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ingthe road, and at a murderous distnnce. At 

 the first voliey, one rifleman was shot through 

 the heart, and five oihers wounded. Captain 

 Winbolt sounded the '* halt and lie down/' the 

 enemy siilj kee|iing up a vitrnrous fire. He sub- 

 sequenily directed Eoaign Wright to kud his 

 aecuuii across the paddy field, he himself intend- 

 ing to fall upon the right flank of the stockade 

 ^ith the otlier. Ensign Wright j*pran- upon his 

 fcet, catling upon his men io follow him, and 

 dashed into the paddy field, without ob^ervin<> 

 that hiii call had not been obeyed by any of the 

 company except orderly boy, the men being 

 apparently panic struck by their losses. This 

 gallant young officer had^ hardly reached the 

 centre of the paddy field, exposed to ihe fire of 

 the stockade, wliich was aU concentrated on him, 

 when a ball broke his right thigh, and brought 

 him to the ground. The iVlalays ru.shed out. 

 with the intention of cutting o« hi^ head, hnt 

 were driven back by the orderly boy, Emaum 

 Ally,* who, kneeling behind his master, fired 

 seven or ei^hl nhuU over the body. Whilst Ivmg 

 m this helpless state, Mr. Wright received a se- 

 cond ball in the left shoulder. 



The rifies at length rallied, and the enemy 

 were driven from their position and the wounded 

 officer removed with the other casualties to camp. 

 The artillery was this evening brought into play 

 for the first time. Captain Bond proceeding with 

 the G^Uich mortar down the hill of Uatloo Mem-* 

 bangin. and throwing some shells in the direction 

 of Wright « stockade. 



Cil^J*ir? *«aife<! forUieniBrdM oflient. Col. 



