The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-27

gaze acted with the greatest sallaatry
ana suffered heavily, bat 10 payucuiaxs
are yet known.
The enemy showed the gTeasest stub
bornuess and mast have suffers. greatly.
Twenty were buried II Il known that
thirty-one were killed and forty-eight
found dead In one riaee. One battery
fred 90 rounds.
UalAeA f01 nest.
Our force must halt one day 1t Cras
Pan 10 rest and repisnish ammunition-
The force worked spiendidiy and 70 pre-
pared 70 overcome many difficulties. The
naval brigade, the Royal marines. the
light infantry and the FIRST battalion OF
the North Lancashire regiment especially
distinguished themselves.
Rsaardtng Thursdays fight. etghty-oue
Beers Killed are accounted for. sixty-four
wagons were burned. large quantity OF
powder 5000 rounds Of ammunition and
80 shells we're blown I'D. cosnmanaant
ALBRIGHT. chief OF the Orange. Free Ssate
artillery. commanded the Beers artillery.
British Casualties.
The admiralty Is In receipt Of the follow
ing dispatch from Rear Admiral Harris,
dated Cape Town. November =:
II deepiy regret TO report the following
casualties In the action At Gras Pan yes
terday:
aKiiied-commande Etheiston. Of ths
Powerful
Mai. pfumhe. Of the Doris
Capt. Guy sensor, Of the Monarch.
'sWounded-FIa Capt. Prothero. Of the
Doris. severely.
Lieut. Jones, Of the Doris
THE other casuaities are not yet known.
Commander De Horsey. Capt. Morgan and
Ileut. Wilson. all OF the Monarch, have
proceeded to join the naval brigade with
Lord Methaen.''
willow Grange Engagement.
LONDON. Nov IA special dispatch
from Estcourt. dated Thursday, Novens-
Der q. and describing the engagement
Ut Willow Grange. says:
Gen. HiIdyard's plans were TO attack
beacon Hin and the hill beyond with the
bayonet. Both were occupied By the
Beers In borce, with intrenchmenss and
with four guns In position on Beacon hill.
which Ii about $50 feet high A column
under the command OF Gen. Hildyard
marched i've miles over unduiating
ground and then began the steady work
OF climbing the height. The naval gun
and a battery OF field artillery were
dragged by sheer strength and with the
greatest difficulty over the veldt and up
an almost inaccessible eminence.
Marching In the Rain.
The Beers retired on the of side of
Beacon hill while the British were climb
ing the near side. At this moment ter
rife thunderstorm burst. continuing for
hours At o'clock the weather cleared
and a few artillery and rifle exchanges
closed the days operations, darkness fall
ing and the prospect being very dismal
The heavy rain renewed. hut when the
storm had spent itself the British march
Vas resumed until. after several hours
Ut dangerous and tedious work climbing
tho hills and crossing swollen rivuiets,
the advanced piekets Of the Beers were
reached In the small hours Of the morn
Ing.
Can Not stand = Charge.
1.-THE West Yorkshires were moving
steaithily along and were within hayonet
striking distance. when nervous private
fred his rife. This warned the Beers
and they fed. The Yorkshires charged
as best they could. clearing the Beers
from the final position just at dayhreak.
with three ringing cheers,
''The Beers rallied and attempted to
ride the British down. but when the
hugfe sounded the charge and the British
responded with cheers the enemy fed and
the position was won. The Beers left
heaps az guns. ammunition. rifles and
blankets, as we'll as thirty horses. The
British took several prisoners.
..The object of the Reconnaissance which
was to prevent the enemy taking up Ger.
tain positions which overlook East Est
court having been attained. the column
gradually retired to camp. while the ar
tillery and cavalry occupied Beacon hill.
The British losses are estimated at eight
killed and forty-two wounded
The Fight NJ Belmont.
LoADoN. Nov. "A, Wellington bar
racks. London. the following telegram,
undated. was posted from Col Gsabhs. OF
the Grenadier guards. respecting thu fight
at Belmont:
1.-THE Grenadiers on the right and tho
Scots guards on the left successfully car
ried point east Of Belmont. The bat
TALON fully maintained the reputation of
the regiment.
THE casualty list shows that In addi-
ton To Lieut., Freyer. Killed, and Col.
Grahhe and six other officers wounded.
twenty -one men were killed and eighty
eight wounded. with five unaccountad
for
Bulier ~ Maritshurg.
LONDON. Nov. Especial dispatches
from Pietermariszhurg announce the ar
rival OF Gen. Butler there. Railway com
munication between Estcourt and Moot
river has been restored by Lord Dun
dallas force. and the Mool column en-
tered Sunday. The Essecurt column i'm
mediately started the advance toward
Coenso
Moot Coiume Joins Inlay ard.
LONDON. Nov. "a special dispatch
from Es.coars. dated Sunday. saws:
The Noel column has Joined Gen Hid
yards fetces and il bivouacking thts morn
ing at Frere about midway between Est
court and colsusa.
Wounded Dotnx Well
LONDON. New se~-A further dispatch
from Cape Town. dated yesterday. SAYS,
THE officers. honeommisxinuesf afsseevs
and men III tie hospital At Nynherg ara
doing well excep. n driver ard q gunner.
both ~ whom are seriously ST. Two nxs
Yates have died of pneumonia The Bel.
mont wounded are due here tomerpaw by
the ambulance train, Icsd Methusr Is
la photographic communication with Kim.