The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-03

CApErowN, Nov. "A special dis
patch to the Associated Press reports
that King LobenguIa is flying north
ward and that when last reported at
Ft. Charter, by the native runners sent
out to the rear in order to open up
communication between the columns
in pursuit and that fort, the fugitive
king was trying to rally his troops in
the vicinity of the Shangale river and
the Kwelo. The king has been located
about 100 miles north Of Buluwayo and
about l40 miles west OF Fl Charter.
The dispatches to the Associated Press
add that King Lobengula seems to have
fallen into complete trap, as his
further fight northward towards the
Zambesi river is blocked and impossible,
while the isetsehy country is IN his
rear and TT. Salisbury on his right
flank. On his left flank the British
columns are advancing and thus it is
expected the king will be compelled to
surrender within few days time. Dur
ing the march towards the Kwelo river
the British columns have seen numer-
GUS bodies of Matabeles, but the latter
always retreated upon seeing the Brit
ish troops advance in force upon them.
On October % small body OF British
Chartered Companys forces under
Captain White were guarding body
OF prisoners when Matabele impt
made furious attack upon the guard.
After a sharp engagement, during
which a number OF the Matabeles were
killed, the latter were driven of, but
not until the British had lost several
killed and wounded, among the former
being Captain Burnett, who was shot
dead.
After the British column crossed the
Shangal river the advance was very slow,
as they were surrounded by Matabeles,
who, however, made no open attack.
Several war kraals were passed and
DESTROYED. This continued tor several
days, and on October 81 it was evidenced
that the Matabeles were preparing for
general battle. The attack was made
between night and dawn, but the Britt
ish forces had made every preparation
and were ready.
The preparation to receive the Mata-
beles were hardly completed when, with
wild yeits which rent the air, the Mats
beles, estimated to be 5000 strong, made
desperate rush forward upon the col
umn and upon the camp, attacking
from several sides at once, and in one
instance sweeping by and over an nd.
vance picket which had not been called
into the main body. The Mutabeles
came forward like solid Black wall,
showing admirable discipline and the
greatest bravery. The British COM
manders' allowed King Lobengula's
impis to advance until they were within
easy range of the Martins rifles and
Maxim guns, when, at Il prearranged
signal, deadly fire was poured into the
ranks of the Matabeles.
For moment or so the Matabeles
still pressed brnvely forward, in spite
OF the hail of bullets directed against
them, their war cries being drowned by
the fearful grinding roar OF the machine
guns, backed Up by the dcafening vol
ipys from the small arms in the hands
OF the colonsts. Then for few mo-
ments there was scene witnessed
which was peculiarly horrible from the
desperate courage displayed by the Ma.
tabeles, and by the display ol terrible,
engineering death-dealing skill made
by the machine guns. which poured
bullets like water from IL hose into the
bowling natives, moving them down
like grass.
Before such death dealing fire it
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