Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-10-22

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trouble, and the next morning we
waited events until 9 o'clock, when
the enemy appeared in greater force
than ever, having summoned thei
neighbors all about them to assist
them-I felt assured now-in our
ruin.
FIGHTING RENEWED.
But, though we were slow to war
upon people whom I thought might
be made friends the preVions day,
we were not slow to continue fight
ing if the natives were determined to
fight. Accordingly 1 selected four
experienced men to lead four several
detachments, and gave orders that
they should march in different di-
rections through the valley and meet
at some high rocks distant five miles
off; that they should seize upon all
cattle and burn every village as soon
as taken. Obedient to command,
they sailed out of the camp and be-
gan the second days fight.
They were soon vigorously engag-
ed with the enemy, who fled fast
and furious before them to an open
plain on the banks of the Leewumbu.
The detachment under Farialla
Christie became too excited, and be-
cause the enemy ran, imagined that
they had but to show themselves to
cause the natives to fly; but once on
the plain-having drawn them away
isolated miles from any succor-
they turned upon them and slaugh-
tered the detachment to man, ex-
cept the messenger, who had been
detailed to accompany the detaeh-
ment to report success or failure. l
had taken the precaution to send one
swift-footed man to accompany each
detachment for this purpose. This
messenger Farjalla sent to procure
assistance, which was at once dis
patched, though too late to aid the
unfortunate men, but not too late to
save the second detachment from a
like fate, as the victorious enemy, af-
ter slaughtering the first detachment,
had turned upon the second with the
evident intention to cut off the entire
force opposed to them in detail
When the support arrived they
found the second detachment all but
lost. Two soldiers were killed. The
Captain, Ferahan, had a deep spear
wound in his side. The others
were hemmed in on all sides. A vol
ley was poured into the rear of the
astonished enemy, and the detach-
ment was saved. With their COM
bined forces our people poured a
second volleY, and continued their
march almost unopposed to the
northern and eastern extremity of
the valley. Meanwhile, smoke was
seen issuing from the south and
southeast, informing us that the
third and fourth detachments were
pursuing their way victOriouslY, and
soon score or more villages were
enwrapped in dense volumes of
smoke. Even at a distance of eight
miles we beheld burning villages,
and shortly after fired settlements to
the north and east announced our
victory on all sides.
Towards evening the soldiers re-
turned, bringing cattle and an abun-
dance of grain to the camp; but when
the muster-roll was called l found /
had lost twenty-one men, who had.
been killed, while thirty,fve deaths
of the enemy were reported.
THE THIRD Days BATTLE.
The third day we began the battle
with sixty good men, who received
instructions to proceed to the ex-
treme length of the valley and burn
what had been left the previous day.
These came to strong and large
village to the northeast, which, after
a slight resistance, they entered,
loaded themselves with grain and set
on fire. Long before noon it was
clearly seen that the savages had
had enough of war and were demor-
allied, and our people returned
through the now silent and blacken-
ed valley without molestation.
Just before daybreak on the fourth
day we left our camp and continued
our journey northwest, with prOvis-
ions sufficient to last US six days
leaving the people of Ituru to pom
der on the harsh fate they had drawn
on themselves by their greed, treach-
cry and wanton murder, and attack
on peaceful strangers.
We are still formidable force
strong in numbers, guns and proper
ty, though, for an expedition destin-
ed to explore so many thousands of
miles of new countries, we had suf-
fered severely I had left the coast
with over 800 men; but when l num-
bered the expedition at Mongo Tenn.
bo, in Iramba, which we reached
three days after departing from the
scene of our war, I found that l had
but Is4 men left. Thus in less than
three months, / had lost by dysen-
terry, famine, heart disease, desertion
and war, over l25 men, natives OF
Africa and one European.
IRREPARABLE LOSSES.
have not time-for my work is
but beginning-to relate 1.-THE of
our adventures, or how we suffered.
You can better imagine our perils,
our novel and strange fortunes, if
you reflect on the loss of 1913 men
out of such an expedition. Such a
loss even in a strong regiment would
be deemed almost a calamity. What
name will yOu give such loss when
you cannot recruit your numbers,
where every man that dies is loss
that cannot be repaired; when your
work, which is to last years, is but
beginning; where each morning you
say to yourself: ''This day may be
your lasty"