, 1877-12-29

Ing Killed hr getting frightened anil running
TIN lii,c q tsrmfle. hell l,y the Silrrsskyr &
Siteran Regiment. swept over them like tnr
na!lo. 1nurc into tic battery. tmyonete,l tllo ns
tfflcrv'ncn, officers md men wlru with t1espcrat.
md scIze,l the wl,oo fmttcry. The slbscr.k,
Kcgiment hni bcgn uvcrthrown and nearly All
nthitatet. The Turks hal broken the nrs
eirre that held them In. fiat1 they gone W
they, would lave foudd Two n,ore; hnt thur dill
almost immediately.
HAND TO HAND.
Gen. str,,koft. Of tho Empcror's stnff. brought
up the First lr!gaic Of t'rcnm,lcrs, who, led BY
thctr Gcnrral,-l furget his nnntc, but tnc l..,s-
Sims will remember it,--nung themselves upon
tho Turks with Jury. hana'to.hand light en-
naid 70 have lasted several minutes, for 'ho
Turks clunI to tho captured guns with dogQctl
t,t'sttuacy. They scetn to hare forgotten If, tho
fury of l'attac TINT they had come out 10 escape
mud they held On to tho guns witt, almost .hs
same tcsreratton with which tho Russian lead
arnitt1d them had shown a few minutes before.
;,If;ny ;Nff;nsiy n1l 1 tho Turks IN tl,e batt!e wero
opcu to tho Russian lire Ind, Of courac.
very little shelter, aI,l wcre soon ovcrpowcrell,
anl l,cgatl Il retreat which, under tue Inurlcruus
i tirc sent after them, Instantly became flight.
and returned tho fro ior time; but the mia.
1orty made fnr the deep banks Of the Vnl,
wherc they found ample shelter fruIn tho
Russian shells n,'d bullets. Thoy formed hcre
behind the banks. und inatantlY began to TO.
turn the l2uAs1nn fire.
THE LAST FIGHT.
II wns nov about llaIf-last3 .. ant1 the Turkish
sor'lc was virtually repulscl; but tic latto
from tilts ttn,o foswnrtl xcro not grcnt on either
Nile, for both armies were ul'cr cover. Itu
Turks Tcro evidently apprGllcnsyo that tho
1tnsslans would charge aIh drive them buck III
akntr& Nkv
solved to prevent another snrtic, ntll 10 both
hf,!cs kupt It III. Indeed, tiIeru seemed nj
frat every probal'tltty tint tho Turks wuutd
try It aKatt, though 1t waa evident to any
lines, md lu'l seen this asEalr, TINT escape waa
hopeless frosM tho first, cycn though Osunu
!'nsln Ind had tWIco the number Of nlcn. For
t0llr hours tho stOrtn of lead swept un, NJ 1CO
guns sent forth 1lnfhe, and kMukc, attu truil.
During nil this time VIZ were In mosnentary ex-
peetatlon Of seeing a.lo siIn or other rush to
tlts clnrEc. We could hardly yet realize that
this was to bc the last light wc SHOULD ever scp
1lTtnR, Y WIS thu lnAt tNe VIC Should hear them
here. II was q strangely Impressive spectacle.
Behind us. tho n1a'n. .strctc1ilng away to tiu
'ds da,k ana q s1n,brG n, , ncs Tho dnli lend.
Before us, the gurgc. foading up to FIc7na,
lanked on either sltIa 1y stccp, tigl ellis; and.
hctwccn us ant t!lcni, the anlose, uhd rlar, ami
iire .! hattie i1ilfpg tlc alr with lis mighty
Of PlcyDa,-for tho loHg-bc1cagurcl town wns
nIrcady III the lanls vi the Russans,-but Ut
Usinau faslna ara' tbs ariny.
