, 1879-05-22

i,slr!t md ius. an, ,l,r 1irSt rnys Of ;lic rl,:lIs
It'll @ ts ao tw o. mia. r s" aw"y o M r 'p rst ro,
jIy. irayy rrlimt, Of tI un,,,,1y, rs;tnatr.f by
entering tj,c ulst, IN ,hr ynley lalu,s, twg wing.
haI I,ra,,slri III a,i ,l,u wbolo ft,rcr Ind iii
hit tunpictcu tIcpjoy r,uyc,,,cnt bcls,re il
emerge i IN tho piaIps bcuw U.s.. i was
jsrggr n.,,cr ISSUED fron tjo bllsl, tint, Ind
ornnaiy cnterai II. md % ,he ~ nst1rral opInIon
srctucI 10 10 tlnt ae icaat hnlf Of tllc onttrr
in,pi WINS held In reserve, The celebrity Of Tic
wGom he WA irss sighted iii" a,lyanco was
n,atntaineti without INV hat Or Ityerrurr, Md
10 rapIdly did lie circle for.noi around us dt.
,,siefs WIS Within rango m % Of both rie md cnn-
non almost hefpra the rraIity nf ttts attack had
hcconc 0uitp ,,nisrs,uoi. atil the tofuntlcrs OF
lilo laagcr Ind suited into tllcir psuper posi-
lit rms t,oped tI,attl,c cpcmy would be allowed
Md cn,nnrnr,i To cunt, n, rn,1 tIunrtcrs i0r
there wo wtre. not fnr shott at oil rifjes, with
a coun,o nj n.no,l,,dera. thn snmo i,,,obcr Of
enormous at,yaptorc @ Of % bs',' sttonCy % intrcnch
tai. who arainst ,Is wrrn i,tttrtl Iess tnt, mir
own number Of naked eaynrcs. DroyIdu1 with
fnJrrtor nrn1s. md nttnckinw' ns ,ye Gnyo since
titsrnyrrc nroiust ii,rir n,y., hrttcr i,,tlrmnnt
nut il was tinirrminod otherwise. nn;i at ten IL
tlftret, minutes nftcr d. The enemy boIug
incn at 'a''' Iiatsncn ~ ohout oll yarls % liz
bali was nncneI by fiscboruo from
tic RIsdIcea's Gatflnr. placcd at tic
southeastern, anglo Of Tie r,os{lon. The cncJpy
was not slow 10 repiy, and shortly TIC whlrr unl
thc wtzz. tl,s ,,in,t md tGs dilll thui, Of lis
various missiles were to bo heard al every point
Of the iangcr. Ono of Tie rst shota II not lie
very irst, ssruck Col. Norshey. popular officer,
second In command OF thc Thirti Uattalfon. sIx.
tictl, il,fIes. Cni' Inv. vii, lin several rorna
nrcytot1sly enuncratcd "a forming Inc lcadi,lw
division ff i,e lun,u Of mi lynnrr. vng tntr1sted
win tic lofcusy ul thu lcft link una shr roar,
and he: Will Tint yery nromsiSr, BtotI-oif}ccr,
Capt. Hart. was TO be- seen wheroycr tbc ire Of
ths cucIny bccaine hottest, Co,. rctnbcrton
vas in t1unu,nuil of lie other twn stdcs
nf the nosit;on' a,,.l Iora Ci,ctmsford lin.
sclf had tlc supreme direction Of tle
tlcfcnse. Tlm attnck was fully deye}opcd le-
fore twenty mtnutcs attcr u, tic XuIug having
como on nj tic double In tlost magnificent
sty}c. JUDGED. tirc ATTACK wns so unoucs,iona.
10 ttcelaro flint british frnnus thon Wtonl va
have net vet learnt 10 boltuyo tlrrc arc better
in tic whole civilized world, could not iayc done
nnvtEl,nu better. II 80 we'll. The ci1otuy's iIru
minority. ncrhnns. of thnsa wlIo snstnlncI INV
castlalty. eiflmr il, tlm trenches or tlu laarsr,
wrro h,t tI,ro,trl, cni}lat'Ir1r. Nnvcrthccss. liz
bullets ruined in uooll tic patnrot OF tj,r breast
works In nutnwys sufficient 10 1nako men
vii, Ind nrevimtaIy tnttrht sl,citerrd trenches
sl,neriIuitts .,lyn d recognition 10 teir pructtcul
yaiun, linen o,,r side. IN tlc ot|1cr mud. thu
ire VIVA less fcnhJo than circcttyc. In fact' nj.
