Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-31
II. WHITMWKE,
Publisher and Proprietor
TIE AIR FULL OF BULLETS.
HOrles OF Africans Attacking the
British ship Victoria.
Manchester Examiner.


Manchester Examiner.
STEAMSHIP VICTORIA, BoNNY
RIVER, June 23.-The Sultan hav-
ing been attacked on her ascent by
the Agbert people, we made every
provision during the evening for
defense, in case it was required.
On the 14th we weighed at 6 am.
and proceeded to this hostile place,
where We found the preparations
were greatly needed. Fire from
muSkets was opened upon us from
all directions of the three villages.
Fortunately the water had risen a
little the night previous, which en-
abled us to keep mid-stream, and
SO avoid the volley that was being
poured upon us. After passing the
towns, we took the ground upon
i\the flats below, luckily at a place
, nome distance from the woods. In
. pite of this security we had each
. : take the watch at nights till the
= lSh instant, when we got aaoat
agin. On the 18th Krooboy was
shS in the leg, going on shore in a
boaSfor grass to feed the cattle.
: IN Pioneer steamship was an
Z chora at the very place when the
Sultalascended to Asomarf to dis
chargaer cargo. The little steamer
was attcked by a number of ca
noes lnthe Sultan's absence, and
at dead : night, and had she not
been prehed for defense she might
have beeA taken, there being very
few men p board her. The ma
rauders we Iorced to retreat with
H. loss Of life, I'd two canoes.
70. Being noNAoat we started at s
IN am, and paed INDIANA unmo.
IN Tested, but atSobogrega we were
fired upon. NJ man was seen,
II but the fire wakept up at such q
rate that we cod not equally re-
spond, though Nhad several six
teen shooters eAged. The very
P slow pace Of the samer is a great
P disadvantage, andhad more than
- once wished I hadSt Joined her
We passed on, aAat dusk an
chored below Opokoma village
ito Here the moyementsNb Nbe steamer
/. were keenly watchS by several
INV large canoes passing \ irepassina
ali the night throagkeeping, o.
I'm course, at safe distam II was
dusk, and the past comts made
, me very suspicious of a\ strange
move. l remarked upon\e move
q ments of the canoes to MAnnter
and also to Mr.. Cliff, ogessrs
Holland, Jaques & Co., D wa,
g also passenger, but ] was N re.
garded as coward, for, ahey
nsi lSh said, "we are free now froAa
Ire Ire GER" Nevertheless. we were fbc
,ct- watch and passed a most missile
'Pe to night.
ore, At Liambee village, on the N
IIoSt we were stormed with cani
in. and rifle shots from both bar
the Here cannons have been plan
tiSs 'ass and so adjusted as to play upon
d /, a bridge particularly. The sh
VVit6 were like hailstones all over
t6s the ship. The heavy shots were
ON doubt from 3-pound and 4-pol
,tta. guns. At this place fatal S
urg, from a Ohassepot rifle struck VI
orS, CIS at the wheel. His brain was
le. tered on the back boards Of
| wheel, and he fell dead. Anot
man had two wounds on the |
tRis ihs ana leg. Mr.. Hunter, who scree
atos. himself behind the paddle box,
forced for bis life to Jump d
line the bridge instead Of passing
the ladder. He ran to the EN-
/; gent. room, the engineers having seer
J, themselves in a corner. The ca
~ ~ were perforated in all directi
The water closet, the engine re
mi n the galley, masts, etey suffered
81 tremely, and several of the
were wounded.
AT the previous hostile will
, rifles were fired, but not cam
- Il is still to me q miracle how
$ managed to get away. ] mus
Ky fail to remark that during this
four dnn attack the Guard plates rC