. s.LsHSk W s THAT W. WiLh HE. hEM1lN uShRoREN:
~ A ,. ,d y ocaosK tne t ,rn@ pcE'1' 10 un'sh
on ootii sdes, ns y oy ant'tlinl ntrectcti. Then
H. etopl'ei ghttfeiY; @ me fo,'lnE crnst1 o. thu
lniniltry and tllo 1seo.tonesi ,NliowlnE q tho
A!t's1y "G1e "Gnru ~ lioss. lle ssiloRe iilttti,
lM broken lserc for tnanyn long year, prrlIups
Moser Mo, n3un. W tne soslnns VI oa!slc. lilo
nI,'ng nat! hnt cTasea 1'aort than aalf mn hour
wMeIt % , M!nte ua was hGGn waving from tuo
Tnas Tna1 .cG nlha s1e e!lsia pGyond Liz brtdEe.
t'es,m ,n .a .ai'Gn. a.,a Vs''a.. tasnn wy gong
~ aneren9ef:: lne Wilto aaE bclng hn!stet',
so'.aa srS o. Iao iarks oa tac 1fau&s walked i0t-
wa.o 1hu ea!i.n ~ 70 us, SONG wstn guns hhnK
over tle'r ehoa''icts, othefs Win Gnns IN their
Ms, ;.'as - aey wa'EEn % anous US and exa!n-
M.cu uS cuslo9sy' 4ho"sahas ol them ato
oA lily enns, hui mtlc than H!tY
yaras y<,st ass.oa1, ,x.at' ooRlg aoWn on US VIII
%eilrec,sd T. yocy s Would tbn i' ur aras R,sn 1no
saures IT, ta!s sas ot tAe w ycry apptcciaby fos
y ~ an.s LILY IHeFs NUS. nalo noen huslutsa
o!ccas % Ga'nsrea n, n9Fc, anu eabata!at!9n Mas ny
UT aG. ~ w @ seo te Massaa's ,Vs M M9ving an 10 tue
snoot " W w.. s,s, "!o a.ae aa!ss Y wefo lcav
nns " pn tuT ut!lGt. ~ nsesGhtl{ ueh; uahetskY
afiavea. anu Ihe,. the way ooeKeu up with
MHEous' uGAu nos9es, ast t'1Gn' lns Haes' nave
~ pvSi ca'fi ieu ott, wv ocsiug tuc "aso', near
s.s,'' ."u uaSe' ~ wy fo"nk .T .sioM YtK 1au!y
wose5., s IT, TO- !! !ai.a gelt carefully dow9
tHsss; a Mls., III ~ ~, vo'M m'MpHsa Mtonnu @ h ana
~ Ii1e as kiapeae6 n'aer '.e ncau. Ae Cyl
uent!y takGs ps'os ~ aus RI1i, IeauouS LOT IL
ss n: liz, a s s,t aW - ~ .n ~, pt h. u
aY u'qes w. 't i' ~ ~ t,at T. 'nay y,o nos po taXsa
a%ay' ~ W! Mot tnnk ~ la!t VIII H. ~ soon.
ne ssMes} -, aa tM9 uuctor "Go III has urcAs-
W 's "oe"o eays ~ W. ,t,o,,s mot IVY LII Ae"s'
y .,ro ,s ovx% s.sy In n,,, ntgGn, .1v ,vor ~, ,a
w. tM'Gaa % ous % way Saas.oasaY oger IT. 9faoec,
5htousn 9foken caIsases at.u aeao uoulcs Of
Mtses a'a ~ eM.tlc' a'a .su naon9 tne
,1.!.. iutks. tnssh VIZ eess!a. tea' M!nE ~ tho
atcl! oes.ou the soaa; onu wo9Muea a!e lnp'
H Iiug t "n ~ t'x us. svrH ~
anu tese ase tWo sent'iels staaa,nE III trehch
oyesaookins ne ILL.,. nFe!, hsehns sasie Waseh ~
thuukh Lucy "gso iuohahA ~. ~ aLtaek o. Fry
.o'',St. @ Ms ~ aayansv, , tns Sr9wu FIJI tn!sk
nets ln tl,rir honis,-mcn at whom We hays
been shouting, anu VINO "t4e shooting at u two
honfs Aso,-eoMa WIN AsasAce expfcAaloit, ka2e
at " WIN scowl' blt thefo aro pieasatt IN
teliEcnt iacos oisot WHO LOOK a. us WIFI steady,
clear, ihqalslt1sa oycs. ten skooelcll, sr.. re-