The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-25

General Joubert, now before Glencoe,
which is being again attacked by the
Free State column, has not yet been
engaged.
The looseness of the Boer tactics al
lowed the British to smash their lines
piecemeal. Gen. White proposes to go
to the relief of the British at Glencoe.
LADYsMITH, Oct. 23-A second at
tack on Glencoe failed. The Boer ar
tiiery, which was ineffective, has been
silenced. British forces made another |
sortie and are now engaging the en- |
envy.
LONDON, Oct. 23-The Dalziel agen-
cy has Pretoria advices that Kruger
favors unconditional surrender. A
meeting of the executive council has
been called for tomorrow to discuss it,
LONDON, Oct. 23.-Lord Wolsley,
commanderin-chief of the British
army, in summing up the situation
from reports received, announces at
the sc cond Glencoe attack was merely
a skirmish.
LONDON, Oct 23.-The best opin-
ions do not credit the reports that the
Beers are suing for peace, or are likely
to yield at present, though they think
the Beers will probably retreat to their
line Of defence in the mountain passes.
LaiDgs Mex and Brakenburg, where
they have bockaded the passes with
great boulders and masses of rock
blown upon either side and where, if
they desire, they would be able to hold
out until the advance of Maj. Gen.
Sir Redvers Butler through the Orange
Free State should compel them to leave
the Natal side to meet the invasion
from the south.
Sensational rumors OF the designs of
foreign powers inimical to the British
interest meet scant credence, though it
is difficult to explain the immense
forces on land and sea which Great
Britain is now mobilizing.
The parliamentary secretary of the
war office, George Wyndham, made a
statement in the House of Commons
today saying: "Lord Wolseley sums up
the position in Natal early this morn
ing as follows: In the battle of
Eandslaagte, October 81, two guns
were captured from the Beers who lost
heavily. The enemy appears to be in
large numerical superiority"
LONDON, Oct. 24.-The Daily Graph
&c has received the following from
| Ladysmith:
The Beers, reported to be 5000
strong and under the command of Gen
| eral Joubert and President Kruger in
| person, are today again attacking Glen
coe.
l General Yule, commanding our
) troops, has moved his camp back into
: a better defensive position"
BRUSSELS, Oct, % DIR. Leyds, the
diplomatic representative of the Trans
, vaal in Europe, is quoted in an inter
: view as saying: sit is difficult to give
3 an opinion on the battles fought at
3 Glencoe and Elandslaagte as the des-
patches all emanate from British
= sources. My own dispatches have not
arrived, probably owing to the censor
ship. In the meanwhile, don't con-
3 slider the situation as bad for the Beers
3, as made out by the English kilograms
7 which are intended for the English
public and market. The fact that the
= Beers retired in order to reform later
: does not imply defeat. That is part of
their tactics and does not prove that
they have suffered seriously"
LONDON, Oct. 24.-No news yet re-
ceived tends to dispel the apprehension
caused by Lord Wolseley's brief sum.
mary of the situation. The English
are unable to follow up their success
: and are obliged to remain at Lady.
= smith, unable to restore railway com.
: munication.
LONDON, Oct, 24.-No dispatches
! have been received here from Glencoe
! since Sunday morning, when an en-.
I gagement with the Beers was expected
, Fighting should also have taken place
South of Dundee. 1t appears that Gen
!; White is not going to the relief of Glen
1 coe, and grave anxiety is felt for the
force there, under Gen. Yule. This
consists of 5000 men against 5000 Beers
, LONDON, Oct. 24.-Private advices
= here say Kimberly has fallen and Cecil
= Rhodes is a prisoner. The British
have been driven from Dundee by
Kruger, who himself has taken refuge
: in Glencoe.
! LONDON, Oct. "a Lack of news
from Natal today is considered omi.
nous. British advices are usually
prompt, and today's silence is amazing
and disc1ncerting. The fear is grow
ing that JOubert has the British hem.
. med in at Glencoe and the worst is
= feared. From Beer sources comes
news that Boer column under Gen
Lucas has engaged Gen, Yule, and on
, the heels of this announcement comes
l the story that Gen. Yule has abandon
,, ed Dundee leaving his wounded be-
: hind.
LADYsMITH, Oct. 24-The British
wounded were left at Dundee, Gen.
Yule trusting 10 the Beers considera-
i ton in treatment of them. Yule was
+ hard pressed from Dundee to Glencoe.
I General White fought his way out OF
Ladysmith today, defeating force of
Orange Free State troops on the road
4 between Ladysmith and Newcastle.
White aims to join Yule, who has fallen
6 back from Glencoe tonight. Boer
wounded being treated same as Eog-
5 Ish.
Q BERLIN, Oct. PA detachment of
d | Eorpnan Pad Irooo laauao annn for