Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-29

'conyrirht. 1890 by tho Associated Press)
LONDON. October 22-The South Afri-
On, nov r.s row been In prccr So nearly
,rr.o weeks. and So FAR the British arms
have been consistently crowned with mo-
rrertary successes. though at cost which
verfss President Krugers prediction that
tho conflict would stag, humanity. But
though victory has fallen TO Great Bri-
tain whenever and wherever the issues
vrre Of paramount importance. General
Whites position to-day IS scarcely more
r.assuring than az the outbreak Of the
war. So far he has only shown his ability
10 outwit by strategy the Beers strategy.
and his conception meets with nigh
praise from the British military critics.
Vow he appears 20 have reached the
limit Of this game Of war by which he
was able 10 prevent the nassing If the
Eoer columns. and must either meet the
encmy's combined forces or retreat.
SHOULD FALL BACK.
Many 4eople think General White
shclld rest content with the successes
50 far achieved and fan back ON CO.
lenso. pointing ont that he appears 10
be fully able TO move his forces quickly
ans without deterioration. 10 is scarcely
possible that be viii follow This course,
preferring rather 10 hold Ladysmi H.
though against much superior numbers.
until reinforced. II Is the feeling That
the General intends 10 follow the latter
course that creates unea-iness. Tor vic
tories over Boer units are not believed 70
Indicate that the same result can be
achieved over the Beers when mosscd.
WESTERN MOVEMENTS INSlGNlFI-
CANT.
Compared with this impending move
meut about Ladysmith the fate OF KIM
lcricy and Maleking. and the progress Of
The other INDEPENDENT operations are al
most insignificant. The rapidity of the
Locr advance and the tenacity Of the en-
deavors OF their columns to concentrate
on General White, have proved clearly
that the Beers plans were matured long
before h0stiitics displaced negotiations
end though they may be unable 10 stand
before the brilliant charges of the British
troops. OF serve their artillery with the
SIKH Of their opponents. they are q mo-
bile force and operate harmoniously. UNI
der q carefully prepared plan of cam
Iaigu.
WHAT WILL BE BULLER'S DUTY?
40 one seems TO have the faintest idea
o. what conditions will confront the ljri-
tsn army corps upon its arrival in South
Africa. Win IL be an avensing force,
whose duty VIII be TO wipe out the defeat
Of General White and the capture OF
0laleidng, or Kimberley. or will II simply
be a walkover into Pretoria, dispensing
Tocr bands disintegrated by the strain OF
q long campaign and discouraged by con
slant reVerses?
These questions are uppermost in the
minds of an connected with the War Of
fee. BY November 9Th the last troop
ship should have sailed but The army
7orps will scarcely take the field until the
end Of December
LULL IL EMBARKATION.
There is q lull in the departure Of the
troops forming the army corps, owing.
the admiralty officials say. 10 the troops
rot being ready.
ALL WE'LL AT MAFEKING.
CAPE TOWN, October pa dispatch
from Mafeking dated October 2lst, says:
All IS well. There was d four-hour
bombardment. during which dog was
KILLED"
FIGHT At KIMBERLEY.
LONDON. October 29-The War Office
posted al midnight an Official report of
the fight at Kimberley. on Tuesday last,
giving The British casualties as three
privates killed. and Lieutonants r. ~
McClnt0ck. of the Royal Engineers: !
G. L0wndes and C. II. Bingham and six
teen privates wounded.
The troops, according 90 the report Of
ghe War Office. fought splendidly.
N Dr.
LONDON. October 2S.-According 10 a
special dispatch from cape Town. re-
celved here to-day, rumors OF dissension
at Bloomf0ntein. the capital Of the
Orange Free state. have reached Cape
Town. IL is said a movement is on foot
90 dcpose President Steyn and install Mr..
FRAZIER as President
BRUSH NEAR LADYSMITH.
LONDON. October 2S.-The lull in the
rOWs from Ladvsmth, Natal when was
beginning to be regarded as ominous. has
at last been broken by Cape Town dis
patch, under this mornings date. saying;
scouts from Modderspruit having re-
ported the Beers I'm force on the Help
makaar road. General White ordered out
a strong force OF artillery. mounted in
iantry. and cavalry. a small patrol Of
mounted infantry was shelIed by the
Beers. nine mites from Ladysmith, and
the boer position was finally located three
miics beyond Modderspruit The British
force is now four miles from the Beers"
BATTLE MAY HAVE BEEN FOUGHT.
The dispatch does not give the date OF
The above occurrence, but fl must have
been since Thursday. when the last news
arrived from Ladysmth, so that The Boer
advance from Dundee southwark and
from Bester's Station eastward evidently
proceeded steadily in the interim. and the
enraremeut fOrcshadowed by the above
Dispatch may already have been fought.
OCCUPATION or DUNDEE.
The other news from the front does
moi onllghtCn the situation in Natal
Elementary details are arriving Of .ho
occur Ion OF Dundee IL is alleged that
twenty men OF the town We're guarding
@l outpost. "A couple OF miles from the
Town. when = Boer shell dislodged them,
ono the men fled 10 a neiehb0ring HIM.
Where 30 Beers surrounded them and
thot The majority OF them The Beers
tnen entered Dundee dragged several
civilians out Of their houses. and pist0led
them ln the streets
BRITISH USING DUM-DUMS?
As pendant 10 The above comes
sloiy 10 Cape Town 20 the effect that
several cases OF dun-dum bullets We're
.Dtin Dy The Beers az Dundee, which the
pHieh abandoned ina their fight Some
VI the Beers wanted 10 use tho dum-dums