Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-24
THE NATAL FIGHTS,
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PACED

me BOOTS. IfINlANN N' wv
and under the command Of Commaho"H'-
General Joubert and President Kruger /
I'm person. are to-day again attacking /
Glencoe. ..
.,Cerer7l Yulc. commanding our troops,
has moved his camp back mo betler
defensiv, position
RHODES CALLS FOR REINFORCE
MENTS.
LONDON. October 23.-The Daily Mail
saws % understands a message was re-
e.lvcd iu London yesterday from Cecil
Rhodes, dated at Kimberley. october
10Th. declaring I'm substance that the in
fab.tants of Kimberley desired 20 draw
the attention Of the government 20 the
reed Of speedily sending achievements
there as tho town was being surrounded
Is Increasing numbers Of Tranvaal and
lTeo state Beers.
The matter. according 10 the Daily
,lar. has been submitted 20 the Cabinet.
JOUBERT ATTACKS DUNDEE.
LONDON. October Z3-The Daily News
publishes the following dispatch from
lalysmith, dated Sunday night:
"A large force, under COmmandant-
General Joubert and Commandant Vo-
san. opened fire on Dundee yesterday.
Ile firing was continued to-day. Tho re-
cult ls not known here
BRILLIANT. COMPLETE SUCCESS.
LONDON, October 2.-The Daily Mail
publishes the following description of the
battle Of Elandslaagte from its special
war correspondent c.. W. Stevens, filed
g- Ladysmith.
Tho battle was a brilliant complete
success. The Beers number from LOO
60 300. and probably had about 100 killed
ana $50 wounded.
Il
illustration OF handbook tactics, each
orm represented doing ITS proper WORK 90
perfection. Tho Gordon Hishlanders. I'm
their attack. advanced in magnificent
order. They were Immediately saluted
with a heavy fire. which told from the
first
Their major fell with a bullet IN his
leg. but as DE lay where he fen. he DO "a
Tpc and smoked placldiy, while the adj
vance continued. As man after man drop
ped. supports were rushed into the
firing line, our men cartins from cover
g. cover. sp.eudidly led aud ever adj
yauclng. Yet as ridge after ridge was
won. the Highlunders stin found new
ridge confronting them, and thus they
fought their bleeding way until the final
Icse was ncared, with nearly every
Officer down.
Then. slammng every available man
into the firing line. Manchesters, Devon
shlres. and Light Horse all mixed,
Dad with busles chanting the. advance
pipes shrieAine, and the battle a
confused surge, our men swept. yelling,
forward. and the position was won.
Meanwhile, squadrons Of Lancers ana
Dragons Tapped round the Boer left
flank catching them "a they retired in
disorder gorins and stamping them To
pieces"
ANOTHER REPORT THAT KRUGER
HAS ENOUGH
OTTAWA, ONTARIO. october &.-The
Coyeruor-GencraL Lord Mimic, has re-
,..vrd a cablegrom from South Africa
Ied this afternoon. 10 tho eject that
resident Kruger has decided TO sur
render.
DUNDEE CUT OFF?
LONDON. October 23.-No news yet re-
r.nol tends TO dispel the apprehension
caused by Lord WOlseley's brief sum-
nary OF the situation. 4 Pietermaritz-
burg dispatch says that the censor now
permits no messages TO be sent from the
front Other dispatches represent the
loes DIS Boosting that Dundee is abso-
llte} c-t off, and assert that despite the /
British Victories the situation is still /
uncertain
The Pretoria dispatch giving the report /
o. Genera. Joubort 10 the government /
evidently refers TO- the first battle at I
Glencoe, and lhe reasons why Command .
alt Dr.. anus failed lO come 10 the as .
tls'ance ot Comman4aut Meyer cannot ,
De fathomed. Had be done so. the British
victory might have been stiu more dear
is bought
NO RELIEF FOR GLENCOE.
Nc appears certain however, that the
brilliant victory o. Glands aagte was pro-
o-c,lNe of uO effect for the relief of
N..ncoe. and The very roticence and brew
'F ol Lord NOlse'ey's communication
t' only zoo omlnOus. IL seems to be
'- io prepare the public for bad
uh- 81 is only too likely that Gene
il 4ule has been compelled 10 abandon !
wounded and prisoners at Dundee,
h force s. TOO weak to hold
t'-i an1 half miles separating
A.N.'e irom Glencoe
'o'"ey lue believes he can better
DAl-tr from 8u enemy advancing /
wa '-. northwest by concentrating all
~ .''-e strength al Glencoe, where
So f- '" BOD men and three Bate
,sFo -- mean time, efforts viii be
infore...,,,' l,l lne railway and get re-
.'-'"'s from Ladysuifb
'oOD-i'f THREATENS rADve,rra
oaS Nv n1 '-at Commun3ant Erasmus
a. r.... ~ -'.NfN lUmmnUlauf- I
N 1Iivre. 'oloefi ana THAI their conbine1
columns amount Go some 1ol', ~, -
hie"' "hIe the Free Sfst. 800
a'eNlhs Lneysmlth from, tt[ -,
column reported 20 be comm, 81. . y, a''p
Sv.u'eho must also Dee reckone6 . ..''ous'
ND snort. General Sir Ceo-.. I'm
Nhlio has been unable TO foio,. ', ,',' ar,
--ses and Is obliged 10 - up MS
10. smith. without being ablo t,' I'm -. az
!s"""y communication which lDs, p
- Oio"en 40 other points b..i6. 80
slr. THUS the enemy. thop.b 49,
ol'tAdl Plan. which g. supposed A. h
seen colonel schiers. failed. NAV y. I've ea,-
~ c,eaited with having isolated c.
"'A brigade and divided ihe rritist |
7otcos in Natal '''s"
N'"'.tl luie may md himself in
re- pace, needing al his experirpca H.
tAa'an and Burmese fighting 10 exfr,cote
himself w. NN'i''ate
BRITISH SITUATION GRAVE
II is quite evident that tho W.. o.s..
NJ news which has been withheld nom |
- - pVbhc, and II the situation AZ hero
11''chea IT, confirmed. Boer divisions NAV
- oApeyied az other frontier points m il
-~io'' az not impossible that General
-''' may yet be- compelled 10 coucen-
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