The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-26

the following officers. whose absence has
not previously been notified 10 us. are
prisoners. Eiehtocnth Hussars- Lieuten-
ant-Colons Mollcr Major Grevile and
Captain Bolard Dublin Fusieers-Cap-
tain L0ndialf Lieutenant LcMeseurier,
Lieutenant Garvco. Lieutenant Grim-
shaw Lieutenant Majendic and Lieuten-
! amt Shore.
"It is presumed that the whole squad
( ron OF the Eighteenth Hussars. under
the command of the officers named, were
, taken prisoners
ga squadron of Hussars usually consists
, of three troops OF twenty-eight men
! each. so that about 50 officers and men OF
I the Eiehteenth Hussars are supposed 20
( have been captured
LONDON. oct. "a special dispatch
from Ladysmith dated October 23d, SAYS
( the group of Eighteenth Hussars. which
got astray iu pursuing the Beers after the
/ battle of Glencoe, has arrived al Lady
smith the troopers having fought their
way through with the loss of three horses.
LONDON. oct The House of COM
( mons bv "a vote OF 22i TO 2N passed the Sec
ond reading of the appropriation bill
SYMONS MAY GET WE'LL
CAPETOWN. oct. 2.-InteHigence re-
the bullet has been extracted from the
wound Of General Symons. who was
struck down while leading his troops mt
I the battle of Glencoe. ana that the pa
ticnt is cheerful ana doing we'll
Adyiccs from orange river. Cape Colony.
near The Orange Free State border am
nounce shat th- Eoers have taken Triu-
dam. near BarkIv West. north Kimberley
and that Assistant siagisirate Harms
worth and his clerk are prisoners.
10 is supposed that the Beers are adj
vancing on Douglas further west. the in-
habitants of which place are asking for
protection
TRAIN ATTACKED
LONDON. oct "a despatch 10 the
Morning Post from Kimberley. dated Oc-
tober 2l via Orange River October q.
says:
AN armored train was engaged this
evening one of our men was killed and
two trucks of dynamite weere removed
from the town for safety and were blown
up boy the Beers The Bocr loss Is uncor-
tain. The Eocr artillery moved around
/ trying TO draw the force from covering
the town. DO was small engagement.
but nothing of consequence has happened
we are completely isolated. but as safe
ass bank. N0t one man has left Rain
| is approaching
, our troops met the enemy cutting the
Z line to-day and "a maxim gun ON the train
did good Work and cleared away the
wreckers.'
BOERS REPULSED
LONDON. oct. Pa special despatch
from Capetown. dated $40 This morning
saws there has been another battle at
: Ladysmith ANA that the Beers were re-
pulsed
The British casualties were placed al
! four killed and seven wounded. an rank
and file
QUEENSTOWN. oct. 25-The British
! cruisers Furious Pelorus and Pactous
! sailed from here this afternoon an route
| 20 Cape Clear, where they viii meet eight
! bdtucships and two cruisers of the Channel
squadron from the north of Ireland The
! ieet VIII then proceed ostensibly 90 Gibral-
tar but 30 is thought that possibly .the
| fleets destination i- "a Spanish or Portu-
guese port as the vessels have taken out
! bills OF health from the consuls Of those
comtries
LONDON. oct. &-The War Office re-
| turns show that the British casualties
( total since the beginning of hostilities
| t3l. Eighteen officers have been killed
and 55 wounded, and &c men killed and
43j wounded
There are 70 unaocounted for
This total however. does not include the
squadron of the 18Th Hussars which went
astray near Dundee and the officers of
the Dublin Fusieers
The report of heavy losses sent from
Reiifontein came as an unpleasant sur
prise, as General Whites telegram to the
War Office yesterday gave the impression
that there was merely a brush.
DUNDEE sHELLED
LADYSMITH. Oct. 22-Delayed in
transmission )-Boer artillery is Smelling
Dundee and the former British camp.
Our troops are now occupying an en-
trenched camp The B0er artillery is
firing al very long range and the shells
are ineffective. Communication with Dun
dee is severed.
The Boer wounded and prisoners are
stil coming I'M, and the former are re
ceivmg every attention. General Ben
VUioen is wounded and a prisoner.