The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-04 00:00:00

DETAILS OF TEE SAME.

TRINKITAT.Setor.Iar M •rang.—Oor men had • heavy
day*. fialoting yetter lay, hut t &tested he rebels.
Oar 111 a we • forme.l up io shear.% Of rather in oblong.
with !HAW soder' in fr t. 0 moral Gnensto and staff
being in th• caw r with all the sloe. ant caneß The
night before the open no o' toe battle bat been .• tta•
Pleasant iss one Ooold im .4in .. slap eerieg et intervals, nal
ending with • tr 'peal downpour In th.
At five clock,; wax -oun led. Th luso drird their
clothes at the replenished li,; an the :I—ate, br mktast
he order to march was giv in A halt was called before
half • mile hart biro who %coot* were thr an
out, the diri.ction of our twin at this time bring somewhat
t •war le the north. Then tram among the thr--k Kroh
its rebel. opened fir.; hut at to great • rang • ti do
m •ch d image. The rebels fell bass slowly among the
sandy knolls, keeping at a distance of over hot( a mile.
Oor desire scoots kept feel of theno, sivanoing as th y
retrirci. At half-past mint H.hLS Soloing fired four
round, It im Trinkirat, but the rang • swat too treat, the
shells bursting harmlirstly. Cavalry then drew up into
the rear, the square was formed with lengthened iii..,
and all was in radio-s. for the rebel • t As the
shell from the Sphinx fell short she wag shoaled to
cease flrinz, the shells hoeing fallen in ding. rout prrixs
Imity 1 or cavalry. The m tint, I inferitrr, wore wet
s•ut forward on tho left, the sn-oor at to his
ground, and showing every sign of fish,. Our to-n
however, puehed etearliiy onward, baiting ncottions ly
to get over difficult ground, end to allow the fore, to
k-ep well together, and the anal to keep in their plan s. I
The square was well kept. the men marching by (sure
right and column, of companies Think, to the goilence
of 0 moral Beloit. and C 41,111•1 Boinaby, our mug. an,
selected to avoids. far as ',warble the broken and i hrub-
covered atoned. We par •411 along the ground taken by
the unfortunate fugitives or Biker Paitues army. Their
bodies lan about the desert roling by the at .re, and
polluting tle air with a rick wag •teilett. Huge birds of
th. carrion tribe, gorged ',lib their human fait t ti.w off
lazily as we iadvanc.d.
Thom prumieled siowly sal cautiously until we rad
notched ahout three miles from Tort Baker • ant the
rapidity of.. it march may be Imegin• I when i mention
that at this time it wee ball-peat ten o'clock. At this
point we found the enemy had been s•tking up some
land of .artb work in which anal had heed no motet. with
some atapd.rde overhead. The fire at thie point had
almost quad, but r•ccasional shots (r n. our right and
left kept U 4 alive, and made our scout, keep their, eyes
smartly about them. It erne a troat to is. bow our men
moved out against the enemy, with a conicious air of
superiority, and with victory impressed upon every
f.ature. Thu Highland pips• skirled golly ; arid the
Highlander', stepping it out in gallant idyl., advance I
t within 800 yetis of the en.roy's lint weal in—
namely, • large brick holding which loekef remark aoly
like an old mill. A numbsrr of twits huts ant • fort were
all apparent, and, from a curs re invention, it wanted
that two gent wets mountssit. An ther halt was .mited
While our officers took am 'rae ir dal to ik. Ihe monts•• I
infantry and reroute had retorted ti the position at the
ri•ar osoupied by our cavalry. No men amid have does
their arduous duty belt,, Thee had preserved the utmost
c mine.s during the tracking-up of the rebel anomie, and
completsd their task in • worginanli kis manner.
Then came the lull before the slum. Fir • few
moment. neither silo seemed Inclined to attack. Bin*
heads were gathering in clusters round no, hut ns their
side woo disposed t • own fire. But its we at tin made •
move forward the hall a•r °pond hp, • shall from odor of
the eaptured Kropp., but it went wide of the mark. The
next two shots, boaster, from the same tan were well
, aimed, bursting dote to our men, an I doing 40[04 damage
to our Nkomo Tee fire W. bitter than hal b .0
expected, and a rattling I wiled* 'r on the small arms was
then opened. Their Remington fire, however, was wild,
and bullet, were whistling in all direr-tains h•gh in the
air. Tile bits soon became frequent. a Gordon High-
lander being the first man to fail The doctore and the
ambulances men were now bogy In the extreme,
as man altar num was brought into the centre of
, the squat, to be attends to. Still our men did act
I replr, but Ittlit prso.log on steadi'y to Ch. enemy's
Pwita°°. p.o.tng Wong the ni.rth facie of the works. At
this moment Baker Pasha was struck In the tam by •
splints.' of shell, which itifiioted an ugly wound. Sur eon.
• Major McDowell was promptly by hie laid.. sat handawd
' the wound as well a.. he mae chic Baker romUcued to
Aire his attenti in to the fight sot hie advi • wawa aeksd
for. Men al sr man was brought In until eh 1 teenty
wer• lying under the sargeoro's corr. Still we kept push-
ing on claw and closer to the rebels' quarters, nee. r
wavering for • saloon& but kerning the formati in steadily
and accurately as though on petals. The wounded were
brought on will us thsir etrechers. Another half
mile was covered, ant then, it being about a ion. snot...,
halt was called, and our men were irdered to ll* down in
volition for tiring. Then our guns were run out, and in 'be
-pile. of • feet seconds wi spoke to •hi rabils elth our
little piece., our Iwo with the 31. r k's;.. ig &drop-
ping fire as • black heed eborred its-if ivs c Jiver. A
little briars, carried ol the amok,. so Vint oor men were
aide to car-fully aim e c`i Tbt off, t ma. can
.Pparenr.. Grad rally the reb •I fir, at eke t .'y
• o ii •if s ...Its Di. them be it- not the
wrsenc rof an mo our. A• In• to onent otsr tto .pi NO •
from the gro sod, ant, whe-I ng or r the centre of Ira
square, air ncel to the ennui's woks. Tho Souls ...se,
flowerer, would not give in. Titer heiti to their work, ia
irregular order. keeping we'l witein cover, hut flatting
with the utmost bravery. Pr iho'ily there wero not more
thrift 000 heads before us in front, brit bun Ir rrh of th to
were seen on each mit. of the equ•r At a., advancud
men 'prang up. someti rola within 200 yards of ut, arm ol
with spears aced brandishing huge shield.. n..s woult
charge down upon our ranks without hesitation at
breakneck speed, until a bullet laid them low. Time
alter time this was relarated, ale .ys with the ID dit
marvellous br ivory. Bit the It of bullets at lout ;n0v101..4
v101..4 owr ewor.l and ahlali. Our front a s eeve•l at
length, the word was giver.,
.and with one ringing cheer
twin rushed into the fort. Nothing coon withstand tb.t
gallant charge. C Burneby's massive form ace
the first I saw over the parapet, firing with • do Pile,
barrelled eon into the little cluster o Sill the
brave II iudanese would not glee way. At they w..re
anwrthed from their worst hirlinr planet in the work.
they ran at our men with deep rct, fer..city, she itag old
yelling, and utterly heedless of death. Is facr, de tlt
alon• cool etop thing Melly of the wounded 'anon with
ep -ars uplifted until within five or ten pars. of Ora mu or
woen a bull, t p.., them the coup de grate, or toey
dropped exhausted. U rritionelly • rrliel -0114 4et ight
up to the Nit are, aid then It wee • c of hayonst massy
assegai; and in to re than one inlit USC• It., lAylOet ace
bastes. Bit he gavots [Want of triuinph in the po r
rebel's eye was only for a moment • the next instant he,
tllo‘, we, sure to be lall lon. Cotaln Wilt in, of the
Heele, hr ike his sword over • Ptbste heal, bum still this
man fougit with in.on•eir shit. fu.y, elashirig Grit and
left lik• a mailac, He waggle list ha mark& hit Captain
Wilion entrained • at in the head, aod rat Its opted
under foot. . . _

