The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-21
ElEN DRIVEN BACK.
|xs.,r Ground Well In Pace Of
British Soldiers.
tscLIsHMEN WERE KILLED.
-. kept Up . Hot and Well
..a Fire on the Invad-
ing Columns.

october 2o.--offlciai advices from
.ss.rt say that after the fighting
4. last between the British troops
vmtman Biggs and the insurgent
4 ohagrua. on the SANTANA
n British force returned to Shin
Z ~ tribesmen, greatly reinforced,
"a IA force the heights west Of
me Third brigade Of the Pun
.,.S,tIon, which advanced today to
N. expects to have lively time in
ths heights.
". "a adyices from Fort Lockhart.
having occupied Dargai Ridge.
rmands Chagru on the Smana
n.aeral Sir Yeatman- Btggs sent
a d,vIsion this morning to dislodge
~ position was a very strong
~ ,oIdiers we're compelled to climb
80 IN Indian file. three batteries
N shelling the tribesmen.
nsteh. after suffering temporary
AN they reached the open space,
~ were exposed to q fire. made
Meant rush across. IN the face Of
cus iusillsde.
many etood their ground until the
-.sched the rocks below, and then
n nell. The losses Of the Gurkhas
=. Gordon Highlanders were Sc
ding to later advices, General Biggs'
advanced at daybreak by way Of
With Brigadier General Kemp
Ehdrade leading. 1t was nearly 10
when the enemy began long range
The three mountaiD batteries massed
issru Kotal, while the Gordon High
q pushed through to the support of
a line, firing volleys at long range.
1 tribes reserved their rifle fire until
hfkhss reached the zig-zag path under
speDdicular cliff where Major Jen-
Brooks was killed in the fighting on
n, Three British companies crossed
30 Of fire with rush. sustaining
neees. while the remainder deployed
= left to intercept flank threatened
3me 1000 OF the enemy from that di-
q. The Dorsetshire regiment at
bed 10 support the Gurkhas, but were
hack by the enemy, who remained cool
deserved their fire until the British
we'll exposed.
|l,s0 .. nj. matters looked serious. as
British gunfire. though aided by
Stan battery from Fort Gulistan. had
10 dklodge the enemy. General
batter thereupon went forward in per-
having UP the Gordon Highlanders
Inc Third sikhs regiment into the
h line. A systematic assault was
B"anized and 1000 men with bayonets
GOOD waiting for the order to ad-
rsH was given, General Kempster
kSphed back Instructions to the hat
h concentrate their fire. The eleh-
pieces Of artillery responded and I'M
" Of this fire the leading company
{sHighlanders. amid perfect silence,
fHnto the fire zone. Half The men
~ but the remainder pushed gall
IN until they reached he ctver
he Gurkhas lay. The rest Of the
preamed after them and he tribes
up the hill and collected under
the cliffs. The HighlanIers and
segiments. after pausing a moment
breath, again advanced to the as
"a twenty minutes later the position
9sn The ridge was stormed at
n From neon until that hour the
Pnen, sheltered In the Sangars, stood
~ bombardment. beating their drums,
. their standards and shouting de-
and maintaining hot fire on the
pong Infantry. General Biggs will
pue tfe advance so as to hold the
r hills and then push on to Kharapha,
h be will be joined by Sir William
part.
Fsugnout yesterday the tribesmen con-
\ their work of building breastworks
a siir,rntt