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Could Not be Enticed Out.
| London, Oct. 31.-The Daily Telegraph
| has the following account of the Lady
smith engagement from its special cor
respondent at the front: IAN indecisive
reconnaissance occurred to-day. Gen
eral Sir George Stewart White advanc-
ed before daybreak (Monday) with all
| the available forces from Ladysmith,
| moving toward Tinta Inyoni. Two
| brigades We're under Colonels Ian Ham
ilton and Howard, and another, with
General Sir Archibald Hunter, went to-
ward Bulwan, while two regiments,
guided by Major Adye, marched on our
extreme left beyond the old camp. The
Beers were found to be in great force
at all points Although we had seven
batteries Of artillery, their fire failed
entirely to crush that of the enemy un-
til our infantry, the Fifth Lanciers,
pluckily rode across the enemy's front
and feigned a retreat. This failed, how
ever, to entice the enemy out, the Boers
only replying with a shell fire.
This flank attack so developed that
Colonel Hamilton had to reinforce our
right with three batteries and the Cor
don Highlanders, the Devonshire regi-
ment and the Manchester regiment. At
intervale our artillery then changed
front and a severe artillery duel then
ensued, the guns generously supporting
the reinforcing infantry as they ad-
vanced. Two batteries remained in ac-
tion against the twelve-p -pounder, and the
quick-firing guns of the naval contin-
gent came into action. The enemy had
numerous field pieces, machine guns
and a -hundred-pounders General
White in the afternoon withdrew his
forces upon Ladysmith. The losses on
the Boer side were considerable"
The correspondent of the Times at
Ladysmith says: THE action seemed
to be proceeding satisfactorily when
at 7.15 a. m. the enemy in large num-
bers. with field guns. Maxims and thir-
ty-seven meltimeter guns, began to de-
velop heavy attack on Colonel Grim
woods infantry. The cavalry brigade
had moved up on our right, holding the
parallel ridge over against Colonel
Grimwood's position and practically
acting as infantry. In the meantime
our batteries kept down the siege gun
fire upon Ladysmith with shrapnel
"At o'clock there seemed to me
lulI, as our reserves moved up, but sud.
denly the enga cement reopened, as the
enemy on our right brought further ar
tillery to bear. Colonel Grimwood, who,
with the three advance battalions, had
held the ridge for five hours, suddenly
fell back across the open upon our
this phase. The Fifty-third battery
lily pushed forward to cover this with
drawal. Severe casualties occurred at
this phase. The Firty-third battery
held on against a cross fire of rifles
and quick firing guns until the infantry
were clear. The teams of the two guns
We're damaged and the battery eventu-
ally retired, made up teams being sent
to extricate the two guns. The caval-
ry, remaining unsupported, were forced
to fall back also,
"Then began a general retirement on
Ladysmith. The guns, which had been
covering the Devonshire regiment stout
ly covered the final withdrawal. The
enemy did not press, but showed them
selves on their positions in great num-
bers, only to find that the naval bri-
gade from the Powerful had removed.
Two quick firing guns were at once
placed in position, under cover Of a re-
dout; and in five rounds they silenced
the enemy's forty-pounder
1.-THE troops were back in Ladysmith
by 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The cas-
ualties caused by the enemy's artillery
were not severe. The mountain battery
on the left reported that it had suf-
fered through a stampede of mules.
Our artillery, cavalry, mounted infan
try and volunteer cavalry behaved |
splendidly in difficult circumstances. |
DR.. Jameson and Sir John Willoughby
arrived to-day and were spectators of |
the action"