A'hen we gam d the fort we fount tbers two Krupp
guns which our marine arzillery turn,4 upon tbe rebel/.
who still fought every step as they fell back. Ey rz
et, /man, and from the old litiek mill
they wool.) not ho lie. I) IT men etnr-ned up the build-
lee„, wb,re the enemy *till renl•ineti In fere" The roe es,
scenes wi re on eructed. Tee gallant blenks, with no
thlusht of 6 ght or suilevider held out there. shield sad
errna d sgalust bullet and byon.t, until the shnliom
round were like one grave. At one o'cl ck
tie lob de show.) th ir Sr t elirns ci! wavering. Taking
aleantnge Promptly. tine Galling, and lliatinis opened
ueie, ',teeing fearful havoc atn-ing them.
Az iin we pt-rued for wsr I until tbe wells at Teb were
.ch id, snit it was at his polttt—tte Sc ne of their
oration v.c'orise—that the rebels made their last slant.
Toe sheikhs rushed en towards our equate with nn
wunp n in th Ir hands, sad were r .esived with 147.12 t
or hilt t. The gallant Gordon Highlanders presiing
on carried an Aber earthwork, armed will% two Bropos,
oil tllog, end la cketdube. and the wells were now in our
h•nds
Thu% after four hours' continuous flzhling. the Positlen
w. our.. Nusaly ail OUT MOP wit • 11114Sge4 ía
tho St 040 hub Or.. Aber. Toey marine I arena I
sod iSt 'tines driaz •ai atperal I,rl br •• nittol tin,
to..a-e. The men behaved !P'odidi, tbri nzhout, and
tin was lank of ammunition. Tn.. cayslry. when it
w,, soin that +he rebels heel heron turn,), chins hot
the en-my would n trio They struck blow Int blow.
The Hun,.,. role V.tough them, ticking and thrusting.
Sun the So idanete stoo I UP Main ready_ for morn. Totes
irourens wore -ithil".2l. and Lieut. -Colonsl Bur-
ro. erns wounded. The rebels contioura to retirs slowly
keeping tip their fire. Having weed the emu General
Graham decided upon bieoueottne then tor the r tritt red
proosedtag t 3 Totter lantetton.

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