The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-09

IcCclNtu YET NDOtUtT teTTnnC uEc ttohi
the front. Thus, you see. we were exposed 70
a terrible onslaught from three sides and up TO
this we had not fred d shot, The Beers havea
havelproved themselyeSto ne, they cannot stand
cold steel. SO strongly fortified was the posl.
tlon OF the enemy that they hoasted o, shrit
power to hold IL indefinitely. Yesterday we han
another big battle lGraspanl and am thankful
10 say | have come through safely sGain but
steel, best cold sheffield again asserted us
starting yesterday battle OF Graspan) we had a
biscuit divided between four OF us and aIrlnk
Of coffee aud did not ect another mouih,ni ior
twenty-slx hours. ] long for a good square
meal. We shall be marching again Tomorrow
Monday towards. Kimberley and we are OK
pectlng sharp work before we reach there
From "A, wcstmins'er Gazette.
An exciting bit OF outpost work is described
in a letter from Private Albert James. serving
with the mounted infantry;
Another OF our fellows who was out scout
ing came across a Niger minding some sheep,
Express rifle with him. So our chap loads his
own rifle in the saddle. Rallops. up 70 MN. dis,
mounts and covers him with II, makes MIN put
Our chan then goes and picks II up. questions
him on different things, and he tells him there
are no Beers knocking about. He Is gong 70
hears voices shouting Dick. and joe 80 ne
leaves his prisoner and goes up toward Tue
rocks until he is IN speaking diS'ance OF them
Aii'h w N'tN w u 49, AN.' 49, ~
he mounts again and, rides for his lie. iou
can tell what shots they are There were: ~
dom, and not one hit the mark"
That was the commencement OF the firing
and we had TO gallop and go as hard a. ever
S%r do ssasee SS" beii sSee a horse Ss S'e could walk 81
II was full OF holes-some like rabbit holes.
and Jumps OF rocks and stones and one thing
The Colonel who is in charge OF us wouldn't
let US dismount and fire, 'as he said we should
all be cut up. and they were too strong for us.
a fine breast of medals~bnt d-them. let's
get It over, Amonth to-day and It will be q pit
nearer / hope. We chaps were swearing IKE
] o'clock when he wouldn't halt us ana let us
have a packet at EN-. but | expect We shall have
another pop at EN- yet
Private J Madison. Second Northam pton
Regiment, who holds a medal and three bars
for Dargai. Somani and Tirah Valley, writes:
We have had two hattles-one at Belmont
and onn at Fnslin. We are having II pretty
stitr. | can tell YOU. The Beers have som good
rifles OF German make buy their shots al seem
we captured some biscuits from the enemy;
they were shared among the troops. In. the
last light We captured a lot 81 horses. and mad
one myself. was about done up. same as the
remainder. fighting about four hours on n drop
OF hot coffee. When we got In camp we had to
wait Tor the train to come with our ratlons.
Water is very short out here. The Guards are
in the rear as usual"
Sergt. Stockwin OF the Northamptonshire
Regiment. writing to his brother from the bat
tleflcld Of Enslin. says:
III this is warfare we have had about enough,
Three battles IN one week, and we have not
shaved for IA forth ,ght or washed for a week
through the scarcity ~ wat er, It's not the
lighting we dont like :lt's the hideous sights OF
mangled corpses aiterward.'
Private ]. Argent of the Third Grenadiers. In
"a I.,tDs l.. bia man or SNrunaaa aauu.
AT the battle Of Belmont We fought hand to
hand. was Just behind David ST. John when
he was shot. He stuck his bayonet right
through a Boer and could not get it out again.
He tried to throw the man over his shoulder to
get him OIL. and then another Boer came up
and shot him through the head, Then another
Of our men put his bayonet through that Beers
heart
Here is a grim picture from aprivate's letter /:
One Of our fellows was talking 70 a parson
who went over the battlefield OF ElandslaaRta
aday after the light. He says there we're terri
bile sights. the most awful Of which was a Boer
sitting down quite naturally. with a bayonet
clean through him and about six inches. OF the
who mad given the mighty thrust was lying
down a. il asleep. with a small bullet hole in
bis forehead. The Boer was ,era,ping the
barrel OF the rife with both hands. and his
with a Mortified look 10 them. as if he had seen
a ghost
Ono OF the ladies' who vent out to see the
fighting at Ladysmith has described that ex-
reriencc in a lively letter. A shell landed not
many hundred yards away. and she ran TO get
a piece OF it:
on | scampered Spoke to the first soldier
! came 10. He said: Come with me; | can
warn YOU in time TO clear before another
comes SO I went gayly on. talking away.
Another soldier said: Here comes another
and before we had time to think the awful
booming and shrleking came-and / wish you
could have seen YOUR younger sister. lust
shut nv eyes tight and chung TO a barhed-wire
fence. and whispered; Good Cod II exploded
about twenty feet away: perhaps not 80 much:
the earth shook under me. and my legs felt
shot all over"
Amcmber Of the Army Service Corps, writing
from Orange River some weeks ago, said:
I'VE have 300 Zulus and Kaflrs here work
ing as la lorers for the Army Service Corps at
As per day. They are stacking hay, biscuits
and peat. So when they brought the Boer
prisoners to the railway station these Zulus
and kaflrs made a charge for the trucks. and
If il were not for the sentries with hayonets
facing them they would have torn the Beers TO
pieces. They were In a - OF a rage. shouting
La Boerl"