The record-union., 1899-11-03
Magnitude Of MONDAYS Engagement
More Than Evident.
Virtually There Were Three Actions Raging
Simultaneously.

| OF PRISONERS Taken-HepOrtS
From the Seat of War Indicate
That the Artillery Duel il Still
in Progress.
! LONDON, Nov. Especial dispatches
from Ladysmith, dated November I'd
give further details regarding the bonn
bardment. The Beers, having Ieoccu-
pied their old positions, remounted big
guns. Their firing was accurate but
almost harmless. Some of the troops
were slightly injured by splinters.
Lieutenant F. c. Egerton and his
men from the Powerful did splendid
work, and quickly silenced the BoeI
guns
| The Beers acknowledge having suffer
ed heavy losses in men and horses in
the previous battle.
| General Jan Kock, who was second
in command of the Traasvaai forces
and who was wounded in the battle OF
Glands Laagte, died IN the hospital al
Ladysmith on Monday night
| Little light is thrown On the actual
situation by the news at hand to-day
The magnitude of Mondays tght, how
ever, is more than evident. Virtually
three actions were raging simultan-
eously, but it is obvious that the inten-
tion to roll back the Orange free State
troops was not achieved.
Lord Frederick Roberts of Canda-
har, commander of the forces IN Ire
land, while reviewing The troops at Kill
kenny. said: 1T is useless to dis
guise the fact that we are engaged in
a very serious war, war which will
put our resources and courage to a Sc
we're test
! The correspondent of the Daily
News" at Ladysmith telegraphing
Tuesday, says: DIR Horabrooke
while searching for the body of Lieu
] tenant Clapham on Umbulwena hill
which was in possession of the enemy
met many Beers. On stating the OBJ
ject of his quest he was kindly receiv-
ed The consensus Of opinion among
the Beers he thinks, is that they are
sick of fighting, and would like to
throw up the sponge. They said their
loss ysstss.Ssys wsss heavy, due chiefly
to our artillery fire.
All was quiet at Buluwayo, in Rhode
sia, according to dispatches received
this morning up to October 9th There
has been some skirmishing on the bor-
der. Apparently extensive preparations
are in progress at Deaar, Cape Colony,
for the concentration of Lieutenant
General Buffers army. Thousands of
mules are corralled in that neighbor-
hood, and transport material is being
hurried up from the south.
According to another dispatch, the
naval brigade at Ladysmith has mount
ed four more guns at Durham.
The report comes from Rome that
Portugal will permit the landing of
British troops at Lourenzo Marques.
This comedies with the view strongly
prevalent in some quarters here that
the British invasion of the Transvaal
will be made from that point
The morning papers are divided in
opinion whether Sir George Stewart
Whites latest list of casualties includes
the losses of Lieutenant Colonel Carle-
tons column before its surrender. The
preponderance of opinion inclines that
they are not included, since if they
were, General White would probably
have mentioned the fact
A report that a Boer force with guns
from Koomati Poort is making it's way
through Zululand is held to indicate an
intention to seize the railway between
Colenso and Pietermaritzburg if it has
not already been seized. This how
ever, will soon be known, as armored
trains are patrolling the line.
The real question now for the British
public is, can General White hold out
another ten days or two weeks, until
the army corps arrives? Less anxiety
would be felt on this account were it
not that every day seems to bring fresh
lists of casualties, proving that much
has been concealed as to the real state
of affairs. At the best. the coming
week must prove a critical and anxious
time.
The Times" commenting editorfally
upon the fact that news appears to ar
rive in Belgium from South Africa
through some channel uncontrolled by
British censorship, reminds the Govern
ment that information valuable to the
enemy can similarly leak from Eu-
rope to the Transvaal. 1t suggests that
the Government should fully exercis ise
their right under existing conventions,
if any such channel has been for special
reasons left open, and it appears to
think there may be some truth in yes
terday's Berlin and Paris stories.
The Daily News suggests that
these rumors are more likely intended
for propagation at the Cape and to in
fiuence the Afrikanders.
COMMUNICATION WITH LADY
SMITH INTERRUPTED
LONDON, Nov. 2.-QO:5O D. m.)--
The War Office has just informed the
Associated Press that a dispatch had
been received from the Governor of Ma
tai, Sir Walter Francis Hely- -Hutchin-
son, announcing that communication
with Ladysmith has been interrupted
since half past this afternoon.
This is not regarded by the War Of
flee, however, as in any wise confirm
ing the rumor of complete invest
ment of Ladysmith, or of the capture OF
Colenso. /.
THE LOSS AT FARQUHAR'S FARM.
LONDON, Nov. g. General Sir
George Stewart White has cabled the
War Offlce that in the engagement on
Farquhar's farm. near Ladysmith, Oc-
tober Both, when Lieutenant Colonel
Carleton's column was compelled to
surrender six officers were killed and
nine wounded. Among the non-com-
missioned officers and men the CASUAL
ties were fifty-four killed and III