His soldiers were then disarmed (and their weapons looted) but then they were able to fade into the interior of the island while the government troops and British marines were distracted by the need to control the fires thatthreatened to envelop the city and also to deal with riots that broke out once the outcome of the battle became known.
Wanajeshi wake mara walichukuliwa silaha zao (na silaha zao ziliharibiwa) lakini baada ya hapo waliweza kuelekea na kupotelea ndani ya kisiwa wakati majeshi ya serikali na vikosi vya uingereza vilitakiwa kudhibiti mapigano ambayo yalitishia kuugubika mji na pia kushughulika na ghasia zilizotokea mara matokeo ya vita yalipojulikana.