Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-15
BLOODY SCENES NEAR TAMAI.
Striking Details ofthe sunday Fight in
Msroh with the Arabs
Correspondence london Standard.

The working parJles we're out IN inc
hush cutting the materials for the work,
ord D,o transport animals were all out
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sue 'i1 10y - -
cavalry Ndetles galiopeu III WIN un7
news that the enemy was upon us. Al
most at the same moment a great roar
woe hoard All around the encanpment. a
-, - y, IN ,,,stlin,
strange il=l9" lV'70 40 - -
ana cracking oil 'he VAST qua"'i'i0' "a
brushwood, or, as one Of the officers sald,
the distant breaking Of the sea. Three
minutes later from every bush around
tbo whole circle of this line burst a
throrg or frantic sbrieking Arabs, who
cbaroed down upOn MS. sweeping right
over the TRANSPORT lines
suddenly There was greatcry of alarm
RAIN, loud above the din of the fatigue
D3rfifs ana the accompanying hustle Of
great camp. and tbrn hoarse cries from
fhceGicers. s~taul to your arms, menW
Never was word OF COM
mard more promptly Obeyed.
As thp squares formed the
IS cavalry scoutscame rushing in-crash-
inc fhr0u.h our own lines-and then we
saw and heard the leaping, roaring. fan
t9stic. vet notwithstanding, wave Of black
forms. which we knew was the enemy in
strong. i'm overwhelming, force. Then
came that terrible stampede of baggage
auimals-horses. camels, mules. in one
struggling, screcching. helpless, confused
mass. The uproar was terrible. ! was
lust on the edge of the marine square, and
was caught in the storm, my horse being
swept bodily TO the ground. pihning me
TO the earth. As Law with other pros
trate animals above and around. strug-
Cling frantieallv to rise, received anasty
KICK on the head, which, however. caused
me only temporary inconvenience.
Regaining my feet, found myself inside
the marine square.
All the working parties rushed into the
zereba and seized their arms and ac-
c0urements. Meanwhile the enemy had
leaUed the zereba and captured the sand
bag redOubt at the corner, hewing and
slashug with their cross-hilted swords,
and stabbng right and left with their
terrible spears The companies Of the
Berkshire Regiment, rallied by their
Colonel, were pouring a steady fire into
the suu advancing foe outside the zereba,
ard also bayOncting those who had al
ready got ia. The Seventeen (Indian)
Native Infantry fell back in disorder
across the Berkshire Zercha. and poured
through the corner to their own, but
partly carried away by the stampede OF
the transport animals, fell back, firing
wildly. Col. Iluyshe was attacked by
three ATahs. all OF Wh0m he SlOt dead,
one actually falling against his horse
The scene inside the zereha now was
something terrible. A hand-tO-haBd
combat RACED everywhere; the Arab
sWordsmen were slashng and cutting at
soldiers camels, and horses alike; the
native infantry were ineXtricably mixed
up with the hvinc stream of baggage
mules and cAmels: bullets were Whistlipg
from an points and there can be little
doubt that several of our men were killed
los the fire of our own force. One of the
most striking features WAS the gallant
letensc made by the r and G com anies
Df the Berkshire Regiment. When the
first alarm was given Cant Edwards was
serving out water to his men of the +
company. This company had lust com,
I'D from covering the men VINO were cut
ting bushes Capt. Edwards called to his
panv did the same. and the two formed a
rallyns square outside the middle zereba,
ana quite 100 yards away. Only a rough
square was formed round the officers.
Thcenomy made fierce rush at this gal
liant little hand from all directions, but
were met with "a terrific and wonderfully
ste adv fire which moved down hundreds
"a Ii EN-. The men were well in hand
and reserved their fire until the Arabs
were within 80 wards. Two of the as
ssilants tom dead under the bavonets, one
hurting his spear before be died and
wouudlng Private Campbell This little
square GAS command q hy Col. Gillespie,
and an the company Ulcer, were present.
After htiuu for halt an hour the SQUARE