The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-09

OF the several burial parties. inferred sixty
four Beers. who were killed at the battle
of TaIana HILL
THE Dublin Fusiliers are being served
with new kits as they lost everything In
the retreat from Dundee.
The colonial forces are ALREADY fighting
in their shirt sleeves and IT is expected that
this will spread TO all the forces before
long
"Details in regard to General Brockle-
bursts operations on Friday towards Dew
dcrp show that the British force consisted
of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Hussars,
volunteer cavalry mounted infantry. the
Fifth Dragons. Royston's Light Horse and
two batteries. At midday General Brockel-
hurst drove the Beers from all their posi-
tons. shelIed three Of their guns into ST.
lence and headed off leo Beers from the
Pictermaritzburg road. The Light Horse
pressed too far into gully and were eXtri-
catcc by the Dragons. all getting safely
away Under heavy fire Lieutenant Pom
eroy, OF the Fifth Dragon Guards, pluckily
rescued dismounted trooper from the fire
zone. The British casualties were slight.
The moral effect is excellent
A dispatch from Durham, dated Nov. 3,
says: General Schalkberger, with 1900
men. has arrived at Vryheid. on his way to
Swaziland. II Is believed he is going to
Zululand.
THE enrolment of the new imperial in
fantry Is proceeding apace at Durham and
Pietermaritzburg Murray's mounted VOL
unteers have left Pietermaritzburg for the
Moohr river.
News from the lower Tugela reports
splendid work on the part of the Germans
below Umvoti. The mounted rifles have no
volunteers more assiduous than the Ger
mans
The preparations for the defense of Piet-
ermaritzburg are in good shape. All the
strong positions of the surrounding hills
have been fortified. There has been a great
influx of Colenso refugees at Pietermaritz-
burg, where the public buildings and stores
have been given over TO them. The popula-
ton of Durham has been increased 25.0OO by
the refugees. among whom there is consid-
cradle distress"
A dispatch from General Butler says the
press censor telegram of yesterday even
ing was obtained from Ladysmith through
the energy of the correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph. The papers are already
objecting to the holding of private newspa-
per dispatches. They admit the government
Is 1ully emitted 10 use the information LOT
its own purposes but they think that whole
sale confiscation is not justifiable.
Another dispatch from Durham. dated
Sunday evening. says: "Other information
confirms the statement Of native eyewit-
nesses respecting the severity of the fighting
on both Friday and Saturday at Ladysmith.
The natives assert that the Beers were so
cut up that they howled for mercy on the
field and covered their bodies. Ladysmith is
crowded with Boer prisoners and wounded,
the latter presenting horrible evidence OF
the workmanship of the cavalry. The Cor
don Highlanders suffered severely in the
fighting.
Mr.. Burnard, proprietor of the railway
hotel at Ladysmith has arrived at Estcourt
with a companion, having eluded the Boer
outposts by night riding along Kaffir paths.
He confirms the report that when General
White requested that the women and chill
dren be permitted to depart, General
Joubert replied that he would only allow
them to get away under the muzzles or fire
of his guns. Mr.. Burnard views the situa-
ton gravely and says that none of the Brit
ish artillery is apparently able to cope with
the Boer siege guns"