The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-14
BUssARr srRBENDRR 4 MISThKK.
Chaplain Say. white Flag Was Raised By y
Young Or1ccr aud Men We're Furious.

Chaplain says white Flag was Raised By n
Young Offlccr aud Men We're Furious.
Sp,ciai Crbs Dt,pa,eh 10 THE srS.
Lospos. Nov. IA despatch from Lorenzo
Narauez says: Father Matthews. the Chaplain
Of the Irish Fusiliers who were captured at
Nishoi son 3 Mex and taken toPretoria. was re-
leased by the Boors and has arrived here.
He says that although Col Carlston's mon
were ha rd pressed by the Beers at the time OF
tbs light hey would have been able to hold
out. but u subordinate. without any ihstruc-
tons hoisted white nag. and this compelled
Carleton to surrender"
LoHpoN. Nov 1.-THE Hmes's Lorenzo
Marquee rorrespondeat givesa fuller story oil
the arrival there OF Chaplain Matthews and the
statements he made.
II 10 the nrst detailed account OF the capture
OF the two British battallons and the
mosntain battery at Nicbolson's Mex. 1t
says, quoting Father Matthews: We were
sent to occupy the position with the object
Of preventing the two Bosr forces from join
lag. We started at 4: 30 O'Clock on sunday night
aad m arched ten miles. We got To the hill
at one O'Clock 10 the morning. Tho
Hrst mishap was when the mountain bat
terry stampeded aad scattered a whole
lot OF = mules. We formed M again and
gained the top OF the hill. The guns
were gone but not all the ammunition. do
not know what STAN peded the mules. but they
knocked me down. II was pitch dark at the
time. and We had had one hours sleep.
Firing began Just after daylight Il was
slack for some time. but the Beers crept
around and then the firing became furi-
GUS. Our men made q breastwork Of
stones. After II O'Clock there was a gen.
eral cry OF 'csase fire. in that direction.
Our fellows would not stop firing. Major
Adye came M and confirmed the order to
cease firing. Then the hugls sounded cease
Hre' There was a rumor that white nag had
been raised by a young offlccr who thought
his batch Of ten men were the sole
survivors We were 900 strong. having
started out with perhars one thousand. I
think that many OF the mountain battery
men escaped. Our men and officers were
furious at surrenderinR. The Beers did not
seem to be In great mum bers on tho spot. but
Iheard that the main body had Rallopsd OF.
Tho men had to give up their arms. The
officers were seut to Commandant Steens-
kamp The officers then ordered the men to
fall in.
The officers were taken away iron the men
and were sent to Joubsrt on tho same day.
The officers went In mule wagons and slept at
some store en- route. Next day they took q
train at wsschbank for Pretoria.
Ihave heard. are the men; There ha: been no
unpl.ssantpsss at Pretoria. Tn" officers arc
IN the model school and are allowed to walk
around as they Please inside the grounds.
Il think the surrender was great blundsr.
and was caused oy misnndcrstand!ng Major
not hoisted by the Irish Fusiliers.'
One or Two trihng obscurities in the
foregoing do not affect tn. main fact.
which will add to the bitterness OF Brit
ish feelings regarding the disaster. Father
Matthews. who 10 tho Roman Catholic chap
lain OF the Irish Fusiliers. 10 evidently eager
that no stigma shall rest on his regiment