The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-26
READY FOR ANOTHER BATTLE
BRITISH TIKE UP STRONG PO-
SIIIONS NEAR LADYSMITH.


YuIe's CoIumn-Has No Further Anx-
tety-Troops In the Best of Spirits and
Anxious to Fight Again Despite This
Rcassurins News Which Comes from
the War Omce Grave Anxiety is stiIl
Felt.
London, Oct. 25.-The war office this
evening made public the following des-
I patch sent by General White from
Ladysmith at 80 this afternoon: "The
advance guard OF the force sent out
this morning to get in touch with and
help General Yule's column was within
three miles of that column, which had
temporarily halted at Sunday River
about noon. / have occupied all the
strong positions on the road to Lady
smith and have no further anxiety
about them. l have received from
Lieutenant Kenrick, signalling officer
of the Queens regiment, who has rid
den in, and also from Colonel Dartnell
of the Natal police, who accompanied
the column, the best account of the
spirits and efficiency of the troops, who
are very anxious to meet the enemy
again"
With unconscious humor Cape
Town correspondent telegraphed yes
terday: The censorship, which is al
ways a delicate matter, is working
smoothly and without a hitch" This
exactly hits off the state of affairs to-
day. An onlinous veil is still drawn
over the movements of General Sir
George Stewart White and General
Yule. Beyonud belated Ladysmith deS-
patches concerning the Elandslaagte
fight, which are still filtering in the
British public is left in complete dark
ness and to conjecture over cooked"
war dispatches. The officials of the
war office last evening said that very
few dispatches had arrived and that
nothing further was to be expected un-
til morning
Since it is practically certain that
General Yule has now effected a con-
junction with General White, although
this was not brought about Tuesday
might, as announced by the Daily Mail,
but some time on Wednesday, and as
both are now in a position of safety
conjecture concerns itself chiefly with
the manner of General Yule's retreat.
That it was hasty is evident. Was
lit disorderly? Was any considerable
camp equipment abandoned? Was
there. any fighting on the way? Such
questions and others like them, the
public Is anXiously asking. Since the
receipt of General Whites curious first
description of the Ladysmith fight, in
which the British lost hundred men,
little reliance can be placed on the Of
fetal dispatches. While the conceal
ment of the facts regarding General
'Yule's retreat can be amply justified on
the ground of keeping the intelligence
from the Beers, the hiding of the news
respecting the Hussars and Fusiliers,
who were apparently captured in the
battle at Glencoe, is severely criticised,
no intimation even having been given
that the officers were missing
The heavy losses of the British troops
in facing only some 5000 Beers are
commented upon as what rifle fire
means to-day in the hands of even un-
men who can shoot fairly
and stand their ground. Com
parisons are made with the first en-
ployment of the magazine rifle in the
Hispano-Anerican war, and it is con-
sidered that the American losses at Ell
Caney and San Juan would have been
much heavier if the Spaniards had dog
gedly stood their ground, like the |
Beers
General Sir Redvers Butler is expect |
ed to arrive at the Cape early next |
week; and the indications are that some |
troops have already arrived at the front |
and been in the fighting, whose arrival |
has not yet been announced. There is
every probability therefore, that rein |
are now moving up. This |
is calculated to hasten Commandant |
General Joubert's attack on Ladysmith; |
and news of big. battle is daily ex-
oected.
About half complete army corps Is |
1ow afloat; and lull has occurred in |
the remainder of General |
Buffers forces, owing to some difficulty |
nsobtaning transports. The mobiiza-
ion and embarkation of 81 900 men,
however, have proceeded with the ut
most smoothness and completeness, eX-
orting admiration from even the Sc
yerest critics of war office organization
Although news has arrived that Gen.
,1al Sir William Penn Symons is do
ng well, there is no indication as to
lis whereabouts. 1t is presumed that
le is at Dundee in the hands of the
3oers.
Speaking at Dublin yesterday to the
departing troops, General Lord Fred
rick Roberts of Kandahar said that,
lowever important previous campaigns
n South Africa Nhad appeared at the
ime, they dwindled into insignifcance
vhen compared with the great event in
which the British troops were about to
ngage.
Among the touching Incidents Of the
eld related, Captain Peyton of the
Manchester regiment, who was wound
d at Elandslaagte says the wounded
ad to lie on the field throughout the
Utterly cold night drenched by the
ain. One man in his regiment placed
Is arms around Captain Peyton
through the whole night to give him
he warmth of his body 1t appears
hat the Gordon Highlanders and the
bore themselves with
ackless courage. To this was due the ;
act that they suffered so heavily The
zen were keen to wipe out the insults ]