the white flag still being displayed, a shot was
fired by this party at our men; but the actual bearer of the
flag of truce, followed by some eleven or twelve unarmed Boers,
surrendered themselves to Colonel Money and were made
prisoners.--Signed for Major-General Featherstonhaugh,

EDWARD S. BULFIN,
_Captain, Brigade Major, 9th Brigade_."

The following is the list of officers killed and wounded at the battle
of Belmont:--

3rd Grenadier Guards.--Lieutenant Fryer, killed; Lieutenant
Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell, dangerously wounded; Second
Lieutenants Leslie and Vaughan, wounded; Lieutenants Gurdon
Rebow and Russell, slightly wounded; and in addition the
following officers reported as wounded: Lieutenants Lygon and
Cameron, and Lieutenant-Colonel Crabbe. 1st Battalion
Coldstream Guards.--Lieutenant Grant, wounded. 2nd Battalion
Coldstream Guards.--Lieutenant the Hon. Claude Willoughby,
slightly wounded; Second Lieutenant Burton, severely wounded.
1st Battalion Scots Guards.--Major the Hon. North Dalrymple
Hamilton, severely wounded; Second Lieutenants Bulkley and
Alexander, wounded. 1st Battalion Northumberland
Fusiliers.--Captain Eagar and Lieutenant Brine, killed; Major
Dashwood and Lieutenant Festing, dangerously wounded; Captain
Sapte and Lieutenant Fishbourne, Brigadier-General
Featherstonhaugh, Captain Freeland, 2nd Northampton, Lieutenant
Barton, 2nd Northampton, severely wounded.

THE BATTLE OF GRASPAN

The commandos defeated at Belmont fell back upon Graspan, the next
station northwards on the way to Kimberley. There Lord Methuen decided
they should not long remain. He thought, to use his own words, "that it
would be best to march the division at once to Swinks Pan, which would
place me on the left front of the enemy's position, and that if I worked
one battery round each flank, sent my cavalry and mounted infantry well
forward, the greater part of the cavalry being on the eastern side, I
ought to capture the eastern force. The Naval Brigade and 9th Brigade I
left for protecting the guns or assaulting a position if necessary. The
Guards Brigade I left with the baggage to march to Enslin, where I had
my next camp. The brigade could always give a hand if wanted. I had
left 1st Battalion Scots Guards at Bel