Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-02
General White Reports somo Of Their Guns
silenced by Naval Brigade.
)UBtRT'S LOSS WAS PROBABLY HEAVY
South Africans Bring Up More Guns, But
They Are Soon Disabled.
GARRISON OF LADYsMlTH IN GOOD CHEER
Charge Capture of Two Regiments Up
DO the Mules, Winch Ran Away
with the Ammunition
and the Battery.

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LONDON, Nov. 1.-The war office today
issued the following additional list of fifty
eight casualties sustained by General Yule's
force from the time OF the battle Of Glencoe
until it Joined the force of Sir George White:
Kings Rifles, four killed, thirteen
wounded; Leicestershire regiment
wounded. nine missing artillery one killed,
one wounded, two missing; mounted infan-
try, twenty-seven missing. The last men re-
ported were attached to a squadron of the
Eighteenth Hussars that was entrapped by
the Beers after the battle of Glencoe. They
were undoubtedly captured with the Hussars.
A careful estimate of the British losses in
all the engagements since the outbreak of
hostilities, excluding casualties among the
non commissioned officers and men in Mon
days disaster at Ladysmith which are thus
far unknown here, give a total of 916, to
which probably 1000 will need to be added
when details regarding the Ladysmith re-
verse are received. This total Is made up as
follows: officers, 1873, nineteen being killed,
siXty-one wounded and fifty-three captured;
men, 7S3 being 1870 killed, 492 wounded and
154 captured.
Beers Resume Bombarding.
LONDON, Nov. lit was announced today
In special dispatch from Ladysmlth that
the Beers again closed around that place on
Monday night, sending shells into the
British camp. The two guns landed from
the British cruiser Powerful opened fire on
the Beers at dawn Tuesday. The Beers
brought up more guns, but some of them
were silenced. 1t is added that the Beers
less must have been heavy. The garrison
of Ladysmith is described as being in good
spirits and confident and the troops are said
to be full of fight. The artillery duel was
still in progress Tuesday night
The British war office today made public
dispatch received from General White de-
ecribing the operations OF Monday. 1t was
as follows:
"LADYSMITH, Oct ST. so D. m.-Took
out from Ladysmith a brigade of mounted
troops, two brigade divisions of the Royal
artillery, the Natal field battery and two
brigades of infantry to reconnoiter in force
4s.,h nc enemys main position to the north, ana,
II the opportunity Should offer, to capture
the hill behind Farquhar's farm, which had,
on the previous day, been held in strength
by the enemy. In connection with this ad-
vance column, consisting OF the Tenth
Mountain artillery, four half companies of
the Gloucesters and six companies of the
Royal Irish Fusileers, the whole under Lieu
tenant Colonel Carlton and Major Adye,
deputy assistant adjutant general, was dis
patched at IL p. m. on the Goth to march
by night up Bellspruit and seize Nichol-
sons Mex or some position near Nicholson's
Mex, thus turning the enemys right flank.
The main advance was successfully carried
out. the objective OF the attack being found
evacuated. and an artillery duel between
our field batteries and the enemy's guns and
Maxlms Is understood to have caused heavy
loss to the enemy. The reconnaissance
forced the enemy to fully disclose its posi-
lion and after strong counter attack on
our right the infantry brigade and cavalry
had been repulsed, the troops were slowly
withdrawn to camp. pickets being left on
observation. Late in the engagement the
naval contingent under Captain Lambton
of her majestys ship Powerful, came into
action and sienced, with their extremely
accurate fire, the enemy's guns of position.
Do Not Know How 1T Happened.
"The circumstances which attended the
movements Of Lieutenant Colonel Carlton S
column are not yet fully known, but from
reports received the column appears to have
carried out the night march unmolested
until within two miles of Nicholson's Mex.
At this point two boulders rolled from the
hill and few rifle shots stampeded the in
1antry ammunltlOn mules. Inc stampede
spread to the battery mules, which broke
loose from their leaders and got away with
practically the whole OF the gun equipment
and the greater portion OF the regimental
small-arm ammunition.
1.-The reserve was similarly lost.
1.-THE infantry battalions, however. fixed
bayonets and accompanied by the personnel
OF the artillery seized a hill on the left OF
the road two miles from the Mex. with but
little opposition. There they remained un-
molested until dawn the time being occu-
pied in organizing the defense of the hill
and constructing stone sangars and walls
as cover from fire. At dawn a skirmshine
attack on our position was commenced by
the enemy, but made no way until 9:3O a
m, when strong reinforcements enabled
them to rush to the attack with great
energy. Their fire became very searching
and two companies of the Gloucesters In
an advanced position were ordered to fall
back. The enemy then pressed to shor
range, the losses on our side becoming very
numerous.
"At p. m. our ammunition was practi-
cally exhausted, the position was captured
and the survivors of the column fell into
the enemy's hands. The enemy treated oul
wounded with humanity, General Joubert al
once dispatching letter to me Offering
safe conduct to doctors and ambulances tc
remove the wounded. A medical officer and
parties TO render first laid to the wounded
were dispatched to the scene of action from
Ladysmith last night. and the ambulance.
at dawn this morning.
'''rhe want OF success OF the column was
due to the misfortune of the mules stamped
ing and the consequent loss OF the guns anG
small-arm ammunition reserve.
THE official list OF casualties and prison,
ers will be reported shortly The latter ar,
understood TO have been sent by rail tc
Pretoria.
"The security of Ladysmith is in no wa,
affected"
One Ray of Light.
The gloom caused by the British disaste,
at Ladysmith was in measure relieved b,
today's story, giving an account of the heroi
stand made by the deelmated battalions until
their last cartridges were gone. The British
nerve Was momentarily shaken by Genera