Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-09

turned and then ordered out large force
cf cavalry and infantry to advance upon
khe Boer positions. Whites forces fol-
Bowed up the supposed advantage, but
soon found themselves face to face with
% large army of Beers, who were all well
hrlned and full of fight The fighting
ragged fercely until shortly before noon,
when White withdrew without having
forced the Beers within their laagers,
and with a heavy loss.
The column Of troops, consisting Of the
Irish Fusileers, the Tenth Mountain bat
kery and the Gloucester regiment, sent
against the Beers Sunday, was sent
rounded in the hills and after losing heav-
Ny, had to capitulate A Boer orderly
came in to the British lines in the even
ing under flag of truce with letters
from the survivors of the captured col
nmn, asking assistance to bury the dead.
Among those captured are Maj. Adye
nf Gen. Whites staff; the lieutenant col
lonel the majors and all the captains and
&eutenants Of the Irish Fusileers; the
majors, captains and ieutenants Of the
Gloucester regiment; Maj. Bryant Of the
Royal artillery all the Mentenants of the
Mountain battery and also the chaplain
OF the Irish Fusileers. Many Of the cap
4ured officers and men were wounded.
The Beers in the meantime kept up
their artillery fire, and, besides playing
havoc with the British troops, stampeded
about forty mules used for transporting
the heavy guns. The British were SO
busy using their small arms that they
were unable to look after the mules, with
the result that eight cannon were lost.
Charge Upon Big Guns.
1t seems Gen. Whites first purpose
was to charge the positions Of the Boer
batteries and capture, IL possible, the
big guns, which played so important a
part at Glencoe. The charge was con-
sidered successful at first, but upon their
arrival at the point where the Boer guns
had been located the British found them
gone. How Joubert managed to remove
the awkward, heavy weapons is a mys-
ftery to the British, as they are said to
weigh fully four tons each with their
carriages.
One London newspaper, trying to ac-
count for the British retirement, says
that presumably the Beers were driven
back until they reached strong positions,
which White naturally refused to attack.
Gen. White reports the stampede hap
pening during the night, as the result Of
battery fighting. But the newspaper
accounts indicate the runaway occurred
during the days action
England IL Startled.
All England was startled at the news
Of the first severe disaster to the British.
White, in what was evidently an impor-
Aant movement, almost lost 20 per cent
OF his fighting force and eight Of his fifty
guns at one crack. Monday he had ev-
cry available man engaged against the
Boers, and reading between the lines OF
the official report and the dispatches OF
che English correspondents, he had all he
could do 10 get back to his base at Lady
smith after making his sortie. It Is APP
parent that he had hoped to march out
and strike a blow at one column OF the
enemy that would weaken the attack on
al sides and give him the upper hand. He
lost his left wing in attempting this plan.
Three extra battalions Of foot and one
mountain battery, with reserves, will
aeaye England during the course of ten
days to make good the casualties. The
war Office has ordered second army
eMps TO be In readiness to be called out.
The military officials are determined to
have everything In readiness either for
q demonstration In Europe Of Great
Britainss capabilities or for sending even
. larger force to the scene Of action.