day, were out at 1 a.m. Our casualties
are not excessive considering the nature of the fight, while the Turks
are said to have lost thousands from our artillery fire. Getting
impatient at being out of it I succeeded in getting eight of the
tent-subdivision out as bearers at 1 p.m. and I visited a good deal of
the battlefield, as far as our reserve, where I found the Indians
waiting for night duty and a likely attack from the Turks, or, as is
half expected, we may offer a vigorous offensive.

Yesterday V. and W. Beaches had a hot attack by shell fire from the
Asiatic, Krithia, and Achi Baba guns, about fifty shells landing in W.
where our Ambulance has now formed its base. The damage done was
slight. Two shells in quick succession exploded exactly over the heads
of Thomson and myself when we were crossing the beach, both times
something hitting me about the shoulders. These shrapnel shells are
doing little harm, I had likely been hit by pieces of the material (a
resin) in which the bullets are embedded. The smell was the worst of
them.

Most of our transport came ashore to-day for the first time, and we
are now eager to have our mails which are on board the "Marquette,"
but I doubt if anyone will take the trouble to send them over to us.

At 8 p.m. Thomson, myself, and fifty-six bearers set off to bring in
wounded from a point 3 miles north of our Beach, and very nearly in a
line with the Turkish and our firing lines. It was moderately d