The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-26


humor Cape Town correspondent, tele-
graphed yesterday: The censorship.
which IL always delicate matter, Is
working smoothly and without hi,ch.'
This exactly hits of the state OF affairs
today. An ominous veil Is stiil drawn over
the movements of Gen. Sir George Stewart
White and Gen. Yuie. Beyond belated
Iadysmith dispatches concerning tho
Glands laagte fight which are still filtering
In. the British public IL left In complete
darkness and to conjecture over cooked
war office dispatches. The officials Of tho
war department said last evening that
very few dispatches nave arrived and that
nothing further was to be expected until
morning.
Conjecture 10 busy.
Since II Is practically certain that Gen.
yqie has not effected a junction with Gen.
White--aithough this was not brought
about Tuesday night as announced by the
Daily Mail but some time on "Wednesday
and as both are now In position of
safety conjecture concerns Itself chiefly
with the manner of Gen. Yules retreat.
That It was hasty Is evident. Was IL dis
orderly? Was any considerable camp
equipment abanioneds Was there any
fighting on the way? Such questions. and
others like them. the public Ia anviousiy
asking Since the receipt Of Gen. Whites
curious first description Of the Ladysmitn
fight. In which the British lost hundred
men, little reliance eau be placed on tho
official dispatches. while the conceaiment
OF the facts concerning Gen. Yule's retreat
can he amply justified. on the ground Of
keeping tho intelligence from the Beers.
the hiding OF the news respecting the hus-
sars ard fusieers, who were apparently
captured In the battle of Glencoe. II se-
vereiy criticised no information even hav-
Ing been given that the officers were miss
Ing.
Heavy Losses Canoe Comment.
The heavy losses Of the British troops In
facing only some 5000 Beers are comment
ed upon as what rife Are means today
I'm the hands Of even undisciplined men
who can shoot fairly straight, and s,and
their ground Comparisons are made with
the first employment of the magazine risie
In the Hisfano- American war ard IL II con-
sidered that the American Losses at Ei
caney and San Juan would have been
much heavier II the spaniards had dog
gediy stood their ground like the Beers.
News of n nig Battle Expected.
Gen. Sir Redyers Eniier In expected to
arrive at the Cape early next week and the
Indications are that some troops have al
ready arrived at the front and been In the
fighting whose arrival has not yet been
announced There is every probability.
therefore. that achievements are now
moving up. This fl calculated 10 hasten
CosnruanGant Gan. Jouberts attack on
f.adysfnith, and news ot a big battle u
daily expected.
Lusl In Dispatcbtn9 Troops.
About half a complete army corps ia now
aroat and "a Iull has occurred In Dispatch
ing the remainder of Gen Buffers forces.
owing 20 some difficulty In Obtaining trans
ports. The mobilization aud emtatkation
~ p 90 ncn. however. have proceeded
with the utmost zrnoolhness and complete
ness ex;ofting admiration from even the
seveFess critics of war ot'iee organization.
Although news has arrived that Gen.
Sir William Penn symons IL doing wen.
there ss 40 indication as to his where
a.,ou,=. II IL presumed that he is az Dun
dee IN tie hands of the floers.
Speaking At Dublin yesterday 20 the &C.
parting sreop~ Gen Lord Frederick Rob
important pr@vious campaigns ia South
Africa had appeared n, the time. they
awindsei into insignif3eancs when c9rn-
sare3 with the great even. in which the
British trpoaa were about 20 engage
Incidents of the Recent battles.
Among ,he touching incidents ~ the sei3
related. Capt. reyten. ~ the Manchester
regiment. who ~as wounded az Elanfs
iaag;s. says the wounded bad TO iis On ses
fssd throughout the bitter colt night.
crencaed ty the rain.
pfs Uan Ia his regiment PLACED hts arms
around Capt peyt0n through the wssaie
night 20 give fsirn IRE warmth ~ his body
II appears that the Gordon Hlshisnasrs
ard the MsneheHtefs ts5To themselves with
reckless coursz~. To thim waa disc the fact
t1st seey sunfrea 40 heavily. Ths former
WAS keen 10 wip@ out she Insults isvellei
a. ,heFn after Maiuta by The Beers. who
taunted them with being Rassrs In kisa
sseyn Wss nrtb~d.
TIE Times publishes csspasch from
Sanus ocors, Cape coionY. saying II 10 rra-