The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-11-03
BRITISH NEE DISASTER
General White Outgeneraled by
the Beers.
CAMP AT IADYsMITH ISOLATED.

Dy the BOers-At Last Report White
WINS Holding Out.
London, Nov 3-Sir w. Hely Hutch
inson, governor of Natal, informs the
colonial Office 1Alat communication be-
tween Ladysmlth and Durham has been
interrupted since half past o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
The cause OF the interruption is not
stated; but, according to The Daily Tele-
graph war Office officials say the fact is
not to be taken as a confirmation of the
vague rumors that Ladysmith has been
completely invested or that ne garrison
had fallen back upon CoensJ which is
16 miles to the south.
No information has been received at
the war Office confirming the report that
General Butler has left Cape Town.
Special dispatches from Ladysmith
give details of the renewal of the bonn
bardment. The Beers, having reoccu-
pied their old positions, remounted big
guns. Their firing was accurate, but al
most harmless. Lieutenant f. G. Eyer
ton and his men from the Powerful did
splendid work and quickly silenced the
Boer guns.
The Beers acknowledge having suffer-
ed heavy losses in men and horses in
Mondays battle.
General Jan II. NJ. Kock, who was sec
ond in command in the Transvaal forces
and was wounded in the battle of Glands
laagte died in the hospital at Ladysmith
Monday night.
A telegram dispatched from Ladysmith
at % minutes after 8 yesterday morning
said that General White was well and
holding his position.
The report comes from Rome that Por-
tugal will permit the landing of British
troops at Lourenco Marques. This coin
cides with the view, strongly prevalent
in some quarters here, that the British
invasion of the Transvaal will be made
from that point.
Apparently, however, extensive prepa-
rations are in progress at De Aar, Cape
Colony, for the concentration of Lieuten-
ant General Buffers army. Thousands of
mules are corralled in that neighborhood.
and transport material is being hurried
up from the south
All was quiet at Buluwayo, in Rhode
STA, according to dispatches received this
morning, up to Oct. 81. There has beer
some skirmishing on the border
General Sir George Stewart White has
cabled the war Office that in the engage
ment on Farquhar's farm, near Lady
smith, on Oct. 30 when Lieutenant Colo
mel Carleton's column was comnelled to
surrender. six officers were killed and
nine wounded. Among the noncommis-
stoned officers and men the casualties
We're "a in killed and 231 in wounded.
A special dispatch from Ladysmith
earlier than the above said that $40 pris-
oners We're sent to Pretoria.
G4owy of HTouInx.z ni.o.4
rs % Dis'isteF'
General hltes latest report, dated
Tuesday E9o p. M, IS as follows:
Il took ous from Ladysmith brigade
of mounted troops. two brigade divisions
OF the Royal artillery, the Natal Field
battery and TWO Drlgades OF infantry to
reconnolter IN force the enemys position
to the north and, II opportunity should
offer, to capture the hull behind Far
quhar's farm which had been held the
previous day by the enemy.
In connection with this advance a
column consisting OF the Tenth Mountain
battery, four half companies of the
Worcestershire regiment and six com
panies OF the Royal Irish fusileers un-
der Lieutenant colonel Carleton, with
MAJOR Adye as stan oihcer, was dis
patched at ~ p. IN. on the 18th to march
by night up Bells Sprult and seize Mich
olsons Mex or some position near by,
thus turning the enemy's right flank.
The nam advance was successfully
carried out but the objective point of
the attack was round TO be evacuated.
An artillery duel ensued which is I'M
defstood 10 nave caused heaVy loss to
the enemy. reconnaissance forced the
enemy TO Iuliy dlsclose their position,
ana a1ter strong counter attack ON our
right by an infantry brigade ana cavalry
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