Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-12-03
Roy, The Royalist.'
EEE a=BY WILLIAM WEsrA1L.


 The assault was oenvereur raue m the afternoon, and, though the Turks fought like lions and the gun-boats piled the French with shot and shell without surcease, the leading file suc- ceeded in effecting Judgement in the ruins of the old tower, where they pro tected themselves from the flanking fire of the squadron with barricades of sand bags and dead bodies. When daylight came, the tricolor was floating from the outer angle of the tower; and the French renewed the attack with great energy at the very moment the rein forcements were landing at the mole. The commodore led the Turks up to the breach in person, and the fight soon be- came so hot that the muzzles of the muskets touched and the spear-heads of the standards interlocked. While this was going on, another body of Turks nnd a contingent of blue jackets, armed with bikes, made a sally in force, drove the enemy from their Judgement in the tower, and checked the advance of their main body. We still held our ground, but we had not yet won the victory; and from the commotion in their camp, and the presence of Bona parte in the trenches, it was evident that another and, probably, a still more desperate assault was impending.
 In accordance with a suggestion made by Djezzar it was decided that as the French came on the defenders of the ramparts should retire from the breach and let them enter, and when they were entangled in the narrow streets of the town and the gardens of the seragliG the fresh troops, supported by the sail ors and marines of the squadron, should attack them with dagger and scimita1 in the traditional Turkish fashion.
 Shortly before sunset massive col umn advanced to the attack under heavy fire from the gunboats and the walls. Heedless of the lcadcn hail which strewed their path with the dying and the dead the fine fellows rushed up the glacis at the double, and when they found the breach unoccuplcd hoisted the tricolor on the ramparts, and shouting: ''Victoryr' crossed the inner works and poured into the town. And then the Turks, Alba nanians, Maugra abins and blue jackets, emerging from their ambush, fell upon them and literally put them to the edge or Illc SWOE(l- LC TcnCh lOlSuU "1Ill splendid courage and dogged resolution, but being both outnumbered and taken at advantage they had no chance, and, as l heard afterwards, few of them es- capped For I knew only by hearsay how this, the fercest fight in which ever was engaged, and the last, came to an end.
 The horror of it was increased by the barbarity of the Turks. No sooner was a man wounded or disarmed than they cut off his head. When the stress of the | struggle was over did all I could tC save the Frenchmen who asked fol quarter from the fury of our savage al | lies. My humanity nearly cost me my | life.
 Seeing an old mosque beset by mum Der of Turks I inquired what was the matter, and, finding that few French | soldiers had got inside and barricadeC the door, I told them that resistance was useless, and that if they would surrender to me and my Kangaroos | would guarantee their lives. They | thanked me heartily, and one of tht l poor fellows opened the door. A Turk l ish officer shot him dead. Without | moments hesitation 1 ran the villain through, and the Frenchman retrcateC | into the mosque.
 Fire the cartridges! Let us all dit | tOgcthcr!" shouted one of them. l "Bacll! back, for your ives!" shout l cd to my men.
 Then there was dull roar. and
 hlinding flash; something struck me ol | the head, and 1 remember no more.