Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-31


fee here has received a dispatch which
SAYS Gen. White has fought an eng ge-
ment presumably with Gen. Joubert 5
force. which was pushed back after sew
eral hours fighting. The British lost
about 100 men and the Boer losses were
much greater The Beers were IN
larger numbers and had better artil-
lery.
2 Gen. Whites dispatch, which was
dated 4:30 p. m. to-day, read
Il employed all the troops here ex-
cept the obligatory garrison before the
works. l sent a mountain battery,
the Royal Irish Fusiliers, and the
Gloucesters to take up a position on
the hills. to clear my left flank. The
force moved at IL yesterday evening,
and during some time in the night fir
ing stampeded the battery mules with
some of the guns, which, however, l
hope to recover. These two battalicns
have not yet returned, but are expected
this evening.
81 detailed two brigade divisions Of
field artillery and five battalions of in
fantry, aided by cavalry under Gen.
French, to attack a position upon
which the enemy yesterday mounted
guns. We found this position evacu-
ated, but our force was attacked with
considerable vigor by what | believe
were Gen. Joubert's troops. They had
many guns and showed in great num-
bers. Our troops were all in action and
we pushed the enemy back several
miles, but did not succeed in reaching
his lager Our losses are estimated
at between eighty and a hundred, but
those of the enemy must have been
much greater, the fire of our guns ap-
pearing very effective.
After being in action several hours,
l withdrew the troops and they re-
turned unmolested to their canton
ments. The enemy are in great num-
bers and their guns range further
than our field guns.
81 now have some naval guns which
have temporarily silenced. and 1 hope
will permanently dominate the enc
my's best guns, with which he has
been bombarding the town at range
of over six thousand yards"
LADYSMITH, October 80, 1880 p.
m.-The naval brigade arrived this
morning at half past nine and has
Just commenced firing with six quick
nring guns with great precision. The
Beer forty Founders, which had again
begun to shell the town, were tenn
porarily disabled at the third and fifth
shots. Brisk fighting is in progress on
the right and left tanks.
LADYsMITH, October 80, 6 p. M
The advance was made at dawn with
the object of Smelling the Beers from
the position where yesterday they had
mounted number of guns. On reach
ing the spot however, it was found that
they had evacuated the position.
The British continued to advance
and the movement developed into re-
connaissance in force The enemy
were posted on range Of hills having
a frontage of about sixteen miles. The
British force was disposed in the fol-
lowing order:
On the right three regiments Of cav
airy four batteries of the Royal field
artillery and five battalions of infantry;
in The centre. three batteries of the
Royal field artillery, two regiments of
cavalry and four infantry battalions,
and on the left, the Royal Irish Fusil-
iers, the Worcestershire regiment and
the Tenth mountain battery.
This force has been detailed to guard
our left flank at late hour. Gen.
Whites plan of operation was, that as
the movement developed. the force con-
stituting our centre. which was dis
posed under cover Of kopje about
three miles from the town, should throw
itself upon the enemy, while the left
flank was being held by the Fusiliers
and the Gloucesters. The scheme was
well developed. but failed in execution,
owing to th fact that the Beer position
which formed our objective. was evac-
uated.
Our artillery quickly reduced the vol
ume OF the enemy's fire but the at
tack delivered on our right flank was