The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
THE BATTLE
AT BELMONT
The Engagement Was d
Series Of Battles.
WOUNDED DOINGW WELL
Prisoners Say the Attack Was a Sur
prise to Them
TUE POSITION ATA MAFFklNG
WOUNDED DOING WELL
THE POSITION ATB MAFEKING
Is Daily Growing More Difhcnit' bu'
the Garrison j. Cheerful-Ieports
Continue Co Arrive To the Eject
that General White Re
Gently Caught Bocrs
in Trap.

BELMONT. CAPE COLONY. Nov a.
Ga A M.-The entire western division
moved on the Orange river Tuesday and
biyouacked at Wittcputs Two compa-
mics of mounted infantry and a detach-
! rent of Ianccr5 were sent TO hoio
Thomas farm. Their pickets prevented
/ the Beers from advancing The hoeIs
| Gred cannon and the British artillery ar
! ,.,.d o, fhe scene and silenced the Bocis
ore Al q I'm the morning the guards
! fl,,4de moved steadily forward 10 MI
| "a few miles east Of Belmont station
THO scots and Grcnadiers advanced 10
/ within CITY yards Of the base Wheh lIv
roers poured n a scathing fire. staggering
The guards mOmentarily
But quicllly recovering. ihey Ielui @ @i'1'
deadly hail into the Beers ne uu,'
was continued for half ah hout' N" ""'"
/ the artillery commenced the boeIa ~ a-
/ c,sfed fhcir front position and the SCOTS
guards rushed % the hill with 'he oAyo-
/ net and amid lusty cheers
4 CROSS FIRE.
Tho Niuth brigade then moved ior-
v.ord I'm extended order and TIE Boers
| started "a terrible cross fire from the SUI
/ rounding hills. The C0ldsrenms, support
cd bv the Scots. Grcnadicrs. Northumoer-
| ,.f ,,,5 Nortbamptons stormed the Sec
ond nosition in the face OF constant
and effective B0cr fire. The Ninth brigade
| then advanced the artillery IN tle lh..,H
/ ume mdiil'"ll'"- -, ..,,d ,,.,,,
| BRUSH manu- '' -,ico5 tbcw of the
/ li'hei,"'" ei ,..l ..,....e1.5 Inn
! charge li' ~ ti1s +, the rear I'm
""'"'"7 .,,,,,r... 0,pi,inr movement
s.H'' o' Wv .,.t,. ...u.rlv faced the
'' ti. >-,,.,i brirado came into ace
,.'., ,,, tbo Grst limo at a range of $500
.'-,t. ,rrc inf,ntrv was wcn supported
~. tho ortulor, and the Rocrs. unable 90
~ ,' tf,' an, l,,If,o ,.olleys. re-
VIII i'. 4o.tt, 4o,li,r ,-ollov- rc-
.,l ...i ,.'ar. .c,io forced to abandon
''.' "l',. ..+f.+. ,rba BRITISH cay-
9.',.' l-, '''..'. i,,. t..,.. and rurslcd them
c.r G,, miles
iol "o NM ...,.. ,,t,., of ,bo Poor lqaccr
""' ..,.. d,etro,cd
ann NV, 49, boisfod ~ white fae. over
.,,4 -o.f.i., vyhe-er,1n Ticutcn-
t ,vylo,,obb,. of the C0idstrCIm
..-,..,. lto.J nm, and was Immediately
-t@t 5,r.r .rbc Bocrs twice repeated
,bo s,ro tactics
VICTORY COMPLETE
,C>-Dr.N- ~ "a -.rho DaUv Mail pub
Nr-
+'.'. 49, .l...,r,i,tre he battle.
"' it4 . r..ftion which tho
ID, i'.'' i. a.a.,i3 holl aoainst almost
I,'.''',' 80. ,rbo Rriti-b victory is COM
- ,fy estimate of the Boer losses is
~, i,;rlI ana t-o wounded. Mr.. knight
'..,.,o''..'.,',l',,t NJ the London Morning
Post was wounded. The Boer prisoners
S,,. tbat hair of their commando. tired
- ,bc war will refuse further service
The whole force of the fearful heht was
Do'lv ~ -oo ,llt .t,eirht into terrific
W. ,',,.'' 80 ,,fssues The Ninth Lancer
.''-, ~ ,i,, l,or,,. with great vieOr: bu
,.,, -. veil mounted and familiar
...t. ~ tmg melted before them. Pos
',if, hou-ovar our victory would have
t..e, a,ao more decisive had we possessed
moro cavqlrv"
SHETLED ADVANCE BODY.
CAPE TOWN. Nov. 2f-From the few
details which have reached here from
General Methuon's nght With the Hoers
yesterday. it appears ihat Beers from
rincbam's Farm. shclled am advance
ta'I,. III the british Wednesday. Noycm-
bor oad and the British artillery was
pushed forward and sheled "a hill which
a., british subse1ucnt.y occupied, cape
..,i,,., t,vo Gums The Boer casualties
vers thirty men killed and wounded
TONDCN. Nov. "a dispatch from
Belmont says that General Me,huen
force numbered seven thousand men ana
that the Beers had five thousand men.
The engagement was really series OF
battles, during which The Beers were con-
stantly carrying on theiI ue"" ana
wounded. .,..-,...-,.
FIFTY PRISONERS.
The War ONCE to-day i7sueo lhe l''-
lowing advices: 49,
Cape Town. Nov. 20 a l,''
eral Meihuen tNrther i'p'I'S l,lS m
ing that me Noeh"'n "ie uo''3 -.
There are over hily I'So','iS' e.,, l'','''''''.7
German ooli'il" ,,''''i,, cru r..,rlr. ave-
nets. Nlh',re" W -, ,n,
wounoed. we ai' u.''.... -. ,t''. 80
h2er 4.f ,'' ....-,,.t.e g,5 th,,
iei""E "'."'N W., 10, tsd
IL j. '"e "".' "'.'''7 .. ,.- 49,, t,. hoo,
large mount .r, g5 ~ .'.,... - 6o,~r Vou
1aou'eu' "' - -. -. t-o,,be~s.o-.
Ooioi.eI ! ,.....s - he Nlrtb brigade