The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-27

LONDON. Oct M-The ofiical announce
ment OF the joining OF Gen. White and
Gen. yule has come a gyeat relief and
all the more SO In view OF the fact that
later dispatches have shown that only the
incapaci,y Of the intelligence department
of the Beers saved Gen. Yules command
from "A great disaster. II seems that on
Friday night Dundee was full OF alarms.
Heavy nring was heard at ! o'clock and
again at 4. severe thunder storm soon
after stopped the Boer cannonade.
Evacuation of Dundee.
Saturday passed In the same anxious
manner, In momentary expectation OF an
attack The British finally evacuated. TAX
ing all that they could. but leaving plenty
behind for the Boers to loot. The ap-
pointmeuis OF the Boers' hospital at Dun
dee are described as very inadequate. The
Beers themselves. In the absence OF
nursing stan, get only scant attention.
Yuie's Exhausting March.
II Is reported Gen Sir William Penn Sy-
mons died on wednesday, not on Thursday.
and was buried at Dundee yesterday.
j
march. chiefly, II is believed, by night. The
reason OF night march is not given. but
It was probably fear of Boer surprises.
The heavy rains and mist hampered the
march, hut were perhaps the means Of
saving Gen. Yu.e from moleststion. Il
took the column twenty -four hours to cover
the last sixteen miles.
Further Details Of BATTLES.
The only news this morning consists OF
a more detailed account OF the battles
already reported. A correspondent who
visited the hospital a. Lady.nith. where
the Beers. wounded at Eiands laagte were
captured. are being tended. reports that
Gen. Jan kock. who was badly wounded
In the thigh and shoulder, said tho advance
OF the patrol under Commandant Pienar
without guns was simply with the object
OF cutting the railway ana that this body
was subsequently reinforced without Gen.
Jouberts orders. Gen. viijoen accompany
Ing them The latter WAS killed early IL
the fight.
Many Prominent Boers wounded.
According to another correspondent the
Beers say that Gen kock during the bat
tie read his Bible and prayed for victory.
His brother two sons and "A nephew were
all wounded and taken prisoners. Col.
Schiei. Of the German corps. and Conn
mandant Pretorius were both severely
wounded. Many prominent Beers are not
yes accounted for. Philip Kock says the
Beers suffered most from soldiers In iit.
lie elothes-half men and half women
meaning the Gordon Highiansers and In
the charge Of the Fifth iancers They say
also that the two quick firing guns cap
tusod by the Deyonshire regiment are those
that were taken from the Jameson raiders.
british Fire Very Accurate.
Col Schiel assured a correspondent that
nothing could stand against the accuracy
of the British field guns. which repeatedly
drove the Tranavaai sunners from their
enbrasures The British infantry fire wAs
also. he saif a complete surprise 20 me
Beers who were confiden, of their ability
10 master any infantry attack. One Elanis
iaag,e correspondent expresres the belief
that the British Killed fewer noers than
might have been expeetef considering the
heavy fire of tn" British artillery.
The bullet ~ the ffoer Mausers II sp-
pears makes clean healthy wound where
It passes out. No operations FOR extraction
have been necessary a. the Lady smith hos
pirai
with regard 20 the western frontier II II
reported tha, President st.yn recently vis-
tied force os zeo EorrB encampei ten
miles south of Kimberley
Appeal to the Cape Dut~h.
The war IL having ~ natural effect in
Cape c3iony. Everything IN at famine
prsees aGd horseresh IN at a tremendous
premium A Dutch circular Is being se-
ers,iy circulated in the burrhers' district
appealing TO the Datch 10 stand shoulder
20 shoulder against ";he fyrant who never
keeps faith"
British <u~e~ss at Nnfekiag.
LONDON. Oct T~~T'he Cape Town cor
respondent of the DAILY News says ,s Is
reported there from prfvat. sources ,ha.
the nrtttsh Issued from Mateking on Sssur.
day last and surrounded anf captured 10
Beers
ruf~'s Mastery HetPeat.
gaze arrived here early shiv morning ani
xas received with grea, enthusiasm. Ths
column lsfs Sunday river vai!ey at . O'Clock
las. evening In heavy rain. which con-
timed tsrouRh hpuf tho march In spite Of
tae great fatigue of The men. the retreat
was effected IN a mastery fashion. G~a.
Tzie completely est Marcy srsd fas enemy
xsst4sz deserves special mention. Parts oe
TIE bridge ever Sunday river was csssrayaA