The Boers are very strongly ensconced on the other side of the Tugela and the British came along with 12 cannon down to the river and, as soon as the horses were outspanned, the Boers -- who were hidden from sight -- opened a murderous fire with their Mausers on the gunners and managed to kill them all and seize 10 cannon with 13 ammunition wagons and place 5,070 men hors de combat with a loss on their side of only 30 killed and wounded (These are the yarns that come in and we are supposed to believe them but although they go down with the Boers, who believe every word, we English here cannot swallow them).(4)