Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-10-26
WILL THE BOERS
GIVE UP THE WAR?
RumOr That Kruger FaYOrs Surrender.
THE BATTLE OF SATURDAY.


of Prominent Officers Among
the Killed or Captured
ValOr of the Beers.
London, October 23.-A special dis
patch from Cape Town Sunday, says that
advices received there from Pretoria re-
port President Kruger as now being in
favor Of an unconditional surrender, 1t
is added that it is expected the Executive
Council will meet on Monday or Tuesday
to discuss tic advisabiity Of such step.
The report 1t is stated here, must be ac-
cepted with reserve.
LOST 500 KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Glencoe, October 22.-[Delayed in
Transmission. -1:20 p. m.-The attack
made by the Boer forces under General
Lucas Meyers, on the British position Fri
day, enabled the British forces to score a
signal success. The Boer column was
driven pell nell over the plains, losing
over 800 killed and wounded. In addi-
lion the British captured several hundred
horses and made many prisoners who are
being cared for.
The Boer hospita! has been taken un
der the wing of the British hospital corps,
as the Beers had only single doctor with
primitive staff who were quite unable to
cope with the wounded.
PROMINENT BoERs KILLED.
London, October 23.-An official dis
patch from Ladysnith, the British head
quarters in Natal, dated 10 p. NJ. yester-
day, gives the following list Of casualties
among the prominent Beers at the battle
Of Elandslagte;
Genelal Vijoen, killed; General Joeck,
wounded and captured [since dead]; Cen
eral Kock, killed; Colonel Schiel [German
officer commanding the artillery, wound
ed and prisoner, Commander Pretorius,
wounded, prisoner.
Several Boer standards were captured,
An amended list of the British casual |
ties at the battle places the number of Off
GERS killed at five and wounded 80, and
the number of non-commissioned officers
and men killed at 81, and wounded at
l75, the total number of casualties being
267. Ten men are missing. Among the
killed is Colonel Scott Chisholm, Of the
Imperial Light Horse.
THE yALnR OF THE BoERs.
London, October 23.-The British vic
tories in Natal, following each other IN
Quick succession, though accompanied by |
heavy losses on Tie side of the victors,
bear striking testimony to the valor of the
vanquished Beers. They appear to have
fallen victims to the very plan which they
counted on to drive the British into the
sea. They have been beaten in detail by
counter strokes, carefully considered and
brilliantly carried out IN the face of cour-
ageous opposition which has done much
to increase British respect for the burghers,
whose splendid vulor and determination
it is universally admitted reached the
highest level
Fuller accounts on Saturdays battle at
EIandslaagte emphasizes the splendid gal
lantry exhibited on both sides, and the
superiority of the British in pitched bat
lie. although the Beers fought with the
greatest tenacity to the last, only yielding
when further fighting was hopeless.
An armored train with the men of the
Manchester regiment appeared on the left
at Ladysmith at daybreak Saturday in
support of the johannesburg Imperial
Light Horse and the Natal Field Artillery,
with the object of reopening communica-
ton at EIandsaagte The artillery took
up position above the town and shelled
the railway station, from which the Beers
ran out, and the Brilishnounted infantry,
entering the place, released the English
prisoners.
The Beers, numbering some 600 men,
with three guns, occupied commanding
position They poured such q well di-
rected fire on the British, and their scouts
were so active that the British force stead
iy retired until reinforcements arrived,
when the mounted infantry was sent to
drive the Boer scouts from the ridge on
the right.
A large force of mixed cavalry in the
meantime swept over the plain and up
tie hill on the right Lancers were met
with heavy fulisade, while on the left
British battery opened fire with good
effect.
GENERAL JoUBERTs REPORT.
Pretoria, October 2l.-[ Delayed in trans
mission. The TfaDsvaal government re-
ceived this morning the following dispatch
from Commandant General Piet Joubert:
"Commandant Lucas Meyer has had
an engagement at Dundee. He made
plan of campaign with Commandant
Erasmus by messenger. Erasmus, how
ever, failed to appear.
"It is estimated that the British lost
heavily, Our forces suffered, but owing
to the mist it has been impossible to get
all of the details. 1t is reported that ten
of our force were killed and twenty-five
wounded"
PRISONERS AND WOUNDED.
Durham, October $3.50 p. m.-[De
layed in transmission. Am official dis
patch from Ladysmith says that about
two hundred Boer prisoners have been
marched into the town, including Gen.