, 1880-03-01
FIGHTING BEFORE CABUL.
An English OnIccr's Graphic Picture oi
the Struggle with SWurning AZ.
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the Struggle with Swuru,ing AZ.
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Lonion 3fornsno Port. Fto. H.
The following IS IN cxtrzlct OF alettcr from
young o,llcrr:
CAnUI., Jnti. AL Will try aud give yon some
iaun VI the buttles of tho l1th. 18th. and SM.
did not Ike tho first u,lvunce u bit, hut whit was
wDrse wns seeing the FIRST nun full near me. At
EhnF11BInh was secdy, and ,itd nut 70 u,lt until
mldluy, but WAS 1t, fr.,ut uf tho ctltnpany when
WIS there, and wus the first up 10 tllu gun wu
toDk. Sleeping out WIS awful. liz yuu hnd
,.othug Ut all but the rcgitnentai 9rcat-cua.,
which ls rntten article. All cnmp-ilrGs were
put ot at tattoo, dlnnur or no dinner, ntd 1t VIVA
very oftuu no dinner. Dugglo didn't like It at all;
ho used to keep me warln Inside MY cont am
ut present IN room compared to which tho
conl-cellar Mt home is IL drnwlng-roo1n, and 80
es,lu, the sun having never yc: peelrl into +.
Tho men fiiry well o1l. II any one hs.s u
Utlicrrs. and the reH,M Is VIC nrr supposed u
t,.Ku cars t,f ourselves. VI knuw nothing Abuut
Roberts roIIsy ~ regris The W"1: ~, " don't
Stst SS s. e saSp IL sa0 n th u
nsS ~ ~ III MSnsf rSud st ,o III kfsp 5son
engagement OF our own. Ihcse were rein
rear-guard, md hui II tiice hut time 0f II. The
main notay u Tho enemy VIM % ~ the plaln; two
rshsa frgn " T. nyal al ,h S1se Ai.e ,
escort were t,rlerod TO chnrEe. Thoy .eharxcd
four times aud lost three officers ais sxtGc.l Lr
enemy t't 1 Wero % abo.,s isooo sir,,s, 90 we were
beaten and tl!o gus takcn. We ,'.a.ched In tho
nuxt eay; Th9 sGyclty-sssg"nd@ s @ ha ne mea4.iI,v t,s
uhnotknH. a1ltl ut night left II picket Ut 80 men
thert, which tho AfHhn,ls chtrKed and tr,.sl To
take sixteen times during .llo night Next dizzy,
shssrp and ii,nrchr.l oil 10 tho iie.d OF tatti..,
about NJ, tmo z m!lss 1En Gantm1snts i,nt plrcsls
given. Two cuulplmirs were left In charge nr
tho guns ~ US tu prevent any mieh!p like ihnt
on Tho l1th; tho o,hor f.'lr, companies went o!r
sGu,.t ti i.Soo yards fhcn tbs bastle bcxsn, bu.
let's c!ne r.l!ninx nsnonR a's,7,iort,nateiy spent
attacked, 80 WIS suit otr with half colnpu.iy
to hold them ~ check till tho Guides canr up :!
IT, nt" YnSs a' t sai y th9 i ,Ha n x
mon wore nloicated; then lined the w,i'ls u
md lot tho AfRhat.s hnvn q volloy or twp, which
kept them behind u wall At q sfu 1!Gtnticp.
Ihan ~ t'giaes % sa,''e; H. SO We e., sha5,xsa ,t
md MD occupied i ourselves. Tho con,p.nics
ESt sp ), up phs G ss s rss 5 st VIZ %sF wsns 's as
i thon eagerly through my Kluss when
w poor Ro!ly iorbes ~ W. called hin
1t NfsIa!is sas jul E Esa xno IT, Is " se eoai s Y
IL
frji iron, i shot and Forbes rushed iOFwnrl II
help lt,l. SuInp 4AfGiAns rushed furwurtl, ton
anil uycrp0werct1 HIM, md, pnor fOluw, hC
fought wpii hut wns cut dU,yn by fellow from
lmhIJ. Thcn tho tjtlv u( InitlG rolled on from
rllKu tu ridge til wu gained thu toI, Of tho hll
Whluh ia hub nbDye tho pln,n We wUry, an
About thts titl.u we With tho guns wuse nttlckc
On tho rIv!,t u rtnr mud Tor ul,nut hnlf iii h.lII
lu Il rough time or It. tls We could not Kut thi
nn,,uy t,,t III Il fOrtifitxI villuap thGy Yrtu m
which enflIntj.Ai thu ryai We Wrro Oti. 10 ii hut
Ia fM stortncii: hui thc GENERAL illakeTl wOuG
not rsk tho stitcrA ivce X, he s;iid That soIir
nri.nnr W. Mi shntjtt ntrry Eriishwtnsi tn Mi
iirs 10 the antS. M tho u,,i,s cS,ll,l mnkU nc
inprcssi,,rl 81, it, TbOy md to do it, lnsl,Y Que
or Two Of their n,,1uiWr. Then, wi,oti tho x,,te
hi,r1,es, tinwn. thu Fifth Ind 10 rl,sh in 1.1,t
Xiii rvory sSpi In TIM DlacU. which thpS
Nv"utIimiIy did r-hlIs We m,sunvssl the ntinck al
air. ri1it: t,tf In ntir rcnr wnS Il swnIluv ntnt,
ua @ thh Tntthor ~ v,,ns NV ~, soirvMn r"rl
sn ihc ruvars. iii r. ~ mini whIin the H,,,,s
s'in..sg .tsnv frT,,r f,,n +r,mI fIt ffo s,,,,InI
.. sh .tI,,,,nI .rI - .,aire t"v sS..rr ~ -
nuM nr,,i,SS @ ,,,nIo ~ to y anta misr,, hnin~ II
~ 1;'nu a,bi,si hw tha ,,na 'o ,nvnirx III
Gs ~ tc,r a,,,.t, ", ~ ,narchn Hank Guur
Eot s .n1,u @ ti.. s,s,,fnpt as uIM ~ w H..
~ hn "r.,y"r ~ r. nrn. ns H. Hfrhi.n. nram
in III " ~ ui mo,n - h1 nrr W., intt ~
,,. W ~ 3i.,n tsn Guo ~ niinoG,s ttr ~
nti9 % ~ r. uaI ,.', ux tun .I ~. ...s NY ~
hsga.am ~ uousaaos' eoe'r o"'l''e'o ""''ns ~
, =, WAa & n'u .h..,, .v ~ %m,,hor XII