The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-24
CAPE cOL0yYS DUTCH.
They viii Not Array Themselves
on the Side of the Transvaal.
Beers SURROUNDING KIMBERLY.

Cecil Rhodes Sends an Urgent Message
Calling Attention to the Need Of
Sending Reiuforcements--Five Hun
dred Beers Killed at Mansking,
London, Oct. pa Cape Town dis
patch says that General Ben Viljoen
and Colonel Schiel were marched into
Ladysmith with General Jan KOck and
200 other Boer prisoners, the latter
general dying soon after reaching
Ladysmith.
The capture of General Ben viljoen
is a cause of great satisfaction to the
outlandsrs. He is the author of a
blasphemous and violent pamphlet
virtually intended to incite the Dutch
of the colony to rebellion. and 1t Is
sincerely hoped that he will be brought
to trial and punished as he deserves.
1t is difficult to gauge exactly the
amount of feeling excited among the
Dutch by the recent British victories.
Their behavior, on the whole, is excel
lent, considering the great amount Of
sympathy they feel for their kins-
men IN the Transvaal and Orange
news Of each success in Natal and Of
the grand stand at Mafeking with the
widest enthusiasm. but the Dutch are
silent. Now and then few who are
more violent than the rest express
their sorrow openly, but the general
feeling Is perhaps one Of relief at the
thought that the British success will
not compel them to face the possibility
Of giving active support to the enemy.
Tho reports Of the kind treatment
accorded to the Boer wounded meet
with unstinted admiration, bringing
into marked relief the magnanimity
of Great Britain, magrfaniinity
which the Dutch admit they had not
expected to be displayed toward the
Beers. The mists Of acrimonious dis
cussion are being dispersed by Great
Britain's magnanimity and splendid
tolerance, tending to make the Dutch
in Cape Colony proud of their British
citizenship.
The Daily Mail says 1t understands |
q message was received in London
yesterday from Cecil Rhodes, dated at |
Kimberley, Oct. 10, declaring in sub
stance that the inhabitants of Kimber-
ley desired to draw the attention of the
government to the need of speedily
sending reinforcements there, as the
town was being surrounded by increas-
ing numbers Of Transvaal and Free ,
State Beers. The matter, according
to The Daily Mail, has been submitted /
to the cabinet.
The correspondent of The Daily Mai, !
at Durham. Natal. says: An official
of the Bonanza mine, who has Just
arrived from Pretoria. declares that
while there he heard that Colonel
Baden-Powell, the British commander
at Mafeking, has captured General
Cronje and 80 other Beers and had
killed 500.
The Daily News publishes the fol-
lowing dispatch from Ladysmith, dated
Sunday night: A large force under
Commandant General Joubert and
Commandant Vogan opened fire on
Dundee yesterday The firing was
continued today. The result is not
known here.
The Daily Telegraph has received
the following from Ladysmith, dated
Sunday at 2:1O p. M: The Beers, re-
ported TO be 5000 strong and under the
command Of Commandant General
Joubert and President Kruger in per-
con, are again attacking Glencoe. Gen.
eral Yule, commanding our troops, has
moved his camp back into better
defensive position.
The Daily Mail publishes the follow
ing description of the battle of Glands
laagte from its special war correspon-
dent, G. w. Stevens. filed at Lady,
smith:
The battle was brilliant, COM
plete success. The Beers numbered .
from 1900 to 1000 and probably had
about 100 killed and $50 wounded.
The fight itself was like practical ,
of hand book tactics, each
arm represented doing its proper work
to perfection. The Gordon Highland
ers in their attack advanced in mag
niflcent order. They were immedi- 4
ately saluted with heavy fire, which ,
told from the first. Their major fell !
with a bullet in his leg, but as he {
lay where he fell he lit a pipe and
smoked placidly while the advance
continued. AS man after man dropped
supports were rushed into the firms /
line, our men darting from cover to
cover, splendidly led and ever adj
Yet, as ridge after ridge was
won, the Highlanders still found 1
new ridge confronting them, and thus
they fought their bleeding way until
The final ridge was neared, with nearly {
every officer down. c
Then, slamming every available man 1
Into the firing line, Manchesters, De- j
vons and Light Horse all mixed, with L
bugles chanting the advance, bagpipes T
and the battle a confused a
surge, our men swept yelling forward
and the position was won. Meanwhile I
squadrons Of Lancers and Dragons c
Tapped around the Boer left flank. {