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in tie ground. For several minutes. which seemed a lifetime, he appeared to defy the hail of bullets directed against him from front and flank, for Lewis's brigade CThird) had at last received orders to reinforce, and had opened frs from the north flank of Signal hill. subjecting the attack 10 a sort Of enflade. The brave dervish' s time came at las., however, for, appar- ently riddled with bullets, he sank slowly to the ground, his masters standard still foating proudly over his mangled body"
 There was one battle in the course of the days bloody work-a fight in which the barbarian host did serious damage to the enemy, and whersin there was danger that the British vic tory might not be gained. IL was when a third of the Khalifa's army suddenly flung itself upon Macdonald's brigade Of Egyptian troops, which had somehow become isolated from the rest of the Sirdar's forces The Daily Telegraph correspondent gives an ex- cellent account of the savage struggle:
 AN UNEXPECTED PERIL.
 Macdonald had ma,cc . wl6is swing to the wea. The dervishes, like wolves upon the scent for prey, suddenly sprang from unexpected lairs With swifter feet and fiercer courage they dashed for the isolated brigade Of Col onel Macdonald. Although we were far away at the moment with the First or Lyttelton's brigade, the shouts, the noiSs cf the descending tornado, reached LIS. From behind the south ern slope Of Um Mutragan hills the Nhallfa was charging with an, as yet, intact column of 15 600 men, their ban ners and mounted Emirs again in the forefront. A broad stream, running from the south and the east, of der wishes who had lain hidden sprang up and ran to strike in upon the southeast corner of Macdonald's brigade. Worse still, Sheikhs Ed Din and Yunis. return ed from chasing the Egyptian cavalry, were hasteni1g with th3ir division at full speed to attack them in rear Scarcely q soul in the Sirdar's army, frCm the leader down. but saw the un- expected singular peril of tns siiuatioh- I turned to a friend and said Mac donald is in for a terrible time. Will he get out Of i-?' Then l rode at gall lop, disregarding the venomous der wishes hanging about up the slopes Of Surgham, where, sprecd like a picture. the scene lay before me Prompt in ex- ecution, the Sirdar had already issued orders for ths artillery and Maxims to open fire upon the Khalifa's big col umn. At the same moment the remain ing brigadeS were wheeled to face west, and Major-General Wauchope's was sent at the double to help the staunch baltalions Of Colonel Macdon- aid, now beset on all sides. Fortunate ly he knew his men and his men knew him, for he had had the training Of all of them. the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh Soudanese. and the Second Egyptians, under Major Pink. No force could have been in time to Savli them hac they not fought and saved themselves. Lewis's brigade was nearest, out it was almost 9 mile away, and the der vishss are wont to move so that ordi- nary troops seem to stand still.
 A CRUCIAL MOMENT.
 ''1nGecision or furry would have soon wrecked Macdonald's brigade. but evi- denly their brigadier knew his bUsi- ness. Messages which could no- reach him were being sent oo him to try and hold Cn, that help was coming. Yes; but the slrging dervish columns were converging upon the brigade upon three sides. Surely it would be en- gulfed and swept away was the fear in many minds. And what other wreck would follow? An, thsi- could wait for answer It was crucial moment, when a single Khedive brigade was go- ing to be tested in way from which only British squares have emerged vic torious- Most fortunately, Col onel Long, R. A., had sent three bat e%2 GM MWVS$MN @A I