Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-11-03
EXPECT BIG BATTLE.
Beers Advancing in Force on Lady
smith-DecisIve Engagement
May lie Fought.

Cape Town, Oct. 2S.-The New York
Journal correspondent cables: The
meeting of the British and the Beers
in decisive battle probably will come on
Sunday. The battle-ground win be in
British territory, and the Beers will be
the attacking force. Three columns
of the Beers are now advancing upon
Ladysmith. One column of Transvaal
soldiers, under Gen. Joubert, is de-
scending from Glencoe by Wasch-
bank, Vessels Mex and Elandslaagte;
second column, also of Transvaal
troops, is moving southwark from Dun
dee, taking the road by which Gen.
Yule escaped in the night. The first
column is at Vessels Mex, only five
miles north of Elandslaagte. The sec
ond column, after taking provisions
from the stores at Dundee, advanced to
Beth and looted the stores at that
place, but using no violence against any
person. These two columns may join.
They are approaching Ladysmith from
the northeast. The third column, COM
posed of Orange Free State men, is NOV
ing along the Harrismith road, pointing
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force has passed Bester's and Walkers
Hoch station, and is within ten miles of
Ladysmith.
The purpose evidently is to close in
upon Ladysmith from the north, and,
though no direct information of any
line of communication between the
Transvaal columns and the Orange Free
State column is contained in the mes
sage received here from the CORE
spondeuts at the front, yet the pre-
cision of the movements of the Boer
forces indicates that one head is direct
ing the advance of the three columns.
Scouts report that Gen. Joubert is un-
eXpectedly strong in artillery.
While the Beers are pushing forward
to attack, Gen. White is receiving reen-
forccments from Durham and Pieter-
maritzburg. His force at Ladysmith
is now about $4,000 men, including the
men of Gen. Yule's command that re-
tired from Dundee. The British wound
ed left at Dundee by Gen. Yule when he
withdrew in haste are reported as re-
ceiving good care from the Beers, whose
surgeons are attending them.
London, Oct. 2S.-In the house of
lords at two o'clock the lord high chan
cellor, Earl Halsbury, and the lords
commissioner, fully robed, took up po-
sitions in front of the throne. The
Black Rod summoned the commons,
the queens speech was read, and the
lord high chancellor declared parlia-
ment prorogued until January IS. The
commons then returned to the lower
house, where the speaker read the
queens speech, after which the men,
bers filed past and shook hands with
the speaker and the house then ad-
journed.
The house of commons passed the ap-
preparation bill prior to the suspension
of business there, after which the
measure was taken to the house of lords
and passed through all the stages.
London. Oct. 2S.-The war situation
this morning presents no new features
1t is presumed in Natal that the Beers
are reconstructing their plans and that
the English are resting, but kilograms
from Ladysmith at express rates still
occupy 4S hours in transmission to Lon
don, and therefore it is not impossible
that something is happening.