The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-20
IRISH At FRONT.
Dublin Fusiliers Make the
First Capture Of Boer
Guns.
BATTLE ON AT GLENCOE
British Official Bulletins Say
English Troops Can With
stand Attack.
BATTLE ON AT GLENCOE
fBy Gable to The Associated Press.l

EBy Cable to The Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct 20, 1884 special de-
spatch from Glencoe, dated SIS this
morning announced that the Boer posi-
tion had been captured after heavy fight
| ing during which five guns were taken
Later an official message was received
from Glencoe, time TAO this morning, say
ing the fighting was still proceeding
there and announcing that the Boer $
strength was about9000 men. The Beers
1t appears. posted guns on hill over
looking the town. opened fire on the camp
and the battle became general.
The War Office, during the morning, re-
ceived a report that General Symons was
wounded In the engagement at Glencoe
The War Office also received the follow
ing despatch, dated yesterday evening
from Ladysmith, from Sir George Stewart
White, the General commanding In Natal
'The Beers commenced descending the
western passes on Tuesday and came In
contact with our patrols yesterday. They
Continued to advance, halting for the
night with their left flank at DesterS
Station, their centre at Blueband and
their right more retired. AT Acton
Homes, Lieutenant Galway, of the Natal
NdA dD4l2CCASy II tiitSoii1Ss anu A4OOPCi
Spencer. of the Natal Carabineers, was
slightly wounded
7 move my camp into a position
have selected, with the object Of covering
the Town of Ladysmfth. and I hoped to-
day that the Beers might have been suffi-
ciently near me to strike a blow. To-
day, however, the enemy seems to have
retired West, our patrols getting In touch
nowhere, except with a comparatively
small body at Besters Station.
Communication with Glencoe Junction
was cut off at Elandslaagte. where they
captured a goods train.
"A Boer force is advancing over Beg
garsbirg Mex. Communication by tele-
graph Is still open via Greytown-'
The War Office has received the ap-
pended despatch from Ladysmith. filed
at 10:45 A. NJ. today
1.-THE following advices from Glencoe
Camp just at hand The Kings Royal
Rifles and the Dublin Fusiliers are at
taeking a hill occupied by Boer artillery.
They are within three hundred yards of
the position and are advancing under COW
er Of our artillery at about two thousand
yards range. Scouts report that nine
thousand Bears are advancing on Hat
ting Spruit The Fifteenth Battery and
the Leicester Regiment have gone to meet
them"
The London manager of the Bank of
the South African Republic, made the fol-
lowing statement today to the Associated
Press when one considers the average
weekly exports from the Transvaal TO
England, which you may estimate at
G400, coo (s2 600 000) to say nothing of a
considerable amount that goes weekly to
the Continent, it IS impossible to believe
that the complete cessation of such a
large amount will not create some strin-
gency, especialI y as the only way to meet
the increased British expenditure in South
Africa is to ship out gold.''
These conditions are keenly realized by
the larger financial houses, and through
out the week the Stock Exchange has
been In state of anxiety regarding the
measures the Government will adopt to
raise the necessary funds. 1t is curious
fact that South African stocks have not
slumped. In many cases they have risen.
This is probably due to the implicit belief
of the average investor in the might of
British arms and to the supposition that
the mines will soon come under British
control.
The mobilization is practically complet-
ed and it is said that more than ninety
per cent of the Reservists have rejoined
the Colors. This il considered eminent
ly satisfactory.
The speed at which the army corps has
been gotten together has excited the ad-s
miration of the German Headquarters
Staff; and they have sent a semi-official
message of congraulation through the
British Military Attache In Berlin to the
Service The London press regards this
as well deserved compliment, the papers
pointing out that not only have the Re-
servists responded splendidly, but the
large majority of those who have report
ed are several cases the outgoing Regi-
ments contain a preponderance of Reser-
yes, most of them in the prime of man
hood and men who have fought in India
and in Egypt.
1t is the aim of the War Office to send
no man to South Africa unless he has had
at least a years service. The only serious
criticism, apparently. to be made regard
ing these thousands destined for the front
is that the reserves are for the most part
ignorant of the mechanism of the maga-
zine rifle Efforts have been made to over
come<this and to give the men practice
with the Lee Metford. but the time has
been too short to do much. hat effect this
lack of familiarity with their own
weapons will have upon the accuracy of
the fire of the British can only be judged
when the dead and wounded are gathered
from the fields of battle.
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