Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-29

out Of the trenches, and then charged.
The result was terrible"
a revised list Of the British casual
ties 70 Belmont shows:
Officers killed, 4. wounded, %, nom
commissioned officers and privates
Killed, 49, wounded, g25, OF
which number the guards had IS killed
and 80 wounded.
A revised list Of the casualties sus-
tanned by General Hildyard's forces at
the battle OF Beacon Hin, shows:
Killed, 49, wounded "a; missing, 1;
prisoners, s.
Enthusiasm marked the departure to-
day Of the first detachments q the
composite battalion Of the Household
cavalry going 20 South Africa, Surg
ing masses thronged Windsor. Cheering
and singing and similar scenes were
witnessed In London in spite OF the
dense fog.
Lord Wolseley bade the horse guards
CHE bluesl farewell al knights Bridge
barracks. lie made a speech reminding
the men Of the grand military deeds OF
the blues, saying he was assured they
would 90 through the utmost to add 10
the glory Of a regiment Of which they
We're 50 justly proud and wishing them
GOds9eed. good luck, and q safe re-
turn. Struggling crowds lined the route
10 the station, necessarily singing and
cheering until the cayalrymen were en-
trained for Southampton. where they
embarked on board the transport Ma
plemore.
There was an interesting ceremony
at Windsor today when the Queeu IN
spected the men Of the grenadler
guards, who recently returned from
Omdurman and cOnyersed with the
wives and families OF the soldiers who
have gone TO South Africa from the
Windsor district The weather was
beautiful The Queen was accom-
panied by Princess Henry OF Batten-
burg and Princess Christian.
After an inspection " the troops her
majesty briefly addressed col. HattOn.
cUngratulatiug him on the splendid
conduct OF the guards IN South Africa
and expressing deep regret az he loss
es sustained. Queen Victories words
were all the more earnest. lnasmuch as
Just before her arrival at the barracks
che received news II Gen. Methuen's
great victory In which another tole-
gram. received at the barracks, termed
i the bioOdiest battle Of the century.
Col Hation thanked the queen for her
kind words and the guards cheered re-
peatedly
The wives and families Of the SOL
diers were then grouped In front Of the
royal carriage. and her majesty SYM
pathetiCaNy addressed them, saving
how much she felt for them and hop
Ing they would have good accounts Of
their husbands and fathers. The spec
tacle was unique. Anxious wives with
growing babies In arms or In baby car
rlages passed In front OF the queen,
who leaned forward. dropping words Of
sympathy and hope with true woman-
~ tenderness
There has been no news Of any kind
from Natal up 60 this morning. since
Gen. Buffers message of yesterday. The
Independent communications stopped
abruptly with the announcement that
Gen Hildyard had been ordered to adj
vance On Colenso. Therefore there
Is considerable sollcitude regarding the
course OF events since Monday
Pretoria, Nov 27.-Gen. Dutort re-
ports that the British made a sortie
from Kimberley early Saturday morn
ing and fired on the Beers with artil-
terry and infantry IN the darkness. The
British sortied where the Bioemhof
BOer force was stationed On our ithe
Boerl side there were 800 men. Gen.
Dutort who was nine miles on, has
tened 10 the assistance Of the BlOemhof
contingent with a hundred men, Nine
burghers We're killed. seventeen
wounded and there were some missing.
The British left on the field a private
and a sergeant II Is reported the Brit
ish attempted 20 leave Kimberley on
the east side 10 assist the troops from
Belmont.
Commandant Lubbe was slightly
wounded.
The British have repaired the damage
90 the railroad.
The Free Skaters engaged with the
British were overwhelmed 10y numbers,
and after a brave stand until the after
noon we were compelled 20 take up an
other position on the other side Of the
railroad
Delarey says Il Is impossible to give
the number u killed and wounded
Beers. but the loss Is not great
The Beers had four guns 20 the Brit
ifh twenty-four The general says the
Free Skaters are fun OF courage.
The latter part Of the foregoing dis
patch from The Free Staters en-
gagged" evidently refers 20 either the
battle Of Belmont or the battle Of
Ensiey or Gras Pan.