▁Kaz im ierz ▁Pu ł ask i ▁and ▁his ▁newly ▁raised ▁forces ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁opp ose ▁his ▁actions . ▁Pul ask i ' s ▁Leg ion , ▁along ▁with ▁three ▁companies ▁of ▁light ▁inf antry , ▁three ▁troops ▁of ▁light ▁horse , ▁and ▁one ▁art illery ▁det achment , ▁came ▁too ▁late ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁great ▁use ▁against ▁Fer g us on ' s ▁operations . ▁But ▁their ▁arrival ▁did ▁stop ▁Fer g us on ▁from ▁ra iding ▁the ▁iron ▁works ▁at ▁Bat sto , ▁and ▁stem med ▁their ▁attacks ▁on ▁private ers ▁at ▁The ▁F ork s ▁of ▁the ▁Mul lica ▁River . ▁ ▁They ▁then ▁set ▁up ▁camp ▁on ▁a ▁farm . ▁A ▁deser ter , ▁L t . ▁Gustav ▁Jul iet , ▁found ▁Fer g us on ▁and ▁told ▁him ▁of ▁Pul ask i ' s ▁enc amp ment ; ▁he ▁mentioned ▁that ▁mor ale ▁was ▁fairly ▁low , ▁and ▁security ▁almost ▁none x istent , ▁so ▁that ▁a ▁surprise ▁attack ▁would ▁be ▁dev ast ating . ▁Fer g us on ▁prompt ly ▁loaded ▁ 2 5 0 ▁of ▁his ▁best ▁men ▁onto ▁boats ▁and ▁row ed ▁them , ▁in ▁the ▁dark , ▁some ▁ ▁to ▁Os bor ne ▁Island . ▁He ▁then ▁march ed ▁them ▁a ▁further ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁inf antry ▁out post , ▁which ▁compr ised ▁ 5 0 ▁men ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁enc amp ment . ▁At ▁first ▁light , ▁Fer g us on ▁ordered ▁the ▁attack ; ▁only