Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-24
NO MESSAGE From FpEI,D

NO MESSAGE FROM FIELD.
LONDON Oct. 24.-Eo news YET re-
ccived tends to dispel the apprehension,
caused by Lord NNolsley's brief sum
mary of the situation. A pietermaritz-
burg dispatch says that the censor no
permits no messages to be sent from
the front Other dispatches represent
the Beers boasting that Dundee is abb
solutely cut off, and assert despite the
british victories, the situation is still
uncertain.
The Pretoria dispatch giving the re
port of General Joubert to the govern
'nent evidently refers to the first bat
tie at Glencoe, and the reasons why
Commandment Erasmus failed TO come
10 the assistance OF Commandment
Meyer cannot be fathomed. Had h~
done So the British victory might have
been still more dearly bought.
BREvITY OMNIBUS.
1t appears certain. however, that the
brilliant victory at lClandsaagte was
productive of no effect for the relief of
Glencoe and the Very recticence and
'orevity OF Lord N-olsley's communica-
ton are only too onnous. 1t seems
70 be worded to prepare the public for
bad news and it is only too likely that
General Yule has been compelled 10
abandon the wounded and the prisone S
at Dundee because his force is TOO weak
70 hold the four and a half miles sep
arating Dundee from Glencoe.
Probably General Yule believes lie
cen better protect Dundee from an en-
envy advancing from the northwest by
concentrating all his available strength
ut Glencoe, where there are now $500
men and three batteries. In the mean
time efforts Will be made 10 reopen the
railwayq and to get reinforcenlents
from Ladysnith.
ERASMUS WITH JOUBERT.
II is expected that COmmandant
Erasmus has by this time joined Com
mandant General Joubert and that
their combined columns amounts to
some 10000 or l1,0o0 men, While the
Free State Beers, now threatening
I~adysmith from the east and 4 col
ulnn reported to be coming through
Lululand. must also be reckoned With
In short. General Sir George Stewart
White has been unable TO follow up his
successes, and is obliged TO remain at
Ladysmith without being able to re-
store the railway conlmunica ton
which is probably broken at other
points beside E!andslaagte Thus The
al
which is supposed to have. been Col.
Schiel's. failed, may be fairly credited
with having isolated General Yule's
brigade and divided the British forces
in Natal.
General Yule may find himself in
tight place, needing all his experience
in Indian and Burmese fighting to ex-
tricate himself.
WAR NEWS WITHHELD.
1t is quite evident that the war office
has news which has been withheld
from the publi' and, if the situation,
as here sketched, is confirmed Boer d.
visions may be expected at other from
tier points.
1t is regarded as not impossible that
General White may yet be compelled
10 concentrate all the Natal forces at
l-adysmitht and await the arrival OF
the army corps.
a dispatch to the Times from Coles
burg, Cape Colony, says:
The situation today cMonday) is
grave. The Beers are $50 strong and
will be reinforced from Driekop. No
defense is possible. The town guard
will retire on Naaupoort on the appear
ance of the enemy.
The Driekop force is estimated at L.
500 men. The report Of the fighting at
Glencoe has been placarded at Bethulie
the frontier town on the east London
line. as brilliant Boer victory"