Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-27
D0ERSTWICEROUTED
Stubborn Fight at Glands
laagte With Heavy Loss.
A TRAySvAAL GENERAL KILLED.
british Force Under General French
Carries the iGncmy's Position. Cnp-
lures the Camp and Mnny Pris-
onerS-Eocrs Attack Glencoe.

LONDON. Oct. 23.-The war office
publishes the following dispatch TO the
secretary of state for war. the Marquis
of Lansdownc, from the general COM
mandilg in Natal. Sir George Stewart
White, regarding the engagement Satur-
day at ElandSlangtc, between Glencoe
and Ladysmith, when the British under
General French routed the Transvaal
forces under General Jan II. NJ. Kock.
second in command in the Transvaal
army, who was himself wounded and
captured and has since died:
I'm the action at Elandslaagte yester-
day the troops engaged wcr" the follow
ing: Cnvalry-Fifth lanccrs, Il squadron
of the Fifth Dragon guards. the Impe-
rial Light horse and two squadrons of
Natal carbincers. Artillery-Twenty-
first field battery, Fol- y-second field bat
terry and the Natal field battery. Infan-
try-The Devonshire regiment. half a
battalion of the Gordon Highlanders and
the Manchester regiment. The whole
force was under General French, with
Colonel Ian Hamilton commanding the
infantry.
II was present in person from $50 p.
m. to G:30 p. m, but did not assume di-
rection of the fight. which was left in the
ldlli VI Nit Il L tINh 1AillipuSh ht-
sultory fighting took place earlier in the
day, while re-enforcementG sent out later
on ascertaining the enemy's strength
were arriving from L~adysmith, the real
action did not begin until $3.50 p. IN. 1t
that hour the Beers held a position of
very exceptional strength, consisting of
q rock hill about a mile and a half south
east of Elandslaagte station.
AT 3:30 p. IN. our guns took a position
on a ridge 4 100 yards from the Beers,
whose guns at once opened fire. This
fire was generally well directed. but
somewhat high. Contrary to previous
experience, their shells burst well.
1.-THE Imperial Light Horse moved to-
ward the left of the cncmy's position and
two squadrons of the Fifth lancers to-
ward his right. During the artillery duel
mounted Beers pushed out from their left
and engaged the Imperial Light Horse.
In a few minutes the cncmy's guns ceas-
ed firing. and our artillery was turned On
the mountcd Beers who opposed the I'm
pcrial Light Horse, who at once fell
back. After the artillery preparations
our infantry advanced to the attack, sup
ported by our guns in the second position.
The DcvonshireS held the enemy in front,
while the Manchester regiment and the
Wv LIZ u w. "a lfIl III
The Boer guns, although often tempo
rarily silcnccd, invariably opened fire
again on the slightest opportunity and
were served with great courage.
after severe fighting our infantry car
ried the position. At G:30 p. IN. this was
accomplished, the enemy standing his
ground to the last with courage and to-
nacity. The Fifth lancers and Il SQUAD
ron of the Fifth Dragon guards charged
thrice through the retreating Beers in the
dark, doing considerable execution.
W captured the Boer camp. with
tents, wagons, horses and also two guns.
The Boer losses were very considerable.
including a number of wounded and UNI
wounded prisoners. Among the former
are General Jan Kock and Pet Joubert.
nephew Of Commandment General .Jou-
bert.
"One goods train, with supplies for
Glencoe camp, and nine English prison.
crs were recovered. Our loss. | regret to
say, was heavy. 1t is roughly computed
at 100 killed and wounded.
The collection of the wounded over a
large area in the dark and the arrange
mentS Tor sending them in have thus far
occupied our time and attention. A full
list Will 20 TO you later.
"Our wounded and those of the enemy
are now arriving by trains. Besides
Beers we have many ~IIollanders. Ger
mans and prisoners of mixed rationale
ties. Ihe behavior of our troops and the
colonial forces was admirable"
The latest dispatches received do not
indicate any general incursIon of Beers
as yet into Bcchuanaland. Along the
Orange river everything seems to be
quiet. From Colesburg, Cape Colony, it
is reported that all the available burgh-
ers of the Orange Free State have been
sent north and west.