The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
DEAD PILED IN RIDGES
VELDT COVERED FOR MILES
WITH DEAD AND WOUNDED.
NINE CANN0NS BROUGHT OVER THE RIVER
The British Asked For and Were Granted a
Twenty-four Hours Armistice. Gatacre
Issues Reconcentrado Order. Brit
sh Prisoners at Pretoria.
ish Prisoners at Pretoria.

FelOFld. Nulludy. 1jec. It.-OVef OUU
British prisoners captured at the battle
of Stormberg have arrived here. They
hae been taken TO Waterfall, to join
the other prisoners.
An official account of the Boer cas-.
ualties at the battle of Tugela River
says thirty men We're killed or wounded.
General Schalkburger Sc report of the
battle dispatched from the head laager,
December 10th, says:
Friday at dawn the day long-expect-
ed arrived. The Pretoria detachment OF
artillery gave the alarm. General Bull
ler's LadysmHh relief column was in
battle array, advancing on the Boer po-
sitions, close to the Tugela and Colenso
The centre consisted of an immense
crowd of infantry, fanked ON each side
by two batteries, with strong bodies of
cavalr supporting. The Beers artillery
preserved absolute silence, not disclos-
ing its position. Two batteries came
within rifle distance of our foremost
position and the Beers then opened fire
with deadly effect. Our artillery also
commenced and apparently, abso-
lutely confused the enemy, who
Were allowed 10 think the bridge
was open for them to cross
Their right flank. in the mean
time, attacked the Beers southernmost
position, but the Mauser rifle fire was so
tremendous that they were rolled back
like a spent wave. leaving ridges and
ridges of dead and dying humanity be-
hind. Again the British advanced to
the attack, but again fell back, swelling
the heaps of dead. Their cavalry charged
10 tile river, where the Ermolo Com
niando commenced such a murderous fire
that two batteries of cannon had to be
abandoned, which the Beers are going TO
bring here. Twice the British essayed
to bring horses to remove them. The
first time they succeeded in hitching on,
to one cannon, and on the second trial
The horses and men fell in Il heap.
''Then the British were in full retreat
TO their camp. when they sent a heavy
shrapnel fire on Bulwer Bridge, across
the Tugela, prevent the burghers from
recovering the cannon.
THE French attache, Villebois and the
German attache. Braun, say the fight
could not have been improved upon by
the armies of Europe Generals Botha
and Trichart We're always at the most
dangerous points of the fight.
Eleven ambulances removed the
English dead and wounded
Such tremendous cannonade has
seldom been heard. The veldt, for
miles, was covered with dead and
wounded. 1t was a most crushing Brit
ish defeat Nine of the cannon have
since been brought across the river.
The British asked for and were
granted "A hours armistice."
HOW DID CHURCHILL ESCAPE?
Pretoria, Sunday, Dec. 1.-THE Gov
ernment is much concerned about the
escape Of Winston Churchill and the
officials are doing their utmost to dis
cover how he got away. The officials
have instituted house to house search
for discriminating papers. The Volks.
TEN asserts that he escaped disguised as
woman. The last book Churchill Dor
rowed from the library was Mill '.Ol
Liberty
The official report of the gold output
for November shows the amount to bt
61,1S ounces
RECOMMENDATION ORDERED.
Cape Town, Dec IS delayed in trans
mission. )-General Gatacre, i'll order t,
check revolution among the Dutch colo
nists and to prevent disaffected persons
from giving information or other assist
ance to the Beers, has issued modifie,
reconcentrado order.
by its terms all males over II years o
age. Of whatever nationality, residing out
side Of towns and villages, but within
radius of u miles of military camps nov
established or hereafter to be establish
ed north of Sterkstroom. are required t.
vacate their places of residences ant
either to remove to some place outside o
the 12-mi1e radius or to form Il cam]
in proximity 10 the nearest military caml
the place to be selected by the office
commanding they must reside un
til further notice, providing for thei
own needs. All persons found within tn
radius without passes will be arrested.
Adyices from Colesburg state thai no
many colonial Dutch have joined tn
Boers III that district. On the othe
hand, number of residents of Malmes
bury celebrated General Gatacres re
pulse at Stormsberg by giving dinner.
TWENTY MILES or TRENCHES.
London, Dec. pa dispatch from
Modder River, dated December IS, says
THE Beers continue extending the
trenches. They now have nearly q
miles Of intrenched works due north O