The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-05
|, Broadwood Walks Into a
poer Trap and the British
Casualties Were $50.
Iryy APPROACHING IN TWO FORCES.
|, English Troops We're Shelled BY
n, Beers, Who Made at Attack
on Three Sides.
,,or,d That the Guas Taken
[ nroad,. ood's Command
=. u,-Cnpturcd-''rcHt Ac-
,,in Along '""i River

.,ttoi Rroadwood lost seven
ood an his baggage in the ann
bI nr hm hy the Beers ON
/, ,rla,. lhc casualties numbered
..r Office has received the fol-
no dispatch rom Lord Roberts,
4 r,ormfou'c.a, April i: IL re-
.l r,us late yesterday evening
l. co. Eroadvood. who was at
ala, Cha. tmrty-cight miles east
4 w., that Information had reached
r.t thc enemy was approaching
.o forces. from tho north and
..t lie stated that if the re-
,rtcd true me- would retire to-
,tc water works, seventeen
.. nearer Rloemfontcin. where we
H. bsd detachment Of mounted
Fan,ry ior the protection Of the
trNs
4 pro,luool vas told in reply that
j OH division with Martyrs mount
ipi,rtr, Viii march at daylight
L., 70 support A.m, and that if he
4 .Icr> 10 necessary hc should re-
4. from Tie water works. He moved
70 daring the night and bivouaccd.
dawn fo.la, hc was shelled by the
.,rr who attacked on three sides.
immediately dispatched two horse
uer, batteries. and his baggage
Esra lgocmfouic'n. covering some
,l,m with his cavalry.
|somc two miles from the water
r.. The road crosses a deep nul.ah.
,pra'. in which during the night
n r,c of Borrs had concealed them
,c, 50 well were they hidden that
4 leading scouts passed over the
b. without discovering them, and
|aas not until the wagons and guns
=,
D. entering the drift that the Beers
wed themselves and opened fire.
kav Of the drivers Of the artillery
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Is were captured. The remainder
Eouel away. covered bV Roberts
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surprised r. 'n. ias.p puo4c ',. IS pa PAINFUL
s com. and n.'.1 .,. !, a''er 81 al 'hat
n 0. hirh no,,'io, soI' 'n"' Nat nr,''Sh 'n, ON,
kee,n.,,e" PoS'''oh can still neglect |
|,s,' '',.''S ru "nch the vericst tyro
! Eaaasr into ,Air0,eu ,,o 10 TO observe, and
H. O., H.. '''.' ., '1pS which the observ-
suld have .re ysy.a,na y.,.'n'aF{ military rules
to s,'1 n.o..'','. 'g,'alyd. There is no at
~ Of the wboIa ',''@e scl. me o'Scredi'abie-
|F.aA are ro~o.II .,U', @l",F' 50 lar as the
r. the de1teri,y ~ ~ a.. OF p ue'ract
're appsrep,ly ,''' :.''..,, ~. 'ne boerS 81 who
q, viles,r i@s '1'.,,. s.a.,5a.,I Of the Ourgncrs
boldly carried 'o"''' on, .nS conceived ',.,,
endorsements ,eor of', tv ana o.a 1nlesS mes
a have turned tIn' ,6n 'y ,;1n hora aas Rob- ,.
a.rel me. .,' riaa. PRISONERS couple Of
Household c. 'CN corps OF
t2Aais are anu the IOlh