New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-25
THE GUARDS NEVER BATTERED.

-,Yv british VICTORY WON ONLY Ar TER
LONG AND HARD FIGHTING.
,,o,,,ort Cane Colony. Nov. % 90 a. m.)-The
.,.,ra Western Division moved on the orange
p,yer Tuesday and bivouacked at Witteputs'
,,,rories ~ mounted infantry and de-
--,-,or, ~ lancers were sent 10 hold Thomas
4,o-,, Their pickets prevented the Beers from
s..o~.,rg The Beers fired cannon and the
r,s,ish artillery arrived on the scene ana
.no,red the Beers fire At 2 o'clock In the
ming the Guards brigade moved steadily
coward 10 a hill few miles east or Belmont
-, The Scots and Grenaders advanced to
,r,,bin aftv yards Of the base. when the Beers
.o-ad IN scathing fire. staggering the Guards
,nor,entariy but quickly recovering they re-
.,~rsd a deadly hail into the Beers. The duel
,,.as continued for half hour. When the ar
.,na-r began the Beers evacuated their front
,-as,,ion and the Scots Guards rushed the hill
~ .ba bavonet amid lusty cheers.
IT, Ninth Brigade then moved forward in
...oras6 order. and the Beers started terrible
- ere from the surrounding hills The Cold
...,,s supported by the Scots. Grenadiers,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Northamptons. storned
- sacond position in the face Of a constant ana
Elective Boer fire. The Ninth Brigade then ad-
,.nced. the artillery in the mean time maintain
,,e excellent practice. The British infantry
never wavered. and when a tremendous cheer
- notice Of the charge the Beers fed and
,ooAe5es in gaining a range of hills in the
-esr in spite of the lancers' fanking movement
The infantry again CALAMITY faced the fire, and
the Naval Brigade came into action for the
first time at range Of 1900 yards. The in
fantrv was we'll supported by the artillery. and
the Beers unable 10 withstand the death deal
Ing volleys retired. and were again forced to
abandon some minor positions. The British
cavalry charged the Beers and pursued them
for FIVE miles
Possession was taken Of the Boer laaser ana
the Boer stores were destroyed.
The Beers hoisted white flag over their sec
ond position. whereupon Lieutenant Wiloughby
O, the Coldstream Guards stood up and was
Immediately shot down. The Beers twice re-
peated the same tactics.
Cape Town. Nov. 24.-From the few details
which have reached here Of General Methuen's
fight yesterday it appears that Beers from
FYncham's Farm shelled an advance body Of the
British on Wednesday November %, and the
British artillery was pushed forward and shened
a hill which the British subsequently occupied.
capturing Two guns. The Boer casualties were
thirty men killed and wounded.
The Beer main column left Fincham's Farm
during the afternoon and camped FIVE miles
ahead At daybreak Thursday the Beers fired
from the hills. 1000 yards distant, on the Brit
fish advance force. Other troops were then
pushed UP and the engagement became general.
The British artillery made excellent practice
and siIenced the Boer guns. Then two battalons
Of the Grenadier Guards and the Northumber-
land Regiment storrned the heights at the point
OF the bayonet. Crossing the fire zone amid
storm Of lead the Guards and Northumber-
fvc1 or1H rbe cd
summit doing great execution with their bay
onets and capturing the lager, with guns
equipment, prisoners. cattle and sheep. The
entire position was carried by o'clock. the
cavalry. consisting of the 9th Lancers and
mounted infantry, pursuing the flying Beers
The Beers IT is estimated, numbered $500
men. Their loss is unknown.