Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-01

ts-sss Nov. Lit was announced to-
',- f, spssiai dispatch from Lady
n hii tho Beers again closed
"A that place on Monday night.
M shells into the British camp.
4, ,go gins landed from the British
10, Powerful opened Gre ON the
=, Al dawn Tuesday. The beers
I'M 90 more guns. but some Of
= -,r s1snccd. 10 IL added that
nsn losa must have been heavy.
urli8n of Ladyamith Is described
|, i,rs ln good fplrlis aud confident
D. troops ac said TO be fun Of
IN The artillery duel was utill In
tuut Tueilay night
m, British war office today made
ne a dispatch received from Gen.
lnt. describing the operations OF
.liy. It was az follows:
taiumlih. Oct 81. 100 3. m.-Took
nom Labyrinth a brigade Of
lrisl troops. two brigade divisions
M Royal artillery. the Natal field
a,fy and two brigados OF Infantry, to
,,,ialilf 10 force cnemy's main posi-
% thc north ana lf the opportunity
\ ll odif 90 capture the hill behind
ivaAlfa farm. which had ON the
rlgis Gay hcon held In strength by
] AMY. IN connection with this ad-
.ua column consisting OF the Tonth
4 griiln artillery. four half companies
Il NJ 1lQleiiier. and ak companies
! ht Royal Irish fusilcera. the whole
~ lieut. CO.. Carlton and Major
r. tspuiy assistant adjuiant gem
\ II vai despatched az ~ .. m. OF the
; 10 march BY nlght up Bclisprult
2 iiia Nleholaou's Nok OF some po-
! ii near Nlcholson'n Mex. thus turn
n uemya rieht flank. The main
uags vas rucccsfiully carried out.
objective Of attack being found
lt-lisL An artillery duel between
4 GA batteries and the oncmy'a guns
Do position and Mnxima II under
\ q % hlfu caused heavy loss to the
a rI' The reconnaissance forced tho
a 'HI % fully disclose his position and
q strong counter attack on our
% By he Infantry brigade and cav
hi ben rcpulaed. tho troops were
Wy withdrawn 10 camp. plckcts be-
( aton observation, Late Ia the en-
4 Nntni hs naval contingent under
A f'i'h AmbIor OF n. a. 5. Powerful.
Into action and sIlcnccd. with
'zirmely accurate lire the
n N.Y. guni " position.
~ circumstances which attended
movement Of Lieut-Col Carlton'a
'aa arc DOT yet fully known. but
"iofis received. the column app
a 20 10 have carried out the night
Aa unmolsttei. until within two
n u Nicholsona Mex. AZ this
' NO bouldcu roilcd from the
ana a low rifle shots stampeded the
Y w ammunition mules. The stam.
n 'i,,ll % ne battery mules. which
IA ~. hom their leaders and ran
n w. WV practically the whole Of
n II ,4llp'ntni aud the greater por-
II '.' rnlu arm ammunition. The
II ~, W. similarly lost.
II n infantry h1tialInna however.
IA lleh. ana accompanied by the
Il 49, OF lhe artillery. aeigpd "A hin
"A II. lNl n ihe road two miles from
n 1lh hut little oppositlon.
A. Ky itmalnel unmolcftcd until
IN ume being occupied In or
II r-e,,t IN. nHitafo % the hill. aud
II s., Stone ranFara and walls
NJ -nI.ti, ilom ihe IRE, Al dawn
Ri llack ou our position was
III ~, ol lhe enemy. but made no
n. Alhl 1880 10. m.. Whom r,ln.
In enabled them 10 rttsb A.. ~.
N .ilh grgat energy. Thrir ne
u a. searching. and two COM
III IA ~. wv ulouc,steri In an ad.
III Tf''Nln wore ordered 10 IAN
III 4 N. .hemy thrn preHsed 10 shnrt
III b n8w.., s.s.1 on OUT slide becoming
III ly l,t.. ammunition was nrac-
Nh sr1 IN .''li NE position was oup-
NJ tis d, Ng survivors OF tho column
NJ h,s,'i 'heiny'a hands. The ene-
Ia on f',N wounded with humanl.
~ % ''I, az once dispatchinn "A
~ iisio,s ou'flnr "a cafe conduct
~ uourtiN dinhulnnces to remove
Il No. IA -. a medical officer and
~ rte d'sl.,., hlst ala TO the Wound
nan l'.nel 20 the scene OF nc.
NJ inho, t'--,.l!tmith last night and
10 49, az dawn this mornipr
II fes,, OF success OF tho roiu,,,p
I rbsl,, we misfortune ~ the n,,in,
IA guns 1nt hr consequent l0sa OF
IA Pc Tbe slnall arm ammunition
Ia Niaons,. e'nl,lal lIft of casualties
IA litter ~. wv, he reported shortly.
IA ly ni !, Ip9l.fsiood TO have boon
n srs,lss8 OF Ladysmith IA In no
"a b a Isa ,au,ed by tho British dis
IA $40 hy ,l.,nllh was I'm a measure
n .ti d NV story giving an
fsfimatsf ,N..olg stand made bv
~ uundrs. pAinll0uH, until their
III vas raglt gone, Thn Hrltish
n WhliTs nmrlly ahnkrn bv
ln his OF the word "caplt,i.
Ia y "a tnoe, telegram, hut now
r. lHasr lhnt the Gloucestera
II. ca ait. 'Vutht against over.
4utuI o. 7, ahl upheld tho best
N' British army. the