, 1876-01-09

English Attack Upon tho Encmy's
Sf0ckade8.

English Attack Upon tho Enemy's
Stockades.
The following Is the account by special cor
respondent OF the London 1in1es of the attack
by the British forcea upon the stockade5 OF the
1eYoltsd Malags near Perak:
ut had been arranged that the guns should
first clear the Jungle for the troops on the right
bank OF the river. and that they should then al
vanoa skirm1shing parallel to it. followed tue
gunooats, keeping them in sight a. we'll as the
military 50 far as the jungle would permit. The
action opened with q rocket which fell Into
tho jungle. Now and thon | could see tho
ekirmishsra beating through the long grass and
trees. Sikh or marine would appear on the
sank. crawl along. gee behind tree. discharge
Ms musket and then disappear. Behind them
the white helmets Of tha Teot', gl,stened
through the foliage, conspicuous u1srk for tho
cnenlv. This dress is tine worst for jungle work
poasible. The slklls in their kaki suits were
hardly recognizable from the foliage. believe.
however, that the men hal nothing els9 to wear,
rs they were sent 50 hurr.odly to Perak- When
within aboat mile from the first stockade large
round shot shimmod the su, face OF the wat.r,
followed by discharges Of grapo end canister
musketry was heard in ths jungle, aod for half
M hour heavy frs was sustained.
The troops, however, skitnlahing. kep.
u2 With the eunboats. Two "a
work, and ne could hear the yells OF the ,fa1ars
as the rockets came whzzing and bounding in
among them. On ehoro Lieut.. Monchton's
howllzer could be heard, also bombarding the
stockade- l landed to see thu main body OF
troops advancing. and was convcrsing with
Lieut.. Meyrick, when a round ehos passed close
to Us. cutting down a tree and burring itself IN
the oatth bevond. We had arrived at the $50.
where Capt. Inness was shot, and found somo
ct the men crouching behind trees. preparing
for assault. Moncdton's gun was blazing
away into what appeared to bo high elepban:
gras3 md plantans, with here and there |
jungle buahes ani sla;l trees. Bat It Was too |
dense to aee stockade. A man of tho CON- |
pauy OF tho Tenth, who ras near me, complain I
ed that his Martini rifle had become fcarfulIv not,
but that the regiment Iked the weapon much /
better than ts,e Sailer. As We were waiting We /
heard the peculiar whizz OF tha rockers and a !
cheer from tao sailors, and then 4 most despair |
ing CRY from the stockaGe, followed bY 8 cessa- !
tion Of firing. Then the advances was sounded, ;
and the men rusbod forward. followed 1eisurely !!
by myself. Soon heard their cheers aud came
upon the stocaade evacuated. II was q ditch = i
feet deep and about the Same Width, with point
ed pieces OF bamboo stuck in thu bottom 80
closely ~ to p-e7ent anT rush ove: them The
earth had been piled up. and stakes had bean
driven on the top, making it very ugl- plsce to
storm. Unfortunately for the Aaiays, they had :
aot finished fortfring the river b1n!s. and, as tho
'tockade was ut right nrsies to the river
.ockes had been rsnt with 80 truo an aim that it
snhladcd the mark, and killed auG wounded
welve men. 1lonckton's shell also burst at tho
'ame timc ot the baso Of the stakes, smashing
hem noons 100 feet from the ri7er: This nro5-
!blv caused tho MalayH to evacuste the stockade. I
! Chinaman who was in the stockade witnessed
be occurrence aud afterwards reported it. Tho
lnlAts, however. managed to hide their killed
n tho Jungle before We entered. and tho only
races could ees Of the fight were the blood
'alssdes, and the general destruction that tho
ockets aud shells had made"