Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-26
REFUSED At LaDlSA||H.
Another Battle Fought and the Beers
Turned Back.

another Battle Fought and Inc Beers
Turned Back.
THE BRITISH LOSSES WE'RE ONLY
FOUR KILLED AND SEVEN
WOUDED - THE BRIT S H
FORCES ARE NOW UNITED.
THE TROOPS OF THE EIGH-
TENTH HUSsARS, WHO WENT
ASTRAY AT GLENCOE, HAVE
ARRIVED AT LADYSMITH, HAV-
IN FOUGHT THEIR WAY
THROUGH - THE ONLY LOSS
WAS THREE HORSES.
LONDON, October 25.--A special dis
patch from Cape Town, dated $40
this morning, says there has been an
other battle at Ladysmith and that the
Beers were repulsed. The British cas-
ualties were placed at four killed and
seven wounded, all rank and file.
A special dispatch from Ladysmith,
dated October %, says the troop of the
Eighteenth Hussars, which got astray
in pursuing the Beers after the battle
OF Glencoe has arrived at Ladysmith,
the troopers having fought their way
The war Office this evening made
public he following dispatch. sent by
General White from Ladysmith at $3.50
this afternoon:
''The advance guard Of the forces
sent out by me this morning to get in
touch with and help General Yule's
column was within three miles of that
column, which had temporarily halted
at Sunday river about noon. have
occupied all the strong positions on the
road to Ladysmith and l have no fur
ther anxiety about them. I have re-
eeived from Lieutenant Kentick, sig
mailing officer of the regiment, who has
ridden in, and also from Colonel Dart
nell, of the National Police, who ac-
companied the column, the best ac-
count of the spirits and efficiency of the
troops, who are very anxious to meet
the enemy again"
General White has telegraphed to the
war Office from Rietfontein, under
date of October "a, saying that in the
fighting near Ladysmith IL of the
British force were killed and SO wound
ed and that five are missing, the casu-
alties being mostly among the Glouces-
ter regiment.
The total number of casualties, as
corrected, is: Killed, 10; wounded, SO;
Missing, 3.
The war office this evening issued the
following:
There is nothing to add to General
Whites description of to-day's engage
ment, as given in his dispatch
1--WE learn from unofficial sources
that the following officers. whose abb
sence had not previously been notified
to us, are prisoners in the enemys
hanos;
Eighteenth Hussars - Lieutenant
Colonel Moller, Major Greville and Cap
tain Pollock.
Dublin FuSliers-Captain Lonsdale,
Lieutenant L. e. Meseurier, Lieutenant
Garyice, Lieutenant Grimshaw, Lieu
tenant Majendie and Lieutenant Sh re.
1T is presumed that the whole squad
ron of the Eighteenth Hussars, under
the command of the officers named,
were taken prisoners"
A squadron of hussars usually con-
sists of three troops Of % men each.
so about so officers and men of the
Eighteenth Hussars are supposed to
have been captured.
LONDON, October 25.-The COM
pander-in-chief, Field Marshal Lord
Iolseley, has apparently been COR
tted of "doctoring" Official reports
y the front, and there is a strenu-
demand on all sides for rever-
of the earlier practice, when the
of Gen. Sir George Stewart
the British commander in Ma
given out textually as soon
as receivfd. The commander-in-chief'
summary read in the House of Com
mons yesterday spoke of Gen. White
having fought successful action,
whereas GSa. Whites own account
puts an entirely different complexion
on the situation and reduces the move
ment to It's Sproper proportions and
shows that fuNther exciting intelligence
may be expeesfd from the same quar-
ter at any moraent.
1t is quite evident that the war in
Natal has only commenced and that
the Beers are by no means discour-
aged at losing the first two battles. and
many experts are satisfied that Gen.
Joubert is even now close to the heels
OF the British and that a decisive ae-
tion may Be fought to-day or to-mor-
row.
lilo main fact that the British were
forced to evacuate the Natal triangle
which the Beers. naturally, rightly
claim as conspicuous success, aud
which they may even emphasize by a
proclamation annexing Northern Ma