Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-02
British stood Their Ground until oui
Of Ammunition aud We're Over.
Whelmed - Beers Shelled
With Naval Guns.

them were silenced. Il II added that
the BOers loss must have been heavy.
The garrison at Ladysmith u de
scribed as being in good spirits and con
fdent and troops are said TO b full u
fight
Artillery duels were still in progress
Tuesday night
The guns Of the British naval brigade
Knocked the Boer 4O.pounder clean of
the platform and silencsd the Boer guns
on Hepworth Hill The Beers abandoned
positions.
The British war Office has made pnblic
q dispatch received from General White
describing the operations on Monday
II is ~ follows:
"Ladysmith. Oct 80, 100 p. m Il took
out from Ladysmith a brigade Of
mounted troops, two brigade divisions
Of Royal artillery, Natal field battery
and two brigades Of infantry. TO recon.
hotter In force on tho enemys position
10 the north and If opportunity offered
10 capture the hill behind Farquahar's
farm, which had on tho previous day
been held in strength by the enemy
I'm connection with this advance,
column consisting Of the Tenth noun.
tain artillery. four aud half companies
Of Gloucesters and six companies Of
Royal Irish fusilsers. the whole under
Lieutenant Colonel Carleton aud Major
Adys. deputy assistant adjutant gener
al, were dispatched at / p. m. on Oct
70, 10 march by night mp Bellespruii
and seize Nicholsons Mex or some posi-
ton neal Nicholsons Mex, thus turning
the enemys right flank The main AL.
vance was successfully carried out The
objective attack being found evacuated
and an prtillery duel between our field
batteries ani tho cnemy'- guns OF the
position aud MaHims. which. 1t j. uu.
derstood to have caused heavy loss 10
the enemy.
Reconnaissance forced tho enemy to
fully disclose their position. and after u
strong counter attack on our right and
after the infantry brigade and cavalry
had been repulssd, the troops were slow
ly withdrawn TO the camp. picksts be.
ing left on observation. Late In tho
engagement the naval contingent under
Captain Lamberton Of the cruiser Pow
erful, came into action and silencod
with extremely accurate Gre the enemy,
guns
The circumstances which attended
the movements OF Lieute nant Carleton'i
column. are not yet fully known hui
from reports received the column ap'
pears 10 have carried out the night
march unmolestsd until within two
miles Of Nicholsons Mex Al this point
two boulders were rolled from tho hill
and few rifles shots stAmpeded tho in
fantry ammunition mules The STAN
psds spread to tho battery mules which
broke loose from their leaders and got
away with practically the. whole gun
equipment aud a greater part Of Tsgi
mental small arms aud ammunition
The infantry battalions. however. hIed
bRyonets and accompanied by the per
sonnet Of the artillery. seized the hill on
tho left Of the road. two miles from
Mex. with but little opposition They
left the road unmolested until dawn. the
time being occupied organizing de
Tense hill aud constructing stone sangarI
and walls as cover from fire.
AT dawn Akirmish attack on our posi-
ton was commenced by tho enemy hut
made no Roadway until 0.BO n m. whsI
a strong reinforcement enabled them (,
rush TO attack with great energy. Their
fire became very searching aud twC
companies Of Gloucestershire In al ad
vance position were ordered TO fal
back. The enemy then pressed 10 shor
range and losses on our side become yorl
numerous At 3p. IN. our ammunition
was practically exhausted our positioi
captured and the survivors column fel
into the enemys hands
The enemy treated onr wounded wit
humanity. General ,loubsrt at ono
dispatched letter 10 me and ohere
safe conduct 10 doctors and ambulance
10 remove tho wounded Medical officer
and parties TO render first aid to III
wounded were dispatched 10 the seen
Of action from Ladysmith last nigh
aud ambulauces at dawn this morning
) The want u success Of the column wa
dne 20 tho misfortune OF the mule
stampeding aud in consequent OF th
loss Of small arms and ammunition =,
nerve The security Of Ladysmiih IL Il
no way affected "
The gloom caused by tho British di'
Aster at Ladysmith In measure wa
relieved by further particulars giyin
an account Of the heroic stand made b
the decima,ed battalions until their las
cartridges were gone British nerv
was momentarily shaken by Genera
Whites use Of the word. "capitulate,