The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-30
They Took Two Field Pisces and
Nearly Cut Off the Spaniards'
Retreat.
Unable to Withstand the Bayo-
nets They Had to Fall
Back.
Gen. Morsai,a Killed and His Body Car
risd Away. hut Recovered
Tighting Before Mslills.


Friday night and Yesterday about the
trenches before Nslilla, which resulted in
the death Of Gen. Mavgalla. Who oom-
manded the Spanish troops. The Span
iards we're amazed q Shs courage shown BY
the noors. In the face Of . terrible IRE
ths hoors charged rscklsssly. driving the
6paniards before them and cutting tsls-
homo and telegraph wires. The Moors
again attacked. with the intention Of sut-
ting Of the retreat Of the SraaisFda Tho
novensat would undoubtedly have bssn
sncosssful had il mot besa for tbs skillful
manner in which the guns Of The Spanish
warahip Vsnaeito W handled. The Span
IL, d. ratSsntsd inside the forts. The Moors.
regardless Of danger, sucose dsd in enter
Ing the Spanish tenshss and capturing two
noaera hsld pieces and : supply Of ammu-
nition. They were usable 70 Withstand the
attack of cold steel In the hands Of the
Spanish soldiers and began retreat. The
spaniards directed IN attack against ths
Moors who captured ths two aans and Who
had bssn using them freely against the
forts aAd war ships. Nothing seemed to
stand before the ehargs Of the Estrea Ma
dsra regiment and = battalion Of soldiers
IN dsreoia9 pnnishmsnt for breaches Of
ntlisarv law. They pressed onward.
bAyoasttiak the Nsors. who made soarsely
any stand. and managed 70 recover shs two
field pisess.
Daring the panic which followed the
death of General MarQslla, the Msors sao-
osedsd in carrying of the body Of the
spanish commander. and il was this more
| than anything else which enabled tho
Spanish sfiesrs 10 rally the non and make
tho charge whish drove The Moors from the
trenches. During the rush onward Of the
Spanish troops detachment of them pur-
sued the Aoors who we're carrying away the
generals body. and after desperate hand
to-hand eenhict the Spaniards succeeded in
recovering the body of their late oom-
mandsY and eventually escorted II
into Melilla. No systematic putsuit
sf tbe Moors was sttsm ptvd owing to ths
insufficient forcs 81 soldiers II Fort Cab
riaxas. bui IL Is understood that Gen.
Ortega IN making preparations to take .
terrible vengeance upon tho MooYs for ths
death of Gen. Maroalla. when he has
enough men under his command to be able
TO mako 4 movement in force enough TO
ehAstiss tbs Aoors.
When the steamer which brought the
above details Of the battle TO Malaga left
the acone ths firing WAS still proceeding 4
and It was reported the Moors had mads
another attack upon the Spanish troops
Gen. Ortsga 10 known to have sent IN
urgent dispatch asking for reinforosmsnta
and expressing his inability TO Do any
more thaa held his own until reinforced by
a large body Of troops. Spain 10 making
war preparations ON vety large scale.
which will tax the resources Of the govern
msnt to the utmost. There was \ neAstsE
denomination here to-day. Crowds pa
TadsA the streets bearing banners and
singing patriotic ssngs and doing every
thihR possible to arRs tho government to
hurry 70 wnri leinforot n snts to Melilla In
order that the loss suffered by the Span
iards may bs promptly Avenged.
Il Additional dispatches received this even.
ing say the fighting continued to-day. and
it II Eamorsd there has been = s.rieus losa
of life. The situation of the Bpaniards IL
said to bs growing dss. crate. Gen. Cam
pos, eommander-in-shief of the spanish
for COS. advised the govern nsRt to prom. T. tiy
issue an order Of mobilization Of all the re-
serve troops IN Spain. A crowd Of peopls
excited by the rumors in ci' oulation. made
an attack upon the civil governor in Puerte
del Sol. causing the governor to take ref
uxe in the bureau Of the minister OF ia,
interior, while the men at ths door Wsf,
severely beaten by the angry stowd.