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9 1ST ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHLANDERS. 187of them on the head with his stretcher, killing1852.him, and, drawing a butcher's knife which hecarried in a sheath, plungedit in the throat ofthe other. Lieutenant Bond, who then realizedthe extent of his escape, coolly adjusted his eyeglass,which he always carried, looked steadily atSharkie, then at the Kaffirs, and " said, By God,Sharkie, you're a devilish plucky fellow ! I willsee you are properly rewarded for this bravery "and he kept his word.Sir Harry Smith, in writing to Earl Grey, said," Lieutenant-Colonel Yarborough, of the 91st, is asteady officer, and greatly distinguished himself" and in reference toon the day he was wounded ;this occasion a division order, dated March the5th, was issued by Major-General Somerset, fromwhich the followingis an"extract : A verysuperior force of the enemywas attacked in hisstrong position, his horses and cattle captured,and five large kraals and 150 huts of the rebelHottentots and Kaffirs fired and destroyed. Themovement was most ably and gallantly conductedby Lieutenant-Colonel Yarborough. The attackingof so strong a position as that held by theenemy, who, as the alarm was sounded, becamegreatly reinforced, could not be effected without