The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-21

"and cannot be defeated as God Is on our
side.
LONDON. oct. 2O.-The afternoon pa
pers publish dispatches from Portsmouth
pointing 10 the forming OF ne" "S ""-
squadron.
MAFEKING INVESTED,
LONDON. OCT Zl.-Ihe Matcking cor
respondent OF the Daily Mai, "Hlin5 %"
October 4th, says
IL am handing this 70 my orderly win
instructions 90 take IL to kuruman' Two
hundred miles away where he VIII hdiiu
it 10 the native runners, who VIII De IN
structed TO reach Hoop Town. TO lhe
southwest OF Kimberley, avoiding thd1
place as much as possible owing 10 the
Boer investment
''rhe Beers began the Investment OF
Mafcking in real earnest az O'Clock TINS
morning. For some days they have been
skrting the town iu small bodies. bur
they have begun 10 mass in force on the
Trsnsvaal side.
Colonel Baden-Powell ordered the ar
mOred train and a part of the Bechuana-
land PretectOrate Regiment 90 go out
against them and see n they could break
up the strongest force They went out
q distance of four miles and. directly
they came IN range. opened fire with the
MaXims. scattering the Boers. The enemy
at once rode or u hot haste. further in
the Neldt, and away from the railway
but they troops pursued and overlook
them.
The enemy were in a sheltered posi-
ton while our mon were in the open, ana
therefore much exposed. Voley firing
was started AZ 900 yards and soon became
hot ON both sides. A number Of our men
were wounded. while many riderless Boer
horses rushed madly across the plain.
HOT ENGAGEMENT
"Our 1re soon scattered tho enemy but
a. that moment their general whom We
believed 10 Doe Comic pushed up lareg re-
int0rcements. and o. hot engagement oc-
CURED. our men behaved supcrbiy our
rcinforcements were hurried up by Gen.
Baden-PoWcl from Mafeking. consisting
of the rest of the Pr0tcctorate regiment,
the Diamond Field Horse under Colonel
Hare with Two suns. and Lord G. Benuc
with another couple of guns.
"A second arm0rcd train was dispatched
from Mafokng together with the Char
tered Police and a fierce general hght
occurred. Ultimately The Beers demoral-
izel by the splendid work OF our men,
began gradually 10 withdraw and by IL
O'Clock tf.y were completely driven of.
They undoubtedly suffered heavy loss.
The British returned to Mafekng, eN-
alted over their victory. out loss was
two killed "a wounded"
MONEY FOR THE WAR.
Tn the House of Comons to-day vote
of $1,000 ooo was carried, the result be
ing announced as 2,l for and - against
the credit
BOERS CONCENTRATING
ALIWAL NORTH, CAPE COLONY.
Oct. l9-Dehyed I'M transmits on Tho
Boer force from Smithhe,d has moved
10 Rctnule. where two thousand Beers
are now concentrating. Their plan of
campa gu appears 10 be Tor the RouXviIlo
contingent crossing the Orange river
ford. as they fear the north bridge is
mined t0 c.roumvent Aliwal North and
10 seize the railway. multaneously tAe
Bcthulle contingent. it appears. is 20 cross
the border. seize the railway and proceed
10 Albert Junction. there % meet the
RouNvlue force. If this plan succeeds the
Beers expect the Dutch I'm Cape Colony
to join them.
Tho Rouxv.lle force has artillery. in-
cludng krupp gun.
TROOPS LEAVE ENGLAND.
SOUTHAMPTON. OCT. N.-Ihe trans
port Yorkshire carrying the first troops
of the special army corps for South A.
r.ca. cast Off this afternoon an 2.20 o'clock
tho other transports following at regular
intervals The public We're excluded from
the docks during the embarkauon. but
immense tbrougs gathered outside. cheer,
ing and singing and bidding farewell %
tNor friends as the trains passed in
To-day and Mondly l7oo1 men will leave
for South Africa.
AS thr Yorkshire departed the public
checfed vigorously and the troops re-
snouded with vieo~. The commlnder-in-
chicf General Lord Garnet Wolsley. with
D-.r-Lnnnd ON s..nnd pacaN