WARS OF THE NINETIES. 100 series ofdesperate fights with groups and bands of Dervishes, who fought to the death in the labyrinth of trenches,gun-pits, huts, tents, and straw shelters that filled the inner part of the camp.- Bullets were used as well as bayonets, the men firing at close quarters into the Dervishes, and as all were converging on the centre of the camp the fire of Gatacre's and MacDonald's brigades crossed, and those who pressed furthest forwardran some risk of bemg shot by their comrades to lett or right. There was a further danger of men stumbling and struggling over trenches and obstacles and low with a bullet in the leg, and a sergeant (Malone) was killed on the spot with a shot through his head. Colonel Murray, of the Seaforths, received a ball from a smooth-bore gun in his left elbow, and Lieutenant Gore, of the same regiment, was killed. Two captains and two other lieutenants of the same gallant regiment fell in the melee— CaptainBaillie mortally wounded by a bullet that shattered the boneof his left leg ;Captain Maclachlan stabbed with a spear. Lieutenants Thomson and Vandeleur wereless severely wounded. The sergeant-major of the regiment, Mackay,had a narrow escape; 5tl BRINGING BACK THE WOUNDED.

fighting as they went, stabbing each other byr accident with their bayonets. his kilt was torn with a spear as he leaped the stockade. He turned and shothis assailant with his revolver. Butnarrowescapes wereoccurring on all sides. One of the most curious was th.it During the advance through the zereba it was important, as far as possible, to keep an even line, and here the eagerness of the Soudanese was the chief difficulty for their leaders. "The noise was deafening," wroteone of the officers ; of a soldier whosaw lying on the ground inside the stockadea small brass box. He picked itup and pocketed it, thinking it would be useful as a match-box. The next moment he was nearly knocked downby a Dervish bullet, which had hit and flattened itselfon the brass box.

" one's whole time was taken up watching the men and catching hold of them and pulling them back. One has no time to see much of whatgoes on in front, and there is no question of having to lead the men on ;they have to be beaten back."

Colonel Verner,of the Lincolns,had a narrowescape. As he led his men across the inner trench a bullet, striking sideways, tore his lip. Painful as the wound was,he pressed on, sword in hand. Another bullet cut away his helmet strap and grazed his cheek. Close beside him one of his officers, Lieutenant Boxer, was laid Some of the escapes seem to have been due to the hopelessly bad quality of the gunpowder in the Dervish cartridges. Thus Piper Mackenzie, of the Seaforths, was hit noless than six times. His uniform was torn, and he was bruised m several places,but had not a single wound. Less fortunate was Piper Stewart, of the Camerons, the piper of FCompany which brave Urquhart had led so well. While the men were attacking ne of the inner barricades,Stewart sprangupon