The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-11
The Assault on Tel-eI-Kcber.

Ahe Assault on Vel-0I-NCber.
The dalk line in front lit up with q
blaze Of fire riAed and big guns roared
and cracked rockets whizzed overhead.
and at the magic word "Chargel |" the
whole brigade sprang to its feet and
rushed straight at the blazing line, the
battalion on the left meeting 80 hot
fire that FIVE officers and sixty men went
down before they got TO the ditch. For
an instant the onward rush was checked,
but the bugler beside Sir Archibald
sounded the ''advance." A wild cheer
was the response, and the Highlanders
dashed forward with bound, and, after
race Of sone $50 yards, found them
selves under the great sand heaps which
formed tho enemy's stronghold. No
time te stop now---oyer they went, clam.
bering and climbing, using eaoh others
shoulders as ladders sticking their ri
fes into the sand as posts to hold OH to;
one way ana another they got over and
inside. to begin that short, CHASTITY
work. the beginning and end of q
GLORIOUS victory" There was no
pause on the parapet, but eaeh group
OF soldiers us it gained the crest dashed
at the enemy, and the melee became
general and desperate The Seventy
ninth and Seventy fifth could DO seen
in large knot engaged in hand to-
hand fight with d body of rebels who
wero desperately defending an inner
line Of works, which mot the front limo
ut right angles and was strengthened
by redoubts at the angles. The men
goliantly stormed these, which were as
resolutely defended. Gems. Alison and
Haleny, the former revolver in hand,
were in the thick of it ; the Scotchman
OIL foot, leading dozen different as
saults, where the Highlanders rushed
i'll and bayoncted the Egyptians. The
lighting had lasted about half M hour ;
there was still strong redoubt to be
taken. and crowd Of mon went ut it.
Tho enemy's fire was extraordinary
brisk and rapid the air was alive with
bullets and shells. The Highlanders
III front of the curtain found themselves
tired on on thrle sides, and a gr>at
number began to retire. That was a
tlcklish moment, but the officers suo
cecded i'll stopping them, and thoy
were reinforced from the second line.
and again went Oh. Tho point in tho
mtrenchmont which the Highlanders
carried had been fortified with much
care, md was apparently the key to tho
position. a strong line nearly two
miles long had boon constructed. at
right angles to the main line to guard
against a turning movement; Il second
line parallel to it in tho same directioa.
Everywhere redonbts had been coll
structed, and wherever there was cover
there the Egyptians stood. Gen. Hanlcy
however, rallied the mon who were
standing thickly. but in no formation,
inside the front line which they had
just carried, and led thcm straight along
those intrenchments, getting on both
sides of them, and thus taking their de-
tenders III reverse. AS one of the Black
Watch says: cup the bank we went,
aud it was ful of men and ti1ev turned
on us like rats III trap; bnt the inIau-
try did not stand long. However, honor
to whom honor is due, tile artillerymen
stood to their guns like men, and we
had TO bayonet them. As soon rs that
job was done l saw two regiments of
cavalry forming on tholght. Prepare
for cavalry was given, and in less time
til an it takes to write this we formed in
n square and were waiting for them ;
but whom they saw this they wheeled
to the right about and off they would
not face square of Scottish steel.
''ust thon two batteries of our artillery
cane into the field in fine style, and
our men cleared out and gavo them
room to work. Our men helped to
wheel the guns into position, and so
tar as we were concerned the fighting
was over