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London, England, 1859-09-29 00:00:00

were espied on the opposite side of the lagoon plant-
ing beans ; three men crawled up the bank and fired
upon them and killed one : the others fled and gave
a yell, which soon the whole country about seemed
to reverberate. After proceeding about half a mile
further through the heavy thickets of arrow wood,
the major thought it prudent to return to the head
of the lagoon, as the Indians apparently were ga-
thering in large force. Here at the head of the
lagoon, on the right bank, he took a position, the
men deployed in groups of four each, at about 20
paces interval, occupying the high grounds on the
edge of the lagoon. The lagoon here is about 25
yards wide. On the opposite side of the lagoon
from this position is a dense thicket of arrow wood,
along the bank of the lagoon a few scattering cot-
ton wood. To the rear of the position, and close
up, is a grove of mesquit, the ground open and
clear underneath. Here they awaited the Indians,
which was not more than 20 minutes, when they
commenced to show themselves in large force, sur-
rounding the position, and closing in on all sides,
within short range of the rifle muskets, which wei e
soon brought into play with deadly effect. Major
Armistead thus fought them for three-quarters of
an hour against overwhelming, numbers, which
were increased every moment by the arrival of
fresh warriors from the more distant places, when
Lieut. Marshall arrived with a reinforcement of 25
men. The lieutenant had heard the firing when
yet some four miles from the scene, and hurried his

men up at a double quick. The Indians upon the
extreme right were taken very unexpectedly by
the arrival of this-party in their rear, which-Lieut.
irshall immediate'y charged, driving them- from
their position.

" Major Armistead, learning the proximity of
the second party, immediately ordered a sergeant
and eight men to cross the lagoon, and charge the
Indians in front in the arrow wood, which was suc-
cessful, and drove the Indians beyond gunshot.
Major Armistead, recalling these men from the op-
posite side, ordered Lieut. Marshall to cross and
take a position on that side. The Indians, though
forced to retreat, were not beaten; they soon rallied
and returned to the fight, attacking the party of
Lieut. Marshall with great pertinacity. This con-
tinued for some 10 or 15 minutes, when he was
ordered to fall back again, recross the lagoon, and
take a position facing to the rear parallel to the first
party, as the Indians were showing a disposition to
charge the position on all sides at the same time.
Not liking this manoeuvre, Atey withdrew them-
selves out of reach of gun-shot, giving occasionally
a few random yells. The men finding nothing more
to do crowded under the sl ade of the mesquit trees,
as the sun was very hot; they remained for about
two hours without being disturbed.
" ' Major Armistead, believing the Indians to
have given up the fight, ordered the command to
fall in, and commenced. the march back on foot.
The command had not proceeded far when the
Indians again rallied, and crossed the lagoon at the
position just left in great numbers.
" Major Armistead, anticipating the attack,
halted the command, faced by the rear rank and
deployed them on the bank of the lagoon, which
was here wide and deep. The whole body of In-
dians came running up, yelling and whooping, and
charged fearlessly upon the command, the bravest
of them coming up to within 10 and 15 yards of
the muzzles of the rifles. These, however, paid
dearlsfor their temerity ; the steady and well-
directed fire of the men held them in check, when,
after 30 minutes' hard fighting, Major Armistread
ordered the command to charge them, which was
done fearlessly. The Indians raised and broke in
every direction, perfectly discomfited ; not a yell or
a sound of any kind was to be heard from them
after this; the victory was complete.. Twenty-three
Indians were found dead close to the position ' • the
ground further off was not reconnoitred. In fact,
many were seen carrying their dead and wounded
from the field. It is supposed that some 50 or 60
have been killed. Of the command three men were
slightly wounded. The command returned to the
fort on the evening of the sth inst.' "

ANNIVERSARY OF MAXIN'S DEATH.

The death of Manin took place two years ago,
in Paris, on the 22d of September, but the
celebration of that event may be said to have
commenced on the present occasion on the 19th,
when the delegates of Piacenza, Modena, Parma,
and Bologna were received by the people of Milan,
and the public buildings were draped in mourning
and covered with inzmortelles. The Piazza San
Fedele was gorgeously decorated, and made as far
as possible to resemble the Piazza in Venice—the
winged lions of St. Marco reposing beneath num-
berless tricolor flags. On the 22d the whole popu-
lation of Milan may be said to be abroad. The peo-
ple were all in mourning. The splendid cathedral
at Milam, the Duomo, where the ceremony was to
take place, was the chief point of attraction. From
its lofty roofs were suspended mourning flags with
the initial letters of Manin's name, whilst the
escutcheons of the different Italian cities lighted up
the spacious nave. Over the entrance was the fol-
lowing inscription :—" Anniversary of the death of
Daniel Manin—the desire of an immortal hope."
When the bells commenced to toll the funereal
peal, the cathedral doors were opened, and in a mo-
ment the church was filled. Conspicuous amongst
the rest were to be seen the high functionaries of
Sardinia and Lombardy; Massimo d'Azeglio, with
the elite of the Sardinian Chambers, army, and mu-
nicipality ; Count Arnoni, with the chief men of
Genoa, Turin, Venice, Mantua, Modena, Trieste,
Reggio, Parma, Piacenza, and Bologna; the Go-
vernor and Mayor of Milan, with the civil and
military authorities of Lombardy. The lawyer
Tommaseo, who stood out to the last with the
illustrious deceased in defence of Venice, headed
the Venetian deputation, and presided over the
ceremonial in honour of his illustrious and heroic
friend. Legouve and Henri Martin represented
France on the occasion, and several Englishmen
came purposely to Milan for the purpose of ex-
pressing, by their presence, their sense of the
worth of the deceased, and their wishes for
the future independence of Italy. The place
of honour was appropriated to Giorgio Manin,
the son of the deceased, whose father, mother, and.
sister, all died in exile. An immense and splendid
catafalque ocecupied the nave of the church, It was
surmounted by a colossal statue of Venice, 'weeping
for her Hero, and scattering crowns of laurel on his
tomb. Each side bore an inscription. One ran thus :
—" To the Venetian who desired the unity of Italy.
The Lombards and 'Venetians, in woe, which is
understood by their brethren of Italy and of France,
demand their common share of eternal liberty."
The" other: was as follows :—" To the liberating
God of the oppressed, who hope and act with that
devotion which embraces all the dead and those
who are to die in the love of their country, the sur-
vivors, in mourning, address their prayers." An
enorn- ous 'wreath, which was smuggled from Venice
through the Austrian frontiers, encircled the coffin,
and contained the following :—" This pledge of
affection and grief has been sent by Venice for the
tomb of Daniel. Manin."
The Milanese matrons, dressed in black, walked
thei Venice.cal
catafalque, m
lque, and kissed this sy-
'°ftelsafesuignure t
grief'
ofe-a oration which
The priest of San Fidele
readsllol ol
a c
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Valussi—a refugee from Venice. Whilst the
venerable clergyman was recounting the sufferings
of Venice in passionate and moving language, a cry
of " occorso a Venezia." (Help to Venice) spon-
taneously burst forth from one of the officers pre-
sent and produced a strong effect on the entire
assembly. When the ceremony was concluded
nothing was heard but cries of "Evviva Manin !
evviva Mania !" In the evening the people assem-
bled before the house of Tommasco, and the Vene-
tian volunteers who served under Garibaldi played
several of those melancholy airs which are chanted
by the boatmen of the lagoons. Thus the ceremony
ended and it will be long ere it passes away from
the memory of the Italians.