, 1879-04-21

lnalIin nit,l HliA tllla EllIlli|( n L,,,. III
iurGs Hul, furrr, whir!. wn. linn , ,..t,Ie ~ Iess
1t,tx1 n,ct,. ltr Ina. lettera received If,ae' at
nru tntel the 18th NJ February. N 9n,', 9,,,n, hin
then IN tue rs,utl ty ,yillc the tnrfsr,a. seta
although t1,crc wuru known To Lo lntr. lsr.s ita'ne
Of tirtn III tic lntlatenl an! AmutaknsssG, nntl.s
l!'r tltsuatrl' state;l TINT tlm garrison W. n9'h
EcM icnlfl, md ensita, ll,c a1nls d lin, S.1n w. IN
1'!tsI.n'" 'e I'llr,l Bil'ls playing 81, a",,st''
s',,a ,s,.' ~ Nv @ m'"1 oseastotlal'T cxr,atrci
mIn,ic T"r In, n,,, UIs f.i ~ inltarl Lad betn
Tn,,'i ,vnt"r ,,''' ' fi,,,m,t t1ol 'r NIX Week.
,,rirhhnrnmi wnrn IN" "'". ., 10y !healtcs In l!s
iruni hy liz. ,,ntivr ,,r,i', ~ M !" nc sel 4,
couir,.nr % ensd,t % nm, !; a.,n's, 's ,!"rec tesIct
'''" ~, r,.nn,r ."u "".u 49,. s',ups.
s Hho"E AND rEAHsoS's POSITION,
Ing Nn ~ tgrdfM published ,eecn,Iv =.
sctipilon ol Col; tchrsuts tasilinn. T;r ,ast' ,Se'
10 tants "fnrt Ekowct Sunday, Feb. IT," ana,i Tsi
protahIy written by ouuf the rasrison. ana's
inaiiy Norwovian mission sta.I,n, o,,u1vn'as.. 1v,'s.
" us oeettpalits at,tl moro Of icas wtprk"st r.
i dnu fiatlscs when tug Present trouhlcs Err,%s y
tle mltsion iaA 'nado !ew eunyert., :pI i.I has
peen M,ts t9leFate.l ol !ate by cetswayo. +
eo'isstsa o. ,,ree nosisea uf stl1lslrc.l 'riel
stfaW tnateheti, nhl church Of Tic aa,r I'M ny
toFlht, rotlcu Will galvanized Iron, nil ii whI,t
ate still sta!ilale, atl tnelosed IN the foyt-Sa.
nn4sGs 1ortlm1G STORES, tllu Church n lIusn.t
NY tho asnall ,1wes look'olt place. Bc,iIt,,
Tort, were three other hu''scs, now nulic dosn,
70 prevent 9fli,S cover. Ihe watcr IA NJ
taslaGo ife1ls stseanl koptl!n by spt!nu, AMI
i""lnE through thick wu0ds, iMIst VI wi.fsn H.,
hnso Dcen cut down; Tile fort n an i.
regular '!e1agoil. nnd Ia surrounded bY .. :,
ditch Ion feet deop and ten feat Wide and ,,.
MI softs ol military obstacles outside, IL,
Erouhu liero r1sca noout @,nD feet aboye tSs
IGYcl Or tl!e sen, bt1t at'e Tort Is cnn,alnrl n,
almost a.! iaecs. 10 Tic southeast, l,4D0 ysnl,
II. I3Irkta
from wilic1' a. ndscs from oil the hQl, point;
r0hHl hcret HtaGGl11ecnt views tan be obtuneJ
lIe sen Tl!ttrrs on n11o s!tlc, about twenty nil.
oil, nn!l al fo.1'tl VIZ overlook green so1jIn,
Gr0lH!t, tIottcu llef:afitl cFe With kAfr ksu1,t
s!ie i, aiooes covered Win dark bush, whk3
s ,f ,a " sscs @ "anes M m !!s. surge iuoi
ona,, =. ~, s "" III hg. ot!Y 10 du,
nEm ,'sso s s.,n. so.,oh ,, F.Iiey. Nesrrihcs.
H." yHw ,,nss tsni T., oiia,.,nts' nhs' u,e efarlaM
.,n,,n f..,,,r ,tts ~. stMte one's rcbus.
,,.oa :" .vara H., Tu. i'eIs' otsds ,
sns n,,tf,n ~ ,,,. hIo'es ol orahs.
~ h,.oo H." .I,,...s sut p'.aa patchcstsa
Hr .uc trcss oit 'i'rse u ov" o'g" h % ee;e,al s
,.a w. H., H., ~ ...h ,"'r nnli itset's toll:
Esuut.a ~ '"I ."tsss n iotti'lers, win the Il.
S.o" Sana 'o,a,,s, II w n"e m gnueehs o. t'e eu
,3it.s,i H., III To ,, S'!..' "slleil arc tlll
dsiensu aud We havu sa 4 sar, of 5ff'psS'ye aSa r.
fi,'. ,,,,, " t . W. .H..sS 'or oht TIT.
,mA @ Emh' IVY ny ,.~eiVe'poahdrfs. ,' ls two seres
[ananuStst; H., hna wv Locsct t1pes. t'n thn
aaess ~ .1o a1'1 ia, ""c i, ms uI,IahEeh .herc Il.
p.ia,, ~ n s,,s s"J Ss .s M'c u te1t'cfctl ir'
, ~ Ill.,. s uY a!l snrs ~ eup,
n'.s uostae'is. H., ] ane tost ~ noW ntlshed, aA
snp'ussSn nt.', ~ y ~ so9t IEa.nat 19!st wh'sh
H.. ,.a, s,n n.it1, ., s ~ huFe u moih! tn
S,o 1a ~ t,Hiupca" ''oo1ts' Will bfgatt
" VI t"'e'5' ~ set n'' --.
TIE DEFENDERS.
s'9o much for our struI,Gtis,ll, Now n, M
| defenders Tie gnrylxDl, consists .f sIs 'nm'
| pnn!cs Ut the Bulls, tt,rco cu,ltunies n +.
| N!nety-ntattt, uric company uf tle Rural reJ
| nccrs. onc Lu1.,.vsIou uf the noyal.drtf,t. +.
| tllu Naval Brigade, nnl Native lti,urrrs. In II
about t.95O n,e1 Col. pcarson ts iii cuIu,l,.M
| The day hr!.tjy With rcyrIe nj I,oifn,,
fatTgug dulles Mt ., breakfast nj b fsti,n,,
!alt.past d til 1o; luncheon fatIa1es, ilalf.f,,
Till half-pnst 1; dinncr tctrrat Mt o,arit, IN
!, when Mi must be inside Tie fort, It,rht, ~,
| nut ont at g.. W. call these meals iuncIJeouan
t]iunrr-ns a MATTER Of iaGt no drink tr, Al H.
later meal n,rt lttne.}uleo at tlls carlirr Wrn,
! Ep bed ut atdrt +. Ms n ,uuItrr nf n,is
| and generally 1lnl little tltfllrnjty in vx.
| ting 10 s!re,,, 30 much inr mr. fntrr,,
| cvoi,ony. Threu mon uf tl,c Uu{rs i,a,s J.,l
| xanc, md two from lysufitury. ItIe LuspSL
contllns nl,uut twelve or fifteen patfcuts Il
| presCnt.s All Of the Ningty.utntl'smcE have lea
u lltttn secdy uru wuy ur ano.rr, but nolhla:
serious. Hcuruhlug suns n,ht heasy nius, sad
uHYnryng l,rt, aru caIel,lateI u ,roiure slIek!
arrangements, Tile food NO rccciyo ID Of tpp