Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24
irish REPORT
a GREAT VICTORY
!. ,o,,es are 239 in Killed,
vounded and Missing
AYE BOEBsFRoM BELMONT


Nov g. Ga. m.-Beforc anx-
-, m, situation In Natal has
,,,,ss there comes news OF a
VI, al Belmont This has hap
80 than was expected Only
~ account h yc, to hand. but
ean b. gathered the nghtlng
a. have been almost a rcpeu-
~ battle 81 Elandsiaastc.
T.,,,eh OF the previous day estl-
49, The nocfs In that Vicinity
80 400 md that they had i've
M judalnE from the absence
,stsmtni to the contrary In
si,lr,port. It l. believed that the
IA rere slightly superior In NUM-
o the enemy ,.,.
~ hti chosen position with
ls.teriary fkiil aud were Strongly
.,h.d The british were Obliged
IN ,hros fldgca IN succession. Ap-
~ euafds bore the brunt IN
w M last ridge By q hlyonet
" .Her IL defenders had been
~ I'm shfnpnsl Nothing ~ said
.ts,hsr the positions 10 gained
VI and the destruction of am
',,',s seems 10 Indicate that the
sw,ry vas he case.
~ Ger. Mdthuen can be couFtat-
"a ue5g brilliant victory. 4, IL
A. he cost ~ "a heavy loss OF ON
- mon. The ofiiclal account IL
M !. The war Office In the fol-
~ i,,n4teh througiyIcn. Forester
y, fr5fn Gen. Methucn. dated Bel
n yo,. q ,,.
r5rrirr. lie was In q strong po-
Thf,c ridges were carried IN
.,a5s fhs last attack being pre-
IN shfapusi Infantry behaved
'.tiiiy and received support from
mi brigade and artillery, The
IN furht With courage and skill.
hi ottacktd later | should have
k,ni.si heavy loss.
4 ',i1f victory was complete. Have Va
! tfiy prisoners. An huryinE u good
49, 81 M lioers but the Erentgr
IA a the encmys Killed and wound
W, 's,t1 , large number of
Nv 'e-,,,i.. md J,.,roye1 IA iarr,
~ w. =, .,.,,',,,nri,i,n
49, ~, pgih.s.fonbnurh was Sc
H't.e,,,i,1 la the chandler and
LP cssbl,e m ths nronadlar
| ~ I. ,.r.iri,.t ,,ntndrd. our other
,iissr N following:
fi',, rr,.r wnunde1-LIeut.
{..t.n tsns,r,usiy.
alsr uuardG gecond battalion.
! ssist-l Lent L..allr. Lieut.. Naug-
4, HUI Cur.ion .Rcbow aud Lieut.
" "a cs,r1rsp
c,,sstler GUARDS. rank and fle;
M tVenty.siy wounded. thirty
|, -i,,i,s tbifts.n
4 4 ii,,srsrn ,lns,a. nr., battalion.
\ .igut gt.,nt
.,. 80, m un,,5" rnnk md nle.
10 dghi. Wounded. twenty three:
St,lrs Ne
~, Guards. first battalion:
j tstltd-Mai The Hon. North bal.
kuse Hamilton. seyereiy. Iieuts.
iIsy and Alexander.
s.sii Guards rnnk md flo, Killed.
M wouniei. thirty. Four
'X5rkumbsrianJ f1siiegrs. frst hat.
ma Kiilei. cant. Eager ana Lieut..
|rf wounded Mai. pnshWopJ and
ID Fs,tlnr. dang~TouaiV. cnnt. sa-
T. M Hem Figbi,,nrn. a.v,rsiy
iy5Hhumberlani nisiioers mink and
L. Kinel twelve. ,vn,,nd,d thirtV-
T.
'NoffhainpteBsbir, r.ri,p,nt s.eoud
|nahn. WeunI,.I- ,ssn, Iceland
u Ilelt u,rt.n s,y.r,.iy
ssgih Yorhsbir. r,rimc,t .,copd
|ual6n, Mans ana Nvnundrl
ritt'
~ Firhtlng t',,a,i,I a., hnth
Irtolu arl i.aiygni,b Il vas a.
I,s w.. s5l'ya W., tha' neavy hrinE had
sutgp, leading a. IN, bsiins ma usn
liiuri had made IA gortie Later dis.
Ntho announce Thai con Vvhits snr.
~ from I.adyrmith and Indicted "A do.
l1fallflng dcf,at unnn thc unc,s
I would be- pre,naiura A. 9ive r,it
fristee 10 either rennr, What ia
sls certain a that i.ndvsmi,h r.,-
lsfi and Mood river s,a,inn 49,. an
ilalii, and the f,o.rs snen nii" n,,ar
fiithlng enough troops 10 hold thea.
he British f,rrss argrcgnting ooo
In, 10 push ON towarJ piS,nrnari,vs
W With some z 0oo me-, wv ma ''~
A dtqulctlna fpntur" ~, tho whole
lfnHlan D. ~ - afN
iiaar gsn,rsls rcr, va" ,, ~, sn' No. ~.
.lsr In forc5 ia vlnw 80 M hsh,n,,nn,,
stus of Cen. Iouhrr, Wv nr,iaii,,
laJIInF ~ rsiisvins ~ w.. '',i,s
sttan L being nshg1 MN, ,,,, w,
~ happened bsd T.. IN Muu,s
tAs Vaf. Instead ~ si,,in.' h,, "ut ~.
NJ Labyrinth. pushcj az pia,,
.lnuhufg. '' VI W i'e'e'
Gen Gatacfe's r.n,r, ,h., "a. NIL,
h fiIlng iper,rs,.sp ~ az, ti'"' wy pu'sh
tends 10 c5ndrtn s,,, V " ,h ~
et ben curr'ni " 'N'''''' 'h"' hnNe
A Special 5isr.,,h s.. r-,
laness that mn,a ~, iiolh puiphh an
hitd Woip',.is,. w tiHNal guns Were
Qut Prime. ghri an,u sem 10 tne
o9i fiyer cam, h., H. s 'as'an victor lcit
Latt Ian eys1ia,'' W ilylerinnrlthburK.
Iituhot that iblt va. u.sarleI nv
required for n ,,'Iallon, WI actually
he yeomapry ny sg. S,s',ve &C.. s ,l,,
iflei for m,b'i,y,,1isss.h nave p.sn
aftlly N e,.,"i,,..,.''io"' eWlns 70 the
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