New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-24

took place for about bali an hOur OF more Ma''
Barrow had resOv.d 20 give the rebel chief one more
chsuoe. The S0ubadar bad volunteered TO 20 with
letter or eessge to the effect tfat if Bsine Msdhoo
AID bis f0lO<eTs came out and laid dosn tneu sTms
they would be treated with eniercy, a. lar IS Their
case might permit the Government TO e1er-
else its rrerogs'ive Of meIcy. The utmost specilc
promise that could be held out to Bams M-dnoo
vas thst he should not be sent out OF ltdis- Inis
proposition founded OF the iLor nstlon orousot
by the Sonb-cst pcc:iug the csposiloo oi the -
poys when tbCy were mace acquainted with NsIt
BsrroSs ,tter on the previous evening, and II WAS
nlimsted that only half an hour would b. allowed Tor
reply. We we're row within three niles oi the
erguys pCsiti y. aud the cOlcmns Oi dls' from cur
march mnst have been visible 10 their advanced po-s
The tine given had run by. "Glye orders 70 The
co!ur IL ~ a1ySuce.' "Skirmishers 70 the iront
Away vent the CsrbIeers, saddle deep in the cora,
the Pelooctes The left snd ne right the go, m
skirnishirg order two ard t~o, OosIng the rat OF
the tro"ps 10 TIE disposition siIeady Indicated As
We soysIced, the couItry became more deusry
wooded and the ,rab!e lsuds more cultivated. Inc
movement was necessarily not very rapid, as
il wfuh have been Impossible 20 keep the
two columns properly connected II sucn 1ihcuH
ground bsd the men goue on continuously tbronSn
siubble fields Gates of dali, high grass, trees aod
patches Of Jungle, without retereoce TO their front.
Before us through the Cpurgs IL the topes, we see
deuse belt oi forest beyotd which ttere rsss another
belt At a oistance with blntisn haze between them
The frst is the girdle Ot DtoLdis kera aGd BuXsr;
the other is the wooded horizon tue other side Of
the Gauges, the cOurse Of which s indicated by the
blue haze. Our troops are just emerging from the
topes Gates and IN their font the country Is more
open for 9 r . hundred yards up 70 mass OF low
Jungle IN front Of the belt Uf trees Some twenty or
thirty put. Of white smoke suddenly dot the green OF
the Jungle. The enemy are hnng OF our cavalry We
dett6s Some of the carblneers reply, and then oy
command fall back TOW ard the trout, With capenug
ho,sss, excited by the FIRE, ard form on the taoks
Lord Clyce who s leadug the Ifautry skrmlshers,
rides fr~srd. Tie Beoochees, the 20, and the
long line OF infantry skirmishers couoe toSs1I
81. ors .E.u al
iov entrercl meut - made manifest by
sms't FIRE. "Itose are Sepoys inside the ditch-the
- seoundrels g. exclaius an Indian oihcer' Inc
balls whistle arpy enough around the htads OF the
a5vasce and the son sandy soil of the ID is knocked
up al 10 directions 10 little cloudy jets whore the baets
stike. There s solitary rIsirg ground 10 TINS
field whittier Lord Clyde, mounted on nls tall whlts
horse hes al Cuce aud upon lie top he at once gets
in os-er to reconroter the enemy's position. he
instantly receives voley from the hidden enemy OF
winch he appears as conscious az If II were hrei at
Adersbot. Bat our skirmlsters have sdvanced -
the wall Of the field, and TIER rites soon aoste tue
zeal Of the Sepoys IN the trench Brlng up tue
guns :" 70 one sld-de-camp " to Col EVelegn,
Sir, and tell him 20 bdDg forward ms rght, 10
another. Now is the time 10 tls old soldier IN hs
element; every setse alive, keen, energetic, self
relisrt calm and C. urieo1s. He directs every move
ment bnd points ont the grouod tor tor the guns 70
tske. We ullmter. Bai 2 bang roar the enemy
guns ioipatoI and tie round slo typg over The
heads Of the advance with harsh roar strike into the
earth bebrd. The answering voices are Lot long de-
layed Gordon's guns opened on the tiny lnes oi
smoke and on the great pulls from lne oaIrres, .
