, 1859-07-08

| ambush, and ordered to attack the brigands in
the rear, should occasion serve. The command
Of this division was intrusted to Belgrave, whose
sorrows were at the moment absorbed BY thirst
Of revenge.
"Mustapha!" said Belgrave, stake this child;
follow the women into the cane-piece, protect Il
1t is my last hope. Look not at the chest
curses on the heap Of gold. Do as bid you"
Mustapha placed the treasure In q remote part
Of the building; then caught up the chi d, and
departed, while Belgrave, calling to the slaves to
follow him, disappeared. Scarcely had these
events taken place, ere the enemy, 200 In num-
Der, appeared, led by the noted chief Chatoyer.
They advanced with loud cries; many bearing
torches by the red glare Of which they looked
like demons exuldngin their work Of desolation.
They burst into the house; but not finding its
Inhabitants they rushed towards the sugar
works. No one was to be found in any Of the
places examined; at length they proceeded to
search the mill Thither they went, but found
the steps pulled up; while, at signal the whites
with loud shout showered down . quantity Of
missiles, such as heavy stones and OK yokes,
which crushed and MANNED numbers. The most
daring began to scale the walls; but the missiles
Of the besieged descended on them with such
force as to destroy al who were hardy enough to
approach. Another party desperately attempted
to scale the arms Of the mill these were slain BY
destroyed their fellows An this time slow
but steady fire was kept up on the enemy
by the besieged; none but good marksmen were
allowed to fire, and these too well knew the value
Of their scanty store Of ammunition to waste it
uselessly. At every discharge man FELL The
brigands seemed t0 hesitate; they had no great
guns, and the brave occupiers Of the mill were
sheltered from small shot, nor could their for
tress be fired, Il being Of Stonei in short, they
were impregnable to such foes. The attack had
already cost the banditt thirty Of their bravest
men, and at this period Of incertitude they were
suddenly and Unexpectedly attacked in the rear
BY Belgrave and his party, who rushed on shout
ing and discharging their istols. The enemy
were struck with panic. Savages lose all eour.
age when surprised; and the Caribs, in spite Of
an the efforts Of their Gallo allies fed in every
direction, pursued BY the negroes, and fired on
from the mill. The victory vas complete.
On examining the house, Il was found that the
brigands had attempted to fire Il In several drec-
tons, but fortunately had failed. However, the
chest, containing valuable quantity Of gold,
jewels and papers. was missing; this, though q
heavy calamity 10 BelgTave, was but slight CON-
pared with what he suffered that night party
Of negroes, sent to recall the females, found Mus.
tapha stunned from blow with the butt-end Of
q musket, and the child was taken away. The
poor bereaved father was distracted At this most
bitter blow; and his friends, justly conceiving
that to attempt consOling him would be To mock
his agony, called on him 70 revenge his murdered
wife and child. No sooner was this proposed
than he started, and inquired for MustaPha. But
Mustapha, on recovering from the blow, had
vowed to deliver the infant If alive, or perish IN
the attempt. and had disappeared, taking the d.
rection Of the routed enemy. At this instant,
party Of Seton's Rangers came In search Of the
brigands; to which Belgrave Immediately at
tAched himself 10 20 In pursuit Of the enemy.
The greater part Of that night and the next
morning was spent In tracing them; ct length
they surprised or rather intercepted them on the
Baiisle estate, near Wallaboe Bay; the brigands
occupied one pTecipice, and the rangers another,
elevated 80 feet above them. Between these
there was deep defle, at the bottom Of which
ran dark rapid stream. From the top Of the
precipice occupied by theCaribs to the stream was
at least $50 feet, and there was but one steep
descent, 20 narrow a. to be capable OF admitting
but one person at q time. The brieands had been
encountered during the night and routed by .
company Of grcnadiers Of the 95th regiment, and
many had thrown away their muskets TO enable
them the more quickly to retire. The troops
were following them up, and were then close
upon their rear; while the rangers commanded
their position, and from their greater elevation
were enabled to keep up deadly fire; Escape
instant gigantic Carib approached the edge Of
the precipice, and holding Belgr1yes infant in his
hand, exclaimed
"If we are not allowed 10 descend this rock,
! win dash tho child to pieces; one more shot,
said he. holding the infant over the terrible
abyss, "and III keep my word"
AMY childI" exclaimed Belgrave in agony
for he perceived the grenadieFs close on their
rear, who might sign the fate Of bis infant by
firing. Al this instant the report Of pistol-shot
was heard, and the Carib who held the child
staggered back and fell; but ere that bad well
taken place, the faithful Mustapha (who was con-
cealed In the narrow and steep pathway which
led down to the stFeanO sprang up and caught
the child from the wounded Indian. Scarcely
had the CaFibs time to rush on the Mandingo
before the latter, with the courage Of despair,
leaped down into the awful dell, and with the
child sunk into the stream. The fierce feelings
Of the combatants were stayed for moment BY
the intense interest Of the circumstance. They
gAzed In breathless suspense on the place where
be disappeared; Il was but few seconds, for
faee, and, struggling his way to the opposite
bank, hold up the infant in triumph. A loud
huzza from the rangers greeted the delverer,
while at the same moment voley in the rear ot
the Caribs announced the arrival Of the grena-
dieFs. The rangers from the elevated situation
| fired down upon them until the few survivors
from the carnage called for quarter.
An this time Belgrave was embracing his
child, and caressng lis bold and faithful deliver
er; but Il was for the last time; his minutes
were numbered. A shot had entered his side,
and his face, now deadly pale, and his ALTERING
accents, told its mortal effect The dying man
again embraced his child, and wringing Musta.
pha BY the hand, said, Protect my poor infant"
He tainted, and expired without groan.
This war was not brought to close till March,
1890, when Sir r. AbercrOmbie took st. Lucia,
and thus cut OF the barbarous enemy's supplies;
after this he brought such force that the greater
part Of the black Caribs, after maintaining the