the
fire of Captain Whitley's battery. On the right of it again were the
8th and 1st Regiments, under Majors Browne and Clibborne, which advanced
with the regularity of a review up to the intrenchments. Lieutenant
Coote, of the 22nd, was the first to gain the summit of the bank, where,
wresting a Beloochee standard from its bearer, he waved it in triumph,
while he hurried along the narrow ledge, staggering from a deep wound in
his side. Then, with a deafening shout, the soldiers leaped down into
the midst of the savage warriors. At that point a black champion, once
an African slave, and other barbarian chiefs, fell, desperately fighting
to the last.

Onward the brave 22nd fought its bloody way amid the dense masses of the
enemy, ably supported by the 25th Native Infantry; and now the British
line began to overlap the village of Dubba, while Stack's cavalry were
completely victorious on the right, and Leslie's horse artillery,
crossing the nullahs with sweeping discharges, committed fearful havoc
among the dense masses of the Beloochee army. The other regiments,
bringing up their right shoulders, continued the circle from the
position of the 25th, and lapped still farther round the village. In
this charge the 21st Sepoys stabbed every Beloochee they came up with,
whole or wounded, calling out "Innes! Innes!" at every stroke of death
they dealt.

In consequence of the rapidity of this charge, some confusion ensued,
and while the General was endeavouring to restore order, a Beloochee
field-magazine exploding, killed all near him, broke his sword, and
wounded him in the hand. Still the enemy fought on fiercely; surprising
feats of personal prowess were displayed. Four or five of the foe fell
beneath the iron hand of Fitzgerald, whose matchless strength renders
credible the wildest tales of the days of chivalry. McMurdo was engaged
in three successive hand-to-hand combats, his opponents having the
advantage of shields to aid their swordsmanship. He killed two in
succession, but the third, with an upward stroke, cut him from the belly
to the shoulder, and would have killed him, had he not cleft the man to
the brows, and thus lessened the force of the blow. As it was, he
received a desperate wound. Three other officers also performed
surprising deeds of personal prowess. The General proved that he
possessed humanity, as well as courage of the most heroic order. Near
the village, a chief, retiring with that del