Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-21

are tortured. @arthWHrkS have been
thrown up ana guns left at various
places on the way south.
BRITISH VICTORIOUS.
LONDON. Oct. 20.-rhc war office
has received the following official dis
patch from I-adysmith, filed at $50 this
afternoon: A.
This from Glencoe: We were at
tackled this morning at daylight by 4,
force roughly estimated ut 1900. They
rad placed four or five s-HnS in position
Gu 4 hill. 3.4oO yards east OF our camp
and they fired plugged shells Their
artillery did no damage. Our infan-
Try lolmcd for attack. and we got our
guns into position. After the position
OF the enemy had been shellcd our in
fantry advanced to the attack. and aft
ter a hard tight, lasting until 80 F. NJ,
an almost inaccessible position was tax
en-. the enemy retiring eastward. All
the Beers guns have been captured.
Can Sc" oar soldiers at the top Of the
hill. Our cavalry and artillery are still
out
General Symons is severely wound
Cd. Our losses are heavy. They will
be telegranhed as soon as possible =
BOf.R POSITION CAPTURED
\ special from Glencoe dated S:25 this
evening announced that the Boer po-
sition had been captured after fighting
during which FIVE guns We're TAKEN
1t appears that during the night the
Eoer artillery occupied a hill commando
irS the British camp and began drop
Elng shells at daybreak in the direction
Of the British forces. ! The latter I'M
der General Sir VIM. Penn Symons,
promptly accepted the challenge and
moved 10 meet the invaders under cover
OF the British artillery. Which appears
to have been worked with such advan-
tage as to quickly silence the enemy's
10 INF. m,
the Boer position with q rush in which
the Dublin Fusiliers and Kings Royal
Rifles are said 10 have especially dis
tinsuished themselves, the Fusilliars
capturing the first guns of the enemy
taken in the fight.
al Gen. SymOns seems TO have been in
the thick of the fight, as might have
been expected, Confirmation of the re-
port thar he was wounded has been re-
ceived, but just how seriously is not
Yet known. I .M
MORE DETAILS. ".
The war office has received the APP
pended dispatch from Ladysmith. filed
at l0:45 A. NJ. today:
The following adviccs from Glencoe
Camp. Just at hand: The Kings Royal
Rifles and the Dublin Fusilliers are at
lacking a hill occupied b: Boer artil-
lsry. They are Within 800 yards of the
position and are advancing under cover
of our artillery, at about 1000 yards
range.
Scouts report that 5000 Beers are
advancing on Hating Spruit. The
Fifteenth battery and the Leicester
regiment have gone to meet them
GEN. WHITES REPORT.
The war office also received the fol-
lowing despatch from Gen. George
Stewart White. dated yesterday even
ing from Ladysmith:
The Beers commenced descending
No,
came in contact With our patrols yes
terdav They continued 10 advance.
l:alting for the night With their left
flank at Resters' station. their center
at Blue Bank and their right more re
tired. ..
AT Acton Homes. Lieut.. Galway of
the National Carbineers. is missing.
and trooper Spencer, of the Carbineers,
va. slightly wounded.
Il moved my camp into a position
have selected With the object of COW
cr;nG the town of Ladysmith and
hoped today that the Beers might be
sufficiently near me to strike I; blow.
Today. however. the enemy seems to
have retired West. our patrols getting
in touch nowhere, except with a COM
paratively small body At Besters sta
ton.
Communication with Glencoe juno
tiCn was cut off at lIlandslaagte, where
they captured 4 goods train.
"A Boer force is advancing over Beg
garsberg Mex Communication by tele-
graph is still open Via GreytoWn.'