Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-21

square had TO do his duty, for while the In.
side rescmbled volcano In sctive eruption,
the outside or kneciipg ranks bad enough
10 do 10 keep the other Arabs at q respect.
full distance. The fighting was literally back
10 back.
BaYoNYT VS.. sCTxITAR.
stabbing and gashing their horses, which
were jsmmcd IN n mass, we quickly brought
them 10 the ground, riders and all, when
the latter were quickly dispatched bv
dozens Of bayoncts at once. The Arabs
being packed so tightly together. could
neither use their tances nor WELD their
scimitars without slasbing each other,
while we did not cease our lunging rs long
rs one brcathed. AT last they were wiped
out, and we again faced outward and re-
opened fire, our weapons meanwhile drip
ping. Five times the enemy charged Us
with frantic cries and waving banners, and
"a many times wepoured in the morderous
volleys-no shots wasted.
BRAVE BURNABY's DEATH.
II was during one OF these charges that
Colonel Burnsby, impatient at the restraint
imposed upon him, pushed his horse
through the rear ranks OF the rear face,
and, singing out an emir who was making
himself disagrceably prominent, made
thrust al him, but was rather short; the
emir thrust in return with his lance, but
BuTnaby, with sDeer on his face, parted
II easily. Two or three other Arabs took
hand, but he disposed OF them similarly.
/, was evident that he now intended TO
a.tOnish them by bis magnificent sw0rdman-
ship, rs he gathered up his relns and
frightened his grip OF his sabre. But
at this iuncture another rush was made, the
l.. ~ u,tA l.fA h..
could turn an Arab thrust at him from be-
bind. piercing his jug ular vein. lie reeled
in the saddle aud fell, but. sprineing to his
feet, dying though he was, he delivered one
tremendous cut az some dismOunted Arabs
nearest him, with such terrible effect as 10
sever the heads from the shoulders OF two
Of them. As he dropped the Arabs closed
In TO mutiate him, but a dozen men sprang
from The square and tore his body from
them. All this happened 50 quickly as to
bewildor the spectators.
II might be asked why il was that the
men OF the square did not shoot those To
whom he was opposed. There are two
an-'Vcrs one was that owing TO the velocity
Of his movements they were afraid Of shoot
ing bin while aiming ut his adversaries;
the other was that those who knew him had
such confidence In his ability that they
did not like TO rob him OF his game, never
thinking for a moment that the affair would
terminate ne 1t did.
Meanwhile the battle ragged the enemy
came on like waves, not to be driven back,
but to be beaten TO the earth. Horses and
men. they were piled in mounds-in fact
the great numbers OF their dead and wound
ed inteIfered with their movements, while
the slightest delay on their part insured
certain death; and it was now noticed from
their hesitation that they had lost heart
As they came on for The last time, the front
Of their advance consisting entirely OF
vhte.rohod emirs and sheikhs, shouting,
waving their banners, and pointing at MS,
all our machine-guns opened a searching
fire. supplemented by handicap vOlleys
from the Martini-Ilenrys. and when the
smoke lifted not live Arab was 10 be seen
within 800 yards-thcy were all stretched.
COUNTING THE CASUALTIES.
fear no contradiction when l venture
10 say that never since Agincourt, not even
at InkeTmann tbe soldiers battle, has
British force fought 50 terrible . hand-to-
hard tight.
Again throwing ont some skirmishcrS to
sec II the "coast was clear and finding
that the enemy had decamped, We turncd
our casualties.
We found that. considering the duration
and weight OF our conflict. our loss was
comparatively slight; but this could be ac-
counted for by reason Of our having fought
on the defensive, and also by the fact that
the Arabs attacking us in such dense
masses, they could not fire effectively, they
intending TO ride us down and dispatch US
with spears and sclmltars. aS they did
Hicks Pscha'- army and the TOkar garrison.
our loss was serious enough 10 us, how
ever, being mostly confined TO the dis.
mounted cavalry, nearly all the officers
Of whom were slain. The Gardner ma
chine. gun II that angle OF the square
los, its entire crew except one, boat
swain in the navy. who, seeing his gun !
being dragged of, and having lost both |
cutass and revolver in the mfife, seized a !
sponge, and. daShing among the Arabs, |
commenced tbreshing right and left with |
the shaft with such eject rs TO clear the
gun, when, SciZng the "trail," ne tore
bnck in safety with il TO the square and
Immediately opened fire. He may bless
his stars that he was lucky enough in his
youth TO be fed on good beef, OF he never
would have been ablet TO exhibit such gigan-
tie strength a. he did on that day. ] am
laIliN 10 bt dDt 10 Nttt lU2N ioI luis Q'tu
he has been awarded the Victoria Gross,
which alone carries with it G20 year for
life
We Immediately buried our dead, and
those Of our wounded who coud endure
the journey were dispatched, on camtls,
back 70 Gakdl. The others we made n
comfortable aS possible, rigging up tenn.
uorqry hospital NJ the wells, which we i'm
mediaioly fortified by strong iifld-work.
This We garrlNoned by our weakest men
and officers, also surgeons. Two guns, with
their crews; but the garrison which we
left, while they were in q sense used up by
the marching and fighting, were highly ei-
fcicut behind breastworLs, being crack
shots. They also had proysions aud am.
munitiou in plenty, while the wells werc
now all Their own. Thus there was no need
Of anxiety concerning them.
Next We turned or attention TO the
Arabs. There were no wounded, which
fact convinced us that such A. had been
must have been dragged oil by their more
lucky comrades. Counting the dead. we
found The number 10 be about 5,000-SO0
Killed inside the square. We left them, our
General not wishing 10 further iag out his
men by digging trenches for their burial.
After the wedding out necessary for the
formation OF the hospital defence, and Our
loss sustained. we had now Just 500 tight
ing men left with which 20 pursue our ms
sion. We marched at once.-A Soidjtr ~
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