six o'clock in the morning
Of course the fire was vigorously returned . A colonel and major were there on the redoubt , with powerful field-glasses , and directed the men where to fire until the General himself appeared on the scene and took command . On the left , from Quarantine Island , the Royal Engineers kept up a heavy cross-fire , and on the right they were helped by a fort which was manned by Egyptian troops . From these three points a heavy fire was kept up , and continued till six o'clock in the morning . By that time , the enemy having been finally driven out of the pits , a party was sent across to see what execution had been done . It was wonderfully little , considering the amount of ammunition and energy expended . In the first pit one man was found dead ; a bullet had entered his forehead and come out at the back of his head .