Press on the advance. The chief gslops on to the
skirmishers. Ire guns lnber up. The mu;ketry IS
sharp on cur right Mingled with the heavy reports of
artillery. Clouds Of dus; rise near the bank oi the
rver. "1lcy are flying. Up with the cavalry Ihe
eurs 10 the front" Away in gTtat wave tias the
CeIbineers to eit, where We can see tte enemy
streaming by the riyer banks towards the south.
IL is dust storm In iet moments they are iose IA
u dense cloud which nses from their horses hoot-.
Our men rush on q r01gh the jingle II - deered oy
all but dead or dying men" Double double bring
Up tie infantry at once y!
Inafew minutes more are on the very banks OF
.bs river which slope down sharply 10 the water.
Where are the enemy Stand the beach at loS
water ard low far away tOrt OF ripping ana wa
veIug outline marks the limit o the sahchi IL VIII al
Uost persuade you that II moves ara uFes' 90 oe-
bold shifting outline on the horizon o,our rlght tls
tie enemy, flying through the isand PUSHES Horse,
artillery and cavalry, after themE Round come
Bruce's guDs-down The bsuk they go-sap through
Tie narrow ford, Throwing tiny Cascades from thou
wheels. Round cane ths storm Of cavalry native
horse AMI troop Of Carbineers. Keep your men
with the guns, slr, and on 10 account leave them
the parting order OF the COMMANDED Chief 70 tue
otiic. before they dash into the ford. To the com
aacCr cf the native 5lcy hs orders ara Giefent
"lcu are ~ stick to thu to the last; follow them
close don give up the pursuit III morrow Away
they 20 Oyel the sacd, through the bashes auf tall
grssp sad soon they too ere lost in clouds of dust.
The river tpTeads befre Us vide eXpansc OF
sard, THREADED by narrow streams at this side,
with wider current 1T the opposite slie, where w
csL make out cur cavalry rom tultehpOfe rflug 70
intercept tie fugitiyes who may escspe by swimming
Close 10 Us there il lorg strip OF sand covered wn
,ong ersss and Jungle. which seems TO extend ioand
w.e TOR miles uy the river. The enemy naye He'd IN
that direction. We Their tumbns on ire or de-
serted Their wagons ee stuck fast 10 the quckssnds
IL is the work of minule 10 plUnter ITEM Tue Com
uEader-L. Chief tails on the banks u the nYer and
with the chief # the g.ch makes arrangements Tor
the pur u and flr the occupation Of the place. One
cclr mn ON the Tioht carried DnOadia kerA lust
reached Bu1M GLat, and toe enemy fed on both
Hanks aid. by the Tremendous rlvinls il escaping
uit The iL;autry OF EYelsgh's columns, deaco-
meuts of her Nsesye 10th, I'd and S0.h Regiments,
marched in quarter distance column, their rght hsnk
covered by two OF BruceD guns the Isl SAn Irlegu-
lsrs under Cap. Jon 3. On the second sdyauce the
.Cth Regiment epoyed and moved in estenced ORDER
with the Sth on the right ana the I'd the EFT IN
suppOIt. They thus Il ace way through the corn and
thick kly-wCo odtd country til tGey bad approached
within Il nlie and halt OF tue TiSer. Here body
OF 800 or 80 csvary cousi-t.Ig principally 1t is
ssiC Of tae "a cavalry, who we're Tie cnle actors Ia
the CawHpOIe muiily, Appeared on their right trout
Col Ey,legh at oucc brought up the c.sp0ss)e guns
Of Birce's troop, supported by cavalry and a lev
rounds sert them to the night about nor were they
sny mole found in tne helJ. The infsLty continued
10 dCya ami ClCse up TO tue edge Oi the Jua-
gle when they suddenly made aware OF the prox-
i'm ty Of the enemy by discharges OF grape and s1arp
fire Of mu.kctry, all too hgh. The 2ULh pressed on
sualty ana fought their way through the jungle,
while toe seth cleared the ground before them up %
yeiy banks OF the Garges. That immediately over
tie ver in their front steep, aad the water above
the ford was beyond oIes ceptn. At this moment n
bory OF tie enemy cut OF rom tie ford below, en
drayO.ed 70 escape H. ire night the he Oi adj
vance. They about so strong, and the .gItises
from cur advance were mixed up with them. The
moneLt the them they gave loud cheer,
dashed at tie broken mass with the b.yonet, and
either drove them ao the river where nost Of them
were drowned, killed them N the jungle, N vanous