Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-31
BIC BOER VICTORY
Staggering gg Blow Struck
at Ladysmith'
BRITISH SORTIE REPUlSED
Two Regiments and a Battery
Captured.
ENGLAND APPALLED, At DISASTER
Boer Losses Estimated at From
900 10 1000.
FIGHTING AGAIN TO-DAY
ENGLAND APPALLED, At DISASTER
Boer Losses Estimated at From
900 10 1000.
FIGHTING AGAIN TODAY |

CAPE TOWN. October 81, 1910 pm-The
South Africa News publishes the following
dispatch:
LADYSNITH October 31-A battle is
proceeding at the foot of Umbanbane. a few
miles from Ladysmith. Several shells have
dropped into the town.
LONDON. October 31-The war office has
received a dispatch from Gen. White COM
manding the British forces at Ladysnith.
reporting that the Royal Irish Fusiliers.
No. 10 Mountain Battery and the GIouces-
tershire Regiment were surrounded in the
hills by the Beers. and. after losing heav-
ty, Were obliged to capituIate. Gen. White
adds that the casualties have not yet been
ascertained-
The following is the text Of Gen. Whites
dispatch TO the war office:
'LABYSMITH. October 30 1875 pm
I have To report disaster to the column
sent by me to take q position on hill to
guard the left flank Of the troops. In these
operations today the Royal Irish FusiIiers.
No. 1o Mounted Battery and the Glouces-
tershire Regiment We're surrounded in the
hills, and, after losing heavily. had to ca
pitulate. The casualties have not yet been
ascertained.
"A man Of the F'usiliers. employed as n
hospital orderly. came IN under flag Of
truce with letter from the survivors Of
the column. who asked for assistance to
bury the dead. I fear there is no doubt Of
the truth Of the report
Il formed plan IN the carrying out Of
which the disaster occurred and I am
alone responsible for the plan. There is no
blame whatever to the troops. as the posi-
tion was untenable"
List of Prisoner Officers.
Gen. White, In It subsequent Dispatch
says.
The following is list Of the officers
taken prisoners today:
StarT Mai. Adye
Irish FuSiliers-Col. Carleton. Mai. Num-
Mai Kircail, Capt. Burrowes. Capt. Rice.
Capt Silver. Lieut. Heard Lieut.. Southey.
Lieut.. Thihbs Lieut.. McCfregor, Lieut.
Holmes Lieut.. Kelly. Lieut. Dooner. Lieut..
KeHtish. Lieut., Kinahan. Lieut.. Jeudwine,
Chaplain Matthews.
OF the above Capts. Rice and Silver and
Lieut.. Do0ner were wounded
GIoucestershfre Regiment-Maior Hum
phreys. Major CapeI-Cure, Major Wallace.
Captain Duncan. Captain Conner. Lieut.
Bryant Lieutenant Nisbet Lieutenant Ing
ham, Lieutenant Davy. Lieutenant Knox
Lieutenant Temple. Lieutenant Radice
Lieutenant Breul. Lieutenant Hill, LIeuten-
ant Short. Lieutenant Smith. Lieutenant
Mackenzie, Lieutenant Beasley, Lieutenant
GRAY.
OF the above captains, Duncan and Con-
ner We're wounded.
Royal ArtilIery-Major Bryant Mounted
battery: Lieutenant Wheeler. Lieutenant
Nugent. Lieutenant Moore, Lieutenant
Webb.
BOer Loss Was Also Heavy.
SreDfa1 diana oh from 7 -.,.z
the Beers suffered severely during the en-
gagement, some persons estimating their
loss at $40 10 1000 killed and wounded
Reports are current here that Gen. White
may retire TO Pietermari,zburg while the
railroad is intact. There IS much diver
gerce Of opinion in military circles as to
the advisab.lLty Of such a step.
II IS learned by the Associated Press that
the war office has ordered Il second army
corps 70 be in readiness TO be called out.
Tie military officials have not yet de-
cided whether the consummation of the
plan will bee necessary. but they are deter
mined to have everything in readiness
either for demonstration In Europe of
Grea; Britain's capabilities or for sending
eve. a larger force to the scene Of action
Until the receipt of the news Of the Lady
smith disaster the latter course was con-
lie no knowing what steps viii be decided
UTou-
The war Office has sent the following dis
patch 70 Gen. Butler:
Three extra battalions of foot and one
mountain battery. with reserves. will leave
England during the course Of ten days 10
make good the casualties"
Blow Was IA Surprise.
While minor reveTSes were not wholly
unexpected, nothing like the staggering
blow General Joubert delivered to General
Whites forces yesterday was anticipated
The full extent of the disaster is not vet
acknowledged. II II is known at the war
office. The loss in effective men must be
appalling to q general who is practically
surrounded. Two Of the finest regiments
and n mule battery deducted from the
Ladysmith garrison weakens II about a
fifth OF It's total strength and alters the
whole situation very materially in favor of
the Beers, who have again shown them
selves stern fighters and military strate-
g.sts of no mean order. The disaster cost
the British from 1900 10 1000 men and six
seyen-poUnd screw guns. and. as the Boer
artillery is already stronger than was i'm