The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-21

~ LENCOE CAMP. Oct. 20. afternoon
u The battle today has been q brilliant
success The Beers got a reverse
which may possibly. for time al any rate.
check all aggressive action. The British
artillery practice In the early part of the
day decided the battle. The seizure OF Dun
dee hill by the Beers was a surprise. for
although the pickets had been exchanging
shots all night. it was not until shell
doomed over the town Into the camp that
their presence was discovered. Then the
shells came fast.
Hill Alive with Boers.
The hill was positively alive with ne
swarming Beers still the British artillery
got to work with magnificent energy and
precision.
The batteries from the camp took Up po-
stions to the south of the town. and after
a quarter Of an hours magnificent firing
silenced the guns on the hill.
The correspondent could see shells drop
ping among the Boer pieces with remark
able accuracy and doing tremendous exc
Cution. for the enemy were present in very
large numbers and In places considerably
exposed. BY this time the enemy held the
whole of the hill behind Smiths farm and
the Dundee kopte. right away TO the south.
in which direction the British infantry and
cavalry moved a, once
British Rush the Hill.
The fighting ragged particularly hot at
the valley outside the town Directly the
Boer guns ceased firing, Gen. Symons or
dered the infantry TO move on the position.
ia.
way the Kings Royal Rifles ard the Dub
lin Ftisieers stormed the position was one
OF the most splendid sights ever seen.
The firing OF the Beers was not deadly
as might have been expected from troops
occupying such an excellent position, but
the infantry Lost heavily going up the hill.
and only the consummateiy brilliant way in
which Syrnons had trained them Ia fight
ing OF the kind saved them from being
swept away. Indeed. the hill was almost
inaccessible TO the stormirg party, and any
hesitation would have lost the day
Boers Abandon Their Guns.
The enemy's guns so far az The CORE
spondent could see, were all abandoned.
for the Boers had no time 20 remove them.
A stream of fugitives poured DOWN The
hillside into the valley. where the battle
went on with no abatement.
Gen SyrnonS was wounded early in the
action. and the command then devolved
OH Ma Yul&
TIE enemy "a they fed. were followed
~ The cavalry. mounted infantry and ar
tiiery The direction taken was to the
eastward A. the latest reports the cav
airy had not returned Sos,,e say that four
bat ffyra
ess The Boer artillery firing was weak
\ lot or plugged shells wsre used
Fighting All Afternoon.
Although the enemy. position Was car
tied seon after ! o'cioek scattering IRA
went OF almost al afternoon TIE Brit-
tsh Iossss are very severe. but those -
The Boe-s are much heavier The Gual
rllsh was made with a ;rtutrphsn: veil
snd as ire R-ttisa troops charged 10 clo$e
quarters tAe enemy '9rne.i ana ee3 leav-
Ing all their !mQessitnents ana guns behind
them IN their prAe.pitate fight
Retr~atinx Roers fianked.
While thls was going or ore battery -
artillery. the Fssew AtrtA hssSars ana the
mounted Infantry with a part - re
Ief-t,sgcr regiment. So en ta~ ene.ry's
flank ard as the Bo~rs st-ear1sa Willy
down the hils making for ;he main road.
they tceln5 taeir retreat hat h-en css. -
-, .hey rallied far while sn5 there
Was severe fighting ~tth c-essl3sr&oe
less - eaeA SIDE Many o. he enemy
~slr~eaEeres ros1xa estimate Tsa.es the
Rrs.ssa ga-s AZ - k4gi.,f or ~ol1se.s. nat
% The Beers Sc,
Beers Are SIM = Mob.
-ewsrapAr correspondent states nat
through his glasses during tbs fighting
,nfxy re royIced how mach the Beers
sesr-1~a - 30 uonriusssd By the TASTES
~ th. s-apeTfal grocrss, especially - the
we.}-f+~sllsA swift moving hors.aa~9l The
enemy so sytil as o. oIt. mob rhey
are without tevses AID forage &uG ss2nT
9. them rey for soo4 upon vn&s Ihey
sSa obtain BY leouEss Trs.r animals