Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-27

few yar,iS The natives simply supposed that
We were hing IL The center Of tie jungle,
and half GU tour after the groom left u
thirty niaske,s began blazing away AT our po-
sition Some Of the balls whistled over Us,
Others entered the earth, and nov and then
one s;rUc.l t.ia heavy blocSs Of stone with .
| dull ring We took turns as sentinels, whils
tile other two slept, and soon after midnight
all was quiet.
Il was 10 o'clock next morning before We
were troubled again Then the members OF
the Old gang seemed 10 have been added 70
aud fifty more Eiuskets kept up pretty
steady fire until O'Clock in the afternoon
b. ths time ought to have been all shot
To pieces, IN ine buile-s hai cat through every
foog of the Jungle. The natives b-lieved it
was time 10 a,ivanee and Sc We could 10
cate them by their loud talk and constant
dissensions and when we found that ali had
gathered Oh the eastern edge u the thicket
and were aoout 10 advance, We climbed out,
crept forward, and Jay down behind q big
block of rock 10 recsive them They entered
the thiexet Us 4 mob would have done, and
the first three ,nen sighted were dropped in
their TRACKS TIL, caused panic, and they
Withdrew, ami aside from lew stray shots
fired TO let US know that We were still besieged,
We were 40; annoyed until next morning
Tls~n .Se hearj a great hurrah, and after q
i.ttle we're s,ve,, tie information that they
had brought down two pieces of artillery
from the station To shell US out. They were
very slow in getting to work, and when they
Logan EriMg ii was very PLAIN that they knew
nothing about artillery.
or the first four shells fred, all went too
high and burst far beyond US. The fifth one
burst short and threw the dirt over our walls.
Then We decided TO cool their ardor bit
We climbed over the walls, got out Of the
line Of fire and crept to the edge Of the
thickot. There We saw a mob of over hun
dre.l native with the two guns planted with
In pistol shot One of them had become disl-
bled by ranmins tile bali down before the
cartridge, and the other was about to be
fired. We selected three Of the gunners, fired
together, ami they fell dead on the grass.
Before the gang could get out of range We
killed two more and wounded third Then
Wili- ran forward under cover of our rifles
and sr cal 18th pieces b. driving some nails,
winch le happened 10 have in his pocket,
into the vents. Seeing Il move TO i.ank US We
returned 70 our shelter, and all the rest Of
that day md Oh night We were left in peace
On the ti4ii,l day isora were but twenty ma
tives In TIE hcse. m. ferre, and they fired
into tLo thu, ct oni at hong Intervals. On
tire fourtn day this force was reduced to ten
At noon Wlh.s made a srcul and found them
eating Jinief, and We orgil up and killed
one and wouuiei two, and completely raised
the siege. We could have gone away now
had We any place To go, but We had decided
to remain.
o.. NE fifth day. about 0 o'clock in the
morning, a rablr Of about COO natives. most
OF Ia N sol her vino we're ON their way to
Cawnpror, were tn,ned aside 10 attack US
Each one had u gun and plenty of ummu-
niticn and inr three hrrs they sept up .
, crelit.,Si- fi'e They clA.i nothing to
20 -Looi u, b. L Il iato TIE tni-'kct, and at
least 30 bu!ler, llit the walls of our fortress
We did n; fl in r. - il would only
have Letfi5.r. car petition \, noon. when
the fire Ha,a.. >.ac.e:i. w ma la rea ly for
a charge. T-ere Net- $50 s:..~e guns. and
all Were l,ad h.. Thea. waiting. Wilds
piled uIin e -.'-. ST lul.,r-i 81, oius about the