The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-24
COULDN'T FOLLOW
UP THEIR VICTORY.
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UtlulIBlIIIG W N1NCI uutT IlRIlIlnu
was hopeless.
In the meantime the Devonshires.
pressing steadily up to left were
strongly opposed at the Boer camp and
from the thanking hills amid carried both
at the charge, with wild cheers and bugle
blasts.
BY seven o'clock the British had gain
ed the position and cease firing" was
sounded
Three 121a-poundcr Nordenfeldts Were
captured with quantities of ammunitions.
The Boer dead and wounded along the
rocks who We're numerous, were attend.
ed to as far as possible in the dark.
General French thanked the troops on
the field, especially mentioning Colonel
Ian Harnilton's splendid handling of the
infantry.
The British bivouacxed ON the captur-
ed position Saturday night.
Some estimate place the Beers losses
at 800 men, but this is probably exag-
gerated.
Colonel Scott Chisholm, the only Brit
18Th officer killed. was formerly attached
to the Ninth Lancers. He served with
distinction in the Afghan War and or
ganized the present Imperial light
Horse. a majority of whom are refugees
from the Rand.
The death of General Viljoen is a Sc
we're blow to the bufghers and THE death
of General Kock and the capture OF
General Pretorius Will handicap the
further movements of this column.
According to advices from Durham
Natal, the Beers have entered Zululand,
a large column advancing toward Me-
10th.
The best opinions do not credit the
reports that the Beers are suing for
peace or that they are likely to yield at
present, though they think the Beers will
probably retreat to their line of defence
in the mountain passes Of lJaing's Mex
and DraKemburg, where they have block
ea the passes with great boulders and
masses of rock lalown mp ON either side.
and where if they so desire, they would
be able to hold out until the advance of
Major General SIR Redvers Butler
through the Orange Free State should
compea them to leave the Natal side and
meet the invasion from the South.
SENSATION IN THE HOUSE.
London, Oct. 23.-During the course
of the days proceedings, while the House
was discussing the report of the supple
mentary estimates, Patrick OBrien,
Parnellite member for Kilkenny City,
declared that the hands of the British
Secretary of State for the Colonies, JOS
eph Chamberlain, were as much stained
with blood as those of any murderer
who ever mounted the scaffold.
The Speaker, William Court Gully,
called upon Mr.. O'Brien to withdraw
his remark, but he refused to do so,
whereupon the House by vote of $40
to 26 resolved to suspend him, and he
left the House remarking: You had
better bring up another army CORPS I'M
less YOU want it somewhere else"
The House then adjourned
WOUNDED DOING WE'LL.
London. Oct. 23-The War Office has
received the following dispatch from Sir
George Stewart White, British command
er-in-chief in Natal dated La.dysmith
camp, 4:45 .. m. today:
General Yule telegrarhed me yester-
day evening that the wounded at Dundee
We're doing we'll"
This dispatch partly relieves the ankle
ty regarding Glencoe, as the British there
had evidently not been attacked up TO
last evening.
LORD WOI4SELElY SUMS UP.
London. October 23.-The Pariamen-
tary secretary of the War Office, Mr..
George Wyndham made a statement IN
the House of Commons today saying:
lord Wolseley sums up the position
IN Natal early this morning as follows:
"In the battle of Elandslaagte, Octo-
Der DIST, two guns were captured from
the Beers who lost heavily.
"iA large column of the enemy APP
peared advancing from the north and
west on General Yule, who consequently
had fallen back from Dundee, and was
concentrating at Glencoe Junction. In
this operation we gathered in the wound
ed and medical attendants were left at
Dundee.
ssGeneral White was in position at
Ladysmith and is being reinforced from
Pietermaritzburg.
1.-THE enemy appears to be In large
numerical superiority.
LOSS OF PROMINENT Beers.
London, October 23.-An official dis
patch from Ladysmith, the British head /
quarters in Natal, dated 10 p. III. yester-
day. gives the following list of casual
L
battle of Elandslaagte:
General Yiljoen, killed.
General Kock, wounded and captured
Gnce dead.
Colonel Schiel, (eGerman officer COM
manding the artillery, wounded and a
prisoner.
Commander Pretorius, wounded, pris-
oner.
Several Boer standards captured.
An amended list of the British casual
ties at the battle places the number of
officers killed at five and wounded thirty
and the number of on-commissioned
officers and men killed at 81 and wound
ed at 175. The total number of casual
ties being 247. Ten men are missing
Among the killed is Colonel Scott-Chis-
holm, Of the Imperial Light Horse.
LETTER 10 EsIPEROR, WILLIAM.
Berlin, Oct. 23.-Colonel Sclliel, the
captured leader of THE Beers German
contingent wired to Emperor William, ON
the outbreak of the war as follows:
MAY Your Majesty he pleased to note
that we German volunteers, whether
marching to the frontier, fighting or fall