Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-19

enemies advancing ncfps, the open ground
IN front of the fort. TIL, atsnilauts did not
advance, but kept up steady nru u bal.
lets that were buried In tho mud walls or
hcw harmlessly over. Thus passed the
dny. until April :. Then hume burmese
scouts brought news Of large army com.
lug 20 the rescue. Next day n Dag Of truce
appeared on tho Mnnipufi outposts aud a
letter was scut In from the commandant OF
n relief expedition telling Grant to rr,ir.
ht once, ~ no woild not he supported In
his fight. The orders were perrmptory aud
had 10 be obeycd.
The rutrcat was made on n dark stormy
night, when lightning flashes were all the
Hight the marching soldiers had. With
each fash the column made q few PAGES
forward and then waited for the next The
soldiers were drenchcd 20 the skin, aud
somotlmos the darkness compelled them to
stand half an hour exposed to attack from
the hostilcs along the way.
Tie march was slow, of coufle. Grant
chung 10 the coat " an owl eyed sepoy, for
he could zee nothing himself. About .
o'clock IN the morning ono Of the sol.
dicr passed the word hHck from the
front NJ the column slceplly, "rho party
has come" aud the next moment Grant
wn grHsgng the hand Of Capt, Prcsgrayc,
commanding tho relief The meeting was
a surprise 10 Presgrnyc. for the Maulpurl
natives had told him NJ two different PLACES
that Grants band had met the fate u the
official party.
Capt Prcsgrave had brought up is0
men and supply 81 ammuuilnn, nul
this wus fortunate, because 90 tae village
81 P.lol, ~ the foot u the Manipur bill.
A. d. al %. Al
march out, the retiring column WIS met
by about go M,nipuri soldiers. ~ spirit
Of revenge rather than Of self defense Grant
led party u mounted men forward ans
charged. sutN sing and runting the Mani.
pnri. urant'a hors, was Killed under him
and he fought on foot, cmptyiug his re-
yolvor again aud again In the melee. In
this attack 40 MRnipuH were slain and
Grants loss wts only hls horse and pony.
AZ their last battle ground, Palel. the
column halted for further rc-cnforcomeuts
and tho danger was over. The first tclc.
graphic dispatches that went through after
the news from Thobal had been discussed
at British headquarters Ia India were con.
gratulntions aud other good words Tor
Grant, tile new hero Of the British army.
Ia time there followed substantial h0nora
from England Ia tho shape ~ the Victoria
Cross, bearing tho inscription "for Val.
our" and awarded only for conspicuous
daring In tho faos Of tho enemy; also a
commission rs major.
As often happens, Grants courage had
no substantial fruit. Tho survivors " the
massacre at the Manlpur capital, Mns
Gr.mwuod aud Others, escaped In differ
ent direction, without aid from Grant
| Hut his decd was heroic La the extreme
aud was worth 70 the army all that has
| leou claimed Tor Il. The Mnuipurl are NOS
| rude sayngrs. lighting with the spear md
/ bow against long range Weapons, They
| confronted Grant with superior numbers
| some accounts say M many aA 4,Oo0-suf or
gansel aud uniformed troops, armed witt
modern rifles, The only point IN Mhici.
| they were oyermutehel was IA the pluck
sngnclty, and daring 81 the gallant Sco'
who led the sapOyt against them
GronGE l.. KiLlEn