New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
SHOT DOWN BY MOONLIGHT.
KILLING OF BRITISH TROOPS AT WARiNA
A BLuNDER.
THE Dying FRENCH COMMANDERS EXPLANATION
-FOUR OFFICERS AND SIX PRIyATES SLAIN
THE FIGHT WAS on BRITISH TERRI
TORY - sEARCHING INQUIRY TO
III. MADE-ELEYEN OF TIE
FRENCH FORCE KILLED.

FRENCH FORCE KILLED.
1ordo, I'm c.-Further details have been re-
cnivad from Free Town. capital of Sierra Leone OF
the killing Of British troops by the frehch AT
Wari,a Colonel a. B. Ellis Of the west lhdHl
Regiment has teegraphed to II. Campbell-Banner-
man. Secretary Of state for War, the dspatch oe''S
dated Na-ina December 3D. AZ follows
/ Before daybreak this morning our camp was
suddenly attacked by strong force OF natives
several OF whom were armed with rifles. FOR lor'y
minutes there was hot FIRE. The enemy used trees
/ for cover The Killed Of the West india Regiment
are Lieutenant Iston. Second Lieutenant NrouSh-
ton. Sergeant Carraher. and four prIvates The
killed of the Constabuary were Captain Lenly ana
two prlvates. The severely wounded were Serseah,
Field and fourteen privatss OF the regiment anu
three prlvates of the cOnstabulaty
THE BRITISH BELIEVED TO BE SOFAS
.The fire slackoning, we advanced and found seven
MAGAZINE rifles and eight chassepots. Shortly alter
n wounded prisoner reported that we had beoh ~
tackled hy Lieutenant Mort2, Of the French Army
thirty-;wo Senegalcse sharpshooter' anu l-V hisSi
natives The prisoner stated that Lieutenant Mcri'z
had left Farnna with this force against the Sofas
AZ the end OF Septcmber. and had arrived on Dccem-
hor e. at Tcublkundu fifty miles northeast OF
Warina Lieutenant Moritz. hearing that there was
war In the Connoh district. believed that 1t must be
that II WAS being carried on by the SOFAS under
Porokcrri a Sofa chief. who WIS trying 10 escape
from the Brltah troops anu Jvih '"r ''"''"' -
rnunGu. Lieutenant Mor!;z started on the morning OF
December q and halted December =, fifteen
miles northeas. Ok camp. He left this point at
midnight under full moon and attacked us De-
Il wrote to L.euicnan, Moritz explaining the
faa}a @'r o the ha oefa renck officer at
ki's In Sanhan giving n9t.cc Of the arptoaTn ni, 9I
found severely wounded. Despite all medical
ATTENDANCE. he di,d at noon heore h:s Geath t,ls ne
anI that he had no idea that We were British.
Lieutenant Moritz and ten scnesa,ese who had been
killed III the fighting were tuI.'t WIN ml'i.1,y y
honors. Captain Lendy and Two constaDles were
"Nn9ther ictter has been sont to tho French
mnnder at KISS. informing nm 2t ne tnc occurrence
and aSurns MIN thaj tic itenGy en,Nnsn Mo-
rtZs mistake. Warinh is within our own sphere. IN
which Is the source OF tho Babies River which
Tho British. Government has ordered ;S that
thorough inquiry be made Into the AFFAIR
COMMENTS OF TIE ENGLISH PRESS.
"Thc Globe Conservative says. in n leader on
the fight at Warina: How dll the French hap
pen 10 follow the Sofas into the British hlntcr-
land? Doubtless our ncighbors are as anxious as
ourselves to sift the the very bottom and
Will make all POSSIBLE repnratIon II malicious in
The Pan Mall Gazette" Cconservatye)' says:
%appy thers t. no reason to antiS,paIe serls
loss Of Ne the most larnentabe feature Of such
bunders is that they produce local feelings which
II requires years to remove"
The Evening Standard (Conservn,lve) says:
fire on ihc British nag. The disaster was caused
Indirectly By French cncroachments. They pushed
latter made raids into British territory. ~
Under the caption For Want OF Il bufter' ,rht Th,
French are singularly i!l-adaa;ed 70 the role OF
comfortable neghbors. We DO not find Germans
proving about in preserves l. would appear
prudent TO keep something always between our
selves and our thin skinned restless nSishbors M
though the ways Of certain French officers IN |
West Africa are past finding out We decline To be-
cve that ther, was intent IN this case: II
surely VIII not get any support on tho -uai
\ Cabinet council Will he held on Tuesday TO
consider the reports OF the battle Mt Narnl.
"IndGpcndance Beige says: THE French officials |
deny that the Government WAS Informed Of the .
English expedition against the Sofas. the Colonial
tin reforc not able 10 caution the French e%pe-
dition 1t IL surmisei that the Engllsh were try /
ing 10 make their way between French posts when /
they were attacked"
FRANCE TO MAKE REPAEATIoS.
Paris. Jan. C-At the Ministerial Council. held at
the palace OF tho Elysec to-day dispatch read
from the Governor OF Senegal confirming the reports
OF an engagement between French and British
forces near Warina. The Governor said that the
French commander thought the British ene
mics II rs understood that II the English version
OF the affair IL true France VIII make ampl" rep
aratiOn. II Is not easily explained why the French
force was in territory ,inli,puteh!y Er'Sh Nego-
tions concerning the frontiers between the French
and British possessions IN that part of Africa are
Commcntiny to-day upon the affair the Figaro"
says: 81; Is probable that the English press viii
make great fuss about the bunglinS incident
l.crorc We pronounce an opinion We viii await tn.
given by the Colonial onice in London II seems that
The "Cipulois' expresses the hope that the affair
will not lead TO complications. and that It VIII be
settled by the exchange Of notes between France