New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-24
MORE FIGHTING AT GLENCOE.
REPORT THAT TRANSvAAL TROOPS RE.
NEW ATTACK

KRUGER AND JOUBERT SAID TO BE LEAD
ING THE ATTACK-BATTLE AT MAFEKING
AND CAPTURE OF CRONJE REPORTED.
London. Oct 24.-"The Daily News" publishes
the following dispatch from Ladysmith, dated
Sunday night:
A large force under Commandant General
Joubert and Commandant Vegan opened fire on
Dundee yesterday. The firing was continued
to-day. The result Is not known here.
THE Daily Telegraph" has received the fol-
lowing from Ladysmith dated Sunday 2:1O
p. m.
The Beers. reported to be nine thousand
strong and under the command OF Commandant
General Joubert and President Krtiger In per-
son, to-day again attacking Glencoe.
General Yule, commanding our troops. has
moved his camp back into a better defensive
position.
POSSIBLE DEFEAT AT MAFEKING.
The correspondent Of THE Daily Mail" at
Durham. Natal. says
An official of the Bonanza mine who has just
arrived from Pretoria declares that while there
he heard that Colonel den-Powell, the British
commander at Mafekng, had captured General
Cronje and thirty other Beers and had killed
five hundred.
THE Daily Mail" says it understands
sage was received in London yesterday from
Cecil Rhodes dated at Kimberley. October 10.
declaring in substance that the inhabitants OF
Kimberley desired to draw the attention Of the
Government to the need OF speedily sending re-
Inducements there, the town was being
rounded by increasing numbers Of Transvaal
and Free State Beers.
The matter, according to The Daily Mall"
has been submitted to the Cabinet
London. Oct 24.-"The Daily Mali publishes
the following description Of the battle Of Glands
laagte from its special correspondent, @. w.
Stevens filed at Ladysmith:
The battle was a brilliant. complete success
The Beers numbered from 1000 to 1000. and
probaby had about 100 killed and 80 wounded
BRITISH COOL UNDER FIRE.
The fgh; itself was like a practical illustra-
tion Of handbook tactics. each arm represented
doing its proper work to perfection The Cor
don Highlanders, in their attack, advanced in
saluted with a heavy fire, which told from the
first
Their major fell with a bullet in his leg. but,
"a he Law where he fell, he lit pipe and smoked
placidly. while the advance continued As man
aftor man dropped supports were rushed into
the firing line our men dartng from cover 10
covar splendidly led and ever advancing
Vet as ridge after ridge won the High
landers still found new ridge confronting them.
and thus they fought their bleeding way until
the final ridge was neared. with nearly every
officer down.
Then, samming every available man into the
firing line, Manchesters. Devons and Light
Horse all mixed. with bugles chanting the ad-
vance bagpipes shrieking and the battle con-
fused surge our men swept, yelling "Forward?'
and the position was won.
Meanwhile squadrons of lancers and dragons
Tapped around the Boer left flank, catching the
enemy as they retired in disorder. goring and
stamping them to pieces. And the commando
not.
Interesting and graphic accounts supplied
by the war correspondents Of the battle Of
Elandslaagte. from which the following is an
extract from The Daily Telegraph:
General French commenced the action at $50
d m The enemy had only just finished coffee
when they were surprised, and nearly all our
prisoners caught in the vicinity Of the
captured train. The mining and railway officials
ESCAPED from the enemy and came in to us. to |
the number Of thirty seven white, besides many |
ma atives and coolies.
Both Of the latter classes had been robbed and |
10 work by the Beers but the whites |
were treated fairly WELL though they were made |
to take an oath to remain neutral etc Boer
sergeant a native of Cape Colony. hid his rifle
and came in with twenty Of his late captives.