The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-25


AGAINST the Beers and Praises of Their
consolidating IL Very Hard Pressed.
Z, ,-cI ram, p,,rntcA {, Tux su~
,oxn,V Soy 25,-The various newspaper
,no,,s from Belmont add nothing OF substan-
a,l yalup TO Gen. Lord Methucn's terse de-
.,.,ch There Is no detailed story written with
,.chpi,i knowledge. AMI several kilograms.
,boueh dated Belmont. bear unmistakable EVIL
I.n,eo! a Common anil amateur source The
"a, critics here confess that they are
t.v Ni.rp,I 10y the Versions given by the
oo,ra.luudcnts OF the fight, and they
stsnlon any attempt to reconstruct
n, ..,rs from these espatches. On one point.
hoW,,cr. there Is a practical concurrence
n opiUiou. namely that lack OF cavalry
,r,yap,ed an efficient pursuit OF tho
many and the victory therefore cannot
IA utilized TO il fullest extent
IraaeI there Is disposition in many quar-
,s-. To suspect that the affair was very far from
,hscru.hlng blow the man in the street fondly
h.l.yes it 20 have been. The military expert
-, III. Morning Post. who has. perhaps. pene-
fatal further behind the scenes than most.
sys:
at IA il,cto EXPECT that the Beers will he
o,so,ly shaken. They have been beaten, but.
s,rar,rtly, drtea, is with them one OF the
e,niuIraa O! success. Since they car
,4i most Of their dead with thcm.
,heir retreat was evidently foreseen
and unhurrind. and their Losses, except in
rri.oner-. were probably no heavier than ours
Their force. W. fancy. will hc heard ~ again"
N.aryhicthnre Is no light on the operations
IN Na'a. Tletcrmaritzhurg and Durham have
t.en excited hy further native rumors
concerning Lady.mith. including one that
,.rr.seu,ed Gen. White as entrap-
ping the bcsegers and swallowing
them whole: but ignorance Il the real situa-
alton "a complete. The London tapers have
reports from Mafekne OF the came dates IA
the Tmss's dispatches Of yesterday. but dis
,nc,.y less cheerful than the latter. Ii looks.
indeed. a. II the next news OF what Is left OF
Co,. Raieu.Pawel's brave little garrison will
not imrrohably emnnatc from Pretoria.
The reports referred to. while confirming the
TIm.s's account Of the com parative harmless
ness OF the shel,ug OF Nafeking. say that the
Ioers continue to SAP an approach the town by
rarai.els There i no que-tio that before long
not only their shells. but their rife are also
vii. render the streets impossible and
even the British fortified positions ex-
ceadrS,y dangerous. The British have
already suffered heavily. and the num-
hers with which the enemy Is in
yest.ng the place make II impossible for Col.
Balen.po TO 10 more than prevent the
Boera from carrying the town by storm
tut there i NJ question OF surrender. The
British are prepared - suffer more before 1t
comes 10 that
The Timss's CORRESPONDENT At Belmont
sent a concise account o. the engagement.
tut Il does ~; help to an estimate
Il tho probable eT,.i Of the British
victory He however. calls It COM
r-'e roui. and asserts that the Guards
attack was one OF the finest achievements IN
the annals Of their brigade. The defenders
fire was reserved until the Guards were within
2JO yards. The Guards did not IRE In re-
Wy. but used the hayonet only. The
BoArs used some dum-dum bullets Lieut.
Wiioughby was treacherousy shot by PARTY
which had raised a white flag Lieut. Blundell
va, shot BY wounded Bnnr h. was attend
tag MAJOR Milton OF the Yorkshire H.
isntry displayed special eal.antr2. At
the close Of the action. WHEN his
men fell into al ambush. and they
were escaping. he gave his horse to a trooper
whose mount hal been shot. aud walked away
himself unle heavy fire
Gen. Me,huen. after the battle. addressed the
irops. saying: Comrades congratulate you
upon the complete success you have
achieved The ground over which you have
fought presents Exceptional d ffirulties. and
the enemy were past masters in mounted n
iaUtry tactics With troops such as you a
commander can have no fear OF the result
There IS "a SIDE and you and are thinking
tsmuch OF tho-" who died for the hOaor OF
'heir country and ofthose who are suffering
a. We are thinking OF our victory"
The Tunes correspondent estimates the Boer
losses IS equal to those OF the British He re-.
cords rumor hat the Beers are threatening
10 assassinate recaci,rants who. firing OF the
war, are deserving