, 1879-04-26
TIE HORRORS OF Wka.
ys,aroidaBye Massacre OF ITgha,, PrisoHe
by the British.

news that although Struggling parties OF
natives were still on the hillsiGes. vet not
a single Mongol or Waziri was visible on
the plain 1t was pleasant information,
and the day passed quietly, About !
o'clock. however, when We We're In the
midst Of dinner, two shots were fired on
the rich: side of the camp, and this was
immediately followed by rifle firing by
Our SentrieS all around Everyhudy
jumped mp in establishment. To Judge
by the continuance and lapid!ty of the
firing, the enemy had crept down from
the hills across the plains and were now
surrounding US. The General bucklcd on
his revolver ard went out To see what the
matter was, at the same time sending
several of his officers 70 bring him infor-
nation. Bang, bang, bang, went the
rifles on every side. IL surely must be a
serious business The troops were order
ed out. The EuSsars We're already in
their saddles and .allopIng IT, the front 10
discover the enemy. i Sepoy came up
to the General aud reported that on the
other side OF he nullah, near the camp,
six Af5han horscmen had been seen and
several men on foot. Immediately after
the Sepoy had told his tale, Col. N:l!ers
came up painting and reported that the
enemy was nowhere visible, and that the
whole affair WAS false alarm. One sentry
had inaGin he saw something and fired.
The cyntagion hal spread, and every SEN
tincl was blazing away widely, either AZ
nothing or al our own sheen. Further
Inquiries were made, and Il became ap-
paren: that Col. Villers explanation OF
the matter was correct, and our sentine!s
we're having L Little sham fight on their
own account. So, reassured, We re-
turned to finish our dinner.
We ha: scarcely reached orr t,nts,
however, before news reached Us that Il
terrible TRAGEDY had taken place on the
outskirts of the camp, where the prisoners
taken on the previous day had been sent
to be taken care Of hv the Twenty-tirSt
Regimen They were arranged in three
lines, and made t. sit upon the ground
Euch tine vas fastened by: rope, which
was passed round eaeh man, and then
fixed in the ground by wooden pegs.
4 guard vas placed over the prisoners,
with strict orders To prevent any Of them
from escaping, as 1t was considered dcs.r-
abe ihat each man shoGld he identified,
So that We might see who among them
were Mongols, who WiZ,"js, and who
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