The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-16
The Retreat Well Ordered, but
Accompanied by Fearful Sac
rlflce Of Officers and Men.
ELEVEN GUNS ABANDONED D
The Reverse Was UneSpscis q and Ter.
rIble England FienlIed With
Rage and humiliation The
Situation is Desperate.

| Ao%p'~ Dee is. l.i; Co. IN Tn"
var orlc. has received % dlrI.,lch an-
rluucm. ,ha, Gucr,l Hul"f has me,
vuh a serious ryv ~sv Butter was at
tempting to crrN IN" Tugrla river
Finding IL impossible 60 effect hl. 90.
I JroJ. Doc ord rd retirement iu order
to avoid gryll-r los.s lic l,ft u guns
bymul
Following is tl~ uNt of General
/ Buffers dispatch Announcing his re-
NyTre.
"ruIIrr 'o Hud lownr Chiyrlry
Camp Dc ,j. G.2s o. % II regret tu
report serious ;rN'.r-s I moved 30
full strength fNm our camp near
Chicycly a I u'o.n,E this morning
rhcr, tr, two foriih'c placv- in th"
Tu.o'la ny-r and u Suu my intention
to 'orcc 4 pltugc through AT least
one of them They an about TWO
rnilcs apart My inpntlou WAS TO
forr, ouc or thr other with
one cf The bngajcs, suppr,cd
ly a central brigade GENERAL
Har was to attack the lcu
drrt General lilynrl thc right road
and General li,ue.ru MAS to take the
prntva and ,o supper, Itnor
Early I'm the hay saw that General
Hart would nS be- ab bic to force a r,ls-
.tgr and I Ilr'c,d nim To withdraw.
BE had hoNHv@r. attacked with great
guintry ana Ms j-adins battalion.
the ConnLuRhi Rangers fear sur
rr-rd % gr.1t dell Colonel l. c.
Hrauk, was seriously wounded
II then prder'l General Iiildyard
lo advance. which ne did and his
J"Iding regiment, Eas. Surrey occu-
picl Col'nso stailpn ani the houses
near the urlig' At that moment !
heard that the whole artillery | had
scnt to support the attack the
fourteenth and SiNty-siNth field bat
ter1cs, Ind six naval ls-pound.T quick
nrcrs unl'r Long. had advanced
close to the river in Longs desiN TO.
hr Within cn"Ciiv' range It proved To.
be- fun of the cnNmy. who suddenly
op med u CALLING hN' at close range,
killing all th'ir horses, and IN" gun
ncrs We're compelled to stand t. their
guns Some Of the wagon teams got
shelter for the troops in dongi and
desperate rrraVs were being made to-
hrng out ihc field guns.
The IRE, however, was too severe
ami only two were saved, by Captain
Srhofeld and some drivers, whose
mares viii furnish
Another most gala 1t attempt with
three tnlms was made by an officer
whose namc will obtain, uf is
horses, 10 were killed. and as several
drivers were wounded, | would not al.
low another attempt as 1t s~med
that they would br merely a shell
mark, sacrificing life to a gallant at
tempt to force the passage Unsup-
ported by artillery, | directed that the
troops withdraw, which they did in
good order
Throughout the day a considerable
force OF the enemy was pressing ON
my right nauk, but was KEEP, back by
the mounted men under Lord Dun
donald and a part Of GenaNl nartSn's
brigade
"'rhe day was intensely hot and
most trying on the troops, VIII nSc con-
duct was excellent.
we have abandoned 10 guns and
lost by she'll fire one, The losses mI
General Hunts brigade, | fear are
very heavy, although the proportion
OF severely wounded, | hope, is not
large,
The Fourteenth and sixty ninth
field batteries also suffered seyereI
losses, We have retired to our camp
at ChleVelrV" "