Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-11
ARMY
4 BADLY BEATEN.
|. e,,,cre's Column Cut Up in
=, Attack on Stormberg'
lrpORr LOSS OF eaa MEN,
,...s. rrinins- Gen. cn'ncre
:" Ia INTO u Trap-uadc
a sight Attack.

pec. 1.-THE British force
a. datacre has been repuised
Z. ,loers near s,ormberg. 1t Is
y, 100 much to regard the repu'se
~ most serious defeat British
80 ,et sustained In the whole
~, the Official advIccs show that
- were killed. nine officers and
~, mon we're wounded aud nine
nd SO men are missing.
80. evident that the worst Is
peovn. The proportion OF
~ and Killed Is 80 small whom
- with the inissing-who are
I..1,sily prisoners In the hands VI
| r,.,,-that the supplementary list
| ',,a,lties Is awaited with serious
[ .Sdsss Il u also feared that there
[ : .dous losses Of guns and equip
IL. allowing dispatch dated aol,eno'
rsisny. sunday. December lVth'
~ .,6fy " the Disaster:
~ ti,ta're lea Sputtcr'a hraal ny
y. H., Nolteno and then proceeded
49, march twelve miles toward
49, lie had 1000 inen. includ-
|. n, Northumberland fntilccrH, thn
IN l,i,h iies and two batteries OF
~ gsush were unmoicstcd by the
.iU thn lose position was
| "A whom not nrc was uncXpcet-
sssrgl upon the advancing COLI
n. ,rrngsment began at iii5 a. m.
M. after aharp arullcry uueL
1 pfush retired. inlS are now
t..iI.e toward Moltral. Gen, Cat
\. tsand thu enemys U.aiflun imptct-
II. Il was lmpusalul, it4 o.. INT
I ,f.atry Co get at the nalfs.
II, var office puhlHhfH .at Follow
i,siich from Gen. i'Orcstler-Nhlk-
II Cluft0wn.
{s-s,s, rpor,s. Deeply regret TO
n yon that met Win q acfious
- IN tho attack ON Stormhcrg. !
|. 1lilsl a. 90 the cncmy'a position
- gullca and found lmpgaciictnie
| ~ CafuaitiCa. NO Tar A. kao"n AT
rsit. are.
io.s,y.rycn,h Field nat,ery-onc
l1i Berkshirc Regiment -one prI-
nanAsd.
sd nattallon Royal Irish Rifles
n Col Fnger. Mai. SeatDa, CAPT
Capt Kelly, Lieut.. stephsna'
-. tl..a rNafatt
| ,sriI Regiment- Second Lieut..
| E,1nty fourth Field Battcry-Lleut.
l.sh ana three men severely wound
4 10 men slightly wounded.
s,vniy.ssyenth Field Battery-Maj.
tslul
N1dtg.
san Reglment-capt. Weir. Lieut..
Ilrrls. fecond Lieut.. Rodney. two
r.fei ahd ninety men.
/ yf,samblrlard Fuslleers - Mai.
ntti. Capt. Fletcher. Capt. Morley.
exi Lieut. Wake. Second Lieut.
1na, Lieutenant Radcliffe Of Dor
al.ie fegiment but VINO was AZ
NJ 10 the Northumberland funlleorH.
fu hundred and six non-commlH-
81 officers and men.
| lNf ItWAlIANl u AAHAhlNltA NAh ~
~ ~ soon rs uscertnincd.
On. Qataore'H movement may be
fud reconnaissance In force. Its
.sd vas TO ascertain the strength OF
godilon Of the Beers. who We're
ffgly lntrcnched along the Storm
N fahge, He left spuiters kraal
10y after noon yesterday with u
nlng force u slightly over 1000 men.
bsllng M0ltcno at . last evening.
zlds 4 memorable night march over
f'eu and voldt There was no
~ except u steady tramp, and
~ were no distinguishing lights.
hnsht moon having gone down
~ li,l0.
~ column arrived safely within a
We of miles Of ita destination. the
~ Incident " the march being an
iiional SUDDEN call OF halt" un-
ne belief that the Beers were near.
siishlya terrific IRE opened stimuli
,fga,ly on the British front and
Nv Hank. The royal Irish rifles.
~ iqrmed die advance. sought shell
behind ncighborlng kopje and
~, ipeedily Joined by tho remainder
ne column.
eas soon found. however. that this
s.lon also was covered by Bocr guns,
ihh were more powerful than had
supposed. The troops. therefore.
sthl safer position about half Il
away, two batteries In the mean
ugarlng tho Beers and covering
uooos In their withdrawal.
action now became general ut
nngt, and IA detachment Of
ANl Infantry moved northward
view " getting on the encmy's
ulhk. suddenly a strong COM
n NJ vas seen moving from the north
wy royal Irish rifles and the
s,unpytland regiment were sent
~ soon discovered. however. that
pet. had machine guns well
~. ~ aud the British We're compelled
I'm q terrible IRE. Nnding II im-
| 70 hold the position In the
~, " m enemy apparently superior
E-,huoh, numbers and artillery, the
- ~ retired on Molteno. the Beers
hg w the retirement closely and
column.
49, t'inea publishes the following
{rsh nom Molteno; Gen. Gatncr,
\ sen To assault the Boer position
~ g,,n.,aauerg AZ dawn today lSundny)
k.n,.les ied us wrong and we were
IL, while In fours, and after q
~, ullng night march. our retire.
~ va Effected In excellent order
Irus. sung no hurry even Mt the most
IN l.. ume' The Northumberland
IN TN rifles behaved as II on review
w, . lear our losses ARE heavy. on,
| NJ nuhs We had to abandon"
, "A. t serious aspect Of the nffail
tsrh meet Il Is likely to have on tn,
klrsran cape Colony, who have beer
d MN ~ To whether 10 throw thcii
lrh,nh the Beers. Hosts OF III,
n nla,hlaf turner's are now likely to joir
Nj N. iisieai Is also serious because II
y, Gas ay the junction OF Gen. Gatacr,
Ia W., French at Naauwpoort, Tn,
NIsvs ~ Tor their combined forces &c
.gnh pressure on Lord Methuen'i
y s,0 s,seloaure Of such a strong fore,
|tgh,lsoerg was quite unexpected
p ef,s zen. Gatacre was the vie,
.tt bolr,,aeherous guides. But the re-
IfnvaiN also to the absence of prop.