Evening journal., 1893-10-30
FOUGHT LIKE FIENDS.
The Moors Make a Savage At
tack on the Spaniards.
DESPERATE BATTLES AT MELILLA.

Body Captured, but Recovered After a
Desperate Struggle - Re-enforccments
Wanted BADLY by the spanish.
MADRID. Oct So Dispatches received
here last evening say that fighting between
the Moors and the Spanish forces at Melilla
was continued Sunday, and IL is rumored
that there has been serious loss of life on
both sides The situntion Of the Spaniards
is said to be growing desperate, and addi-
tional efforts are being put forward 10
hasten the dispatch of re-enforcements to
the front.
General Martinez Campos, commander In
chief of the Spanish forces, has been sum-
moned TO this city. and Il is said that the
government has sent for him In order that
he may take command Immediately of the
| Spanish army operating against the Moors.
| General Martinez Campos has expressed
the opinion that 10000 troops will be re-
| Qured to re-enforce the Spanish garrison
at Melilla. and he has advised the govern
ment to promptly issue an order for the
mobilization of all the reserve troops in
Spain.
In this city the excitement continues to
increase, and the war fever seems TO have
! taken deep hold upon the people.
| a crowd of people excited by the rumors
in circulation made an attack upon the
civil governor in Puerto del Sol, caus-
| ing the governor 60 take refuge In the
bureau of the minister OF the interior,
| where the footmen at the door were severe.
| ly beaten by the angry crowd.
A Desperate Charge. a
Another dispatch from Melilla says that
the garrison made a sortie, 1000 strong.
/ 1ta Htstp Irf uif
dusk, aud the fighbng was Of a desperate
character. The Spanish forts shelled and
totally destroyed the Moorish villuge of
Frejana aud It's mosque. Re-enforcements
Of 900 men will reach Melilla before to-
night
The battle fought Saturday and Friday
night in and about the trenches before
Melilla and which resulted in the death Of
| General Margallo. who commanded the
Spanish troops In the first battle about Sidi
Quariach, has caused "a profound sensation
here. The engagement was commenced by
General Ortega, who, at the head Of the
re-enforcements sent to Meilla, drove the
Moors from the trenches they had occu-
pied in front Of the Spanish fertilization.
The Moors fought desperately and with
the greatest courage. Many of the Span
iards were killed, and among them was the
unfortunate General Margnllo who only
4s hours previously exposed his troops TO a
second defeat by sending mere handful of
men TO the onslaught of tens of thousands
| ol Moors.
The spaniards were amazed nc the cour.
age shown by the Moors ia face of ter
rible fire.
The Moors charged reoklessly forward
until they managed 60 approach within %
yards Of the forts, driving the Spannfds Ia
f the trenches before them and cutting th,
telephone aud telegraph Wires which bad
been erected Ia order 60 keep up communi
+ cation with the outlying forts and trench
! es, while the Moors dashed forward with
most pralseworthy courage, seemingly at
terly regardless of the fire directed upon
them by the Spaniards.
The Moors have now invaded the whole
; Spanish territory, making an attack upon
: forts
! General Nlnrgallo shortly after day break
} had extra ammunition served ont To hi,
force. and in light marching order ihey
left the Notifications, with General Mar
gallo at their head. Hardly had the troop0
left Fort Cnhrerizas when the Moors opene,
hot fire upon them. during which th'
Spanish commander was shot IN the heat
and died almost instantly. For moment
panic stricken by the death of their leader
However, the encouragement of their Of
iicers seemed 90 make them mad TO avcng
the death of General Margallo, and th
Estramadura regiment, named after th
old province in Spain from which the sol
diers of that corps are recruited, and th
disciplinary battalion were called upon q
q fix bayonets and charge furiouely upo
the swarms OF Moors occupying the trenche
in front of the forts.
:. Recovered Geueral AIargailo's Body.
The Moors who had been recklessly ad
4 vancing in spite OF the fire directed upo
I, them from guns and rifles, were unable I
= withstand the attack Of cold steel ia ia
: hands of the Spanish soldiers. The Moor
had no sooner got taste of the bayOne
than they began TO retreat, and the Spar
iards succeeded in dislodging them froI
the trenches and drove them scamperin
:: before them.
d The Spaniards directed their point Of q
; tack against the body Of Moors who ha
Il captured the two guns from the trenche
e and who had been using them quite freel
5 against the forts and against the warship
q Nothing seemed to stand before the charl
!, Of the Estramadura regiment and the ba
E. TALON of soldiers undergoing punishmeI
- Tor breaches Oh lnlliitfA iuW.. lhcy pit~Ht
onward, bqyoneting those Of the Moo
who made' any stand and managed TO 4
! cover the two feldpieces and send them
~ the rear.
y During the moment Of panic which 10
u lowed the death of General Margallo q
u Moors succeeded ip carrying of the boz
u of the Spanish commander, aud il WI
-. this more than anything else which en-
bled the Spanish officers to rally their me
and make the charge which drove d
MOors from the trenches. During the ru,
! onward Of the Spanish troops a detac
ment of them pursued the Moors who we
Z carrying away the generals body al
W after a desperate hand to hand conhi
with the tribesmen of the, desert d
no Spaniards succeeded in recovering d
o. body OF their late commander and event
ally escorted il into Melilla.
IT. Siamese Princes In London.
LONDON, Oct 3O.-prince Svasti Sobhu
IL stepbrothel OF the king Of Siam, will arri