Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-27
SORTIE AT KIMBERLEY.
Col. scott Turner Has Sharp Brush
With the Beers.

CAPE TOWN, October 26 (evening).-OH-
cial reports from Kimberley, dated Tues
day, state that Col. Scott-Turner with go
men. proceeded northward to MacFarlane' S
farm, where they unsaddled their horses.
At o'clock party of Beers was seen on
the right flank and was quickly scattered,
Col. Scott-Turner opening fire on them and
several of the enemy being seen to fall.
The enemy moved to a sand heap and open
ed fire on the British, who returned the fire.
Col. Scott-Turner attempted to prevent
the Beers advancing against Col. Murray,
but was met with a heavy fire from a dam
wall. 600 feet to the left.
At II o'clock Col. Murray ordered $50
men of the Lancashire Regiment to pro-
ceed to the north.
An armored train is already supporting
Col Scott-Turner. AT midday Col. Muir
ray started also, with two field guns and
two Maxims and seventy mounted men,
One of the two British guns opened sud-
denly upon the Beers. who were in an un-
favorable position. The Boer artillery fire
was brisk.
Another armored train was held in readi-
ness. AT o'clock the second train was
sent forward with additional ammunition
The Lancashires behaved splendidiy, and
Col. Scott-Turner highly commended them
Commandant Botha and many Beers were
and twenty-one wounded. The engagement
was brilliant success for the British
forces.
British Pressed in Retreat.
The story of the retreat from Glencoe
and Dundee shows the British We're forced
TO move their camp twice in order to get
out of the range of the excellent Boer
practice Just as they had, decided to evac-
uate the second camp a Shell killed two
soldiers.
When Gen. Yule heard of the battle of
Elandslaagte he sent a squad of hussars,
under Col. Knox, and a battery of artillery
TO intercept the Beers at Biggarsberg. The
artillery succeeded in shelling the Beers as
they were retreating over the Umpati
mountain, killing and wOunding many; but
the artillerymen were forced to retire by
the rifle fire of the enemy.
1t appears that the Beers shelled the
camp all day long Sunday, and the British
were kept busy skirnishing and removing
their transport wagons out of range. Dur
ing the retreat there were many anxious
moments Monday night, when the British
marched through Van Londeer,s pass, SIX
miles long, across to Biggarsberg. The
troops got through the dangerous defle
which fifty men could easily have held, at
. clock Tuesday morning.
BOer Accounts of Glencoe.
Two kilograms dated Lorenzo Mar
ques, October ., have been received
here, and in view of the fact that all
Pretoria news is now coming via Lorenzo
Marques the authorities are inclined to be-
lieve they are copies of official bulletins
from Pretoria. The first evidently refers
to the Glencoe battle, and says:
General Erasmus, as expected, was COM
PEELED to retire. his men and horses being
exhausted. General Erasmus appears to
have been decoyed Ia the wrong direction
by the enemy, and the British succeeded in
capturing the Utrecht and Vryheid forces.
The number of killed is unknown, but the
burghers suffered heavily"
The second telegram bears evidence of
being report of the same engagement by
Commandant Trichaardt. 1t says:
The Ermelo burghers in charge Of the
artillery apparently fed from Dundee.
They were reinforced by sixty Pretoria
burghers under General Erasmus. The
English opened sharp fire, and De Jaeger,
with a krupp, yielded. Our wounded were
numerous, including Commandant Grebler.
We also lost 243 prisoners"