The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-25

boih' VI tuc DubO0et position WnlCH nhu Detn
occupied by the Boers for weeks. The victory
would have been more decisive II the British
had had more cavalry. Many Beers escaped
eastward and we're not pursued In spite OF
this the British captured some guns. NUM-
lions and prisoners
During the series OF engagements the Beers
were continually removing Their dead. Gen.
Methucn ordered the burial OF the Boer dead
found by the British. and the wounded were
well cared for. The British losses were about
200. The Grenadiers suffered most. In
storminR the hills they had two officers and
twenty men killed.
Gen. Methuen reports the wounded doing
we'll He has moro than hfty prisoners. iuclud-
ing German Commandsnt and six field cor
nets. Nineteen OF the prisoners are wounded
He 10 unable TO estimate the Boer losses.
The prisoners say that yesterday attack was
surprise and was the only defeat they have
received.
A large amount OF Boer correspondence was
seized. The reserves fought we'll. Col. Pole
Carew succeeds Brig. Gen. Fetherstonh augh,
who was wounded. In command OF the Ninth
Brigade.
The Cape To,rn Argus prints the following
account OF the engagement: On Wednesday
nt3 I. NJ. Belmont was shelled by British
advance party. A messenger returned to
tho main body at Finchamp's farm aud
tn. artillery advanced AMI shelled q
korie occupied by the Bocra. expelling
the enemy and capturing two Runs. The
Beers lost thirty men. The position was val
liable, as the Beers occupied two kopJcs. a
quarter OF a mile apart, comman ding the plain
on all sides. Moreover. they controlled the
water supply of Finchamp'- farm.
THE main column advanced from the farm at
b i. VI. toward Belmont and camped i've miles
from Kaffit>lop. At dnybreak yesterday the
Beers opened rife lire at range OF 1000 yards
on the British OH the plain. The advance
continued and developed Int % genera engage
nIent. The artillery. working around TO three
sides Of the position. to the south. west and
north. silenced the Beers. Then IN. infantry
from the centrr. which was midway etw-sn
Katiirskop and Belmontkop. storm.d tho
kopIe with bayonrts through = storm OF bull
lets. The troops who made the charge were
two hattalious OF the Grenadiers and the
northumberland Regiment. They moved TO
the attack through u storm Of bullets. hut did
no firing themselves. trusting to their bay.
onets When they reached the top OF tho
kopI. they inflicted heavy losses on the enemy.
The infantry lost several men in advancing
up the kopJe. They captured tho Boer
lager with Its entire contents. At Soul.c
the hghtlng was finished. the Beers retreatIng
eastward and making for a lager at Rnmdan.
fourteen miles distant The cavalry and the
Ninth Lancers pursued them"
LoNDoS. Nov 2+.-The Ddilv Hdirs Belmont
correspondent sends these detais OF yrs'er-
days battle: Gen, Methuen's force consisted
OF 1000 men. The Beers had 5000 men occu.
plying the strongest kind OF position on series
OF hills extend nR for a doZen miles. The fght
centred around ksitirs hop. twelve miles east
CT belmont. where the Beers were strongly en-
trcnched Having had possession OF III" hills
for weeks. they had cannon excrllently posted
and were fully prepared Tor attack
The engagement consisted Of n series OF
battles. during which the Beers constantly
carried OF their dead AMI wounded. After tho
battle we ocoup ed the Boer position and found
many dead. This force will probably proceed
to Kimberley.
The Queen has sent her congratulations TO
Gen. Lori Iethuen upon the brilliant action
OF her Guards. the naval Brigade and other
brave soldiers.
There w'r" pathetic scenes outside the War
ONCE this morning when the weeping women.
relatives Of the men OF the Guards Brigade.
who were IN the ngh, AZ Belmont yesterday.
eagerly asked for the latest news AMI read ia.
names OF I'll. K lie and wounded. The Guards
Brigade IL made up mostly OF London men.
L +. Knight. correspondent Of the NOr"inV
Post, who was IN Cuba for the TlIrsS. was
severely wounded in yesterdays lighting.
Julian Ralph. who was there. sent a brief de-
spat"h so he il all right. The Pos, /. now de-
prived OF the services ~ three OF It's men
Churchill. who is at Pretoria: knight. who Is
wounded. and John Stuart. who i. bottled Ut at
Ladysmi,h.