The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-28

LONDON, Oct. E.-The war situation
this morning presents no new features.
1t is presumed In Natal that the Beers
are reeonstructlng their plans and that
the English are resting. but kilograms
from Ladysmith. at express rates. still
occupy forty-eight hours in transmission
TO London. and therefore II Is not impos-
sible that something Is happening.
The special dispatch asserted that Col.
Baden Powell, the British commander
at Mafeking. IL aware that Pretoria has
given Gen. Cronje orders to stay his
hand. as already there Is quite enough
to employ the Beers in Natal.
The government has chartered the City
OF Rome as hospital ship.
noer Losses Reach 1900.
According to the latest account Of the
first battle at Glencoe. the Boer army
amounted to 1000 men. and about noon
another army, almost a. large. under
Commander Gen. Joubert advanced with
I'm s.ooo yards OF Glencoe camp. and then
retired. The Boer losses were very heavy,
fully 5000.
During the momentary lull in the fght.
ing In Natal comes news from the west
ern border which temporarily shifts the
scene OF chief interest to the beleaguered
British forces at Kimberley. Tho sharp
struggle there on Tuesday appears to
have been the result Of sortis with the
view Of breaking the Gordon surround.
ing the place. The British. apparently
$40 strong. met 100 Beers and, according
TO official and other accounts. routed
them after severe fighting, IN which the
valuable Service The Beers were strong
ly enirenched seven miles northward and
the British brilliantly carried the enemy's
position without serious loss. II IL said
the Beers twice unfairly used the white
flag.
Botha. who was among the killed, was a
member Of tho voiksraad and a famous
Dutch fighter. He distinguished himself
as marksman at Brenkoorstpruit. when
the Ninetyfourth British regiment was
moved down. He afterwards defended q
farm house against the British. When he
surrendered the farm house Bosha was
found with hve wounds bathed In blood.
The Boer Defeat ut Rtvestom.
special dispatch from Cape Town to-
day gives details OF the defeat Of 100 Beers
beriey, on Wednesday. In which the enc.
my was completely routed, With heavy
losses, the British io~s being three msn
Killed and twenty. including two officers.
wounded. This Is probably the same fight
though a different day II given. referred
TO In the Cape Town dispatch OF yesterday.
in which it was said of1fcisI reports from
Kimberley Tuesday announced that Col.
ttt. k~A
gsgement with the Beers. during which a
oetac hment Of 80 men Of the Lancashire
regiment distinguished shemselves and tho
armorei trains did good service. The Bo~rs
were unable 10 Withstand the splendid
charge of the I@ancashires. who cleared the
hlii occupied rs the enemy AZ the point OF
the bayonet The Hoer losses are described
az very heavy. Scott Turner's force con-
sisted of local volunteers. who. with tho
I4ancash.ros. completed tho route os tho
burgAsrs. after Mondays artillery had
dfives, them out Of their infrenchmen,s.
Isotha commanded The Boshof force. The
aght lasted four hours. Before the Brit
ssh sorfie Kimberley was apparently in
high spirits. as a dispatch from there dated
octohsr e says every ons was cheerful
there at that time. and that wedding was
celebrated there tba, day. The dispatch
adds that great enthusiasm has been
aroused here by the news Of Bfitish suc-
ressex In Natal