The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-26
PREPAROT|ON IN
THE NAVY HURRIED
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say that the searchlights of the Kimber
ley defences were visible the previous
night and that therefore. Kimberley is
still intact.
The latest dispatch from Kimberley
gives details of the arrangements msldt
~ the British commander, Colonel keke
wiehe for the defense of the town. The
meat consumption is KNITTED to a pound
daily.
A dispatch from Masenl. dated October
oath. says Commissioner LagNien was
then starting to meet Lerothodi and
other BaSuto chiefs at putiatsuz River,
where the chiefs have assembled at the
request Of Lerothodi to pledge their 10y
atty 10 the Queen.
A dispatch from Durham dated Octo-
Der 22nei. says authentic information has
reached there from Molmoth. Zululand,
that on Sunday a large Boer force was
approaching. The inhabitants forthwith
entered Fort Maxwell, anticipating an
attack at dawn on Monday.
According to a Brussels dispatch. DIR.
I,eysfs the diplomatic agent of the Trans
vaal in Europe has issued a statement
that the Beers have now nearly lo0,0OU
men in the field. made UP as follows:
Beer regular. $4,000: artillery, 1.2o0;
nalice. / $50. Orange Free State Beers,
including Outlanlers. $4,000: Natal
Beers. 5000: Bechuanaland and Rhode
sian Beers. 5000: Foreign legion. 600;
American 1000: Germans. 5000: Dutch
Relgians. 1000: Irish. 1000: Scandina-
vians, GOO; French, Swiss and Italians
900
The jews, it appears, are doing police
work
A special dispatch from Pretoria. via
Lorenzo MARQUES, dated October 24th,
palrpoi-ts to give as having urged that
while the Boer successes We're yet unlm-
portant. there was still time for an ami
cable settlement, as he believed the Beers
had been misled as to real issue.
With unconscious humor, a Cape Town
correspondent telegraphed yesterday:
.The censorship. which is always a
delicate matter. is working smoothly and
without hitch.
This exactly hits off the state of af-
fairs today An omnibus veil is still
drawn over the movements of General
Sir George Stewart White and General
Yule. Beyond helated Ladysmith dis
patches concerning the Elandsaagte
fight, which are still filtering in, the
British public is left in complete dark
ness and to conjecture over cooked
War Office dispatches.
Since it is practically certain that
General Yule has now effected juno
ton with General White although this
was not brought about Tuesday night.
as announced by the Daily Mail, but
some time on WednesdayTan as both
are now in position Of safety, conjec-
ture concerns itself chiefly with the man
ner of General Yule's retreat. That it
was hasty is evident Was it disorder
"? Was any considerable camp equip
ment abandoned? Was there any fight
ing on the way? Such question and
Others like them, the public are anxious
ly asking. Since the receipt of General
Whites curious first description Of the
Ladysmitll fight. in which the British
lost hundred men, little reliance can be
placed on the official dispatches. While
the concealment of the facts regarding
General Yule's retreat can be amply
justified on the ground of keeping the
intelligence from the Beers the hiding of
the news respecting the Hussars and
Fusileers, who were apparently captured
in the battle Of Glencoe, Is severely
criticised. no intimation having even
been given that the officers were miss
ing.
The heavy losses of the British troops
in facing only some 5000 Beers Gre
comments upon as showing what rifle
fire means today in the hands of even
undisciplined men who can shoot fairly
straight and stand their ground.
General Sir Redvers Butler is expected
to arrive at the Care early next week.
-
have already arrived at the front and
been in the fighting. whose arrival has
not yet been announced. There is a
probability, therefore, thai RESIN
forcements are moving up. This is cal
culated to hasten Commandment General
Joubert's attack on LaGysmith, and
news Of a big battle is daily expected
About half a complete army corps is
now afioat, lull has occurred in dis
patching the remainder of General Bull
ler's forces owing to some difficulty
in obtaining transports.
New and stringent orders were pro-
mulgated yesterday with reference to
the defences of Gibraltar. The priv
lege English have hitherto had Of enter
ing the gate without a pass is temper
arily suspended Nobody is allowed to
enter or to inspect the batteries Even
the famous st. Michael's cave is closed
because it is required for the storage
of arms and ammunition. For months
sappers and miners have been engaged
in constructing new and powerful bat
teries and it is believed that the garri-
son viii be augmented
The Times commenting editorially on
the rumor of European intervention,
scouts the idea, saying:
''No power win lift finger. The
alarming combinations built upon naval
movements have no existence save in
oyerheated imaginations."
THE BRITISH LOSSES.
London, Oct. 25.--General White has
telegraphed TO the War Office from
Rietfontein. under date of October oath
saying that in the fighting near Lady.
smith thirteen of the British force wer,
killed and NINETY three wounded, and
that three are missing, the casualties be
ing mostly among the Gloucester regi
ment.
A SQUADRON CAPTURED ~
London, Oct. 25.-The War Office thi,
evening issued the following:
eve 1earn from unofficial sources tina