The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
,arched on our extreme left beyond the

1.-THE Beers were found to be In great
force at all points. Although we had
seven batteries of artillery their five failed
to crush that Of the enemy, until the Sew
enth lancers pluckily rode up to the
enemy's front and feigned a retreat This,
however, failed to entice the enemy out,
the Beers only replying with shell fire.
This flank so developed that Col. Hamil
ton had to reinforce our right with three
the Devonshire regiment and the Man
chester regiment at intervals. Our artil-
batteries and the Gordon Highlanders,
lery then changed front, and a severe ar
tillery duel then ensued, the guns gen.
erously supporting and reinforcing the In
fantry as they replied. Two batteries re-
manned in action when the twelve-pounder
and quick-firers Of the navy contingent
came into action. Gen. White In the aft
ernoon withdrew his forces upon Lady
smith. The losses on the Boer side were
considerable"
HOSPITAL. SLIP MAINE.
LAZY Randolph Churchill presided this
afternoon at a meeting Of Tic c1mmittee
of the American fund being raised to send
hospital ship for the use of the wound
ed soldiers in South Africa. 1t was an
nounced that Frederick Gardner and John
Hayes Hammond, the American engineer,
had contributed 81 900 each to the fund.
The subscribers of large amounts include
August Belmont. William X. Vanderbilt
and Mines. Bradley-Martin and Burns.
The fund has already reached f5,3O.
Pro:Iers CT medical services and profess
sioral services pour In from all points
In the greatest profusion. The war office
Will grant to the American ladies excep-
tionaf privileges In promoting their pro-
ject, even going so far as to accept Amer
lean surgeons, nurses and order1eS, the
latter to act as aides to the nurses. The
only stipulation is that the head of each
department shall be a British soldier.
The minimum equipment fixed by the war
Office is four surgeons, five head nurses
and forty nine commissioned officers and
crderlies. 1t Is quite possible that this
will be materially increased, and the
American Red Cross society will undoubt-
eddy be called upon to select many of
these officials 1t is said the Maine will
be ready to sail in about three weeks,
fully equipped to minister to 200 wounded.
She will proceed in the first instance to
Cape Town, and will then go wherever
the war office may indicate.
REINFORCEMENTs FOR BRITISH.
LONDON, Oct 31.-It is believed the
naval brigade which arrived Monday at
I.adysmth consists of 100 men from the
PIAllSl u ulSSI Will cOiiiO "a
the Powerfurs four-inch quick frers,
with range of TO- O0O yards filing forty
five pound shell.
The battery that was lost Is probably
one consisting of six 21a-inch muzzle load
ers, and thirty-six mules.
Gen. Whites force is now known to
have been strengthened by regulars and
local levies from Pietermaritzburg until
it includes fully 5000 men, with addition
al battalions moving UP from the coast.
By the scanty news received yesterday.
a great battle still seems imminent, since
two large Boer forces are reported near
Ladysmith, even If Gen. White has not
made determined attack on the enemy's
position.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Dur
ban says 1t has been ascertained that the
Natal Dutch have been actively assist
ing the Beers by carrying information
regarding the British movements. 1t
seems that, although the landings and de-
parture of the troops are effected by
night and the greatest secrecy maintain
ed, yet the enemy somehow gets informa-
ton, despite the severe censorship. 1t is
also believed in Durham that the Dutch
have assisted the Beers by pointing out
British officers in the battles
GEN. WHITES REPORT.
Gen. Whites dispatch, dated 4:30 p M
today, reads:
81 employed all the troops here except
the obligatory garrison before the works
Irish fusileers and the Gloucesters, 10
take UP a position In the hills, to clear
my left flank. The force moved at II
yesterday evening, and during some night
firing the battery mules stampcded with
some of the guns, which, however, I
hope to recover These two battalions
have not yet returned, but are expected
this evening.
II detailed two brigade divisions of
artillery and two battalions Of infantry,
under Col. Greenchurch, to attack a po-
sition upon which the enemy yesterday
mounted guns. We found the position
evacuated, but our force was attacked
with considerable vigor by what l be-
lieve were Gen. Joubert's troops. They
had many guns, and showed in great
numbers. Our troops were all in action, 3
and we pushed the enemy back several
miles, but did not succeed in reaching his
lager. Our losses are estimated at be-
tween 50 and 100. but those of the
enemy must have been much greater the
fire of our guns appearing very effective.
After being in action several hours I
withdrew the troops and they returned
unmolested to their cantonments The
enemy are in great numbers, and their
guns range farther than our field guns.
II now have some naval guns, which
have temporarily silenced and which I
hope will dominate the enemy's best guns,
with which he has been bombarding the
town at range Of over 5000 yards"
BRITISH BAYONET CHARGE.
LORENZO MARQUES, Delagoa Bay,
Oct. 3O.-A dispatch received here today
from Pretoria, under date of Oct. 2S, says
Gen. Cronje, the Boer commander, an
nounced there that the British garrison
at Mafeking made bayonet attack on
Commander Loewe's lager, near Grand
stand, but were repulsed, leaving six
dead on the field, and 1t was believed that
many of the attacking party were wound
ed.
The dispatch announces that on Satur
day night Col. Baden-Powell asked for
an armistice in order to bury the dead.
Gen. Cronje consented to this the Beers
assisting In placing the dead in the wag-
on going to Mafeklng.