The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-19
The Daily Bulletin.
Tn the Sentry Line.

DUTlUp lhe nlINl NUlCn lOlIOWtu INC
engagement fought NJ the bridge OF
Traktire, the commanding officer Of the
Russian engineers employed on this
service passed on foot along the French
and Turkish lines with all the plans
which had been drawn by his subalterns,
comparing them, rs he proc cdcd, with
the appearance Of the positions. He
trusted that the faint starlight, which
suiliced for his purpose, would not be
bright enough to enable the advance
scntrie, to see him. When he reached
the Sandman lines, however, he was
seen by the cetired officer of English
dragons, who was standing sentry in
front Of an outlying picket He did not
challenge, but, after laying down his
rife, he advanced slowly and slealthily
with only his sword bayonct in hi, hand.
On coming near the small mound on
which the Russian colonel stood exam.
ming his plans, he crept on his hands
and knees, then started up and ran al
him, placing his bayonet suddenly on
the officers breast, and calling upon
him, in such French as he was master
Of, to surrender The Russian tried 10
draw his sword. but was prevented by
the freshman. He refused however, TO
surrender, but seized bis adversary
round Che waist yainly trying to throw
him on the ground, They were both
slrong aud active men, and, neither OF
them being in the least wanting in cour
age, fierce struggle cnsued.
The dawn was beginning TO break,
but they were not near enough to at.
tract the notice Of the Sandman Guard
who slept in full reliance on their sen.
try. MANY hard blows were dealt on
both sides, but still the Russian kept
hold Of the bayonet with his left hand,
and did not succumb. At lastthe Irish
man wronched the bayonet from the
Russians grasp, and flung it away,
contrving at the same time TO get his
adycrsary's head under his left arm,
when he pummeled it so Justify with bis
right fist that the punishment soon be-
came too severe for the officers further
endurance. He surrendered, and gave
his word Of honor not to attempt TO es.
cape, while he handed his sword to his
conqueror They walked to the outpost,
the lrishman talking all the time in his
broken French and laughing very heart
lily as he spoke of their mornings adj
venture, which he treated as an excel
lent joke, The officer in command OF
the outlying picket sent the Russian
colonel under strong escort to Gener-
al Durando, with the lrishman to tell
his own story.
The plans were found TO be most &C.
curate and complete, aud the service
rendered in intercepting them was so
much thought OF that General de la
Msrmora got an officers commission
for the young lrishman, and took him
on his staff as an aide-de-camp, An
attempt was made TO treat the Russian
engineer as a spy, but his captor came
forward and saved his life by declaring
that he had never entered the Sandman
lines, and that he had been attacked
and made prisoner at distance Of more
than 200 yards from them. His evil
dence was accepted as conclusive, and
the Colonel was accordingly sent to
Constantnople as a prisoner of war.
lie bore no i,l-will for bis captor, which
he attributed solely to the Irishman SUI
perior knowledge Of the British science
Of boxing, and he spoke in the highest
terms OF his opponents chivalrous con-
duct in throwing away his sword-bayo-
rht when he might have stabbed him to
the heart with it, SO helpless was he
with bis head in so awkward predca
ment He also praised the lriShman
for relying on his parole instead OF bind
inc his arms ANONYMOUSLY, and for
preventing his being shot as spy
ICnpC Bar.