The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-26
HUSSARS FATE IN DOUBT.
MOTORIZED Capture OF EIGHTY MEN
IND OFFICERS BY THE BOERS.

One Report Says the Missing Troop Has
Fought It's Way to Ladymith, but the
Government Believes the Reported Cap
ture-Thi. and Gen. YuIe's Retreat Causes
Uneasiness in London-No Positive News
ola Junctio on Between the Forces of
Con. Yule and Gen. white British Losses
nv Deaths, Wounds and Capture 700 Men.
Sr,nai Gable D,spdtche 10 THE sun
1ospoS. Oct 2e.-so far as the rigid censor
.bip allows It to be known. the war situation Ia
marking time but not altogether in a man
,.r satisfactory to the British public
In addition to the loss by death. wounds
and capture OF nearly 100 men In
two battles and = sklrmish. there Is an
uneasy feeling that everything is not as
veil AZ the victories seemed to imply. The
ke,n anxiety as to what has happened or
I. bappeninR at Dundee is not allayed while
the circumstances Of Gen. Yule's retreat
are also unknown. Moreover. though
Ave days have passed since the engagement at
dundee. practically nothing is known OF the
operatious that Immediately followed the
storming OF tho Boer position ON the hilltop.
e1cept the reported capture OF the British
hussArs.
Military circles In London profess to believe
that there Ia n OF the least cause for anxiety re-
rardinp the safety OF Gen. Whites little
force. On tho other hand, the character
of the fighting hitherto convinces them that
the War Office did not over estimate the needs
Of the occasion whom 1t decided to send full
army corps to South Africa
Meanwhile nothing reaches London from the
Boer side nor is there precise information as
10 the whereabouts OF any OF thu commands.
Press kilograms from Ladysmith say
that among the Boer prisoners are
Dewitt Hamar a member OF the Volks-
raad and Van Ieggelo. Public Prosecu-
tor at Hedelburg. Secretary Dejong.
OF the Education Department. was killed. Gen.
Kock 10 likely to recover from his wounds. Col.
Schiels legs are shattered.
LONDON Oct 25--Offlcials at the War o flee
when questioned concerning the report that
the missing troop Of the Eighteenth Hussars
had returned to Ladysmith. said that
though their advioes reporting the capture Of
the squadron by the Beers were unofficial
there was no reason to doubt their anthem
tieity. The squadron probably numbered
eighty men.
The Central Ne,cs publishes a report that the
squadron OF the Eighteenth Hussars under
command OF Lieut. Col. Moller has been cap
tured, and says the prisoners include the Com
mander. two Captains and i've Lieutenants.
1t says the Hussars were captured after the
battle OF Glencoe. on Oct 20. They were pur-
suing the retreating Beers and were probably
captured by the Hattingspruit command
under Gen Erasmus. which failed to join the
Boer force at Genc 90 in time to take part in
the battle.
The War Ofics issues the following from
Gen. White dated Ladysmith. Oct. 25. $50
Pm:
Tho advance guard Of the force sent
out by me this morning to keep in
80 touch with and help Gen. Yule's column
was within three miles Of that column which
temporarily halted at the Sunday River about
noon,
Wehave occupied all the strong positions on
the road to Ladysmith and have no further
anxiety about them. l have received from
Lieut.. KeDrick. their signalling officer. and
also from Col. Dartnsll OF the Natal police. whc
accompanied them. the best account OF tho
spirits and efficiency OF the troops who are
only anxious to re- m eet the enemy"
The surmise OF The SUN correspondent re-.
garding the incom pleteness OF Gen. Whites
despatch Of last night. in which he gave
an account Of the engagement yesterday DO.
tween his command and force
OF Beers to the west OF the
road from Ladysmith to Dundee. proves to
have been justified. as is evidenced by the fol-
lowing despatch which was received at the War
Office tonight:
The correspondent OF the Telegraph at Lady
smith confirms the report of the arrival there
OF the missing troops OF the Eighteenth Hus-
sars He says that Gen. Yue. when at Glen
coe, sent them to intercept the Beers who
were retreatine from Elandslaagte. They
fought their way across the BigGarsberg. the
Beers pursuing them.
IADYSMITH. Oct o. 1O.3O A. N-The casu-
aties at Ristfontein. near I.adysmith. yester-
day. were thirteen killed, ninety-three
wounded. and three missing.