The Worthington advance., 1899-10-27
a CRUSHING DEFE a T.
Boer Forces Again Badly Whipped
BY Britons.

tory Of the Successful Troops IL
Dearly Boueht-Gen. Kock,
Boer Commander, Killed.
London, Oct. 23.-The war office pub
fishes the following dispatch to the.
secretary Of state for war, the marquis
OF &Lansdowne, from the general COM
manding in Natal, Sir George Stewart
White, regarding the engagement Sat-
urday at Elandslaagte, between Glen
coe and Ladysmith, when the:British,
under Gen. French, routed the Trans
vaal forces under Gen. Jan H. NJ. Kock,
second in. command in the Transvaal
army, who was himself wounded and
captured and has since died:
The whole force was under Gen. French,
with Col. Ian Hamilton commanding the
p. M to $3.50 p. m but did not assume direc-
| ton of the fight, which was left in the
nands OF Gen. French Although desultory
| hght1ng took place earlier in the day, while
| reenforcements, sent out later on ascer-
tanning the enemy's strength, were arriv-
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begin until $3.50 p. M At that hour the
boerS held position of very exceptional
strength. consisting of a rock hill about a
| mile and half southeast of Elandslaagte
station.
AT $3.50 p. m. our guns took a position on
| ridge AGO yards from the Beers, whose
guns at once opened fire. This fire was
generally we'll directed, but somewhat
nigh. Thus, contrary to previous expert
snces, their; shells burst we'll. The i'm
perlaI light horse moved towards the left
OF the enemy's position, and two squadrons
OF the Fifth lancers toward his right. Dur
ing the artillery duel mounted Beers
pushed out from their left and engaged the
| imperial light horse. In few minutes the
enemy's guns ceased firing, and our artil-
lery was turned on the mounted Beers, who
opposed the imperial light horse. The lat
ter at once fell back. After the artillery
| preparations our infantry advanced to the
attack, supported by our guns in the Sec
! ond position. The Devonshires held the
enemy In front while the Manchester regi-
| ment and the Gordon highlanders turned
! his left flank.
The Boer guns, although often tenn
porarlly silenced, invariably opened fire
again on the slightest opportunity, and
were served with great courage. After Sc
| we're fighting our infantry carried the po-
sltlon. At $3.50 p. m. this was accomplished,
the enemy standing his ground to the last
with courage and tenacity. The Fifth
lancers and a squadron of the Fifth dragoon
guards charged three times through the
retreating Beers in the dark, doing consd-
erable execution.
I'VE captured the Boer camp, with tents,
wagons, horses and also two guns. The
Boer losses were very considerable, includ-
ing number of wounded and unwounded
prisoners. Among the former are Gen.
IAN kock and Piet Joubert, nephew of
commandant General Joubert. One goods
train, with supplies for Glencoe camp, and
nine English prisoners were recovered.
Our loss, regret to say, was heavy. 1t
| is roughly computed at $50 killed and
| wounded. The collection of the wounded
over large area in the dark and the ar
rangements for sending them in have thus
far occupied our time and attention. A full
list will go to you later. Our wounded and
those of the enemy are now arriving by
trains. Besides Beers, we have many Hol-
landers, Germans, and prisoners of mixed
nationalities. The behavior of our troops
and of the colonial forces was admirab BILE.
A Brilliant Feat of Arms.
Cape Town, Oct. 23.-Dispatches re-
ceived from the front regarding the
capture of Elandslaagte show it to have
been brilliantteat of arms The Beers
were strongly entrenched and fought
with their wonted bravery. They seized
every opportunity of coming into ac-
ton and ran to serve their guns when
ever they could get chance.
The news of Gen. French's victory at
Elandslaagte caused great enthusiasm.
The newspapers were quickly on the
streets with special editions and the
people left the churches in order to get
the details of the fighting.
The Boer loss must have been verv
heavy. The best estimates place it at
over 400 killed.
Sorrow Of the Queen.
London, Oct. 23.-The secretary OF
state for war, the marquis of Lans-
downe, has received the following mes
sage from the queen, dated Sunday at
Balmoral castle:
my heart bleeds for these dreadful
losses again to-day. It is great success,
but, I fear, very dearly bought Would
you convey my warmest and heartfelt
sympathy with the near relatives of the
fallen and wounded, and my admira ton OF
the conduct of those they have lost.
Nv. r. t.
Dundee Under Fire.
just arrived announcing that the Beers
are shelling Dundee, east of Glencoe, at
long range, but that their fire is inef-
fective.
More Trouble at Glencoe.
Cape Town, Oct. 23.-It is now def
initely known that Glencoe was at
tackled Saturday by the Boer main
northern column. Our forces are in
trenched in a good position. The stu
alton there is not yet fully cleared up.
According to the special dispatch
from Glencoe camp, the British cavalry,
while pursuing the defeated Beers,
were engaged by a strong force of the
enemy on the north road. Firing is
now in progress.
Won at n Fearful Cost.
London, Oct. %. = The war office an
nounces in the fighting between Glen
coe and Dundee, in Natal, 81 non-com.
missioned officers and men were killed
and ISL wounded.
The list of officers Killed and wound
ed strikingly shows that, although the
British victory was complete, it was
bought at aheavy price.
Iowa Troops Arrive.
San Francisco, Oct. 23.-The Fifty
First regiment of Iowa volunteers,
| numbering 764 men and 46 officers, un-
der the command of Col. J. C. Loper, ar
| rived here Sunday from Manila on the
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