The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-31
Temporarily, at the Third and Fifth
Shots-FIghting Resumed.
ENGAGES JOUBERT'S TROOPS.
General White WAS Attacked 10y q
Large Force. Which lie Succeeded
In Driving Back Several Miles.
British Loss Between 80
and dIOO-BiackDurg Dies
of His Wounds.

LADYsMITH. oct. 30-ll:5o a. Mfr
ing commenced at 5.2l this morning, the
Beers sheulng Ladysmith with forty
FOUNDERS. After seven shots me bfi1-
ish guns succeeded in silcncins the boer
fire
A force of Beers Is now advancing on
the British left flank.
LADYSMITH, oct 5)-l2:jO p. M-The
Naval Brigade arrived this morning az
half past nine and has just commenced
firing with six Quick-hrins guns win
great precision The Boer forty-pound-
ers. which had again begun 20 shell the
town. were temporarily disabled at the
third and fifth shots. British fighting
is I'm progress on the right and left tanks.
LONDON. oct. 30-A war dispatch
from cane Town dated october 2Sth. says:
An armored ITain under Llewellyn got
within 500 yards Of the Boer iaager, three
miles south Of Crocodile PoOrt The
Beers had driven i'm their horses on the
approach Of the train. Three Maxim
belts were discharged into The Beers. who
must have had considerable loss. They
returned ten shots with no effect COL
onel Pmmers outpost has had several
skirmishos on the Crocodile river
From later advices. It was learned that
the Llewellyn train returned 20 Mochudt.
100 miles north of Mafcking LeweiiyA
reports an quiet
General Whites dispatch which was
dated 4.gO =. NJ to-day read;
"I employed all the troops here except
the obligatory garrison before the works.
[ sent a mountain battery the Royal
Irish Fusilew's and the Glouccsters 10
take mp a position on the hills 10 clear
my left flank The force moved az
eleven I'm the evening. and during some
firing H. battery mules siampcded with
some of the guns. which. however, /
hone 10 recover. These two baailions
have not yet returned. ,et are expected
this evening.
I detailed two brigade divisions Of field
artillery and five batallions Of infantry,
aided by cavalry. under General French
10 attack a position urOn which The enemy
yesterday mounted guns. We found this
position evacuated. but our force was at
tackled with considerable viGOr by what
/ believe were General J0uberts troops
They had many guns and showed in
great number. our troops were all In
action and we pushed the enemy back
several miles. but did not succeed In
reaching his lager our losses are esti-
mated at between so and 100. but those
Of the enemy must have been much
greater. the fire of our guns appearing
1ry effective.
t After being in action several hours.
I withdrew the troops and they returned
unmolesfed to their c1ntOnmCnts The
enemy are I'm great numbers and their
guns range further than our field guns.
"I now have some naval guns which
have temporarily sllenced and. I hops,
viii permanently dominate the onemys
best guns with which be has been bonn
harding the town az a range of over GEO
yards
LONDON. oct .30-Latest news from
the western border has apparently re-
assured the Bnthish authorities as 70
the ability Of MafeNng ana Kimberley 10
withstand assaults.
A dispatch from Fort Tuli, forwarded
during the evening of October 2ilh. am
rouncing that Blackburn s force. In the
sSirmlsh az Rhodes Drift killed y Beers
KanIr spy reported that many more
Beers were lying in the Drift dying
Blackburn died Of hts wounds on re-
turning TO Fort Tu.L Scouts there re-
port that the Boers are concentrating
strongly on the Rh0desia border with
MayimS
LORENZO, MARQUES, Oct so-A dis
match received here today from ife-
toria. under date of October &th says
General Cronie. the Boer commander. am
nounced there that the British garrison
al Mafeking made % bayOnet attack on
Comsnandant LOuws lager. near
Grandsland, but were repulsed' leaving