The Lamar register., 1899-12-20
THER DISASTER.
, BEATEN This TIME.
p,.pera,e Aitempt to Pores the
I po.itian at ruxeia River. He
ksr.v. with Heavy Loss.


an Dee. l6.-T'he war office has
a dispatch announcing that
RuIIer has met with u serious
losing eleven guns and many
iled.
ri Butler was attempting to
~ Turela river. Finding 1t Inn
10 effect his object he ordered
smeut In order TO avoid GREATER
Following Is the text OF General
dispatch announcing his re-
sysIcy Camp. Dec. 10, 6.2o p. m.
10 I.audsdcwne: l regret to
a serious reverse. moved Ia
frgngrh from our camp near
plsy al I o'clock this morning.
an two for,lable places IN the
river aud II was my intention
!, 4 passage through at one OF
They are two miles apart.
fBtion was to force one or the
with one brigade. supported by
rsI brigade. General Hart was
ih. LEFT drift. General IIilyar,s
rh' ruad and General Littictol
take the center aud TO support
Early In the day ] saw that
I Hart would not b. able To
TaSSags and | directed him To
tau. lie bad. however, attacked
srvat EnIiant-y, and his leading
7a. the CSHnauEbt Rangers. |
zTsrrsi a Ereat deal. Colonel !.
k.1Ee vas seriously wounded.
~ ordered General Hilyard iD
h. which he dsd. and his leading
ut. the East Surrcy. occupied
b. station, and the houses near
!3sr At that moment ] heard
whole artillery l had scot TO
u ihr attack k-eihe Fourteenth anil
fuE fisii batteries and ak naval
-fSunilrr luiek. fircTs. under Col
GlE-bad advanced close to tie
b Longs desirr 60 he within ef.
range. II provgd 20 I've fun ~
ay, who sitldeRly oiseUed = gall
b. ~ close range. killing all uivif
anil the Eliuncrs were COM
% sIaud to their arms some Of
5zsua teams got shelter for TROOPS
1asa aud desperate Efforts were
\ uaAc to bring on, the nesd guns.
Gre. however. was too severe
bis TWO we're saved by Captain
10 and so;ae drivers whose
will furnish,
|5thrF mu-t gallant attempt with
iFlms was made ty an officer
\ usugr VIII obtain. OF the
IN horses. thirtccn were Eiiicti
b. several drivers we're Wounded
t Eut aIiew auothef attempt, as
rzti that they would b. shell
sacrificing life 20 a EailhuJ at
! % f0scs the passage. EnSuV-
y BY Hrtiiiery. directed the
SO withdraw. which they did 10
oF3eT.
lwEEhoui the hsy cousideratls
q ths enemy was pressing on my
tank, but kept back lr mounted
n11e- Lord Dundonaid aud part of
Iral Harfen's brigade. The day
Intensely bot and most trying On
iTuOps. Whose conduct was excel
We have abanaoas.l ten guns and
- shgtl due one. The losses IN
.si Hunts brigade. fear. are
sTavy. although the proportion of
'r'y wounded. l hops. = not large.
Fourteenth aud SiNiy-ffth heid
fits alHD suffered severe losses
ave ratire,i 10 our camp Al Chieye-
,slCH Dec. IG.-T The news Of Gen
baiier's reverse was received 20
as morning newspaper comment
: is confined 20 perfunciory ex-
aaus uf extreme rcgret AMI disap-
ssni and of the necessity % calm
and rehoatsIsd efforts TO retrieve
This latest cheek Is re
n As the most serious event In
FTitain's military history since
1diau mutiny.
: Standard says; General Bul.
dispatch = depl0rnbie reading. IL
now familiar story Of concealed
and of British troops marching
lntly almost 20 the very muzzles
r. rnrmy's rides. II cannot be
tel that the moral effect VIII be
'Eravute our difficulties over the
? heii u operations
le country has discovered with
vance and surprise that suhdaing
farmers Is about the hardest work
ave entered upon since the Indian
1E- Their comma ndants have
Z themselves able TO give our gen
useful. but expensive. lessons in
m tactics.
Times says; since the day OF
hd.An mUtiny the nation has not
confronted with so painful and
MS a situation. Plainly. General
= advance Is paraiyzed for the
mt as completely as Lord Me-
~ and General Gataerc's.n
neliately on receiving the news
'aT Office decided 10 mobilize still
.rr division and 90 replace the
OF artillery. The necessary re
'ements viii be hurried OF as
NY as possible.
May Not seat Alien.
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