-Not why you starving. -To each man and an inqury was made along the ranks for a butcher. One having gone forward, he was immediately ordered to kill a pig, which having been slaughtered was divided amongst the company. A portion of the head in its raw state being my share. And having places upon fire, the heat which there is to dry out our clothing in a coach m* and to cook our separate portion of meat, which having become warmed through and blackened with smoke. I partook a little, but finally get too raw and unsavoury. Having neither bread nor salt, I put the remained in the my h*. -When he cooked it for the second time, ** say a part of a body, a human body, and with all the bits of firewood , you know, what they were cooking. But you just can't imagine that day.

As Matthew packed his kits, he paid special attention to his musket. He's taking a soaking during the night, so he fired a test shot to check it was working. He knew his life would depend on it in the hours to come.