The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-13
WERE PURSUED
FOR NINE MILES
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or a,,s overturned in deep nuiiah and
ono,ber sank in auckland. Neither could
ho ox,ricated In the time available.
" seeing the situation l sent dis
match rider 10 Moltino with the news,
concentrated and withdrew our forces
IRON, ridge 10 ridge for about nine miles.
The Roers' guns were remarkably wen
served They carried accurately BOO
wards. am holding Bushman's Hook
and Cyphergat. Am sending the lrish
Rides and Northumberlands to Sterkst-
room. 10 recuperate. The wounded pro-
ceeded 10 Queenstown. The missing Nor
thumberlands number 500. not 505 as pre-
yiousiy reported.
SORTIE FROM LADlSMITH.
LONDON. Dec. l2-The War Office
publishes the following dispatch from
General Butler:
dispatch from General White, dated
December 18th. says:
Last night Colonel Meicalfe and 800
Of the Second Rife Brigade, SORTED to
capture Boer howitzer on hill. Ihey
reached the crest Without being dis
covered drove off the enemy and then
destroyed the howitzer with gun-cottOn.
"'When returning Metcalfe found MS
retirement barred by the Beers, but he
forced his way through using the bay
onct freely The BOer losses were con-
siderable The British losses we're the
following:
Lieutenant Ferguson and all II men
killed. Captain Paley. Second Lieutenant
Davenport. Second Lieutenant Bond ana
Al men wounded: six men captured VINO
had remained behind in charge Of the
wounded.
LONDON. Dec. ia special dispatch
from Lorenzo Marques says a Boer
telegram from Mafeking announces that
Lady Sarah Wilson. aunt of the Duke OF
Marlborough. who was captured by the
Beers while acting as correspondent on
the London Daily Mail. has been eN-
changed for Boer woman who was
prisoner al Mafekins.
LONDON Dec. lJ-i.,0 \. M.-With the
exception OF the report OF sortie at
Imdyemith. which the morning papers
are unanimous I'm declaring a brilliant
piece OF work there are no further adj
vices from the seat Of war.
Tho War Office dispatches show that
Mafeking was safe up 90 December 3D.
but the Beers had been Smelling the town
since November 9th.
The Beers fear the British bayonet
This is Illustrated in the fun accounts
now arriving Of previous sorties. II
seems that IN Sir Archibald Hunters
sally from Ladysmith 90 capture the
Bocr guns. the British did not carry hayo-
nets. While they were storming the
him the Beers suddenly aroused from
sleep rushed % the edge and opened am
iudiscriminatc fire upon them. But just
before the British secured footing ON
the top of the hin some one among them
shouted. Fix bayonets and give them
cold steel" Al this the Beers turned
and fled into the darkness
Little mention is made In theW9r Office
dispatches u horses bat 70 is understood
the losses in this respect have been ex-
i-eedingiy heavy. Among the officers
alone from twenty 90 thirty per cent Of
their mounts have been shot under them
the Boer tactics being % shoot first az
am officers horse and then az The rider
when dismounted.
General Gatacre's disaster at storm
! berg has been blamed Tor lack of ln0Wl-
| edge Of the country. but according to me
Daily Telegraph when the war began
| there were no official maps available at
| Cape Town, and therefore. 81 is probable
that General Gatacre is still without
| them.
: BOER ACCOUNT
PRETORIA. sunday. Dec. lo.-PrcsIient
Stcyno. has sent the following deals of
| the fight at St0rmburc Junction.
"The British. with six cannon, attack
| Oh the Beers under Swanepoel and Ole
vior. and stormed tine Beers mrmchni
positions 0n the Kopies After severe
| fight they were compelled Orb surrender
The prisoners are Major Sturees. six
! officers and POD and thirty non-comm's-