shm,"l, tne ayernSp Il SAID to es,nu nut at ,sas
linn cievnn rnnnjs f,cr man, tnrro wMs mmnnr,
st,,,,s nartfc,,lar cor,ta n tevinh waste Of n,ni.
ntiou. Tie older snlery sucl,. for ;astallcc, as
tic 'old Die llurds,' IND ths spienjil follows
continue E1,riand,s pride. were not ouoi, to thfs
nuln,at1ycrsiot,' Nt,t o,,|y stn,lu s6nts. ny..r
whirh iI,rrr rould ho littiGs confrol. hut whnio
yotcys wero wuatcd, and for thuse lattcr tile
-
noytrrc cul1nIaatctl in n rush. md nowhere ilal
.f1e most nncrnmt,lct| ynIor rfIanco aEninat the
,rnfljy i,ail wllih mural man tie jurE1css wnr
rIurs wl,o ,luu cotnc SO Grayey 10 Their defeat
md ,lcntb.
Shnrtiy, nttcr na1f-past q firing ccased a1to-
pnt1,nr m 4i," frnnt fmrr vuIl a ni,nrfnr ri ~,
s our aftewasds M tia mounted @ In men, uckly " foi o.
~ s o natSo 3 IT, s sups
in rou stylc. flo retiring suuewtJat precinttatu
w. int mt untll u wril-lfrcctetl yoiiuy nj Met
tIatol;s men Ind stretched some lIaif:doxan of
ti,etn inv. Ti,ta VIVA tEu nlo1nnnt for The snt,ru
Natjyc CONTINGENT wore nnythinr but backward
In torn,,,ton tl,' t,mrs ,I,rv ~
into tic ..oI1cl, they tloGged udodt H.:
lie, bapctng luck wEgneyer Il secnrtl likely
abot Y sa Of y M ou1 atapw utaasF, VIII d
surcrrtI N crtLfur a,nonr n snnli bWly 0f thl.
cnciny. who retirrd rutiler eulleuly after failing
il, thur attack ,,pof, tie rcar facn OF tic camp.
SDfHu tNEuty 0r thirty Of tilg ,bc1tnn tDC WurN
t1ms c,,t tlnw,,. md many Of te remainder. vic
sought to esrnnu tic gaIro Ly faiIinC fiat ,1polt
the rrol,,ltl. frlI into thu lu,His ut Uarton's uu-
lives. Who lind ro,uo ~ close in thc rear uf tic
ulnuntcd fnfautry. TlIs pursuit was not con.
i,i,.tc,l viii, m,irl, zest, MD lonr before
o'cIock tho mounted Incn ni1u natiycs
wero ali bnrk IN camp, On hearing Vur,n's
rstimato ul tho number wto Ind conc up
to Inc attark Iurd Chelmsford could only con.
iouud lhrir (lnnudcncr; but, although iAc 70.
uis ~ ia, c,rn,,ntar ,,nvnr fnr t,r,c n,n,nart
him In siu baIsmcc. Ills Iorsnln was yery tlif.
] f,.rent man aft,r tI,s ctemy Ind turned tail nut
ra, In WIN, he Ind bcul. ever since lie nUn,ora.
III div nt iasulnja. Uup,, counting our insass
Il non,nTe,i that thr casualties, urrorifnr to te
atntuInnnt niarh at nv tispusaI py Capt, iInrt.
% wrrs NJ 5nIinws. " >>''
Ki,ioaNf|ilScers. 1: men.'10. Woundcd-Om-
+ cors Il. ,nn,,' IS
."rI1,a nt1ir,rr EiI,ed wua L,cut. Georpc r. +.
1,hnsnn % instrn",or ,r mnsi;r,rv r., t,,n Ntncty.
vH1 vtnt;, Htt.t"net - NA''S'' - '1e 1''''s''
'ri "rhe .5nmy's )o,.. as At f,r,t cst,n,otcd wa,
mt morr lin 1' III men. hit tls h%a ,,w ""s
,vsl,a =, tnt,, yc,' snd In" In ktnv y, oc'
een, ,,t ftr e snc mnstive e9 nc,ai rr1nrs,i"n
inp' tn't m"rn linn IN, 'oljns Ioy linen EtsS ann,
tts ''t ssA' w. o@4es ~ - S, cee' |s'N" "