Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-31
FIGHT AT LADYSMITHa
Gen. Whites Whole Force En-
cages Joubeft's Troops
THE Beers DRIVEN BACK
Their Lager, However, No! Reached by
the British.
WHITES LOSS ABOUT 100 MEN.
Tint of the TrnnsvnaIans believed
TO lie Much 6reater-Tbe Burghers
in Large Numbers, and They Have
the Better Artillery.
WHITES LOSS ABOUT 100 MEN.

| LONDON. October 3o.-The War Office
has received dispatch which says Gene
raj White has fought an engagement,
presumably with General Joubert's force
which was pushed back, after several
hours fighting. The British lost about
one hundred men and the Boer losses
were much greater. The Beers were in
larger numbers and had better artillery.
General Whites dispatch, which was
dated go p. NJ. to-day. read
ALL WHITES TROOPS ENGAGED.
Il employed All the troops here, ex-
cept the obligatory garrison, before the
works. 1 sent mountain battery-the
Royal Irish Fusileers and the Gi0uces-
ters-to take up a position on the hills
to clear my left flank. The force moved
at Al in the evening. and during some
night firing the battery mules stampeded
with some OF the guns which, however,
l hope TO recover. These two battalions
have not yet returned, but are expected
this evening.
ATTACK RETURNED IN KIND.
Il detailed two brigade divisions Of
field artillery and five bdttalions Of in
fantry, aided by cavalry. under General
French. to attack a position upon which
the enemy yesterday mounted guns. We
found this position evacuated, but our
force was attacked with considerable
vigor by what, l believe, were General
Jouberts troops. They had many guns
and showed in great numbers. our troops
were all in acton, and We pushed
! the enemy back several miles. but
did not succeed in reaching his laager.
| our losses are estimated at between
| eighty and one hundred, out those Of the
enemy must have been much greater,
the fire of our guns seeming TO be very
effective.
BCER GUNS )F LONGER RANGE.
AFTER being in action several hours, /
withdrew the troops, and they returned
| unmOlested TO their environments. The
| enemy are in great numbers, and their
guns range farther than our field-guns.
Il now have some naval guns, which
| have temporarily silenced, and, / hope.
| will permanently dominate the enemys
best guns. with which he has been bonn
harding the town at a range of over
six thousand yards"
MAFEKING AND KIMBERLEY SEEM
SAFE.
LONDON. October 3O.-The latest news
|
treasured the British authorities as TO the
ability OF Mafeking and kimberley to
withstand assaults.
| A dispatch from Fort Tuli forwarded
during the evening Of October 2lth, an
nounces that Blackburn's force, in the
skirmish at Rhodes Drift, killed twelve
Beers. A kaftir spy reported that many
more Beers were lying in the Drift.
dying. Blackburn died of his wounds on
returning to Fort Tuli. Scouts there re
port that the Beers are concentrating
strongly On the Rhodesia border, with
MaXims.
BRITISH ATTACK REPULSED.
LOURENZO MARQUES. october 9O-A
dispatch received here to-day from Pre-
tora, under date Of October 2sth. says
General Cronje, the Boer commander an
nOunced there that the British garrison
at Mafekng made bayOnet attack on
Commandant Louw's lager, near Grands-
Hand, but were repulsed. leaving six dead
on the field, and il was believed that
many Of the attacking party were wound
ed. The dispatch adds that Saturday
morning Colonel Baden-Powell asked for
Ian armistice i'm order 10 bury the dead.
General Cronje consented 10 this, the
Beers assisting in placing the dead in the
wagon returning TO Mafeking.
lARMORED TRAIN RECONNAISSANCE
| LONDON, October 30.-A War Office dis
lpatch from Cape Town, dated October
18th. says:
IAN armored train under Llewellyn got
within 800 yards Of the Boer laager three
miles south Of Crocodile Port. The Beers
had driven in their horses on the APP
proach Of the train. Three Maxim bolts
were DISCHARGED into the Beers, who
4 Ian ia. h4W
returned ten shots, with no effect Colo
mel Plumer's outpost has had several
sxirmishes on the Crocodile river
prom later advices IL is learned that
the IIewellyn train returned to Mochudi.
100 miles north OF Maieking. LleweiIyn
reports all quiet"
PORTUGUESE TROOPS on THE BOR-
DER.
LONDON. October Sl.--A special dis
match from Lourenzo Marques says a
strong force Of Portuguese troops has at
rived on the 'rransyaal border from Mo
zambidue territory, owing 20 Tears re-
pardine the hostnties between the Bril-
,ish and the Beers
THE NAVAL BRIGADE'S GUNS.
LONDON, october Gilt Is believed
fhat The navaI brigade which arrived
tIana,,y az / ..d gsauth consists Of a hun
d,e.l men from the British cruiser Power
fuI win some OF the Philomeis 4-inea
| dplcl-frlng guns, with a range OF 1900
Yards, firing a &-pound shell.
~ "a TIE LOST BATTERY.
The battery that was lost is probably
one consisting OF six two and half muz-
zle leaders and thirty six mules
! BULEER AIS CAPE TOWN.
| LONDON. october IA dispatch from
Cane Town ANNOUNCES the arrival in Ia
HE nav OF the Dunottar Castle, late last
evening with General Sir Redvers Butler
| ana his stan, who are expected TO land
mis- morning. They will meet with a tre-
mcndous ovation in Cape Town
II is reported from Pretoria that ~ OF
The British wounded from Dundee have
arrived there. and haze been furnished
accommodation in the state school build
ing.