The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-25
JULES FORCE
RETREATING.
Officially Reported as Falling
Back on Ladysmith.
WHITE COVERING MOVEMENT.
He Found Beers Strongly EntrencAed on
The Road Leading 10 Dundee.
HUDGHEHS BEGAN ARTILLERY ATTACKS
Thar Gun siercsd HG Gllsh AtlleD Goi lnIo
Position Gen. While Says he Confined Him
sst 10 romning la,Of VIII Tuls

London. oct. 25-The following dis
patch from Cen. Sir George stewart
White to the Marquis Of lansdo"he,
secretary of state for war, received
last evening at II. was posted at the
war office soon after midnight;
"Ladysmith, oct. "a, p. m.
Information received yesterday
showed that the Beers had established
themselves in considerable numbers IN
an exceedingly strong position west Oh
the main road leading from Ladysmlth
10 Dundee
Il had also Information that the
Dundee force formerly commanded oy
Gen. Symons. and since his wounds
commanded by Gen. Yule. was fallins
back on Ladysmith by wayof the Help
makaar road Beth and the valleys Of
the Waschbank and Sunday rivers, and
was expected to reach Sunday River
valley today.
BoERS OPEN FIRE.
II therefore moved out with a strong
force 10 cover the movement OF Guie
column. The enemy was discovered
about seven miles out OF Ladysmith in
strength. west of the road. When he
saw that preparations were being made
against him he opened fire with one
gun, with great accuracy.
our artillery soon got into position
and the gun was silenced. our troops
were ordered 10 occupy a strong ridge
parallel TO the enemys position, bur
nearer the road.
II confined my efforts TO occupying
him and hitting him hard enough TO
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Yule's column. Numbers of the enemy
fled TO the west. and the firing had been
practically ceased at 2 O'Clock"
WORST FEARS REALIZED.
The war office dispatch seems to rea-
lie the worst fears. Gen. Yule has
abandoned not only Dundee, but Glen
coe also. and so far as present news
would indicate. he has neither joined
Gen. White nor reached Ladysmith.
Gen. Whites successful action" an
nounced in parliament by Mr.. Wynd-
ham seems to resolve Itself into a mere
engaging of the attention Of the Free
State troops, while Gen. Yule is Slip
ping southwark.
1t is evident from the official dis
patches that both Commandant Cen
eral Joubert's column on the north and
the Orange Free State troops on the
west now occupy strong positions and
that nothing hnders the Beers from
following up Gen. Yule's retirement
and getting around Ladysmith from
the southeast. Until reinforcements
arrive ii seems that Gen. White is
obliged to concentrate on Ladysmith.
1t is believed that the government
has other dispatches that have not yet
been published.
The secretary of state for war left
Mr.. Choate's residence Immediately at
the end of the banquet 10 Gen. Harri-
SON and proceeded TO the war office,
where even after midnight there was
considerable activity, many visitors
calling TO inquire for information.
among them a sister OF Gen. Sir Archi-
bald Hunter.
A BRILLIANT MOVEMENT.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Mail telegraphing at 9:45 p. m.
yesterday says:
Gen. Yule has performed a brilliant
strategical movement. BY a swift
march to the south leaving Glencoe
empty he has effected junction of his
forces with those OF Sir George Stew
art White, slightly TO the north OF |
Ladysmith.
The two are now I'm a position to |
offer battle. / believe the first attack |
viii be made on the large Free State |
force which entered Natal by way OF
Tentwa pass. and which has been ha- !
RAISING ladysmiJh. The military au- |
Lhorities decided tha, by joining their |
forces. the two generals would be bet
ter able TO cone with one large force at
time. than by having two small de-
raclments TO oppose simultaneously
two big Boer forces"
Accordingly after defeating the Free
State troops they viii offer battle 10
Commanding General Joubert. only an
miles now separate the two Boer
forces. Hence the need for swift and
telling action.
The two sections OF the Roer arr,v
together outnumber the entire pri,isS
force by three To one. Hard lighting is
certain at a very early date. Our roor
are confident and there is much en-
thusiasm.
The fighting today outside I,advsmith
was a mere brush. The losses -,
neither side were significant II was
merely an artillery duel. IN which ,bo
Beers came off decidedly the wors,