Show TilE BULLETS FELL LIKE HAIL How the SJhvy < r Trailers Entranpcd TheBritish Marines London Feb 25 Further details of the disaster to the British forces in the encounter with the slave dealers on the west coast of Africa have been received re-ceived from Bathurst The British troops numbered 220 They had destroyed des-troyed the stronghold of Kembujeh and Mandina and were returning to Kembujeh creek for the purpose of re embarking when they were ambushed near the mouth of the creek There had been no sign of an enemy and the attack was sudden and unexpected The British had entered into a trap and were surrounded on every side In spite of the suddenness of the onslaught on-slaught and the terrible fire to which they were subjected the sailors tried to make A stand The attempt was useless a the enemy maintained well directed volleys Amidst a hailstorm of bullets they were compelled to bulets compele retreat re-treat So ferocious was the attack that the British were unable to rescue the bodies of Lieutenant of Marines F W Hervey and eight others killed in the retreat They were forced to abandon the field piece and 6000 cartridges On the arrival of the news at Bathurst the war vessels Aviso and Alecto were despatched to the scene of the disaster and attempted to land a party at Con jor The enemy were prepared for the arrival and opened up a lavy fire which compelled the part to retire and the Alecto thereupot returned to Bathurst for reinforcements Three hundred men of the Wee India regiment are expected at Bath urst and the expedition against the slave dealers will be resumed immediately immedi-ately upon the arrival of these soldiers |