The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-10

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ridge. Were Exhausted.
Tendon. Nov. a.-The British wal -
fee has made public a dispatch r.
cesxed from Gen. White. describin4
the operations Of Monday. Il MAS a.
fellows
The story OF Iady-mish-
Iadvsmith. Oct "a. 7-so p M
Took out from I-adysnith brigade
az mounted troops, two brigade uisa-
sions Of the Royal artillery. The NAisa
+, Ia battery. and TWO brigades 81 IN
fantrv- 10 recOnnoiter i'm force Tie
enemys main position 70 the nora
and. il the opportunity should oNfr' \
10 capture the hill behind FarqnahAt
farm which had. on the previous aas'. 4
been held in strength by the enemy 4
The rII-Fated Column
In Connection with this advance
column. consisting Of the Tenth Iaeun- ,
tair artillery. four half companies ~
the Cloucesters. and six companies OF
the ROYAL Irish fusileers. the Whole
under Iient.-CoL Carleton and Ma
Adve. deputy assistant adjutant gem
eral. was dispatched. al u p m ca
the Goth, 10 march By night up BeiA :
Spruit. and seize Nichoison's Mex q
some position near Nichol~on's Mex
Tins turning The ntmy's right -iank-
The Main Advance
The main advance was successfully
carried ont. The objective a me al
Tack being evacuated. and an artillery
dwell between our field batteries and
the enemy's guns Of the position and
Navims Is understood 20 have eaust7l
heavy loss TO the enemy The ree-n-
Nuisance forced the enemy 20 in-iE
disclose his position and-afier = slrccg
c,rnter-attack on our right the IN
fartry brigade and cavalry had been
repulsed. The troops were sloexlN wish
drawn rs camp. pickets being leit ON
observation late in the en-aseiaea-
! the naval contingent under Capt.
{ I.ambton Of H. NJ : Powerful came
{ into action and sIlenced- with their e.
c tremelv accurate fire the eneIaT
{ guns az position.
i. Cleaned From Reporr~-
!. The circumstances which attended
4 the movements OF T-ieui.-Col- Carrie
tons column are not yet fuilT knosn-
but from repor4s reviewed the co.,
Al umn appears 10 have carried out IN.
q night march unmcles-ed- until Within
ie 80 miles ~ Nirholsun-s Nek- Al -his
+, point two bowiders rolled from the
~ i'm and a few rifle shots stampede
l- ,bc infantry ammunition mules The
" stampede spread 10 the battery mules
- which broke loose frorn their leaders
,,a 49,, a,,ov with praf- 7-anr IA.
,,hcl. ~ -be Gun equipment and -h-
\ orra-.r norton IL the rerimrut4
r.~ll-a,ra ammunition
~ -,-,.. -...,,--r.. ,,.,s SIMILARLY Inst.
The, FAXED Bason-t~-
The infantry lm--aiionS- homevr.
:" CO.. ba,on,-e ANA. accom- raniel ID
49,. personnel ~ The artillery. seize
hiii ri the left N the rca 3 f,so mi-
frar, he Mex. with but lirrle opr.os
ap ,iou 1l.r. they remained unmnie-
u, ~ I'm 1.,n The time being occur5r
VI 4, o,..,,f,,-, 49,. defense "a ihe lii
th. ard constructing STONE ~anrar- at
~ ....lts ~ rorer from IRE. Al darr
.l..,,,i.l,t,.. attack On our ro,itsr
~ 80 ,,,pene..,l IN the enemy. Bot rma,
- =, M, mill q.aa y. M VA hen srrrr
r.ir4nrcemen-s enabled them 10 rus
10 the attack with great energy
let Undcr "A >ear-hin- fire-
as. Their fire lecame very searchir
nj. and Two comnanies Of The fIlouceS1+
re- q ~ advanced position. were order
,av. 10 fan back. The enemy 1h-n press
80. ~ 49,, rance. tbe losses on our =
Nv h.cc-,ing very numerous.
~. 4, = M our ammunition :
inn ,-.c,;caliv exhausted. the position ~
ear,,r.a. and the survivors ~ the c
est. -, fcn i,.o -h. enemx-S hands