Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24
Irish REPORT
a GREAT VICTORY
|, lo,,s, are 2s9 in Killed.
Wounded and Missing
,OyE BoERsFROM BELMONT
H.. ou,uumO'r'd no'r' , ,
a,,.o,e,-Boer Loss Heavy
new. rom Ladyslni''''

+. pJ.0ucTt -bp''
x,u. rom Ladysini'h'
4 l., Nov. "a, a. m.-Before ahA-
CIV, - me situation in Natal mas
80, " there comes news OF a
W. Al Belmont This has hap
' '.,,sr than was expected Only
..r account Is yet to hand ou'
,ao be gathered the fishtlns
% ., have been almost a repeu-
~ nv " battle Of Elandslaaste'
..,,b Of the previous day es'l'
Y ~ ,S,t the Beers in that vicinity
~, a, 400 and that they had i've
M Judging from the absence
',emsp, to the contrary In
| .~.al report, 1t is believed that 'ne
/ % '.', we're slightly superior in num-
% the enemy .,.,,,,
ps.r, had chosen a position WIN Wy .
Z l'.,omary SKIN and were st,GiBlS
s,'S The British were Obliged
'.nnI ,srse ridges in succession Ap.
aiR n, ~ guards bore the brunt III
t,y5rs the last ridse " "a "a ben
~ stter lis defenders had peeh
u. s e ,hrapnel. Nothing is sald
lsl ,ss,ber The positions 50 gained
Y IA and the destruction OF am
1 'lf5n seems 70 lndlca'e ''a' wv
y.ssry vas the case. .,,..,,
{.r,a. cen Methuen can be cohgIat'
1 v, Y" mon a brilliant victory II IS
" M ,sSo5st OF a heavy loss OF ON
20. y men The official account IS
..1sl 10 the war or.ce IN me ioI'
il .SI s,.pa,ch througHuen. Forester
.l ~ from Gen. Methuen, dated Sci
ny ~, The enemy at daybreak
!. ,o-nlng. he was In a strong po-
!, Three ridges were carried III
- Inc last attack being pre-,
49, ~ sbrapnel. Infantry behaved
Is'.,iilv and received support IRON
| AVA brigade and artillery Tne
~ fought with courage ana sAlll'
XII attacked later | should nave
f.npti heavy loss. a., =,
NJ, victory was complete. Have Ia
| artv prisoners. Am burylng a good
-, ~ fha Beers, but the greater
|, n me- enemys killed and wound
| ~. removed by their comrades.
NJ esplured a large number OF
-. and cattle and destroyed q large
Tull,y OF ammunition.
s-e Gen. Fetherstonhaugh was Sc
Nm wounded 10 the shoulder ana
En- Col Crabbe Of the grenadler
~. 4 rsportef wounded Our other
Iuiils az III following d.
0,,nsier Guards, third BATTALION
(1S-LIeut Fryer Wounded--Lleut'
kusel dangerously
Grspadler Guards, second battalion;
rouried-Lleut Leslie. Lieut.. Naug-
H. Lieut. Gurdon-R ebow and Lieut.
Iswll Reported wounded-Lieu's'
% and Cameron
Crsnsder Guards. rank and me-
knh twenty.siX wounded, thirty
j missing. thirteen.
|-colis,ream Guards, first battalioh'
foltsi-Lieut Grant
.Celdsrsam Guards, rank and file:
Lsi eight; wounded twenty-three'
(ssng. FIVE
Sets Guards, first battalion:
Foahded--Maj The Hon. North Dali
Inpe Hamilton, severely; Lieuts'
|.INlsy and Alexander
Scots Guards, rank and file: Killed,
lhs, wounded, thirty-four,
Northumberland fusileers, first bat
|noa. Killed, Capt Eager and Lieut.
Etns Wounded--Maj, Eastwood ana
|sgt Testing, dangerously; Capt. Sa-
Y end Lieut. Fishbourne. severely
Northumberland fusileers, rank and
Y Killed twelve; wounded, thirty
'NTihamptonshire regiment, second
EH4llon WOunded-Capt Freeland
y Lieut. Barton, severely.
South Yorkshire regiment, second
luaion' Rank and hle-Wounded,
niss'
he situation in Natal remains OBJ
Es Fighting is reported al both
tEeourt and Labyrinth. II was at
fni reported that heavy firing had
pa heard In the direction Of Willow
sthge, leading 20 the belief that Gen.
fliaFd had made a sortie. Later dis
'sthes announce that Gen. White sor-
~ nom Ladysmith and inflicted q de-
iiallzlng defeat upon the Beers.
y would be premature TO give full
tNehce 10 either report. What Is
'Ils certain is that Ladysmith, Est
~ and MO0i river station are all
.altd' and the Beers seem able, after
.fAlllng enough troops 10 hold these
me British forces, aggregating 1900
80 70 push on toward PietermaritZ-
'.g with some 1000 men.
isquleing feature Of the whole
tlalgn Is the fact that all the adj
,.Ndle Generals report meeting the
,Nr N force. IN view Of the brilliant
lses's q Cen Joubert in partially
't-.yIing the relieving columns, the
.suen Is being asked. what would
.s,tt happened had he, at the outset
As var instead Of sitting down be-
y, .L.adysmiih, pushed on TO Pieter-
-lnhhurg.
s'h Galacre's report that the Dutch
!, niihg Increases public anxiety, as
y, was 10 confirm rumors that have
',g been current
special dispatch from Durham an
~, lnat more big naval guns were
.-lss Wednesday and sent 10 the
~ Prince Christian Victor left
~. ~. nNsf camp before Il was invested,
'rI l.s dispatches to PietermarItzburg.
~, ~ last evening II was asserted at
', s mat the sixth division, now
Iryeess Of mobilization. win actually
,syuftd Tor active service. Some
-, yeomanry agents have been
80, 100 ior mobilization, owing to the
~ oi cavalry In Africa. II Is
=, j. reported that another brigade Of
's artillery viii be modified.
-
y -,aloh NOV. 23,-The war office this
w. ,,'As ISSUED q dispatch from Cape
, ~ =, winch Is q brief diary OF events
al A.u,, Derley from November 18th to
N g'Su'osl l'lh. 1t shows that no seri-
~. Wsagament occurred between
:. ~ is.les' that the British losses have
- AZ .'a..uniltsEimal, and that the Boel
,sl. ~ Neie Very small The final entry
!. 49,, 80 mat the Beers, anticipating
!, .S,aaee q the relief column under
,sn.s'nuen' have taken up defensive
l.s ,''oi,s 70 The south Of the town. The
atva ,.h vas as follows:
\ @s,snuDDeF'ey Nov l2.-The Beers fret
\ ats as Yesterday. our eNpendltur,
IN Y uale Us about 200 shells.
Nv ,suieef l3th.-There was a desul,
49,, ovlabardment today, the Boei
~ oelng Indifferent.
,r,, y,slloer li,h.-The bombardmenI
.osr y,ssIneer i7th.-At daybreak oul
.srr,.l troops made a sortIe. Tn,
~ vas misty and our scout.
al suddenly upon the Beers. who