New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-26
BRITISH FORCES UNITED.
GENERAL YULEs DIVISION SAFELY EF-
FECTS a JUNCTION WITH GEN
FPAT WHITE
ERAL WHITE.

ERAL WHITE.
London, Oct: 25-The War Office this even
ing made public the following dispatch sent by
General White from Ladysmth at 800 o'clock
this afternoon:
The advancs guard of the force sent out by
me this morning TO get In touch with and heip
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 10 Lady
smith. and | have no further anxiety about
them. I have received from Lieutenant Ken
rick. signalling officer Of the Queens Regl-
ment. who has ridden in and also from Colonel
Dartnell. of the Natal Police. who accompanei
the column the best account OF the spirits and
efficiency Of the troops. who are very anxious
to meet the enemy again.
The War Office returns show that the total
British casualties since the beginning Of hostil-
tiles reach 597. eighteen officers having been
killed and hny-ave wounded aua seventy-s's
men killed and i3J wounded. There are thr-
teen unaccounted for.
This total. however. does not include tho
squadron Of the 18th Hussars which went astray
near Dundee. nor the officers OF the Dublin
Fusiliers.
The report Of heavy losses sent from Rietfon-
tein came as an unpleasant surprise to London.
as General Whites telegram 10 the War ONCE
yesterday gave the impression that there was
merely a brush.
BRITISH KILLED AND CAPTTRED.
AN ENTIRE SQUADRON OF HUssARs AND
MANY OFFICERS PRISONERS.
London. oct. 25-General White has tele-
graphed to the War Office from Rletfontein.
under date Of October 24 saying that I'm tho
fighting near I.adysmith twelve Of the British
force were killed. eighty-nine were wounded and
that five are missing the casualties being mostly
among the Gloucester Regiment
The War Office this evening issued the fol-
lowing:
There is nothing to add 10 General Whites de-
scription Of yesterdays engagement. as given IN
his dispatch except that we now learn the fol-
lowing casualties.
FIRST GLOUCESTER
colonel wiTFORu KILLED.
Lieutenant TICKIr. wounded
SECOND BAT1 ERY, FIELD ARTILLERY.
Lieutenant DOUGLASS wounded.
FIFTY-THIRD BATTERY FIELD ARTILLERY
Major ABBY. wounded.
Iie.tenant PFRREAT. wounded
Lieutenant HOBART wounded
NINETEENTH HUSSARS.
Lieutenant HOLI ORD wounded.
The following casualties occurred among tho
non-commissoned officers and men:
NINETEENTH HrssARs
KILLED l. wounded
FIFTH LANcERs
"'4''' ARTILLERY.
Wounded
FIRST DEvONsHRE REGIMENT
Killed wounded. .
FIRST GLOUCESTER REGIMENT
Killed = wounded -. MISSING B.
NATAL VOLUNTEERS.
cARBlNEERs.
Killed l. vounled. o
NATAL MOUNTED RIFLES
Wounded ?
Killed. .. wounded. lo
The total number Of casualties. as correcteds
is: killed. -. wounded. 33. missing. .
We learn from unofficial sources thar INC
,o,,o.i,,, of7cors whose absence bad not preyi-
ously been notified to Us, are prisoners I'D lhs
enemy's hands.
Ter Major Grevllie and Captain Pollock
Dublin Fuslliers-Captain Lonsialc. Lleut"n-
ant Ie Meseurer. Lieutenant Gaffier. Lieu
tenant Grimshaw, Lieutenant Maj-niie and
It is presumed thar the whole squadron Il
the 18Th HussaIs under the cornf.tnl of tho
officers named. were taken prisoners
\ squadron Of Hussars usually consists N
three troops of twenty-cighi mou each. so about
eighty officers and men ~ lhe 18TH Hussars
were apparently captured.
A dispatch 10 The Daily Telegraph from
Ladysmlth dated Monday. says
Thirty of the 18th Ilussars. who were sent
from Glencoe 90 intercept the retreat II the
Beers from Elaudslaaete. We're cat off by tho
enemy Under Sergeant Raldlry they brilliantly
fought their way across the B.gsafsDtre. the en-
envy pursuing and firing ar Thorn az range of
300 yards along the passes They arrived here at
10 O'Clock this morning Three IF the troop
missing owing % the break loWn OF their horses.
The Beers used Il Maxim 4 Lieutenant ~ the
Ilussars. with a party. WAS driven back 90 Glen-
coe The Hussars We're fired at as Tar down
Moder Spruit
THE Daily Alail' has The following from
Natal dated October %:
The proclamation OF martial law throughout
Natal has given great satisfaction Among thu
BOer prisoners at Ladysmlth are Dewitt Hamer.
member of the Raad for BarbeIton. and Dr.