Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-29
A BRITISH VICTORY.
...,, ATTACK on THE
norns NEAR GRts PAN
ninth LlSCERS APPARENTLY SAFE.

.l-o.,- That All il Well There
r,,.nrr. disappearing from Vi
,fnif, of Che Town.
ORANGE RIVER. Monday, November
I-r-. arms have achieved
I.- victory. The enemy. strongly
.t ne.d q range of hills com-
- I.ta sides OF the railway at
.. I..-t. near Gras Pan. The Lam
...... under Lewis. recounoitered ia
srmoi D train on Friday. The Beers
...eI Old. train. killing Lewis and q pil-
r4 Methucn then advanced. His
mn made q dctour and bivouacked
.r fle night az Swinks Pan, three miles
.m the Boer position.
lt dawn the advance began, the Guards
fn.uc the reserve. The column de-
..hcI ON the plain eastward " tne
Boar k0pies. The Boer guns opened hio.
.4o batteries OF British artillery po-teu
oa each side sheiled the Beers II"',
being good Ola both sides.
WARM ARTILLERY DUEL
The Beers stuck tenaciously TO their
positions. firing steadily and accural eil'
The duel. which constantly became Ho'-
Ter lasted three hours. The Ioer shells
v-onn5ed several men az tine naval bri-
gads. ,.-..,,.. t,.
,. fV means OF artillery, General Mt-
.,.r resolved upon ana infantry aJtacN'
Ahread. ~ infantry. including me \ oi h-
...,- tnr rthamptons, the NoIlhuih-
an. N
laval lr-4l. ON the right CALAMITY
e-o-m.a -ra Boer positions, in The face
a.. v.,i.rn- fire. and carried hill after
bU r fr Ie under Colonel Money cap
f.rr- OBJ. main position against ter
r.. lre. ANA suffering severely.
MANY beers SURRENDER.
,r.r az tho Beers voluntarily surren-
Tls r.lrs we're shelled during the final
retreat. and must have lost heavily, but
t.r succeeded in getting away north
ward uH. lLeir six guns.
... British we've badly i'm need o. more
TIL. bulk Of the fighting was on Free
~.t. territory. and the engagement was
r.Ir planned. Thirty BOer wound
.. ..ler treatment here.
Alb WE'LL At KIMBERLEY.
LONDON November 2s.-Geueral Fores-
Walker has sent the following
.a. dated cape Town, to-day, TO
Nr Office:
A..ewich reports from Kimberley
t november 18TH 10 November 3D.
importaut skrmishes with the
W0undcd-Captaiu Bodley Lieu
- Hlwkcr. and three troopers, an
u.u The health of the garrison
and the water supply IS plenu-
E.rt. reports % Kekewich state that
u- tnemys camps 10 the south OF
Kimberley laye been vacated. and that
aIe with 800 Beers, is marching to
SOUTH The Beers are disappearing
tle vicinity Of Kimberley. The
y seems restless.
.ter-Gatacrc occupied Bushmans
yesterday with battalion Of in-
~ ills main body IS az Putter's
h Ine enemy retired toward Mol
BRITISH SUCCESS COSTLY.
LONDON. November "a dispatch
boom received here from General
giving "a lst OF the casualties
.ne troops engaged I'm what has
-e.f. been known here ass the battle
Pam but which is now officially
t.l the battle Of Enslin.
proves. as anticipated. that the
ccess was heavily bought. The
nr -,,Iie ca.iaities previously noti-
l. n. k.. sranJ total OF lss as the cost
Genera. .fethuer's second battle. The
iea apparently bore WIN the haNdl
A- hrunt OF the nShuns, as
.A.f. Wefr u addition 90 three of
i.t.-..rht OF the rank and file
ana missing
'.'-t..t.- APPARENTLY SAFE.
.. l.r t..t -le LIST contains the
-.'I.- ~ me- sinh I0ucers seems 10
0l Co., t+. thaf the cavalry
Was s.IO.rf.t . , ,i.,', ee,,cciaiiy
US none f.. I.rr',s are reported
,nf.
General Iul.rs Iaf 90 the casualties
--,r 'hr wounded OF inc
a9'oin G.. s. Taf.- iie1fenanf IT. G.
lhoaIgh. and Lieutenant q. III. Ack-
lhe ca-la.r.. among the nom
comm. --lDucd Officer. , 49,, "a, va
'.- regiments g.etI ,..r.. Lruied 10.