El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-01
Beers Rolled Huge Boul-
ders Down On the
British.
THE fight IN DETAIL
General White Tells How His
Left Wing Was Captured =
Ammunition Was Ex-
hausted.

LONDON, Nov. Ia dispatch finally
received from General White gives ii
details the capture of his left wing
on Monday. White wires:
ST lost the detachment under Col
onel Carleton which started Sunday
night to seize Nicholson Mex, thu
turning the enemy's right. Carleton
got within two miles of Nicholson un-
molested when suddenly huge boulder'
were rolled down from the hills and 6
few rife shots were fired.
''The mules dragging the ammuni.
tion stampeded and they disappeared
In the direction of the enemy with
practically sll the our gun equipment
Carleton then entrenched his forces on
a neigh boring hill.
"At 9:20 O'Clock Monday morning the
Beers attacked the British position In
heavy force.
companies of the Gloucester regiment
were obliged to retire from their ad-
vsnoed position. The enemy then
pressed in close range and our losses
here were numerous.
sat 3 O'Clock in the afternoon our
ammunition was practically exhausted
and when the Beers stormed our posi-
tion our survivors we're captured.
''The enemy treated our wounded
with great humanity. Gen. Joubert has
dispatched letter Offering safe con-
duct for doctors and ambulancss to
remove our wounded. These have been
sent. We understand the prisoners
have been sent to Pretoria. The fail
ure of the column is due to the stam-
peding of it's mules. The security of
Ladysmith is unmolested."
LADYSMITH, Nov. IA heavy ar
tillery duel was fought here all day
yesterday between the Beers and the
British. 1t still continues, the British
using two fifty pound naval guns, ard
the Beers using three forty Founders.
The British are closely besieged.
CAPE Town, Nov. Three thou
sand troops are expected to arrive
Sunday and will be Immediately dis
patched to Ladysmith, arriving there
on November 8.
TWO MENTIONED.
LONDON, Nov. In connection
with the rumor of the loss of British
troop ship the names Peninsulur and
the Oriental steamer Nubia have both
been mentioned.
THE BOERS CLOSE UP.
LONDON, Nov. lit was announced
this morning in special dispatches from
Lsdysmith that the Beers again closed
around the place on Monday night,
sending shells into the British camp.
Two guns were landed from the British
cruiser Powerful and opened fire on
the Beers at dawn on Tuesday.
The Beers loss must have beer |
heavy; they brought up more guns and |
some of them were silenced.
The garrison at Labyrinth is said to |
be in good spirits and Confident, and |
the troops are said to be full of
fight.
The artillery duel was still in pro.
gress Tuesday night.
GERMAN PEACE SOCIETIES WANT UN-
Gle SAM TO MEDIATE.
BERLIN, Nov. 1.-The Taeeblatt
says the Count Bothmer, president of
the German peace societies, has tele-
graphed to Queen Victoria praying her
10 accept the mediation of the United
States in the war with the Transvas.
TENSION IN LONDON MATERIALLY RE-
LIEVED. h
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The British
nerve was momentarily shaken by
General Whites use of the word "ca-
pitulate" in his first telegram, but now
that it is known that the Gloucesters
and the Fusileers fought against over
odds and upheld the best ira
1itions of the British army, the tension
has been relieved.
The details of the battle received to-
lay show the catastrophe in brighter l