The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-11-11
KILLED. .uNpaEps.
african Warrior. Moved Down by tho
british.

african Warriors Moved Down by tho
british.
CARE Town. Nov. "A special dis
( patch to Reuters Telegraph company
/ reports that King Lobengula has been
7 10 ated about iOJ miles from Bulu.
I wayo and about lao miles west of For,
: Charter. HIS further flight northward
\ toward the Zambesi river is blocked
and impossible, while the tsetse-fiy
] country is In his rear and Fort Sails
E bury on his right flank. On his left
flank the British columns are advanc-
( ing, and thus il is expected that The
king will be compelled to surrender
within a few days time. On Oct. % a
small body of the British Chartered
companys forces. under Capt. White.
were guarding body of prisoners,
when Matabele impi made furious
attack upon the guard. After sharp
engagement during which number
of the Matabeles were killed, the lat
ter were driven off. but not until the
British had lost several killed and
wounded. among the former being
Capt. Budett, who was shot dead.
After the British columns crossed
the Shangale river the advance was
very slow. as they were surrounded by
y
open attack Several war kraals were
passed and destroyed. This continued
for several days, and on Oct. 81 it was
apparent that the Matabeles were pre-
pairing for general battle. The attack
was made between night and dawn.
but the British forces had made every
preparation and were ready The
preparations TO receive the Matabeles
were hardly completed when, with
yclls which rent the air, the Matabcles,
estimated 1T 1000 strong. made u
dcspera @ rus forward. attacking
from severa ST, es at once, ana IN one
instance sweeping by and over an adj
vance picket which had not been
allied into the main body.
The Matab lcs came forward like
solid black wall, showing admirable
disc pline and the greatest bravery.
The British commanders allowed King
Lobcnpulas Impis TO advance until
they were within easy range OF the
MARTINEZ rifles and Maxim guns when
a deadly fire was poured in To the Mata
beles. For moment or so the Mata-
bles still pressed bravelv forward in
spite of the hail of the bullets directed
against them. their war cries being
drowned by the fearful grinding roar
OF the Fmachine guns, backed
up by the dcafcnIng yollcys
from the small arms IN the hands of
the colonists The machine guns
poured bullets like water from hose
into the bowling natives. moving them
downd like grass. Refore such death |
dealing fire it was not to be expected |
that human beings could make stand, |
and they broke and fled,s followed |
by the leaden rain. and leaving 800
killed and wounded on the field, in |
addition to carrying with them hun
dreds Of others who were wounded.
The loss on the side of the british is
too insignificant TO record, in view OF |
the wholesale slaughter of Mata belle $.
only two of the colonistS being killed
and six wounded.
After the battle the British force
spent some time in burying the dead
and caring for the wounded, after
which the march toward Buluwayo
was continued and the road was found
clear to the capital, the Mata beles evil
lently being too disheartencd to al
Tempt any further attack upon the
British forces.