The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-21
THEY WIN A BLOODY VICTORY.
british REPEL AN ATTACK AND
DRIVE THE BOERS.

Dutchmen Opened Fire on Glencoe
with ArtiIIery-British Replied
with Their Guns, and the Infantry
and Cavalry AdVanced-Captured
the Boers' Position and Pursued
Tbem-Gen. SymmOns Wounded.
Rritf.h Tosses Heavy.
7ondon Oct 20.-The war office has re-
c.iyed the following dispatch from Lady
smith fled at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon:
.grbis is from Glencoe: We were at
tackled this morning at daylight by a
for-e roughly estimated at 1000. They had
,l,ced four or five guns in position on a
nm E. 400 yards east of our camp and fired
,,1nqcod shells. Their artillery did no dam
age.
"Our infantry formed for attack, and we
eor our guns into position. After the po-
ejtiou OF the enemy had been shelled our
infantry advanced to the attack, and, aft
era hard fight, lasting until 1:20 p. m, an
almost inaccessible position was taken, the
0nan7v retiring eastward. All the Beers
ouns have been captured. We can see our
Soldiers at the top Of the hill. Our caval-
nv and artillery are still out.
e. l.
Our losses are heavy. They Will be tele-
eraphed as soon as possible
4 sDecial dispatch from Glencoe, dated
S.25 o'clock this morning, announced that
the Boer position had been captured, after
heavy lighting, during which five guns
were taken.
Il appears that during he night the Boer
artillery occupied a hill commanding the
British camp and began dropping shells
at davbreak in the direction of The British
forces. Tne latter, under Gen Sir Will
lam Penn SIMMONS, promptly accepted
the chaECuee and moved to meet the in
yadels under cover of the British artillery,
which appears to have been worked with
sucn advantage as to quickly silence the
enemy's batteries, enabling the infantry to
carry the B0er position with rush, in
which the Dublin I'usilleers and the King s
ROYAL Rifles are said to have specially d $
unguisaed them ewes, the Fusilleers cap
turing lie first guns Of the enemy taken in
the present campaign.
Gen SIMMONS seemed to have been in
the thick Of the fight, as might have been
expected Confirmation of the report that
he was wounded has been received, but
just how seriously is not yet known.
The war office has received the appended
dispatch from Ladysmith, filed al 1915 a..
M. to-day.
"The following advices from Glencoe
Camp just at hand: The Kings Royal
Rifles and the Dublin Fusilleers are at
tack.ng a hin occupied by Boer artillery.
They are within go yards of the position
and are advancing under cover of our ar
tlery, established at about 1000 yards
range.
Scouts report that 1000 Beers are ad-
ac.ng on Hattingspruit. The Fifteenth
terry and the Leicester regiment have
to meet them"
= war Office also received the following
Gen. George Stewart White, from
smith:
inc 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 al Besters station,
their center at Blue Bank, and their right
then retired.
AT Acton Homes, Lieut. Galway of the
Natal Carbineers is missing, and Trooper
Spencer Of the Natal Carbineers was
slightly wounded.
l moved my camp into a position
nave selected, with the object of covering
the town Of Ladysmith, and I hoped to-
Gay that the Beers might have been suf-
n1entiy 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 a Besters station.
Communication with Glencoe junction
was cut off at Elandslaagto, where they
captured a goods train. A Boer force Is
advancing over Beggarsberg Mex. Com
munication by telegraph is still open via
Greytown."