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


cannon, and the British artillery ar
rived on the scene and sllenced the
Beers fire At O'Clock In the morning
the guards brigade moved steadily for
ward 10 a hill a few miles east Of Bel
mont station. The Scots and grenadIers
advanced to within fifty yards Of the
base, when the Beers poured in a
scathlng fire, staggering the guards
momentarily But quickly recovering
they returned the deadly hail TO the
Beers. The duel was continued for half
an hour
when the artillery commenced the
Beers evacuated their front position
and the Scots guards rushed the hill
with the bayonet amid lusty cheers.
THE ninth brigade then novel for
ward In EXTENDED order, and the Beers
started a terrible cross-fre from the
surrounding hills. The Colds;reams,
supported by the Scots, gre adiers,
Northumberland and Northamptons
stormed the second position In the face
OF a constant and effective Boer IRE.
The ninth brigade then advanced. the
artillery in the meantime maintaining
excellent practice The British in
fantry never wayered and when tre-
mendous cheer notified them Of the
charge the Beers fed and succeeded In
gaining range Of hills IN the rear In
spite of the lancers' thanking move
ment. The infantry again CALAMITY
faced the fire. and the naval brigade
came into action for the first time at
range Of 1880 yards. The infantry
was well supported by the artileryand
the Boer. unable to withstand the
death dealing yolleys, retired and We're
again forced to abandon some minor
positions The British cavalry charged
the Beers and pursued them for 1--WE
miles.
Possession was taken Of the Boer
lager and the Boer stores were de-
stroyed.
The Beers hoisted a white flag over
their second position, whereupon Lieut.
Wllloughby Of the Coldstream guards
stood up and was Immediately shot
down
THE Beers twice repeated the same
tactics"
The queen has sent Gen Methuen her
congratulations on the brilliant ac-
ton Of my guards, the naval brigade
and the other brave soldiers"
Moot River, Natal. Nov 2l-The
Beers have only sent an occasional
shell into the British camp since this
morning. The range OF the British
guns is not sufficient for them to be ef-
lectye.
An official native runner corrobor-
ates the report that heavy firing has
occurred northward. The runner, who
Is from Estcourt. says he was cap
tured by the Beers who infest the c0un-
try northward. He adds they searched
him but failed to discover the dis
patches.
The Beers are in strong force under
the cover Of the hill on which are two
guns. When the British opened fire
the runner escaped In the confusion.
The same runner was at Ladysmith
last week. lie relterates that heavy
fighting occurred there The Beers, he
claims. made Several attempts TO cap
ture the British camp. but were re-
pulsed with heavy loss. The native
explained the failure Of the assault by
saying tina. every time the Beers APP
preached the British set the whole
country ablaze, killing every one with
In reach.
Magalaple. Cape Colony, Sunday, No
vember IA dispatch received here
from Mafeking dated wednesday, No
vember 18th. says.
"The garrison is cheerful but the
position is daily growing more difficult.
The Beers are always drawing their
entertainments closer and persistently
plying the British with artillery ana
FIRE. The garrison Is living
almost entirely In underground shell
tiers and the health Of the troops Is
suffering
Pretoria, Nov. gi.-It Is believed the
government will soon re4ase Winston
Churchill as a non-comBatant
The prisoners iron Mafeking ana
Lohatsi are mostly railroad men, Al
ter they had taken the oath not TO fight
against the Transyaal they were sent
to DelagOa Bay.
Capetown, Nov. 9i-Unconhrmed re- |
ports continue 70 arrive here 10 the ef- !
feet that Gen. White recently caught |
the Beers In a trap az Ladysmiih, IN
duclng detachments OF the beleaguer-
Ing force TO venture into the open coun-
Try. when sortie parties from the
British camp captured them.
tits difficult however, 10 believe that |
news OF such importance would mol |
have been officially announced, and It
Is held the affair described VIII prob
ably turn out 20 be the sortles reported
from the Boer headquarters November
22nd
Three squadrons Of African light
horse have gone nothward.
Late arrivals from Pretoria estimate
the Boer casualties az LOCO men, half
81 whom were killed. They also say
he race course there Is being prepared