Show BI BY HOSTILE commissioner fonna silon tr quinton besieged la in ili his camp nsf and probably murdered flar derti CALCUTTA march 30 30 the newa news ol 01 the magencio magen mase acro cro of camp was brought to kobida on the asam again frontier by two Goor khas it originated in a fend feud between the tha rajah of and a leading tr tribal t bal chief the rajah waa was deposed and appeal appealed ed to the viceroy mr quinton wag was sent to bottle settle the trouble and started from head headquarters a I 1 I 1 taro at escorted b by the vo forty r ty second and F forty fourth fourt goo I 1 kha light infantry after crossing the frontier quinton summoned the chiefs to a durbar at for the p purpose 1 a of arresting the rebellious chief his ith the e tribesmen pretending to 0 obey bey the summons mustered in force an and d at midnight on the day before the day on which the durbar was to be held suddenly attacked the camp of commissioner quinton w which lay between kocima and Mani pur th the a attempt to surprise the camp failed and the tribesmen were driven back they returned however and kept u up P the attack and and elego nigh t and day for forty eight hours finally the ammunition amm anition of the gave out and commissioner quinton was compelled belled to rive give the order sauve qui pent 11 during the fight scouts were sent oot out to try to communicate with but they never returned natives cut the telegraph wires and killed the in messengers e bee n gets i u estives report that a general massacre followed the taking of the camp there is reason for believing that the estimate that were killed is incorrect one account of the affair reports that Cora commissioner missioner quinton and bis his staff were made prisoners another account says that colonel skene the commander commissioner quinton with his eon son and daughter captain berleau and six officers were killed the natives refusing to give them quarter the rebellious tribe is famous for cunning cruelty and bravery immediately upon receiving the n news a we of the disaster the viceroy roy at simla summoned a council two native regiments stationed in ass assam a in have already been dispatched to Mani pur the third bengal infantry will start for the acne tomor to mor row |