Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-12

esnp reQnlrCd 10 De built 40. and somefhing
81 ioruncation was needed % repel the AZ.
tack OF such q large force. Waite We w,re
thus preparing without ostentstfon % defend
ourselves from what Z conceived 20 be an i'm
enemy, advanced upon The camp, and a
shower OF arrows FELL all around US sixty
soldiers, held In readiness, were az once or
OF, and the waugnana, or free.ne5 ~ Tsn,i,
bar. obedient 90 tue command rosh,s ., -
The camp, and The battle commenced.
fokTffNfNG THE CAMP
Immediately AFTER these sixty Mon. Win
sheS, Were oruered 10 cut bushes and raise a
high fence OF tnorn around the camp, while
forms like towers within, for shsrnsSs.,Stsrs
We busted ourselves In bringing the sections
OF Tie Lady Alice 20 make a central camp
.or a isst resistance, and otherwise strength
a VIII, and while the firing OF the skfrmish-
ers, growing more distant. announced that
me enemy was Withdrawing from the at
When the camp was prepared ortered the
bueler TO sound the retreat In order thai the
sayages might have time TO consider whether
IL was ponuc Tor them % renew the nsht
When the skirmishers returned they an
nounced that fifteen OF the enemy were
Killed, while great many more were
They bad all distinguished themselyes-
even Bull. The British bulldog. had seiEet
ore OF the Waturu by the leg aud had given
hlm taste OF the power Of the English
CANNES of his breed before the poor savage
Vas mercifUlly despatched by a snider bai-
let. We rested that day from further trou-
Die and the next morning we waited events
nntll nine o CLOCK, when the enemy appeared
In greater force than ever, having sum
MOI ed their neighbors al about them "a a.
slsi Them "a felt assured now) an our ruin.
FIGHTING RENEWED.
But. though we were slow % war upou peo-
PIE whom i thought might be made friends
lhe previous day, we were not slow 70 con-
unue lighting IL the natives were delarnln.sa
II e3lsa fasN
rienced men 10 lead four several detarh-
ments, and gave orders that they should
march IN different directions through the
Naliey and meet at some high rocks distant
nve miles of, that they sLould seize upon All
cattle ana burn every village as soon a
taken. obedient TO the command they sal
lieu out OF the camp and began the second
days night They were soon vigorposly en-
gagged with the enemy, who fed fast and fu-
rious before them 10 an open plain on the
banks OF the Leewumbu. The sfetachuenf
under arJalla Christie became too excited
ana because the enemy RAJ, imagined that
they had but 10 show themselves 20 cause the
natives 10 ny; but once on the plain-having
drawn them away isolated miles from any
succor-they turned upon them and slaugfi-
tered the detachment 20 a man, except the
messenger, who had been detailed 20 accom-
pany The detachment TO report success or
failure. had taken the preca utIou 10 send
one swift -1ooted man 90 accompany each de-
aenment Tor this purpose. This mes
sehger came rom Farjalla 20 procure
assistance, which was at once dissat cbei9
though too late 20 aid the unfortunate
men, but not too late To save the second de-
easnmeni rom ike fate. a. the victorious
enemy, after slauehtering the first delach-
ment, had turned upon the second with the
evident intention % cut the entire force on
posed 10 them I'm detail When the support
arrived they found The second detachment
all but lost. Two soldiers were killed Tie
captain, Ferahan. had a deep spear wound
IN his side. The Others were hemmed ia on
All sides. "A volley was poured into the rear
OF the astonished enemy, and the detach-
ment was saved. With their combined forces
cur people poured second volley, and con
northern and eastern extremity OF the val
ley. Meanwhile, smoke was seen issuing
from The south and southeast, Informing us
that the third and fourth detschments were
pursuing their way VIGOROUSLY, and soon a
score or more villages were enwrapped in
dense volumes OF smoke. Even al "A distance
OF eight miles we beheld burning villages,
and shortly after fired settlements TO the
north and east announced our victory on al
sides Toward evening the soldiers returned
bringing cattle and an abundance of grain TO
called found I had lost twenty one men
who bad been killed, while thirty d We deaths
OF the enemy were reported.
THE THIRD DAYS BATTLE.
The third day we began the battle with
sixty good men. who received instructions 10
proceed 10 the extreme length OF the valley
and burn what aad been left the previous
DAY. These came 10 a strong and large VIII
la2e TO the northeast. which, after a slight
resistance, they entered, loaded themselves
with grain and set on fire. Long before noon
IL was clearly seen that the savages had had
enough OF war, and were demoralized, and
our people returned through the now silent
and blsckened valley without molestatlon.
Just before day break on the fourth day we
ielt our camp, and continued our Journey
northwest, with provisions sufficient 10 last
US six days, leaving the people OF Ituru To
ponder on The harsh fate they had ORA wn on
themselves by their greed, treachery and
fl
strangers.
We are still formidable force, strong in
plumbers, guns and property, though, Cor an
sands OF miles OF new countries, we have sui =
Tered severely. i had left the coast with
over 800 men; but when numbered the ex-
we reached three days after departing from
the scene OF our war, found that had but
ls4 men left Thus, in less than three months,
aa had lost By dysentery, famine, heart dis
ease, dekertlon and war, over LIS men, ma
lives OF Africa and one European.
ARCTIC ExPLoRATIoN.-Aco correspondent.
writing from Christiania on the lsth, says:
81 translate the following from the Finmafk-
enpost, newspaper published In Europe's
inst arrived at Hammerfest the schooner
Regina, Capt Gundersen, belonging 20 the
nrm OF O: j. Finckenhagen, from q voyage in
Nova Zembla. Capt. Gundersen discovered
IN Nova Zembla ajournal, kept by the Dutch
Arctic voyager Barent, apparently giving an
account OF his doings from the LIST OF June 20
the 18th OF August, 1850, as far as Capt Gun
dersen was able 70 make out, being una.
Quainted with Dutch and Dutch writing
800 years ago. The paper II In excellent d.
seryation, and the writing distinct BareaL
passed the winter OF 1896 81 In the Arctic re-
gions This journal, therefore, relating pre-
sumably 10 1880, will give no information OF
his stay, but will, nevertheless, be O. great
interest"
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my vote, judge, shall be for William Al
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A WARNING TO GHOST STORY TEILKRs.
A terrible sequel TO an hours amusement
telling ghoet stories occurred at the surgical
institute last night. A room full of young
ladies, patients Of the Institute. amused and
excited each other by stories OF terrific ap.
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