▁Ali ▁Bey ▁accepted ▁H au ger ' s ▁request ▁and ▁met ▁him ▁at ▁a ▁bridge ▁near ▁the ▁American ▁Mission ▁hospital . ▁In ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁Major ▁H au ger ' s ▁sub ordinate , ▁Captain ▁S aj ous , ▁and ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁phys ician ▁Dr . ▁Be ch li an , ▁the ▁two ▁command ers ▁discussed ▁terms ▁and ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁French ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁leave ▁with ▁their ▁arms . ▁Ali ▁Bey ▁assured ▁H au ger ▁that ▁the ▁French ▁would ▁be ▁provided ▁with ▁security ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Arab ▁P un ar . ▁H au ger ▁also ▁requested ▁that ▁Ali ▁Bey ▁give ▁ten ▁Turkish ▁not ables ▁to ▁accomp any ▁his ▁men ▁as ▁host ages , ▁but ▁Ali ▁Bey ▁rejected ▁this ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁ten ▁of ▁his ▁g end arm es ▁instead . ▁At ▁an ▁hour ▁past ▁mid night , ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 3 0 0 ▁troops ▁under ▁H au ger ' s ▁command ▁began ▁their ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁Ur fa . ▁▁ ▁At ▁a ▁little ▁before ▁dawn , ▁as ▁the ▁column ▁approached ▁a ▁def ile ▁called ▁Fer ish ▁P asha ▁Rav ine , ▁it ▁was ▁fus ill aded ▁by ▁Kur ds ▁who ▁had ▁taken ▁up ▁positions ▁on ▁the ▁rid ges ▁over looking ▁the ▁rav ine . ▁The ▁soldiers ▁that ▁Ali ▁Bey ▁had ▁given ▁to ▁H au ger ▁prof essed ▁their ▁ignor ance ▁of ▁the ▁amb ush . ▁H au ger ▁attempted ▁in ▁vain ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁surrender . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁soldiers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁break ▁through ▁the ▁enc irc