▁seen , ▁at ▁ 9 : 0 0 , ▁and ▁where ▁Rab ih ▁was ▁waiting ▁Gent il ; ▁Rab ih ▁knew ▁only ▁of ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁steam bo at , ▁while ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁companies ▁passing ▁near ▁the ▁river . ▁▁ ▁Gent il ▁immediately ▁ordered ▁the ▁steam bo at ▁and ▁the ▁bar ge ▁to ▁open ▁fire ▁with ▁their ▁can n ons ; ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁to ▁the ▁great ▁surprise ▁of ▁Rab ih ' s ▁forces , ▁the ▁column ▁proceed ing ▁by ▁land ▁did ▁the ▁same ▁with ▁its ▁art illery . ▁All ▁the ▁same ▁they ▁answered ▁using ▁their ▁art illery , ▁the ▁three ▁can n ons ▁won ▁at ▁T og ba o , ▁which ▁they ▁used ▁with ▁considerable ▁ability . ▁Rab ih ▁had ▁also ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁rif le men , ▁whose ▁rif le - fire ▁also ▁started ▁to ▁put ▁Rob ill ot ' s ▁Sen eg al ese ▁t ira illeurs ▁in ▁difficulty , ▁moving ▁Rob ill ot ▁to ▁order ▁a ▁bay on et ▁assault ▁on ▁Rab ih ' s ▁lines . ▁Being ▁the ▁latter ▁provided ▁only ▁of ▁fire ar ms , ▁they ▁escaped ▁dis order ly ▁to ▁K ou no . ▁ ▁The ▁assault ▁brought ▁the ▁French ▁to ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁K ou no , ▁to ▁which ▁they ▁set ▁fire . ▁They ▁continued ▁adv ancing , ▁till ▁they ▁found ▁themselves ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁fort ifications ▁of ▁K ou no ; ▁here ▁Rab ih ▁had ▁assemble d ▁all