The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-21

London, October ZO-Ine war OlHce
has received the following official dis
patch from Ladysmith, filed at $3.50 this
afternoon: s..N ASE 81
This from Glencoe:
".We were attacked this morning at
daylight by force roughly estimated
at 1000. They had placed four or five
guns in position on a hill, 5,400 yards
east of our camp and they fred plugged
shells Their artillery did no damage.
Our infantry formed for attack, and we
got our guns into position. After the
position of the enemy had been shelled
our infantry advanced to the attack,
and after hard fight lasting until 30
D. m. an almost inaccessible position
was taken, the enemy retiring eastward.
All the Beers guns have been captured.
We can see our soldiers at the top of
the HILL Our cavalry and artillery are
still out.
.''General Symons is severely wound
ed. Our losses are heavy. They will be
telegraphed as soon as possible"
A special dispatch from Glencoe dated
S:25 this morning announced that the
Boer position had been captured after
heavy fighting, during which five guns
were taken.
1t appears that during the night the
Boer artillery occupied a hill command
ing the British camp and began drop
ping shells at daybreak in the direction
of the British forces.
The latter. under General Sir William
Penn Symons, promptly accepted the
challenge and moved TO meet the inva-
ders under cover of the British artil-
lery, which appears to have been worked
with such advantage as to quickly ST.
lence the enemy's batteries, enabling the
infantry to carry the Boer position with
IA rush, in which the Dublin Fusileers
and the Kings Royal Rifles are said to
have specially distinguished themselves.
the fusileers capturing the first guns or
the enemy taken i'll the present cam
paign.
General Symons seems to have been
in the thick of the fight as might have
been expected Confirmation of the re-
port that he was wounded has been
received. but just how seriously is not
yet known.
The War Office has received the ap.
pended dispatch from Ladysmith filed
at 1915 a. III. today.
"The following advices from Glencoe
Camp, just at hand:
1.-The Kings Royal Rifles and the
Dublin Fusileers are attacking bill
occupied by Boer artillery. They are
within three hundred yards of the posi-
ton and are advancing under cover
Of our artillery, at about 1000 yards
range.
.'.Scouts report that 5000 Beers are
advancing on Hating Spruit. The
Fifteenth battery and the Leicester regi-
ment have gone to meet them"
The War Office also received the fol-
lowing dispatch from General George
Stewart White, dated yesterday even
ing, from Ladysmith:
'.The Beers commenced descending
the western passes on TuesdaV and
came in contact with our patrols yes
terday. They continued to advance,
halting for the night with their left
flank at Bester's Station, their center
ut Bluebank and their right more re-
tired.
AT Acton Homes, Lieutenant Gal
way, Of the Natal Carbineers, is miss
ing, and trooper Spencer, of the Natal
Carbineers, was slightly wounded.
Il moved my camp into position
| have selected, with the object of coy-
ering the town of Ladysmith, and |
hoped today that the Beers might have
been sufficiently near me to strike n
blow. Today, however, the enemy
seems to have retired west, our patrols
getting in touch nowhere, except with u
comparatively small body as Baster's
Station.
Communication with Glencoe juno
ton was cut off at Elandslaagte, where
they captured a goods train.
a Boer force is advancing over Beg
garsberg Mex. Communication by tele-
graph is still open via Greytown.'
TRAINS CAPTURE CONFIRMED.
London. Oct. 20.-The correspondent
of the Morning Post at Ladysmith, III a
dispatch sent Thursday night, confirms
the statement that 81 train has been cap
tured at Elandslaagte, and says:
"1he train was partly made up OF four
trucks of cattle consigned to an army
purveyor at Dundee.
at is reported that one British officer
and Ma. Mitchell the Johannesburg Star
war correspondent, besides other war
correspondents, were captured. The
train which preceded the captured train
was fired on. but the Beers attack was
not successful"
GENERAL YULE IN COMMAND.
London. Oct. 20--A dispatch from
Glencoe Camp says that Sir William
Svmons was wounded in the stomach,
and that General Yule has command.
BOERS SMELLING DUNDEE.
I,adysmith, Oct. 90. 9:20 a. m.-An