Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10
WHITES R PUT TON
Being Retrieved by a Series
of Brilliant S, tties.
Beers Caught on Open Field
and Cut to Pieces.
Second Attack In Which Hearty a
Whole Camp Per.shed.
Beers Lost a Thousand Man In
One Engagement.

London, Nov. S-Dlspatcres from the
front have rent the vail Of gloom en-
veloping Ladysmith, showing the British
garrison not merely standing on the
| dogged defensive, but executing a series
| OF brilliant sorties. Accounts from diff
ferent sources egree that the laconic Of
ficial description Of Thursdays engage
ment as "an effective shelling of the Boer
lager" was unduly modest.
| 1t appears that General White sent a
strong force OF cavalry and infantry to
attack the Beers at Tathams farm,
about 10 miles 10 the northwe:t, near
| Besters, and apparently achieved sur
prise, the Beers being caught on the
open voldt and cut 10 pieces and their
camp captured. Encouraged by tn.s sue
cess General White decided to risk an
even more important engagement on the
following day, which was again justified
by success.
LaGysm!th had been isolated and
Boer force had intercepted the ailway
between Ladysmith and Col,rso. This
force on Friday had desce.d.d upon
Colenso anG. as shown by tie d. PATE. es
from EstCourt, havirg compelled a
hurried abandonment CT Co.eHso and a
retirement OF the British to Es;court.
General White had ascertai1-ed hat the
al.t
was not aware Of the British retirement.
He had determined there ore, to attack
the Beers in the rear, thus hoping to
achieve the double object OF drawing an
attack upon the " eak garrison of Coenso
and, possibly, of reopening communica-
tion southwark. The Beers mad aG-
Vanced southwark until tley had C.. -
pied the hills north Of Tus "a liver AID
dominating Colenso OF the other side OF
the stream. The hill Slopes to a plain
that reaches the banks OF the Tug Ia
General Whites division caught the
Beers in the rear and, after the hills had
been shelled, the British In a"t!y
stormed the position. Meanwhile the
British cavalry swept round the hills,
ard, as the rstreating enemy desIe:Ged
into the plain with British hayo: ct De-
hind them and the river in fIrnt OF them.
they were charged by the cavalry ard
seemed to have psI!shea almost to q
man The British then return / TO
Iadysinith without coming int touch
with the Cole ms garrison, which lad e.
tired 10 Este ourt
Sundays dispatch from EstCourt, how
ever showed that an crTnogsd train lad
70 I- : "a
line, ard the next news may possibly
u the restoration Of eoEcr 2"ica,ion
with Ladysnith.
While the British tIoyps we're tAEs en-
sased In successful endsavors 20 w!pe
out the E:eho!sons Mex disaster, ne
, situation inside Ladysmith as shown ny
an Official dispatch from the genera. at
Estcourt Vas most satisfactory, eI-
couragirg a hope that Genern. Nhl:c
may yet completely retrieve n 7haArn
reputation, ana that his ftc~e my
emerge triumphant from TIE o!leA
through ryhich Il Is TOW passing
News has Just arrived # J-n N1f akiH g
showing that Up to Ocs - the boars
continued the bomhardment, t.r.tg os
many IS 800 shells in Sc hours. though
caus!Es but little damage and wound
ing Only four roen.
:, That day they closed n all ~ ourl the
E town, and made determined ntter.p: &c
u rush t. The garrison tar-aed out to g
y man. and delivered O terrific rife ent
Maxim fire, which speedily staGnr.dod
- the Beers, who were Griyan over minc!
which exploded and scattered them ir al
Tf - y
that the Eosrs suffered heavily, and /!
' not likely to make another attempt e
storm the town,
Evidently nore detailed reports &
General Whites doirgs 1T 1adysT.:ii
must bs received before the public VI
be able to form clear idea Of what ia!
$ Lapptned. Reports from Tartous sonIce!
IS show that another important :eo1
s naissan9e CT enEaS enant occurred {:
Saturday u the south Of Lal"sHith h
End a Cate Town neTsrcpcl eport'
that 20vO Beers were captured there
The suggestion Of General IUiler Il
MS dlstatsh to tbs var ofrcc or Sunday
that the name Of General French h3'
been gwen by mistake fer Lh2! cf Colore
Brcck!e hurst ir adT:ces % rim hy piEeo'
rost fran Durham, Ia now explained b!
4 dispatch from Pisternart:-hurg whic
saws that Gensral French has eft Dur
ban for CSre Colony ETtScr:ly Gtn>is
!. Butler was GWets OF thie.
c The Elaily Telegraph pItltshes the fol
- loving di:patch from FieterHna'it2bu1t
', dated Saturday erenits: WidespEea
: rumors of both Dutch ec6 rc.ttve or!gi
have beer current since yesterday tF>Ti
day) that during q fecct*cIisance fror
tady.mitn notthwatd, toward Mata
vans fTotk and Tickcicot's Mex, t.
British tro5p. engaged tha enemy
Is said that Lyddtta battery drove III
Beers into valley, Thar9 the BrItis
cavalry charged through them. Tn
Roer losses IL this erssg7rna.t are sal
10 have reached 1860, the ENtlsh losse
w heing only about 100
n 1t is fact that General IcGbert dre'
I In hts line today, and that tho Boers Eo'
nd nave only outposts st CG,enao. Run