Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02

SAID TO HAVE STARTED NORTH
Anotbcr British Division To he
Formed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Mon
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British Gloom over the Affair.

British Gloom over the Affair.
LONDON. November 2.-Ihe break
down of the Delagoa cable route, com
bincd with the monopollzation Of the
available telegraph lines by the govern
ment and British staff officers, is respon-
sible for the fact that nothing further
has arrived from South Africa. The gov
eminent has received dispatches rectify-
ing the casualty lists. These will be pub
llshed to-day.
Up to midnight nothing had been re-
ccived concerning Mondays casualties
The War Office officials are working
under great strain. Captain Perriott
stam captain TO the military secretary
has just died his end being FASTENED by
anxiety and overworl,
An unconhrmed statement is published
that General Sir Redyers Butler has left
cape Town for Ladysmith.
4 belated dispatch from Ladysmith. de-
scrioing Mondays fight says
HUSSARS' CLOSE CALL"
"a couple OF equadrons Of Hussars had
a narrow escape from disaster early in
the day. They found themselves sud-
denly confronted within easy range by
an overwhelming force of Beers. who
seemed to spring from The bowels of the
earth The Hussars We're speudidly
handled and were extrlcalcd with only
one man wounded
The Queen is credited With expressing
sincere pity for Sir .i.orge stewart
White and The officials re in uowise
inclined TO judge him harsh 10 So FAR
az the public is concerned however
while qualification is felt al che manner
In which the Isolated bataulns surren-
dered, there IS still severe criticism Of
General White and Lieutonant-C0lonel
Carlton for allowing the column TO get
out Of touch FOR the absence OF proper
scouting and for NOT retiring when the
ammunition was lost.
ANOTHER BRITISH DIVISION.
LONDON. November lit was report
ed az Aldershot to-day that another com
plete army division will forthwith be
formed for service i'm South Africa. The
division consists Of 1900 men and fifty.
four guns
This is possibly preliminary step toe
ward the calling out of second army
corps
sTRAGGLERS COMING IL
LONDON. November "A special dis
patch from Pletermartzburs Natal
dated Tuesday morning. says.
'Stragglers from the Gioucostershire
regiment are arriving az Ladysmith 4
number Of mules. with a portion of the
mountain battery, are also coming m."
BRITISH VICTORY CERTAIN.
LONDON, November Lord George
Hamilton, Secretary Of State for India.
speaking az Ealing this evening regarding
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our ultimate victory is certain. and
when the terms which we. as victors.
will propose to the vanquished are known.
foreign nations will see that the main
cause which has forced Us TO embark
upon this conflict is not "a desire of pecu-
MARY profit or OF territorial aggrandize-
ment, but a determination 10 emancipate
vast territory, for the common benefit
Of mankind. from an ignobie and degrad-
ing tyranny"
BRITISH LOSSES TO DATE.
LONDON. November THE War Office
to-day issued the following additional list
of ffty-e.ght casualties sustained by Cen
eral Yule's force from the time of the
battle of Glencoe until the force Joined
Sir George White:
Kings Rihes-Four killed. thirteen
wounded.
Leicestershire Regiment-One wounded,
nine missing.
Artillery-One killed, one wounded, TWO
missing.
Mounted Infantry Twenty-seyen miss
ing.
The last mentioned were attached 20 the
squadron of the Eighteenth Hussars that
was entrapped by the, Beers after the
battle Of Glencoe. They were undoubtedly
captured by the Hussars
MONDAYS CASUALTIES. 200
A careful calculation Of the British
losses in all the engagements since the
outbreak of hOstilities. excluding the
casualties among the non-commissioned
officers and men in Mondays disaster at
Ladysmith, which are thus far known
here, gives a total Of 9l6. to which pro-
badly 200 Will need 10 be added when
the details regarding the LadysmIth re-
verse are received. This total is made up
as follows:
Officers. 1873 being killed. 81 wounded,
and 50 captured.
Men 1871 being killed. 492 wounded
and l54 captured.
FRENCH AID FOR Beers
PARIS, November IA society has
been founded to render assistance 10 the
Transyaal Government. Colonel Monten
IS president ana FRANCIS cope, Jules
Lemaitre, Henry Rochefort, and W. Dru-
mont. proprietor Of the Lbre Parole. are
tho honorary presidents.
The organization is enrolling volunteers
TO fight for the Beers and the promoters
claim that more than 800 have volunteer
ed
They have difficulty, however. in find
ing the necessary funds, and it is doubt
full whether Dr. Leyds. the special repre-
sentative Of the Transvaal Government in
Europe, will be able 10 supply them.
Under these conditions. the whole move
ment which is in the hands OF the most
violent section OF the Nationalsts and
Anti-Sem!tes. will probably collapse.
GERMANY TO BE NEUTRAL.
BERLIN. November 1.-The Neueste
Nachrchten IN the course Of an article
evidently inspired. says
Germany has no intention Of playing
into the hands OF France by Intervening
in the TransvaaL She intends 10 pursue
a course Of absolute neutrality"
GLOOM SOMEWHAT RELIEVED.
LONDON. November 1.-The gloom
caused by the British disaster at Lady
smith was in a measure relieved by to-
days story, giving an account of the
heroic stand made by the declmated bat
talions until their last cartridges were
gone The British nerve was momenta-
rily shaken by General Whites use OF the
ord t.Hf Ia