EL TEB. 51 was incredible. I saw men rushing wildly on singly, all their comrades for yards around having fallen, and in spite of the hail of bullets, reach the square and throw their spear, or stab, before despatched by the bayonet.

“ But no courage or determination could avail against the steadiness of our men, and after half an hour’s struggle to break the square, the rebels were obliged to retire, leaving numbers killed on the ground, and more dropping at every step as our men sent volley after volley after them, till they sought shelter behind the hill to the right rear of the first fort. As the enemy retired a wild cheer broke from our men, who, taking advantage of the momentary check, advanced rapidly towards the first works. The rebels, however, were by no means beaten yet. Behind the hill they stopped, apparently to concentrate their forces and to concert measures for another rush. From all sides fresh bands of them hastened up. The ground about here was greatly broken and very difficult. The formation became consequently slightly irregular in places, and gaps were left here and there. A halt was, therefore, called to re-form and distribute fresh ammunition to all needing it. After a few mo¬ ments the rebels, thinking we were hesitating, came on again in greater numbers than before, and had another three-quarters of an hour’s hard fight¬ ing before they retired again, baffled.

“ Taking advantage of every inch of cover they hid behind each hillock and bush, creeping towards us, and dodging the bullets, so to speak. When sufficiently near they would start up, make a dash for our lines, stab, or attempt to stab, and die. One moment’s hesitation on the part of our men would have caused a very serious disaster, but they never flinched or recoiled a step. At last the enemy withdrew some 300 yards, and we advanced upon the fort. When we got close a company of the Black Watch charged the fort, Colonel Burnaby and some sailors being with them. Here the rebels made a desperate stand ; Colonel Burnaby’s horse was shot under him, and he himself was wounded in the arm. Colonel Burnaby did good work with a double-barrelled gun and slugs, finishing ten men with 20 cartridges. Another gallant act in the fort was that of Captain Wilson of the Hecla, who, seeing a marine closely pressed, rushed to his assistance, and while surrounded by five or six of the enemy broke his sword at the hilt in the body of one of them. The others closing round him, he tackled them with his fists, doing terrible havoc with his sword hilt. He received a sword cut through his helmet, cutting the scalp, but after having the wound dressed was at it again.

“ The fort was at last taken and we halted, while the gunners turned the captured guns on the enemy’s second position, from which they were still actively firing. We could now see the village of Teb close to ; hitherto it had been hidden by high ground. Some hundred yards in front was a brick building, in which large numbers of the rebels were concealed, while in front