The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-03-09

me, but no troops IN the world could on the
whole have behaved better a. victors. Talking
with me- they ascribed their victories not 10 their
arms or bravery but 20 the righteousness OF their
cause. As 10 the completeness OF their victory
there can be no question. They carried by sheer
lighting position which the General himself
considered, defended by the force at his COM
mand, AS impregnable. Even now can hardly
understand how IL was done 10 sudden was the
rush, 50 instant the change from what we re
garded as perfect safety 10 Imminent peril. Up TO
the moment when the Beers made this rush, they
had effected no progress whatever. 4 few only Of
our men had been engaged and the Boers' casual
| tics trifiing In the extreme few minutes later
they held the crest Of the HILL and our men were
defending the natural basin In which
security Il can not be denied that sRe I can
ture Of MGjela lIill Is an exploit OF which any
troops might b. proud. During the enemy's adj
vance our men hardly caught sight Of a single
Bocr. The Beers crept through the grass, taking
/ advantage OF every stone and every inequality Of
the ground. When driven back by our fire at one
thence open with heavy yoileys, they being
all the time invisible. One lesson was taught:
10 Is useless To attempt 10 fight the Beers
with numerically inferior forces. In such war
fare they are man, for man. equal and more than
equal "a our own. They are as COURAGEOUS inf
nitely better shots and maryelously skilled. TAX
under fire Il perfect. While fighting individually
all work in concert and In obedience % orders.
They openly express contempt for our infantry,
but fear our cavalry and artillery"
The correspondent adds that the English would
have done well 10 have trusted 10 their bayOnets
instead OF fleeing down the hill where they were
quickly shot Gown like rabbits. The number of
Beers who made the attack on MGjela l, 600
The London Standard, commenting. remarks:
/ This simple but graphic narrative nc once dis
poses OF all reports telegraphed from New Castle
and Durham 10 the effec. that the loss at Majella
Hill was due 10 a failure OF the ammunition OF
! our troops.
TIE BoER CoMMASDER's CHIEF ADVISER.
LoSDoS, March 3.--The Times gives the follow
of Irf.h daI ht-
a correspondent as the chief adviser Of JOubcurt.
! the BOer Commander: His name is Alfred Ayl-
ward. lie was for some time connected with
James stevens the fenian Head Center 4 cor
/ respondent OF the Times. who was in Natal after
the Zulu war, met Awkward, who told him how
he had severed his connection with the Fenian
AZ u meeting OF the Central Committee,
1 stephens presiding, at which Awkward was pres
ent Il was decided 70 assassna;e Lord Mayo, their
Chief secretary for Ireland. as he passed ont from
| the Castle Yard Dublin and 90 attack the Chester
/ Castle for the purpose OF procuring arms. Ayl-
ward disapproved these plans as he thought the
| time for assassination and revolt inoppOrtune
and informed the Committee II they resolved "a
murder Lord Mayo he should inform him OF hi'
danger. Aylwan then sent note 10 Lord Mayo
! telling him not to pass through the Castle 1stfo
| that evening Aylward was that night shot by a
/ Fenian aS an infOrmer, and was taken 10 Hos
pital wounded in two places The police discoy
| Mayo. and when Aylward recovered
he was placed under police protection
OutTtu money lrOin the Ftffcl ScINlCt iul'
on condition OF his leaving the country. Ayl
ward then left Ireland and went 10 South Africa
lie was for some time at the diamond fields. III
has been long known in Africa as a strong symps
thizer with the Dutch. When in 1876, the Boers
being at war with SecOcoeni, wanted an glitter
Awkward volunteered. At n fight at MapcTa klO0
he was serving with the Gutenberg Volunteers
! and on the death Of their Captain succeeded I
the command. He is the author of The Trans
vaal of To Day." i'm which he gives sketch OF tn
recent Boer war and describes the habifof ia
people. He was, up 10 quite recently. editor ,
the Natal Witness, published at Pietermarizbur.