The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-11-17
lNCfSSkNT NIGHT ATTACKS MADE.
capt. Fltzclarence's Party Steals Up
on the Beers and Slaughters
Them in Their Trenches.
The Enemy Pours Deadly Rifle Fire Into
Ladysmith-The English Garrison
Hangs On Finely-An English
RUse That Worked.

DURHAM, Sunday, Nov. 12.-The
Times, of Natal, publishes a telegram
from Lournzo Marques, saving that
Gen. Joubert was killed in action on
Thursday, November 9.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-A dlspatc h to the
Daily Mail from Mafeking, sent by
way of Magaiapye because the rum
ners sent southwark were unable to
traverse the Boer lines. gives an inter
estlng account OF the fighting during
the last week in October. The CORE
spondent says:
After the failure to rush the town
Gen. Cronje had recourse to the tactics
employed during the siege of Potchefs-
troom in 1881, making an advance to
the town by succession of trenches
in echelOn.
Such movement had been antici-
pated by US for some time, and for
that reason there had been sent out
parties to worry the Beers necessarily
by night attacks. These tactics the
enemy disliked, but he contented him
self with daily she'll fire which ex-
posed him to little personal risk. Then
Col. Baden-Poweu played his trump
card by sending out Fitzclarence's
party to worry the occupants of the
trenches. The little force stole out
silently in the darkness. No shot was
fred, and the men with fixed bayonets,
creeping rather than walking along,
gradually approached the chief Boer
position, near the race course. Then
as they closed in, there was a shrill
screech. 1t was Fitzclarence's whistle
and the signal for the onslaught.
"a ringing British cheer, which the
listeners back in ca mp caught up, was
the only reply as the party dashed into
the trenches. There was a fearful
struggle, the attacking forces catching
and bayoneting the Beers under the
tarpaulins, where they crouched, cry
ing for mercy. At least so bayonets
got to work and the havoc they
wrought was terrible.
For just a moment there was no
systematic return fire, ',pt then per-
feet hailstorm of bullets poured in
from the trenches to the rear. Again
Fitzclarence's whistle sounded. 1t
meant cease firing and scatter home
ward The British forces scattered
silently, creeping back under the
furious fire in the darkness to the APP
pointed rendezvous where the roll was
called.
Sunday passed quietly, the volun-
teer band playing in the woman's
lager. All Sunday night the Beers
poured rife fire into the town. II
was set going after dinner Sunday
evening, when Col. BadenPowell
hoisted a red lamp on the commonage,
which was the scene of Capt. Fitzclar-
ence's night attack. The ruse an
swered spiendidly. The moment the
light appeared the Beers opened fire
Immediately and the fire lasted the
whole night through.
There had been tremendous waste
of ammunition. Indeed, it is esti-
mated so, 900 rounds of ball cartridge
were wasted on the occasion of the
night attack on the Boer trenches.
THE Smelling continued all Sunday
at intervals. About o'clock in the
afternoon Gen. Cronje sent in flag OF
truce, giving Mafeking last chance
to surrender at the eleventh hour.
While the flag was receiving attenti on
the heavy bombardment continued"
The end came ''says the correspond
emit" after five hours fighting. The
enemy retired being heavily beaten
for all time so far as Mafeking is con
cerned. 1t was the hottest day of the
siege and the firing was terrific, the
Beers evidently recognizing that the
way into Mafeking if any is by kopje
which was gallantly defended by Col
Walford's men.
1.-The garrison is jubilant, while the
Beers have been hurled back in disor-
der on their lager and will have tc
content themselves with long range
bombardment unless they are stron gly
reinforced.
1.-THE enemy lost heavily. For hours
after their lighting line had been rolled
back two wagons went slowly along
their position, picking up the dead and
wounded.
London Express Wrecked Near Amster'
81 dam.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 16.-The London