Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02


consisting of the Irish Fusiiecrs. the
Tenth mountain battery aud the Glou-
ccstcr regiment. sent against the Beers
Monday. has been surrounded and cap
iurcl by the Beers. British officials
confirm the news. Whites left wing.
which surrendered To the Beers, II bc-
licycd iu consist of 2.Sp men with
eight guns. News of the disaster was
received with stupcinciion IN military
Clrclc~.
I.pution, Oct. 3i.-An England l. star
tied to-day nj the news "f the hrst Sc
we're disaster to the British.
General White. wiring from Lady
smith ut midnight. reports as follows:
The column sent To .iiar'i the hili ON
our left Hank, Including the Royal Irish
fusIiccrs. the Tenth mountain battery
and Gloucester regiment. were sur
rounded In the hills aud after losing
heavily had To capiinin'c.
THE casualties have not yet been ns-
rcrtaInci. \ Eocr orderly came In our
lines this evening under iinE of truce.
with letters from tile survivors OF Tie
captured column asking assistance To
bury the dead.
Il fear there l. no doubt Of the truth
oi the report OF the columns capturc.
II formed the plan In the working
oui of which the disaster occurred anu
I am alone responsible. The troops are
Hot biam-worihy. a- their position was
unt-uabi-.''
Among those captured are Major
Aiyr Of Whites r;nN. Lieutenant Colo
nci Majors. aud nii the captains and
ti-ui-nanis OF III. Irish FusIi-crs: ma
jor.. captains nnd iicuirnnnis "f tile
Giouc-sicr regiment: Major Bryan; Of
the Royal artillery. nil the licuirnnnis
, af the Mountain battery AMI also Chap
lain Irish II III" fusii.r'Ts.
The news of the capture Of Whites
left wing In what wHS evidently nh
| important movement ills every un-
with the gT,'nuss. uinthi Tor The safety
81 i.uiysmjh. How White came 10
subject his left io stirh n disaster l. nj
mos, forgotten In the question uf what
viii hc io now. lie hn- lost almost ~
I pCr cent. 1f his fighting rurr Hnd eight
OF his iifiy guns ai one rtTirL. S"-irr'
'iay he hnd every available man en-
gagged against the i!octs. nud. reading
[ l-'iwcrn the lines uf the official report
Iud dispatches uf English correspond
cEts. he Iini all hr .,,uid iu to get back
[ io his base ut i.niysmiih after making
hts snt;ir. II il apparent Whit" can
not gain IN Hu Hi'rmpi to take the unrn.
/ slrr against the itO,r~. lie hni hoped
io mnrrh Uui ani strike blow nlung
Blt' fNNlNAlN Wv lN4lN NhNNt
prevent the attack on all sidr- and civ"
/ him the uptcr hand. ~" lost Ills lcf,
wing in attempting this plan. lie must
now fall bchini trenches ami try 4"
I hold his base. He II uvrn%rl 10y ~ force
Tar superior numerically. nul which -
Inspired hy tile coup VI hnEriil. the
British left. Il il not Improbable White
VIII fall back ON rolcnEu tu secure "A
better position. though Englishmcn I've
lirvc he will defend i.aiySmltl to the
Z las; ditch. and In view of his great loss
yesterday will die before surrcndrrinc.
1;rusS.'ls. Oct. :Ii.-br. IrydS made
an Important statement as to the de
mails uf tl" London newspapers Of the
reports TINT British were lrvyinE NJ
crui'S nmong the naiiN" population OF
South Africa.
II formally accuse Grunt BRITAIN
said DR.. lry,lS. "of arniuE the col.
! urCd rnCrs of South Africa against the
Horrs aud make this accusation with
a due sense uf its gravity and In ahso-
lutte knowledge Or its accuracy"
Cape Town. Nov. i.-Thcrc il now
great danger OF au uprising of the
Dutch in Cape Colony and another
Cabinet meeting II tc lr held immc-
iinicly. The Cabinet officers are thor
cughly alarmed over this phase OF the
situation.
London. Nov. ]. ' q. m.-No news
can bc hnd from I.adysmith. 1t is
feared that The town has been sur
rounded by tho Beers. who have been
seen to the southwest Of II. II " now
deemed certain that I'll" nncrs have
cut the wires AMI stopped railroad
communication south Cf l.adysmltI.
isnlatiug the british forces under Gen
"rnl Whit.
The last dispatches received before
communication was suddenly cut oil
told ur the l,ncTS gathering In consider
able force at bcwtlrop. southwest Cf
I.ndysmith. and uf large forces of them
advancing over the IIClpmaknar road.
4 III. camp uf Rucrs. is to- H. formed
between linrrismith bridge and Pot
uictrr camp. Ht bcwdrup.
The South African News at cnrr
Town received In the afternoon ~ rIvs-
sngr from i.ndysmith saying that II
hnttic Is proceeding at tmlnnhnnc. n
rcw miles from there. and that several
shells nvr dropped into the town. II
was believed that General White con
tcmplatrd rrtTratiug iu rictrrmnTitz-
burg while the railroad WIS open. That
chance seems Ia have vanished on ac-
count Of the uiiickncss and activity |
with which the liorrs got to the south |
NJ l.ndysmith and cut on General !
Whites line of supplies aud only road I
t. retreat.
DEATH LuRkED IN CABINET.