The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-01-31

Spanish war and in the regular army
, and we have quite few from around
Boston, New York and Philadelphia.
All these fellows, Irish, German and
Yank, get into our brigade, for they feel
more at home with us, under officers and
men who have followed the old flag, and
they are giving the "Red Necks," as the
Beers call them, plenty Of fun.
II was our brigade--we had about 1900
on the firing line that day--that scooped
in the Irish fusilliers at Dundee and had
the Boer contingent been more expert
enced in military matters, we could have
got the whole OF Yule's bunch, horse,
foot and wagons, for never saw worse
beaten, demoralized crowd than that
same British army They are mostly
pushing the Scotch and Irish regiments
against us, and we are able TO take care
Of them. They may have English regi-
ments, but they keep them back in
reserve, for we haven't seen them,
though we are red hot TO get a crack at
them.
General Joubert, is foxy old chap,
and refuses 10 let US take any chances
that are uncertain and he is dead
against any military grand.stand tactics.
He won't allow any charges or attacks
on fortified places he makes the British
do that business, and then he soaks
them. The consequences Is that the
English lose five men killed and wound
ed where we lose only one. The English
artillery IL fairly good, though their guns
are not upto ours, though their infantry
and cavalry can't hit flock Of barns.
We are now intrenched around Lady
smith with strong force down at the
rugela, intrenching and waiting for that
advance Of the British We are promised
and we have lots OF commandos chasing
down through Natal TO keep the files of
the enemy.
We have White and about 10000 men
cooped up In Ladysmith, and we will
get the whole bunch as sure as shooting.
We have the hills overlooking the town,
which isdown in hole, fortified, and
we shell the place occasionally TO keep
them guessing; but we place reliance
strongly ON dirt. disease and huugor TO
capture them. The town doesn't
amount TO anything, but the Johnnies
have about 10000 worth Of arms,
munitions and supplies that will come
handy. White Is In a tight place and
his camp is tough heat, dust, rain, mud
and anxiety are our allies aud thoy are
badly demomlized.
They used 10 make sorties and rush
hills but we had orders 10 drop back and
let them rush; and when they got
tired we occupied our old positions and
soaked them as they limped back To
camp. They were wearing themselves
out. A few days ago they came out 10
strength, and when the Beers retired
Blake hold 10 our positions aud we
waited for them, running Iup the green
dag 10 make them raw. The Boers {
iont carry bayonets; the Irish brigade
loes
They shelled our position for an hour,
iropping shells over us and beyond us,
'ut doing no particular harm. Blake :,
'assed the word along the line TO wait (
ND give them good fight.
real English regiment came at our
'osition and their officers called and
Irged them on. am in Cassldy's el
ompany--he Is an Arizona man-and Il
We have half dozen fellows from a
'uesou who are dead shots. We lay u
DIV, squinting over the breastworks u
ihile our Tuscon fellows tumbled over st
ihoer after officer al
When they reached the foot of the "
MI Blake ordered us 10 cease firing :.
nd told few men from each company !"
YELL Jump up and pretend 10 run -
waw' This encouraged the Johnnies Va
cheer, and they came up the hill pant. "
" and shouting wildly. When about n'
~ feet from Us We let them have II. "
ON Mauser Mannlieher and Maxim. !"
nd Blake yelled "Now, boys give them 10
tasto OF the real thing" The cheer pa
zen went np could DO heard a mile of W.
I'D We went over the entrenchment At ~ ~
lem with the bayonet. &c
surprised' You never saw anything 49, 49,
10 II A yolley point blank aud then eis
.e meteal We went at them in good ig
'sh fashion, aud some OF the Yanks ON
al Ohio CHAPS Nere wilder than the AN
lrks, The nod coats wouldn't stand in
H. but went down the hill on break m,
ID ont into ;,he open, sprintinr like IN,
eyhounds We marched back about th,
e-s'Nth of them, and there Was a IN,
dly mauled lot lying around that we Zee
ut into English lines that night As IN,
preferred % let them have the eitI
'her Of doetoring them. They Won't Po,
very hot 10 rush him with a the
'ea ilag over il again, I imagine. The lea
simen, was Gloueestershire or some enc
le' such name--I don't necall !, lust enc
w. and u they don't get any better bar
''erlal than thnt Ia teht us the Ens. eou
are more likely 20 march into the fT
Han ocean then into the Transyaal tina
sunDnsa iha H,,.,ltsl 49,.