Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-14
yrruuEy FORCED 10 RETIRE
49,. IN send out 10000 More
Looking to Gen. uuiier
40 score n victory.

advancing across the veldt
!. ,uddenly subjected to a murder
arc from the trenches about 200
=, in front The great part OF
=, fearful loss Of the day was thus
ss,r,d In a single minute.
-s,,r,ied and overwhelmed. the bri-
"A, retired quickly. but soon rallied
IA retained their position. This was
q The left 49,,
.on the right the guards brigade
,inneed across the vcldt against 9th
/ !, trenches aud fought an Invisible foe
=, hiieen hours.
In the morning the Highland
r,,s sent forward. Tho Beers al
.,,a them to pass one line OF trenches
| "A men enhladed them. We rnkcd lhe
+ ~ trenches with artillery thtouEh,
:, me day. The fighting only ceased
~. iItl-h casualties include the
.',suis u winchester, major OF the
- battalion ColdAtrcam guards.
~ vas Killed. and Col. Downhnm OF
y. srrt battalion Gordon Highlnndcrr.
y, was murtnlly wounded.
NM III. liighlnndefs met the muir
a.ss1, polnt blank lire OF the BoerH,
| .,'rt 10 were moved down. The
~ watch regiment. ON reforming.
-, ahle 10 muster only iC0 mon. The
| f,.n lost heavily In the trenches ana
| - in the wire ontnnglcments when
| ~, cane into the open In an attempt
| 4 make a Hank attack on the British
NJ terrific british artillery IRE pro-
| tkfl no response except tivn IN"
rsrs nncf, until nearly = o'clock In
/ - Afternoon. when the liishlahdctH
fssai 10 renew the attack on the IN
r,scbsd kopjc. They advanced with
~ utmost galiantry to attack the
| rsr close to the place where lay
All dead and wounded comrudcA Of
n Highland brigade.
me enemy opened with q heavy
hnrncl fire as the british advanced,
nj il was found phyAicaiif impoHsl-
| u 10 tnke the Iioer trenches. The
| rtsh got within 200 yardn. but could
II ~ nearer. II was here that Col.
| lNlrnham fell.
ne Beers had free recourse to
nibed.wirc entanglcmentS. which Of
| i-sa great obstacles. even after the
tinag- inflicted by the British artil-
| IN hre.
MS morning CTucsday). both sides
taspled the positions they held before
| ~ battle. The greatest bravery was
| efplayed by both officers and mon. The
sJ4nded include Lieut.. Col. A. l.. Cod
fsren and Capt. Sterling, both OF the
mt battalion OF the coldstream
sarls
ds,aehment Of Doers posted among
Sns thick bushes 10 the east main
ulfsi most destructive fire on our
ffkt With the remarkable talent for
utng cover which the Boer always
1slays, they were. generally speak
~ virtually invisible. and. although
" tnemy's artillery was practically
nlheei, his rifle fire was so persistent
~ eohcentrated. as well as unusually
vi aimed, that II was absolutely i'm
loulbe for the British Infantry to take
Q, position by assault.
Al the first advance OF tho Highland.
IN NE boer shooting. probably owing
y ne darkness, was somewhat high.
ehfrElse the British losses would have
10 stu heavier.
he Associated Press understands
aAl The war Office yesterday CWcdncs-
decided. In consequence OF Lord
Adhaen's losses at MagerHfontcln. To
h'sllfe an eighth division In reserve
~ 70 send the seventh division to
cape Certain foreign stations viii
hsAbly be garrlson.d with militia;
" u necessary. volunteers VIII be
lled 70 take places OF the militia at
lne II Ia also likely that the mi
~ reserve Will be sent out to join
,,f respective battalions.
peeial dispatch from Pretoria. by
~ o. Lourenzo Marquee. says; while
rattle OF MagcrHfontein was pro-
stilhg the Free state artillery en-
nsel en- armorcd train along the rail-
nne toward Belmont. Forty-ono
hhers, belonging to the first bat
4nn OF the Gordon Highlanders, have
~. ~ uaNefsed Jacobsdal. In the last
A on surprise Hill. three leading
Nefia tuwnsmen were killed and
s saA others wounded. causing great
hHow here"
london, Dec. ia.-Geenrni Forester
,,p,sr telegraphing from capetown
w p. n, today, sends the follow
unpateh from Lord Methuen dated
',1u RIVER Tuesday. Dec. ~. 1850
~ As the Beers occupied their
.a.h.hes strongly this morning re-
~ N perfect order here. where !
y " security.
nave gathered from some OF the
,",,'l,ss aud from our men with tho
~, s.shees, who talked with the Beers.
he enemy's losses were terrible,
N. psotps being completely wiped out
scr nosfs have been most kind to my
M Dec. N,-Each important
h seems 20 bring worse reverse
nar,ir. hfitish, and the papers this
| N-snes sotiowfully admit that Lord
| d, MI, check at Magersfonteln Ii
| trias serious event the war has yet
sase,d' The Morning Post SAYS:
d" nave had our day OF humilIa-
| ltniitpolhted Tor US. Let us accept II
r,sns, ana noberly. and be better and
"a tor tho lesson II has taught
| h,,h ~, last reverse Will make us a
na.oull or Europe. There never was
sAlt W. wv occasion to prove TO Europe
~ We are worth"
npip o,luon Lord Methuen assaulted
'Nare,. described by correspondent:
M Nh ohle' n range terminates on the
~ feei W abrupt saddle rock. some
l'oqna 'Fh, boer entertainments run
,sss 'he whole front. The position
~, NM two miles long. due east and
'lle., ne western end OF the trenches
l-afs ne contour OF the kopjes and
Aa.,,. 'sVmated here that Lord Me-
l.rAar. ,ufoeH amounted to 1900. and
ihb ia.n more. No reliable estimate
IN bel,a,'sss, mas yet been received They
Al ,haeNeu To have been at least iiO.
l',mt PAPERS comment upon tho ex-
uGsn ~ OF the situation, and
ea,n NV hqmentous decision Lord Me-
hiin a, 10Y mas To tnke-whether to re-
urrre ,solder rlver or TO retire on
Al aver, The Times says
/ l. - 'eArt 20 0pn uAal,l....t ....,.t
W. nl out The entire available re-
~ vol. must be called up and The militia
Ina m"'eers turned to account, En-
" selss,., he made to Increase the To-
'oress. and further offsrs OF