Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24

vidod with plenty Of guns Thu ground
they chose to defend was cluverly
selected. and In driving thom from their
position the British troops had to carry
three ridges IN succession. which seems
almost a repetition OF the battlefield Of
Elandslaagto. The lant ridge was ear.
ried at the point ~ the hnNonet. by tho
guards, after the defenders had been
shaken out with uhrapnel The Brit
t-h losses. nu Officially reported. We're
three officers killed and 20 wounded. In
GLIDING General fcthcrntuuehuugh. %
mon Killed, 40 wounded and - miEa-
ing
The Bocrs lost heavily and 20 prison.
ors were taken, besides great quantity
Of stores.
This victory II o. special Importance
because u o. tho mr., blow dealt by
the British force. acting purely on the
Offensive, ana u part ~ The develop
mgnt ~ the British plan ~ campaign.
u viii doubtless ntvu uu tho road 90
Kimberley, at all events as lar ns the
Muddcf liver, where the advance Of
the column viii again probably be OPP
posed.
Further details Of the lighting will be-
anNluusly awaited by the British public.
although II l. already clear that the
victory IA decisive.
4 dispatch ~ also at hand from Gem
oral Gatncrc. who. In reporting the
latest deposition ~ the british troops.
makes "minOus mention o. the c0ntin.
ucd Dutch fisings In the Hr0kcn Nah
district. \ party ~ armed Dutch Is
said 10 have loft CfudoCi on the east
crn I'm" 20 Port Elizabeth TO Join the
BORE taking armed natives with them
General French, who was reported 70
h. moving east from DO Aar. has found
the Iioefs holding a strong porillon nc
Arundel, a fow miles north u Nuauw-
port The British force withdrew, with
three wounded
There T. no news from Esicourt hut
q fumor has reached pirtcrmnTltzbufg
that Gen. white made succcraful sol
tie from i.ldvHmith. capturing some
Hucr positions with auns and material.
aud iunictnH loss On tho enemy.
"ilg battle was plncgrlgd Ia large
letters ON Newspaper posters last night.
but u turned out % be one ~ the
old Kind In tho soudnn, where 1900
porvishcs had been attacked by Gen.
Wlngntc with an Egyptian force aud
utterly routed, after o sudden, lrrcfiH-
ilhle onslaught, over 900 being Killed.
The Anglp- Egyptian loss was three
men woundui-n lOW price for cont
plytp victory. This IN the training
which tho british armies have had for
O generation In lighting ravngrs or
srml- civilized foes. and 10 has untitled
them for battling with the Beers. who
do not mass their forces and cannot
be rushed.
The situation In lower Natal offers
q striking contrast 20 all conditions of
warfare to which the English nc0pio
nrr accustomed. The Dutch allies AZ
ter Investing Labyrinth have
turned about 10 deal with the british
relief column piecenonl. By dividing
their forces Into mobile bands OF raid
otH ana cutting IN between Esttourt
aud Moot river. and threatening To dash
In 90 llowlck. between the M0ol aud
fictcrmartzburg, they are is1lating
one Rritlfh detachment after another
by their superior mobility without
making u decisive attack al amy pDlnt
or concentrating their forces Tor q Hu-
prone effort. II II guerilla warfare,
with long rnngs guns ana howltEara
added for keeping the British al n dis
lance and II varied hy such diversions
~ horse stealing, cattle ralding and
footing ON q large scale. John null IL
naturally ifritated by these irregular
tactics, but he ought not To- be- amazed
by them, for General Iuuhert, during
the war Of Independence dealt In pre-
cisel. the same way with one British
detachment after another. ana prc-
vented union Of the various commands
lie then had the Immense advantage
uf superiority Of numbers. Hut condi-
tlOns are now reversed, Tor the british
force In lower Natal VIII be 5000 GER
tainly, and possibly 10000, when the last
Transport tNNtNtH ANNfNNNt ana fHNnNTul
Whites garrison OF l3,O0o troops 10 still
unframed In reserve. Moreover. Jou-
bert. while blocking the advance OF the
relief column by separating the var
ious links IN the chain. Is scattering
his own forces without obtaining any
marked advantage,
Whilc the situation In Natal was
most conflicting. several points were
clear nt midnight The Ladysmlth gar
rlHon remained safe ana cheerful at the
end of last week, as was shown by the
Stars speclal dispatch from capetown.
based upon the message brought by a
runner. General Hldyurd was not help
less AZ Estcourt, Tor he had made a
aortie and was engaging the enemy
The bridge was rcsolutcly held by Bar
toms battllions at the Moot liver after
two days sklruishlng, ana there We're
guns 10 defend II. pietermnritzburg
was well Eurrlsoned, and fresh lnfnn-
try, Dragons and naval guns had been
nut ON shore at Durham General nul-
let. moreover, was not showing any
signs ~ uneuslncss or panic, for the
only foue sent from capetown 10
Durham yesterday WAS small body OF
dragons,
News from the western frontier Is
stirring. The war Office has received
reports from Kimberley 10 Nov II. an
nouncing weeks Ineffective lombard
mpnt and two dnshing midnight snrtlcs
b. the garrison. The Dutch forces are
concentrating south Of kimberley IN
anticipation " the approach OF Lord
MethuenH column, which win have AZ
duoua work cut out for II, us the
enemy urc on good lighting ground.
From Mafeklng there IN a message 90
the Pan Mail Hazette dated Nov 20, |
with the disturbing report that fever Is |
rife In the town. Lord Salisbury's son |
IL station, "a there with dozen well |
known British oihcem who are fightlng |
under Baden-Powcll,
Signs OF active operations are multi |
plying on the Orange river north and |