The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-08
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British Disaster Was
Not a Disgrace
Nor Was Their Loss Half az
Much 40 Flrst Reported.

London. Nov. 2.-Ths brsakdowu OF
shs Dslssos cable, eombiosd With sbo
n3sopolis alton Of the avsilabls tele.
essph lines By sbs government aud
Bsisish sss6 o6oess. 10 responsible for
sts fact thar soshipe farther hes arrived
fsem South Africa. The government
Aas. received dwpstehes rscsiiyiog the
ssssslsy Lists.
A bsIassd Dispatch from Ladysmi,h.
dssesibieg Moodsy's fghs says: "a
sospls Of squsdsoos OF Hasssrs had a
ssrsew ssespo from DISASTER early 10 the
day They found themselves suddeu.
y sesfscpssd. within easy range. by on
evsswhsluios force Of Boers. Who
seemed 70 spring from the bowels Of tie
earth. The husssrs we're splsudidly
bssdlsd end we're sxtriested With only
sos men wounded.
TIE Wss ofies today made public .
dispatch received from Gen. White,
describing the operation Of Monday.
10 wss ~ follovs:
"Lsdysaish. Oct. 81, 7.60 o. NJ
I ssct oct froo Lsdysmi.h brigsds Of
oouessd troops. too bsissds divisions
ef the Royal artillery. the Natal Asld
bassssy ssd tvo brisadss Of iofansry,
- sssooooisrs 10 force The sosuy's
asis position to che north. aud, IL the
sppssss.isy should oGsr. to capture the
bill sshssd Fasqshss's farm. which hid
% The prsvioes day been held 10
strength By the enemy. In com cotton
va this sdvsooe. Q column consisting z
Of the Tenth Mousssio artillery, tour
half soopaaisn Of tho Glousssters and
six sonpssies of che Royal Irish Fusil-
isss. The whole under Lisus. Col. Chsrl.
zoo sud Msj. Adye. deputy assistant
s9jassst general. wss dispatched, at IL
p . 90 che 29sh. to march by uieht
up Bale Spruis aud Seiss Nioholsou's q
Mex. or some position near Nisholsoo's Q
Mex, thus turoiog the enemy right
lack. The mnin sdvsbes Vas suocess.
sslly carried out. the objective Of the
sw--k beioe found evseusted and 90
srsi'iery dasl between our Geld batter.
lee and shs sssoys eans Of positions
ssd 4sxius. is understood to have
sssssd heavy loss TO tks sosuy The
rssosooisssses forced the eosmy to
fshy disclose bis positioa, aod. after q
ssroog counter attack on our right, the
isfsewy brigade sod cavalry having
been rspalsed, the ,roops were slowly
vishdssvo 10 camp. picks,s being LETT
90 observation. Late 10 the engage
usst the naval eonsioeeos uuder Capt
Lsopsoo. Of HI. NJ 8 Powerful, came
isso sesioo and sileoeed. With their
sxsssssly accurate Gre, the euemy's
euss Of position.
The sissumstsnos' which attended
tho movements Of Lieut. Col. Cartons
eolumo ere not yet fully known. but
from reports received the oolum mo
appears 70 have carried out the nigh,
osfeh upmolsmed uutil within two
silss Of Nieholson's Mex At this
point svo boulders rolled from the bill!
ssd few si1s shoots s,am poded the
iosssssy sumuoi,ioo mules. The
stampede spread TO the, battery mules.
Sh.oh broke lcose from their leaders
and got svsy With prso,ioally the
whole NJ the guu equipment aud The
greater portios Of the regimeotal email
arm ammunition The reserve was
similarly lost.
The \ofauiry bs,tsliops, however.
hxed bsyooets ard. accom- upanied by
soe personnel OF the artillery. seized a
hill on tbs lef, Of the road, two miIes
from the Mex. with but little oppo,i
iion. There they remained unmolestcG
all dswo, the timo being occupied in
organising the defense Of the hill and
constructing s,cue ssbgars aud walls n
cover from 6re. AT dawn q ckirm.
ishiog attack or our position was CON.
meneed - iho eoemy. bu, mede no
way noiil o 30 IN wien strong
rsenlorcomcn,s ensbled them to rush 20
The attack with. grea, snsrgy. Their
hre became very searching and two
companies Of tho GlOuoesters. 10 an
advance position. we're ordered TO fall
task. The eoemy theo pressed TO
short range. the losses on our side
becoming very namerous.
"As3p. IN, our smmunition vas
captured sod tho Survivors O. the col
uss fell isse tho soswy's hssds. The