Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
poER POSITION AT MODDER
90 s,yong for the British 20 Attempt
10 Take BY Assault-Danger OF
Rebellion.


her own purposes
mis- hoped that Mr.. Winston Church
N having arrived safely at Delagoa
ny win soon be heard from regarding
,.ndltions In the Transvaal, as he must
have obtained important information.
A Capelown dispatch dated Sunday,
nacenber nth, reports that Com
randant Dledrlcks Of the Boer forces
VS. killed In reeoanolter engage
msnt but no details are given. Ad-
Mes from Naauwpoort describe every
hing Is quiet there and the only fresh
seWs from Arundel concerns the wealth
!, which is excessively hot.
The Daily Telegraph has a special
nam Chieveley, dated December 10th,
vbleh tells how Lieut.. Roberts, son Of
Ierd Roberts, fell n Tugela river. 1t
says
The horses OF the fourteenth and
srty.slxth batteries had been killed,
and Lieut. Roberts, Capt. Schofeld and
Can't Congreye OF the rifles, attempted.
With gun volunteers, TO drag out the
suns Capt. Schoheld succeeded, helped
ty corporal and some men.
Lieut.. Roberts was hit by a shell.
Cant Congreye was struck and
wounded slightly After a while, Capt.
conereye. Capt Foster and Maj. Bap-
NJ brought Lieut.. Roberts from the
cpen into a little ravlne, where he lay
laden from the enemy's terrible fire.
Fourteen gunners and sixteen men
Of the Deyonshire regiment were with
Col Bullock. When the retirement was
ordered these men, with isolated parties
a Deyonshlres and Scots fusileers. to-
esther with some OF the Queens were
tut of and captured. Many fought un-
d late In the afternoon, part Of the
lnshmen running the gauntlet Of the
Beer Mausers from hiding places along
he river bank
'At5p. m. forty Beers approached
he abandoned guns. On espying Col.
Bullock, Capt. Congreye and the others
n the rayine, they called upon the
British TO surrender. Col Bullock de-
elned and threatened TO shoot, al
though his party had only four rifles.
The Beers retired from the guns and a
,arley ensued. Then a hundred Beers
rode Up within few yards Of the par
y, but Col. Bullock swore he would
hOi be made a prisoner, whereupon a
Boe knocked him down with his rifle
butt
Afterward the enemy gave our
wounded water and cordials. Then,
having taken all their arms, amuni-
ton and field glasses, they let them re-
turn to our ambulances, Col. Bullock.
COL Hunt Maj. Waiter and Capt.
Goodwin were taken prisoners. The
Scots fusieers lost nearly two COM
parles captured"
A Dispatch to the Daily Mail from
ChNeley, dated December 18th, esti-
mated the casualties In Gen. Buffers
ispuse as l,l5O. including 1892 missing.
i announces that "a portion OF the
British troops have returned to Frere."
A correspondent OF the Associated
Press at Modder river, under date OF
DEember 18th, describing the changes
y the art OF warfare, says: 1T would
4 Impossible TO take such a position
hagersfonteln by assault. The
noiern battle. owing to the length Of
tte range will last six days, where
i'rmerly 1t would only have lasted a
ZEN hours.
The Boer trenches. which are rather
Ln underground dwellings than
Trenches, always promise safe means OF
tueat. They are wide and deep and
nscasemated at intervals. allowing
ne concentration OF defenders at any
IlVen point without danger TO them
ssyes
The British here are anxious that
n Beers should attack them, and the
Nisi Is prevalent that treachery is
agely responsible for the under
sumate placed on the Boer forces by
aldry scouts"
me Chieveley correspondent Of the
sahdard, who attributes the whole
sasler involved in Gen. Buffers re-
rlse 10 the mistake Of Col. Long In
Alng the artillery too close to the
ng, says; "col. Long fired for ninety
s.agtes and simply exhausted his am
me war Office has issued an official
,vhnS against British subjects or
~Nsners in British territory trading
IN " supplying the Boer republic.
sAsr directly or indirectly, with any
nad Of merchandise whatsoever. This
rsafded as showing that the gov
slnent has good evidence OF such
sauc and that even some English
aIs have been supplying the enemy,
maps Internationally. through for
20 oonsignees.
~ Is announced that two battallons
y ns guards Will be included in the
eshh division.
.ord Kitchener VIII Join Lord Rob-
~ AZ Gibraltar. The earl Of Enroll.
IuaSltary lord high constable Of Scot
~ VII accompany the commander
ns.uei IN special service. The earl Of
wy Is raising corps Of volunteers
lancashire. Mr.. Victor Christian
T'snish, member OF Parliament for
~" pTbyshire, and heir-apparent OF
y, uuke OF Deyonshlre, has yolun-
NC 70 90 TO the front.
rue Capetown correspondent OF the
% under date Of December nth,
~ The Boer fighting line is very
a slo a single British success might
y. s|pie Il completely. The real dam
NJ. NJ, however, Is not the military situa-
Nh oul The likelihood OF Dutch re-
,.Oh which would make the area OF
70 vast that an additional $1,000
~ would be easily swallowed up In
REMAINING the enormous length OF
v.h communication.
,,"'.e'tlng TO the tardy acceptance o.
, ~smnce from local forces. the cor
rsVnaent says: Gen. Butler undoubt-
NJ, ~ me beginning displayed a GER
NH'sufiicienoy and unwillingness
,,,.escept local advice or assistance,
Nm events quickly modified"
be- DAILY News sees immense slgni-
kss 49, IN the fact that Lord Roberts
h, appointed on his staff Lieut.. Col.
snstson, euthor OF a life OF Gen.
h,sas"al Jackson, the Confederate
t.S, and a man who has closely stu.
NJ, me history OF the American Civil
IA. especially as be has not served
49, Lord Roberts before and Is but
.tss, khoWn TO him personally. The
Es srS'n,inent Is regarded oy the Daily
~, as proving Lord Roberts BELIEF
Sm,," nal Is wanted in the war In
I,rs~ africa Is a strict application OF
IA principles. II also connects
O., appointment with the rumor That
~ Jackson.
M ,S' Lisbon correspondent OF the Daily
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