| Show IIIIIT11 Al IN A IITTLr Idan Inurget Ire ed free SCPul Holies GvpIto I Ishllo Rlmlo Oct 20Aconllng to edivices from lort Iocklmrdt the tribes having occupied mrgal ridge which eomlllandd hugm on the Snmarlan lange Gen Yen ton Urlggs sent the Hocond division this morning to Ills lodge them The position was n wry strong one on the summit ot a Ir clpllous hill leached only by a simile path along which the attacking force consisting of the Querka regulate th IorHfhlie regiment wan obliged to climb In Indian file three batteries n1Onnhli helllng the range r 8 file iritlsh Suffered S temprorar Check when they reached the open space and were exposed to nn accurate lire All r ft prolonged artillery lire tho Guerkns were reinforced by the Uordon HlBh landers Then followed n maEnlllcent rush across the open space In the face ot n murderous funltade The enemy stool their ground until the llrltlsh r achi d the rocks below dowli which the tllbesmen could not see to lire and they then fled pellmell 1 The louses ot the Ouerkas and the lIlEhland wero severe At 1 oclock this afternoon matters looked serious as the Bunfire though aided by a mountain buttery from For aullstnn bad tolled to dislodge the enemy I Gc I Cnlzte r Ihreuln went torwnl In person moln up the Gordon Highlanders and the Third Sikh reginient Into the lighting line A systematic assault was then organ Izid and S 000 men with fixed bu > tailed t-ailed waiting for the order to advance ad-vance Three minutes before the word oE command wn give ell I emstcr lelegraphed back Instructions to the company to concentrate men forces Ugltctn 1leeo of nitllliry responded fit the and under cover of this lite jllsblandcrs lending Company ot the amTd perfect rushed Into the amid perfect Ile nee tire zone Half of the nun dropped pushed gallantly on but the remalnderpuhed 1 until they l < nche < 1 Ih Cover ulter the Guerkas lay rise rest of the fore them und the tribes Streamed 1 nllrr seeing that mut of the troops men 0 0 gI t < oni 111 up tin 1 had pasted th 1 Ih cliffs Ih hill und r 101 I C r th Highland I and mI d 1lmenlsnl nl 10 luk lor alh Ir Inun u monl < oftult tin usault and t aln Fit I I n d t I later the Ito S ltlon wa tWHity mlnut 9 won The ridge Ivan stormed at 3 oclock From noon until that hour the tribesmen tribes-men thtllirid In the hangars stood a hay bombardment be itlng their drums waving I thOr standards shoul Inlf 1 do notice and malntalntnc n hot tire on tile advancing soldiers |
