Historical records of the 91st Argyllshire ... - waughfamily.ca
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9 1ST ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHLANDERS. 289posed of boys of the regimentDurban.left behind at 1879.On the 2nd of July Sir G-arnet Wolseley arrivedin H.M.S. Shah, at Port Durnford, but owing tothe bad weather he could hold no communicationwith the shore. The next day, accompanied byhis staff, he tried to land in a lighter the;surfwas running rapidly, and although a good effortwas made, the tow-line breaking, he failed tomake the land, and had to return to the Shah,which immediately started on its return to Durban,where SirGarnet landed, and proceeded by roadto the front, arriving at Port Durnford on the 7th.On the 24th the 91st changed its quarters toa post on the Umhlatoosi River, which was establishedto assist in maintaining the line of communicationbetween Port Durnford, St. Paul's, andUlundi ;200 of Nettleton's native contingent, andsome mounted volunteers, forming partof thegarrison.On the 27th Captain Mills's company proceededto Fort Napoleon, which lay between FortChelmsford and Port Durnford, with the objectof holding a post to maintain communication.Shortly after Captain Craufurd's company madea small fort with the same object, afterwards19
290 HISTORICAL RECORDS OP THE1879. known as Fort Inverary, as a half-way post toSt. Paul's.At the same time Captain Stevenson'sand 0' Sullivan's companieswere sent down togarrison the fort at Port Durnford, which wasthe head-quarters of Lieutenant-Colonel Hale,R.E., who had been appointed assistant-adjutantand quarter-master-general on the lines of communicationand base, Lieutenant G-off beinghis staff officer.appointedOn the 17th of August a partymen was ordered toproceed,Captain Yeatman Biggs, R.A.,St. Lucia Bay, in pursuit of Cetywayo,of mountedunder command ofin the direction ofking, who was supposed to be in hidingpart of the country. Captainthe Zuluin thatO'Sullivan andLieutenants MacDonald and Groff accompaniedthis party, which was composed of some tenofficers and fiftymounted men, together withabout 100 native contingent, under CommandantNettleton.This party were out about a fortnight,traversing a large extent of wild country seldombefore visited bywhite men. The road takenwas along the coast to St. Lucia Bay. Nothingbeing heard of the fugitive, Captain YeatmanBiggs decided to make for the junctionof theBlack and the White Umvoloosi Eiver, and if
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290 HISTORICAL RECORDS OP THE1879. known as Fort Inverary, as a half-way post toSt. Paul's.At <strong>the</strong> same time Captain Stevenson'sand 0' Sullivan's companieswere sent down togarrison <strong>the</strong> fort at Port Durnford, which was<strong>the</strong> head-quarters <strong>of</strong> Lieutenant-Colonel Hale,R.E., who had been appointed assistant-adjutantand quarter-master-general on <strong>the</strong> lines <strong>of</strong> communi<strong>ca</strong>tionand base, Lieutenant G-<strong>of</strong>f beinghis staff <strong>of</strong>ficer.appointedOn <strong>the</strong> 17th <strong>of</strong> August a partymen was ordered toproceed,Captain Yeatman Biggs, R.A.,St. Lucia Bay, in pursuit <strong>of</strong> Cetywayo,<strong>of</strong> mountedunder command <strong>of</strong>in <strong>the</strong> direction <strong>of</strong>king, who was supposed to be in hidingpart <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country. Captain<strong>the</strong> Zuluin thatO'Sullivan andLieutenants MacDonald and Gr<strong>of</strong>f accompaniedthis party, which was composed <strong>of</strong> some ten<strong>of</strong>ficers and fiftymounted men, toge<strong>the</strong>r withabout 100 native contingent, under CommandantNettleton.This party were out about a fortnight,traversing a large extent <strong>of</strong> wild country seldombefore visited bywhite men. The road takenwas along <strong>the</strong> coast to St. Lucia Bay. Nothingbeing heard <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fugitive, Captain YeatmanBiggs decided to make for <strong>the</strong> junction<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Black and <strong>the</strong> White Umvoloosi Eiver, and if
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