New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-26

who. as opportunity offered, opened desultory
| fire upon the advancing bluejackcts ana marines
| from behind the cover of the trees, put ths
was promptly and effectively returned Dy 1ne
naval brigade, who poured in Calling voleys from
their deadly rifles which drove the skuking Zoe 10
seek shelter further in the bush. Fortunately 100
the jungle was soon left behind ana .he c aorTc
try dotted with fruit trees, which seemed 10 poi"'
| 70 the proximity of a native village .,.o
| No enemy was visible, and advancing at tne
double. Captain Madden and his men soon had the
satisfaction of behodng the palsaded settleincnc'
where Harry Vaughan was believed to be Ihcar'
cerated ,,, A., oo.,.oi, "a Sow
| ereirn to the first man over that pallsade J.
The thin line of determined men swept on 10 II i
attack-the weird moongh1ti lgmin nn pi,e bar
rel cutlass and bayonet. The advance was lii't ~
! in grim silence, for orders had been lssued u
that effect. $500, sor d,
The impressive Stiffness which rcigned Tor !
time supreme was suddenly broken by the lnha9 ~
tants of the village, who, croWdng up lnS oud
the palsade, uttered terrific yells OF anger unu
defiance. and bfandishcd their weapons WIN ho
acing gestures. Then came gushing from Oi,'
musket barrels the ruddy death flames, ana pi n5
ping sang the bullets about the heads OF Ine
vancing brigade. Fortunately however nrorit,,
were scare omong the garrison, the maIorLi MAORI:
being armed with spears and swords. ne l1'i Int
men, too, were very indifferent shotS' anu
| few of their bullets found billet. 49,.
Calmly and deliberately the seamen ana tnal and
poured in whitening Noey, which did tI eLnouu
ous execution amid the ranks of their opponents,
Then with fixed bayODets, they swept on u tddan
the foe hand to hand, led BY captain lt .d e.
who. waving his sword over his head, shouteu "
| them to follow him to death or Victory. horo
Feeling secure in the power of their nuo ond
and in the strength Of their deep di;cn stood
palisades however the Arabs and their allles 800
their ground with wonderful tenaclty anu oeei'e I
nothing 10th to join in general melee. frnn,
not long TO wait for under gazing ire .h mo
| above the gallant seamen and marines VII"
| themselves into the ditch, and lew lhU (5s
later were cambering over the awkward paS,u1 20
in spite of the furious endeavors OF tne ehty
| Illustrate the attempt. Oswald, eXclted DeSonu
measure at the stirring scenes in when ne van
taking part and anxious to distinguish llllscrL ~
the attempt to rescue his brother idshlpman na a
| managed to keep we'll 20 the front during, tlc
attack, and assisted by couple of blueJackets
who warded off the numerous boWs ulaI W" az
aimed at the pucky Youngsters head. was Tic
to place foot the other side OF the puIiSauea
Fortunately he was promptly followed BY a score score
OF men, or his life would undouDtealy nav 0ee
sacrificed to the fury of the enraged ARABS >.
The latter made strenuous resistance put !,
was Of no avail. The Galatea's men carried all
before them, and fought with such splendlu eau I
and DASH that after a few minutes uesprI"S Ie
sstance, the villagers turned ana nea III Cnc sioaE
est CONSERVATION, throwing away thelr arms a. anu
everything that would serve TO IMPEDE tnelI lslC
A strict search for Harry Vaughan was made
Of the Sm eogd be OunG n any Of
! houses. and the prisoners rcsolutely refused 70
answer any questions. For more thah an n2ul
| was the quest continued WIFI Ulc sam, ui'''PII
| ing results Then the force was DIVIDED up INTO
partes who were told of to scour the adjacent
| Country in hopes of finding some clew IN connec-
ton with the missing midshipman OF one OF these
| parties Oswald, accompanied by BooDoO, TOOK
| command and made careful search OF that por
| ton of Jungle which lay adjacent to the village
| All seemed In vain, and the young mildly SICK al
| heart was about to withdraw his men from what
seemed a hopeless task, when he suddenly sped .
! dark figure rapidly descending huge tree not
| many yards distant. In spite OF the uncertain
| light he instantly recognized the figure OF MS
| chum and with wild cry of delight rushed for'
| ward to meet him. - :.
1t was indeed Harry Vaughan, and, Wv what Is Is
| more he was quite unhurt: in spite OF the many
| dangers he had encountered. While the garrison
had been making their preparations for defence nc
| had managed to give them the slip; but when
climbing over the palisades was observed BY some
| of the Arabs who instantly gave chase: Beng .
Geet-footed boy, however, he kept well ahead o.
his pursuers, and on reaching the jungle managed
| to climb into shcltering tree, where he lay IL
safety but was afraid to descend for fear of again
| falling into the hands of the cruel Arabs.
] NV readers may imagine how happy the two
| midshipmen felt as they steamed down the river
| again TO Darra Salaam, and how thankful those
who had been left on board the Galatea were when
| they learned of the success of the expedition
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