The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-18
British Arms Meet Reverse
in Northern India.
LAMENTATIONS OF LONDON
ANARCHISTS AND POLICE COME
TOGETHER IN BELGIUM.
Christians Tortured in China-An-
other Bazaar calanity@aps Not
Serious About War - Foreign
Notes.

Camp Anayat Sia Pankajora, Sept
rs D. n.-SeYere fighting has taken
place between the Second brigade of
General Sir Bindon Blood's division and
the Mohmonds The British loss was
14o killed and wounded. The brigade
has moved out to attack the Mohmonda
in the valley north of the camp, to
punish them for the assault Tuesday
right upon the force Of General JEFF
freys at the foot Of PaWat pass. The
Bengal Lancers found the enemy en-
trenched on the mills about eisnt iI1Iio5
distant.
The Thirty-ffth Sikhs was ordered
10 make the attack. The regiment WAS
supported by four guns Of a, mountain
battery ana by six companies ot 6uMs-
The Sii1hs drove the enemy into the
hills, but eventually fell back upon the
Bluffs before superior numbers. me
enemy then advanced against the left
flank, drove back the cavalry and sur
rounded company Of Sikhs. The cav
airy charged brilliantly and relieved
the Sidhs, and the guides coming up.
swept the enemy back The force halt
ed for some time, destroying the en-
emy's towers, and then retired
A company Of Sikhs on the hills to
the right was hard pressed and was
running short of ammunition when the
general officer commanding moved the
guides forward to the relief which was
CALAMITY accomplished. The guides
carried the wounded Sikhs back and
executed the withdrawal in gooo order,
though the enemy pressed them hard
Darkness came on before the force
reached the camp and the guides, with
General Jeffreys ard his escort OF
umn which passed them in the gloom.
General Jeffreys remained With the
guns and took up 2 position in the vil-
lage. Meanwhile the enemy occupied
a part of the village; and the force, not
being strong enough 10 eSpel them, re-
tired They had inflicted considerable
losses on the little party before Major
WortHdge, with two companies, each
composed Of Silkhs and guides, cams
up and compelled them TO retire.
A large BODY Of cavalry and tbs
Thirty-eighth 6egras left the camp and
brought in the whole detachment
Lieutenant Hughes and Lieutenant
Crawford were killed
Lieutenant watson, Lieutenant Gun
ning and Lieutenant Winter were Sc
yerely wounded and General Jeffreys
Lieutenant Gassails and Captain Birch
slightly wounded.
The Bluffs lost one killed and sever
wounded; the Sii1ns q killed and Z.
wounded, tive guides TWO killed ano
ten wounded: the gl1nners seven killed
and q wounded and the sappers three
killed and 16 wounded.
The Bengal laucers we're wounded
Many horses and mules We're killed.
LONDON LAMENTATIONS
London. Sept. 1S.-AN the morning
papers comment upon the British re
verse north of Camp Anayat.
The Daily Telegraph calls it '-disas
trous." and says:
Whether it was due to rashness O
10 some new. unexplained cause. it vii
be a matter of unfeigned sorrow. WheI
we read Of the loss Of so many valuable
lives we can only deplore a casualt!
which, though it VIII be doubtless
speedily avenged. casts a gloom upoI
the happier intelligence received from
Fort Dulistan."
The Standard says:
The interruption of the advance i
IN every way deplorable. II is abso
Iutely necessary 10 retrieve the reverse
and, meanwhile, the enemy, who ar
SAID TO be disbeartened and disineline,
to fight, will be encouraged to organic
q determined resistance. Possibly tn
Third brigade, which has reached Ma
Wagai, viii retrace its steps in order t
support General Jeffreys.
1T is Impossible TO offer an eXplana
ton Of the mishap. We must remember
however, that it occurred in a countr.
never tTaversed by European troops
and very little is known Of the countr-
or Of the 1Iahmonds. But there is rea
son to fear once again that lack o
complete Intelligence as to the disposi
ton Of The eAemy'S strength has led on
commanders TO undertake an operation
that cannot be pushed through. Furth
e details are awaited with anxiety. I
must lie hoped that the Indian govern
ment viii give Sir William Lockhart
perfectly free hand 10 choose his OK,
men. He must not be bound by re
tape regulations. Much is to be don
before peace viii be restored
The Daily Times says:
IT is very Serious news and gives tn
greatest Importance to the appointment
OF Sir William Lockhart 70 succeed 81
George White on the latter's retirement
which has just been officially an
nouneed. There is little doubt that hi
name will be heard with dread by tn
insurgents"