The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-18

sttotn haever Il WINS found impossible TO carry away
the return TO Bushire commenced ON the evening of
the 7th and at midnight AN attack was made upon the
force from all directions by the enemy The confusion,
owing TO the darkness and the fact that four guns of the
enemy had got the exact range OF our troops, fright
full AT the commencement of the attack Gen Ouram,
while riding rapidly in the dark suffered fall his
horse coming down with him, and, though he rallied
little from the insensibility which il oocasioned, the
command obliged to be devolved Gen Stalker Had
the Persans continued their fire. ii is impossible to say
how serious might have been position-for most
authorities in the statement that did not dare
to return shot lest should certify the enemy that
they had range Happily their uncertainty led to
cessation of the firing and at daybreak they found
drawn up in order ofbatte upon left rear 900 900
strong with five guns In position Our artillery and
airy dashed at them at once and the apidity precision
and heavy superiority OF our fire, made such fearful havoc
In their ranks that ia less than hour 700 dead bodies
srewed the plain and their army flying in all drec
tons The cavalry consisting of the Poonah Horse and
Sd Lancers rode through and nearly destroyed whole
regiment drawn up in square, to attempt check TO the
storm which swept them Our infantry had not
chance of nearing the enemy at ALL Two guns fell into
our hands, hundred prisoners, and the whole amnuni
tion of the force Had possessed another Thousand
horse Jacobs scndans had not yet reached Busbire)
hardly man would have escaped to the hills The IA
pdity of the Persian fire has been much noticed their
guns said to possess longer range than ours and the
bearing Of this of their force amply justifes the
comiums which modern travellers have concurred in be-
slowing upon it, After the engagement we buried
native dead the field; the bodies of the three Euro
peans who fell being carried back to Bushire Our loss
happily very smallthree Europeans and natives
being the number of killed. and the wounded but 62
in all We are sorry to announce the name of Lieut..
Frankland Of the divisional staff among the former; and
of Captain Forbes Sd Light Cavalry Captain Mocller and
Lieut. j. Greentree, of her Maestys Gath, among the
Iatter-the first and the last severely. The troops BIZ
youacked for the day close to the battlefield and at
night resumed their march the way back to Bushre,
where the greater portion of the force arrived about mid
night of the 9th the remaining troops coming in the
10th 1t is seldom that force is called upon to perform
so rapid and harassing march that thus successfully
terminated Our twice covered distance of between
40 and so miles in the number of hours and this
through country all but impossible from the torrents Of
rain that accompanied them the whole way in going and
returning The result certainly very satisfactory and
the expense the movement has been we'll recompensed
thereby Bushire in the absence Of the force garr
soned by naval brigade landed from the ships, and the
entrenched camp by companies told off from each regi
ment to the number including the sick left behind, of
500 men, under the command of Colonel SHEPPARD The
brig Euphrates moored high and dry, to
rnand with her guns the passage which connects the pc
nins,,la with the main land. An attack talked of
impending but none transpred Meantime position
there is being strongly entrenched and fortified in view to
available for service elsewhere
Since the date of last part Of the 14th light dra
goons have embarked for the Gulf and the 4th troop
horse artillery and company of Madras sapper and mi
ners The Scinde horse, from Kurrachee, must be
on their way 1t is supposed that five other regiments of
native infantry are to be despatched also.