Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-10-27
BRITISH ROUT BOERS.
'ATTLE OF GLENCOE WAS STUB
BORNLY FOUGHT.
rhe Afrikanders were. Demoralized---Re-
liable News is hard to Obtain Kimberly
Threatened, bnt its Assailants Repuls-
ed---War Office is Becieged.


Dver in couple of hours, the British
artillery silencing the Boer guns and
charging right over the hill. According
to the latest adyices, however, the bat
tie lasted eight hours and nearly seven
hours elapsed before the last Boer gun
was put out OF action.
The Irish fus eers and the Kings
rifles meanwhile had advanced to the
assault and were shooting their way up
the hill, driving the Beers back from
shelter to shelter until the final rush
Of the British carried them to the sum-
NIT. 1t Yves bright, clear morn
ing, which enabled the operations to
be followed by the staff officers with.
out difficulty. A curious fact was
that several times lull occurred in
the firing on both sides, the British in
fantry apparently taking breathing
space In the stiff climbing, and the
Beers also holding back their fire.
The nagnicfient practice OF the Brit
ish guns was an immense help and the
uccess Of the assault was greatly due
thereto. An enormous quantity OF am
munltion was expended.
Once the British bsyonets showed
on top of the kopje the Beers retreat
ed and when ON descending the other
side they found British battery and
British cavalry outflanklng them, the
i. retreat becam rout. The British
guns followed and, unlimbcring from
time to time, threw shells among the
flying foe. The latter did not wait
to try conclusions with the Hussars
and mountd infantry, who, apparent
ly, seldom got near enough to deliver
effective volleys. The pursuit was
continued until dusk, when the Beers
were completely demorallzed. A
heavy rain began to fall late in the
afternoon which naturally impeded
artillery work. 1t is striking ocinci-
dence that Friday was.s the second enni-
versary of similar feat Of British
arms in India, when the Gordon High
landers stormed and carried Dargia
Heights.
The war Office was besiege late
Saturday by anxious inquiries but
the officials have no further news
from Glencoe. Some anxiety is be.
ginning to be felt with regard to
the eighteenth Hussars, whose re-
turn from their pursuit of the Beers
has not yet been officially reported
to the war Office.
Lady symons has heard that her
husband was slightly better.
Reliable news from South Africa
Is meagre, the wires being SO over
loaded with official dispatches that
others filter through in the slowest
possible manner. The latest advices
from Cape Town show that all was
we'll at Kimberly on Thursday. AL
though the usual water supply of
the town was cut off, there was am
pie water for the needs of the town.
A small body of Beers approached
Kimberly on Wednesday and Major
Chamir made sortie with q recon
noitering party and some guns on
board an armored train. After
few shots had been exchanged the
burgbers fed rrecipitately. There
were no causalties on the British side.
The police garrisons sof Fourteen
Streams and Taunms have arrived at
Kimberly. Everything tends to con-
firm the statement that Col. Baden
Powell temporarily worsted the Beers
at Mafeking and it appears true that
upwards of 800 wounded Beers have ar
rived at johannesburg.
lu6 0OoASJ aoWCNCit oppodl w
have reoccupied the scene Of the
lighting, rs an attempt to recover
the bodies of the British dead failed,
owing, it .sis alleged, to the Beers
refusing to recognize the Red Cross
Flag.
The news from Glencoe aroused i'm
mense enthusiasm among the British
residents of Cape Colony, and this is
rapidly spreading to Basutola"d, W here
ii is feared it will further inhame the
desire of the natives to participate in
the operations against the Beers.
The New Zealand Contingent.
Wellington, N. Z.-The New Zea-
land contingent numbering alS men.