The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-27


but in spite of the steady work of the
Boer guns and the sharpshOoters con-
cealed behind the rocks, the increasing
fire of the advancing British infantry
gradually gained the upper hand. and
MancheSterS and GordOns, edging to-
ward the right, gained the top OF the
ridge, thus outf1anking the enemys left.
At 6 o'clock the bugles sounded the
charge and the British swept ahead.
The Beers fought to the last, only at
tempting to escape when further ght
| ing was hopeless.
In the meantime the Devonshires,
| pressing steadily up the left, were
| strongly opposed at the Boer camp and
/ from the thanking hills n carried both
| at the charge, with wild cheers and
bugle blasts.
BY 7 o'clock the British had gained
| the position and cease firing" was
! sounded.
| Some estimates place the Boer losses
at 500 men, but this is perhaps exag-
| gerated.
BOERS NOT SUEING FOR PEACE
The best opinions do not credit the
| reports that the Eoers 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
Laings Mex and Drakenburg, where
they have blocked the passes with great
boulders and masses of rock blown up
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 could compel them to leave
the Natal side and meet the invasion
from the south.
London October 24-The Daily News
publishes the following dispatch from
Ladysmith, dated Sunday night:
"A large force under Commandant
General Joubert n C~ommandant Vo-
ban opened fire on Dundee yesterday.
The firing was continued today. The
result is not known here"
The Daily Telegraph has received the
following from Ladysmith, dated Sum
day at 2:10 p. m:
The Beers, reported to be 5000
strong and under the command OF
Commandant General Joubert and
President Kruger in person, are today
again attacking Glencoe.
General Yule, commanding our
troops, has moved his camp back into
a better defensive position"
AID AT KIMBERLEY NEEDED.
The Daily Mail says it understands
a message was received in London yes
terday from Cecil Rhodes, dated at
Kimberley, October 10Th, declaring in
substance that the inhabitants of Kim
berley desired to draw the attention of
the government to the need of speedily
sending achievements there. as the
town was being surrounded by increas-
ing numbers of TranSvaal and Free
State Beers. The matter, according to
The Daily Mail, has been submitted to
the sabinet.
Cape Town, October 23.-The capture
of General Ben Villjeoen is a cause of
| ornof c. fiCfootinn fn tho nI1if1o n6nrC
He is the author of a blasphemos and
violent pamphlet virtually intended to
incite the Dutch of the colony to rebel
lion and it is sincerely hoped that h
will be brought to trial and punished
as he deserves.
1t is difficult to guage exactly the
amount of feeling excited among the
Dutch by the recent British victories.
Their behavior on the whole, is excel
lent, considering the great amount of
sympathy they feel for their kinsmen
in the Transvaaal and Orange Free
State.
London, October 24.-The correspond
ent of The Daily Mail at Durham, Ma
tai, says:
"An official of the Bonan mine, who
has just arrived from Pretoria, declares
that while there he hard that Colonel
Powell, the British commander at
Mafeking, had captured General Cron-
jeand, thirty Beers n had killed 500.
KRUGER TO SURRENDER.
Ottawa, October 23.-The governor
general, Lord Mimic, has received a ca
blegram from South Africa, dated thi.
| afternoon, to the effect thu President
Kruger has decided to surrender.
London, October pa special dis
patch from Cape Town Sunday says
that adviceS received there from Pre-
toria report President Kruger as 10
being in favor of an unconditional sur
render 1t is added that it is expected
the executive council will meet on Mon
day or Tuesday to discuss the adVisa-
bility Of such a step. The report, it is
stated here, must be accepted with re-
serve.
The war office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Sir George Stew
art White, British commander-in-chief
in Natal, dated Ladysmith camp. 4:45
p. m. today:
General Yule telegraphed me yes
terday evening that the wounded at
Dundee were doing WE'LL
This dispatch partly relieves the anx-
iety regarding Glencoe, as the British
there had evidently not Deer attacked
up to last evening.
Pretoria, October 21.-Delayed.)-
The Transvaal government received
this morning the following dispatch
from COmmandant General Pet Jou-
bert:
"Commandant Lucas Meyer has had
an engagement at Dundee. He made a
plan of campaign with Commandant
Erasmus by messenger. Erasmus. how
ever, failed to appear.
1T is estimated that the British lost
heavily. Our forces suffered, but, ow-
ing to the mist, it has been impossible
to get all the details. 1t is reported
that ten of u force were killed and
twenty-five wounded"
WOLSELEY SUMS UP THE SITUA.
TION.
London, October 24.-The parliament
airy secretary of the war office. Mr.
George Wyndham hade a statement in
the house of commons today saying:
Lord Wolseley sums up the position
IN Natal early this morning as follows:
LIN the battle of Elandslaagte Octo-
Der list, two guns were captured from
the Beers, who lost heavily.
"A large column of the enemy an.
Deared advancing from hba north onG