The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-11-10
DARK DAY FOR
BRITISH ARMS
The reserve was similarly lost

The reserve WAS similarly lost.
The infantry battalions, however.
N1ed bayonets and accompanied by the
Ve5sonnel Of the artillery, seized hill
- the left on the road two miles from
the Mex with but little opposition.
There they remained unmolested until
dawn. the time being occupied in or
Ganixing the defense of the hill and
<unsirslcfing stone sangas and walls
~ cover from fire. At dawn a skir-
1fRhing attack on our position was
commenced by the enemy, but made
- way until $3.50 a. m, when rein
fsrcements enabled them to rush to the
0ftack with great energy. Their fire
became very searching, and two COM
panies OF the Gl0ucesters. In an ad-
sADcad position. were ordered to fall
hack. Tho enemy then pressed to
sh0rt range. the Losses on our side be-
ca0tng very numerous.
al . p. m. our ammunition was
yRAcfically exhausted, the position was
captured and the survivors of the COL
uDn fell into the enemy's hands. The
cDemy treated our wounded with hui
mainly. General Jcubert at once dis
patching q letter 70 me Offering q safe
conduct to doctors and ambulances to
remove the wounded. A medical ON
sSar and parties to render first aid to
the wounded were dispatched to the
srene Of action from Ladysmith last
night and the ambulances at dawn this
morning.
The want Of success Of the column
vAs due to the misfortune Of the mules
sfAmpeding and the consequent loss Of
the guns and small arm ammunition
reserve.
The onlcial list of casualties and
yHisoners will be reported shortly. The
latter arc understood to have been sent
BY rail to Pretoria.
''The security OF Ladysmith is in no
Say affected"
The gloom caused by the British dis
sster at Ladysmith was in a measure
relieved by tOday's story giving an &C.
count Of the heroic stand made by the
decimated battalions until their last
cartridges were gone. The Britieh
nerve was momentarily shaken by
General Whites use Of the word "ca-
pitulate" In his first telegram, but now
that 1t Is known that the Gloucesters
and Fusileers fought against over
Whelming odds and upheld the best
traditions of the British army, the ten
sion has been relieved, since there is
. no longer any ground to dread that the
loss of life was accompanied by dis
honor.
The details today show the catastro-
phe In brighter aspect. The full bat
talions we're not engaged, and there
fore the list Of prisoners is materially
reduced, while the disaster now ap-
pears to have been not so much the
consequence Of defects In The plan OF
action as to a misfortune whereby the
column was deprived of Its aLamuni-
si0n. Still. 1t seems incomprehersible
Why the plight of the luckless column
was not known ut headquarters, as the
scene Of the surrender was only about
three miles northwest of Ladysmith
and Lieutenant Colonel Carlton must
have expected relief to reach him or
instead Of attempting to occupy a de-
fensive position, he would have re.
traced his steps to Ladysmith when he
suffered the loss OF mis- ammunition.
Apart from General Whites state.
ment that the losses are very numer.
Gus. there is nothing to indicate the ex.
tent Of them except a vague report that
the soldier who brought the news tC
l-adysmith said the British dead and
sounded were lying in heaps and tina,
hundreds needed doctors. This, how
ever, is hardly borne out by the Ions
list Of captured officers.
The concluding sentence Of Genera
Whites dispatch, relative to the safety
OF Ladysmith. was received here with
n certain reserve, in view of the fac
that similar ofiicial assurances were
given recently at Dupdee and Glencoe
and there n intense anxiety for new
nj the renewed attack which is mo-
mentioned In the dispatches.
The calamity has served to alarm thu
British and their friends. The paperi
comment ON the splendid reserve o.
,patriotian existing in the far-awa,
Colonies and the dcep-seated feeling o
friendship and sympathy of the grea
,kindred nation across the Atlantic.
The Standard sums up the feeling o
the nation. saying: From the United
States and our colonies alone we hea
the voice of friendly sorrow and en-
-nsuyagement. But that su6ces. Al
sahers are welcome to congratulate
rthsnselves over the misfortunes o
Great Britaia."
The War O0ce has made q welcome
.eaaeessiou 70 the public desire TO
Aevs- Hereafter every postofice vii
- Spsn Sunday morning and will pos
sesptes OF Ill kilograms received by tn
war Olllce mp to q. m. Sunday.
BRITISH OFFICERS.
Forty C00nIBion- Holders Now Pris