The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-14

their own voiley took shelter behind
the boulders that are plentiful in that |
region. Again the Shareholders |
poured in a vOlley, and as before were |
answered by the eremy. The rebels |
were evidently well supplied with am |
intuition and were not chary in the |
use OF it. Every shot fired by the !
sharpshooters was answered by at |
least ten from the enemy. The fire |
of the rebels was not wild they had |
learned the range and their bullets
struck all about the little band.
Finding their position unfavorable,
the SharpshOOters made a rush and
gained the cover of the stone wall on
the eastern side of the Palolo road,
thus protecting themselves from the
fire of both divisions of the enemy.
The SharpshOoters now set themselves
to careful and deliberate practice on
that division of the enemy occupying
the eastern ridge of Palolo Valley.
The division to the makai side was
not visible from this point. 1t was
clearly impossible for this small squad
of men to dislodge or drive the enemy
from his position; all they could hope
to do was to keep him from escaping.
1t would not have been safe for one of
| the rebels to show himself for the
"boys" had now got the range to
nicely, and felt sure of OBTAINING him
| until re-enfOrcements could be brought
| up.
In order to make sure of this object,
| two Of the squad now proposed to flank
| the enemy's position by stragetic
| movement up the Waialae road. This
| was undertaken and effected in the
| following manner: One man would
keep watch and signal the enemy's
| fire by crying 'tsmoke," az which the
one moving forward would get down
under cover in time to escape the bull
lets, as 1t took from one to two seconds
for them to reach. Acting thus IN
concert they were enabled to work
their way along the Waialae road and
to reach q point nearly opposite the
enemy's position.
| Receiving no fire from the position
| said to be occupied by the enemy, on
the makai side of the road, as already
described, it was concluded that that
division of the rebels must have shift
| ed their ground, and the two devoted
their undivided attention to the enemy
on the ridge. 1t was now doubly haz-
ardous for the rebels to show them:
selves or move from their cover behind
the rocks.
While this division of the small
force was being made, the men on the
PaloIo road continued to keep up a
steady fire on the eDemy's position,
which was vigorously returned. The
two on the Waialae road contented
themselves with using every oppor-
tupity to put in effective shots at every
Indication of the presence of rebel.
The old time use of putting up a
dummy, to induce the enemy to show
himself and to draw his fire, whenever
it slackened, was repeatedly resorted
to and always with success. This was
kept up well on into the after
noon, when the little band was
! cheered by the appearance on the
scene of Captain Zeigler with thirty
or thirty-five men, escorting held,
. piece, who took position at the spot
: ON the road first occupied by the
D Sharpshooters. Quickly unlimbering
> the piece it was soon aimed and de-
livered a shell against the enemy's
. position. The first two or three shots
= | missed the mark, but Gunner john
. son soon got the range and shells be-
gan to burst about the rebel position
' In the meantime Captain Zeigler
: i with most excellent Judgment, nae
q l despatched a squad Of ten of his regu
|, lars, headed by the Sharpsh0oter
}. | road, to flank the rebel position on tn
Il left, /. e., on the mauka side. Afte
n making a long detour of more thai
l. a mile. during which they kept unde
Il the shelter, as much as possible, of tn
Ia stone walls that hordered the roads
y thew reached the cliffs of the vale,
o ridge at point about 700 yards mauk
i of the rebel position and began tn
"a ascent, 1t was difficult and danger
"a Gus climb and while making it the
N were exposed to the fire of the rebels
Soon after reaching the crest OF Tn
d ridge q young Hawaiian was take
re prisoner, armed with a rife and plent
" of ammunition, having in his posses
ne sion a despatch from Robert W1lco
n to Captain Nowlein. The informs
ton contained in this letter, Whlc
n was written on the back of q whiske
M bill. was considered of such impor
1e ance that one of the men was sent
n escort the prisoner to camp, and VIM
es on the way captured another ma
or likewise armed.
a. The rest of the squad continue
H. their advance on the rebel position
ne This movement was plainly Vlslo
1d TO Captain Zeigler from the Waial:
1O road and at the right moment he
q dered a charge along this same roa
This movement was executed VII
at great spirit. The men dashed 10
M ward passing the position held by Il
d. two sharpshoOters, who joined In u
"a. charge and soon reached a pol
to which commanded the rear OF u
n fire was opened at once. After fe
volleys, which were answered fee6
as by the rebels, Captain Zeigler seeiI
or. no evidence of a disposition on Il
to part of the rebels to come out fro
of cover and surrender, sent word TO t
vn rear to bring up the neia a piece d %a
MS all haste (p. d. a.. Ihe gun came uas
ing up the road and on the instant
cd went the white flags from the rel
mt SQUAD in the rocks. Some fifteen
them all heavily armed came in a.
ID. gladly gave themselves up. Aft
he being disarmed they were sent to t
m. rear in charge of Captain Murra!
Ice squad.
u WnlIe Inls was Sot9!S 0 end;ncr :
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