Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-22

utmost difficulty restrained from beginning
battle at once. Even yet hoped that war
might be prevented by a little diplomacy,
ghii6 ! did6et forget 70 opsn the ammuni-
ton hikes and xlepare fof the worst. Bat
much vas to bs done. Tie Enclosure Of the
amprequired b be builtup, and something
for ! forti6cation wasS needed to repel the
attaek of such q barge force. While we
were thus preparing to defend ourselves, the
Waturu advanced upon the camp, and a
shower of arrows fell all around US. Sixty
soldiers, held in readiness were at once or
dered to deploy in front of the camp, fifty
wards Of, and the Ireetneh Of Zanzi har- 0be-
dent to the command, rushed out OF the
camp, and the. battle commenced ....
Immediately after these, sixty men. with
axes were ordered to cut bushes and raise a
high fence Of thorn around the camp, while
twenty more were ordered to raise lofty
platforms like towers within fur sharpshoot-
srs. We busted ourselves in bringing the
sections Of the Lady Alice to make central
camp for last resistance, and otherwise
Strengthening the defences. Every one
worked with will, and while the firing OF
the skirmishers, growing more distant an
nounced that the enemy was, Withdrawing
rom the attack We were left to work unulo-
ested. When the camp was prepared | or
dered the bugler to sound the retreat " hen
the skirmishers returned they announced
that fifteen of the enemy were killed, winnie
a great many more were wounded and borne
of by their friends. They had all diitin
cuished i,iemselyes-eyen Ball. th'
British bulldog, had seized one OF the
Waturu by the leg and had given him
taste of the power Of the English CANNES o I!
his breed before the poor savage was mercf
fully dispatched by a Snider bullet W.
rested that day from further trouble, ant
the next morning We waited events until
O'Clock, when the enemy appeared in great
er force than ever, having summoned theil
neighbors all about them to assist them II
our ruin.
But though We were slow to war upor
people whom thought might tie mad
friends the previous day, we were not SLOW
| 10 continue fighting if the natives were de
termined to fight. Accordingly, selected
four experienced men to lead Tour severa
detachments, and gave orders that thel
should march in different directions throngl
the valley and meet at some high locks dis
tant five miles off ! that they shonld selz
upon all cattle and barn every village a
soon as taken. Obedient to the command
| they sailed out of the camp. They wer'
soon vigorously engaged with the enemy
| who fled fast and furious before them to al
open plain on the banks OF the Leewumou
The detachment under Farjalla Christie he
came two excited because the enemy ran
bat once on the plain-haying drawn then
away miles from any suecor-they turned
upon them and slaughtered the detachmen
to man, except the messenger, who had
been detailed to accompany the detachment
10 report success or failure. Assistance wa
at once dispatched, though too late to ai'
the unfortunate men, but not too late Z
save the second detachment from ike tate
as the victorious enemy, after Strengthening
the first detachment, had turned upon tn
second. When the support arrived they
found the second detachment all but lost
| Two soldiers were killed. The captain
Ferahan, had deep spear-wOund an his SIDE
The Others were hemmed in On all sides. :
volley WAS poured into the rear OF the a.
tonished enemy, and the detachment wa
saved. With their combined forces our PEG
ple poured a second volley, and continued
their march almost unopposed to the north
ern and eastern extremity Of the valley
Meanwhile smoke was seen issuing from IN
south and southeast, informing us that tn
third and fourth detachments were pursuin!
their way VIGOROUSLY, and soon score o
more villages were enwrapped IN dense vol
umes OF smoke. Even at distance OF elsh
miles we beheld burning villages, and shoIt
Iy after fired settlements to the north ant
east announced our victory on all sides 10
ward evening the soldiers returned, bring
Ing cattle and an abundance OF grain to tn
camp but when the muster-roil was caiie'
1 found | had lost twenty-one men, who ha'
been killed, while thirtyhye deaths OF TN
enemy were reported.
The third day We began the battle witi
sixty good men, who received instructions Il
proceed to the extreme length OF the vale
and burn what had been left the preyioa
day. These came 10 a strong and large VI!
lage to the northeast. which. after slight
resistance, they entered loaded iheinselve
with grain. and set on fire Long betor'
noon it was clearly seen that the savage
had had enough of war and were demoraliz
ed, and our people returned through the nov
silent and blackened valley without molcsta
ton. Just before daybreak on the tourtl
day We left our camp and continued on
Journey orth-west, with provisions sutheien
TO last Us six days, leaving the people Of ltn
ru to ponder on the harsh tate they ha'
| drawn on themselves.