Nebraska advertiser., 1864-06-10
A GREAT BATTLE IN AFRICA.

Is LGUSulDSFcG dtIl0Dg men,
| A GREAT BATTLE IN AFRICA.
The English papers received by the
Asia contain accounts of a sanguinary
battle in Africa between the troops of
the King of Dahomey and the tribe of
the Egbas. The Dahomian Amazons
fought bravely, but the Egbas won the
victory. 1t is related in the description
of the fight that the King of Dahomey
marched in person on the 18th of March
at the head Of 10000 troops, (male and
female and on the 10th attacked the
Egbas in their fortified town of Abbeo-
kuta-a place of 100000 inhabitants
The King had three brass ix-Pounder
feld-pices, bearing the inscription on the
br eech of "Mexico, 1915" He advanced
till within fifty yards of the wall of Abb
beo1uta, then suddenly displayed his flag
extended his lines and marched rapidly
towards the wall The Egbas immedi-
ateIy opened a tremendous FIRE on the
lines, and arrested them al once. In the
advancing columns were Amazons, who
fought bravely and desperately. Many
of these furies climbed the wall, which
is more than fifteen feet high; but, as
soon as they reached the top, the Egbas
dragged them over and slew them. One
Amazon, who had one of her hands cut
off in her efforts TO Chamber over the
wall, discharged her musket with the
other hand and shot an Egba. She re-
ceived severe blow from sabre, and
fell backward ia!o the trench. The Da-
homlans were utterly defeated. They
lost upwards of one thousand in killed,
and the number of prisoners is said to
exceed two thousand The Dahomians
fed in two divisions. In front of the
division which took first to flight was the
doughty king himself The Egbas pur-
sued both divisions and slaughtered the
fugitives without mercy and withou
pause. Seeing the discontinue Of the
king, the inhabi lants of the neighboriug
croons turned out and joined heartily in
the general massacre OF his three
field pieces, the king had the misfortune
TO leave two in the keeping of the Egbas.
Deacon N was an honest old
codger, a kind neighbor, and good
Christian, believing in the PRESBYTERIAN
creed to the fullest extent; but lackaday!
the deacon would occa asionally get exceed
ingly mellow, and almost every Sunday
at dinner he would indulge in his favor
ite cider brandy 10 such an extent that it
was with difficulty he reached the pew in
the broad aisle, near the pulpit, and be-
tween the minister aud the village squire.
One Sunday morning the parson told his
flock that he should preach a sermon
touchIng many giaring sins so conspcu-
Gus among them and he hoped they
would listen aitentively, and not finch if
be happened 10 be- severe. The after
noon cames and the house was full /;
eVerybudy turned out to see their neigh
bors adressed down" by the minister.
who, AFTER well opening his sermon, COM
me9eea upon the transgressors with a
loud voice, with the question, "Where is
tie dFunkard 2" A solemn pause sue
reeded the inquiry, when up rose Deacon
n, bis face red from the frequent
draughts of bis favorite drink, and steady
ing himself as well as he could by the
pew rail, looked up and replied in
trembling and piping voice,
Here am"
"Of course. a aconsternation in the con.
cation was the result of the honest
deacOn's response; however, the parson
went on with his remarks, as he hao
written them, commenting severely upon
the drunkard, and closed by warning him
to forsake at once such evil habits if he
would hope for salvation and fee from
the wrath to come.
aud now." asked the preacher. 10 his
loudest tones, "where IS the hypocriie 2"
a pause, but no one responded. Eyes
we're turned upon this aud that man, bat
Ne glances seemed 10 be directed 10 the
sqeire's pew, and, indeed, the parson
sessEed 10 squint hard in that direction.
Tl dRacon saw where the shaft was
asss "a, or where ii should be AIMED, and
'ising once more. leaned orer his pew to
sesguire, whom he tapped on the shout
Land thus addressed him
dsome, squire, Why don't you get up +?
did when he called on me. :" l