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rERRIBLE FIGHT AGAINST ING NUMBERS-—-THE BRITISH SURPRISED - PERILS OF A WAR

RESPONDENT—A HEROIC CLERGYMAN, \' irtés W tll i i m h ONTETS } It ia | npossible to dire use tiie fact

that we were most completely surprise ed and that only the Sav. dl us fi

superb courage of our tro p mu uu overwhelm ing disaster

Not a man of us had any idea that thousands of rebels were quietly stretch ed am scrub, and behind boulders aud hillocks, quietly watching

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we innocently und jovially work ed at our zarebas. A few pickets were out, aud a squad of cavalry officers as L believe eighteen all told—-so we were content

Suddenly there was a great cry of alarm, rising loud above the din of the fatigue parties and the accom pad ying bustle of a great camp, and then hoarse cries from the officers, ‘Stand to your arms men!” Never was word of com mand more promptly obeyed. But the men were scattered, many of them a

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considerable distance from their arme. The brave fellows did their best, how ever, to get into their allotted posi

lions.

As the square formed, the eighteenth eavalry scouts came rushing in—crash- ing through our own lines—and thea we saw and heard the leaping, roaring, fantastic, yet terrible looking wave of black forms, which we knew was the enemy in strong—in overwhelming fort e.

Then came the terrible stampede of animals —— horses, camels, mules, in one struggling, screeching, helpless, confused mass. Tho roar was terfible, and must have been demoraliz- ing to any but the most highly trained troops. I wasjust onthe edge of the

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rescue, And not a moment too soon, for the rebels were at close quaeters, One Arab had his gun pointed straight at the general; but Charteris turned the shot, and then quickly turning, cut down another assailant with his spere.§ As Charteris was thus engaged ho was attacked with the greatest fury by a lithe young Arab—a mere boy, in fact, not more than 16 years old. The youngster fought like a tiger,and = sue- ceeded in spearing Charteris through the arm before he himself was shot. He was a gallant little fellow; he fought with all the courage of a man, and = suf- fered a man’s fate. I fancy Lieut. Char teris will hear more of that little inci- dent, for he saved his geperal’s life.

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Inarine square, and was caught in the storm, my horse being swept bodily Lo the ground, pinning me to the As [ lay with otber prostrate animals above and around,struggling frantically to rise, | received a nast) kick on the head, which, however, caused me only temporary inconvenience. Regaining my feet, I marines’ square. Panic even in those tew moments seemed to have disappea: ed, and the brave fellows were tiring steadily and well. I should think some

fifty or sixty rebels got inside the square in the first terrific rusb, but

not one lived to recount his exploit, every One being either shot or bayonet- ed. Outside, away trom the square, a number of men on fatigue duties, such as cutting bash for the zareba makers, were cut off from the main body. Undaunted and resourceful they quickly improvised a square hard by the tield kitchens. Their promptness saved their lives. Conspicuous amongst them were to be seen Major Alston and the Rey. Mr. Collins, one of our chaplains,

fighting back to back,the reveread com- |

batant having seized the nearest avail- able weapon, which he wielded vigor-|

ously as if to the manrer born.

Here, | am sorry to say,I must some what qualify my previous praise, of the Seventeenth Loyal Poorbeabs — not, however, in respect to their actual fighting which, as I have said, was splendid, but they were sadly unsteady and in their excitement not amenable to discipline, the display of which was so conspicious by the mariners. The bugles were repeatedly sounded for them to cease firing, but they did not heed the command, and continued firing at perilous random, especially to the little square under Alston. As the bugles were ineffective the Rev. Mr. Collins voluntesred to cross the bellet-swept ground intervening and convey the or- ders to firing. Stepping forth, calm and collected in demeanor, the chaplain walked, his life in his hands, across to the Indians, and then returned as calmly to the little square which he had just left. His reception must have been some compensation to the risks he had ran, ‘The men, struck with his heroism, raised cheer after cheer, and sticking their helmets on their bayo- nets, frantically waved them in their enthusiasm.

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Meaawhile fearful havoc was being wrought amongst the animals. Scarce- ly One transport camel or mule outside the squareescaped. Scores and scores of them were hamstrung by the enemy and many more were killed by the fire from our own aquares, The Berkshire square all this time had its hands fall. Double as many rebels managed to get inside as was the case at the marine square, and their was some desperate hand-to-hand fighting, but the result was the same, ond that afternoon after the tight was over we found 120 corpses on the ground inclosed by the flimsy brushwood parapets. The Berkshire men deserve, and have reason to be proud of the prase, unstintingly lavish- ed upon them for their splendid courage and steadines. They fought under the eye of Gen. McNeill, who himself had the narrowest possible escape from death,

When the alarm was raised first he was on horseback just outside the zareb.. As soon as he saw the enemy he gave the necessary orders, and then attempted to jump the brushwoed barrier—an easy enough feat, but his horse shied and backed from the zareba. it was a critical moment, for the rebels were rushing down at full were close upon him.

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