The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-26
HOW DID GEN. YULE RETREAT?
THAT Is THE QUESTION THAT CON-
Germs ENGLAND.

OaiciaI Dispatches-Heavy Losses
of the English Commented Upon.
Buller VIII Soon Reach south
Africa-WOrk of the BOers and
Their LOsses-Gath erinG of the
Great English Naval Squadron.
london oct. 26-With unconscious hu-
r,or a Cape Town correspondent tele-
graphed yesterday:
"The censorship, which is always del
,cate matter is working smoothly and
without a hitch.'
This exactly hits off the state of affairs
today. An ominous veH is still drawn
over the movements of Sir George Stew
art White and Gen. Yule. Beyond belated
Tadvsmith dispatches concerning the
Elaudslaagte fight, which are still filter
ing in. the British public is left in com
nete darkness and to conjecture over
cooked war Office dispatches"
The officials of The war Office last even
ing said that very few dispatches have ar
rived and that nothing further was to be
expected until morning.
Since it is practically certain that Cen
yule has now effected junction with
Gen. Whlte-llthough this was not brought
about Tuesday night 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 Gen. Yules retreat
That it was hasty is evident. Was 1t dis
orderly? Was any considerable camp
equipment abandoned? Was there any
fighting on the way? Such questions aud
Others like them the public are anxiously
asking
Since the receipt of Gen. Whites curious
first description Of the Ladysmith fight, in
which he British lost a hundred men, lit
lie reliance can be placed on the official
dispatches While the concealment of the
facts regardng Gen. Yule's retreat can be
amply justified on the ground of keeping
the intelligence from the Beers, the hid
ing of the news respecting the Hussars
and Fusleers, who were apparently cap
tured in the battle of Glencoe is severely
or tcis d. no intima len having even been
given that The officers were missing.
The heavy losses of The British troops
in facing only some S.000 Beers are COM
mentei upon as showing what rife fire
means to-day in the hands of even undis-
cpined men who can shoot fairly straight
ami stand their ground
nuller VIII soon BE There.
Gen Sir ReGyers Butler is expected to
arrive al the Cape early this week, and
the indications are that some troops have
already arrived at the front and been In
the lighting. whose arrival has not yet
been announced
There is every probability, therefore.
mat endorsements are moving UP. This
Is calculated to hasten Commandant Gen.
Jouoert attack on Ladystnith and news
OF big battle is daily expected.
ABOUT half complete army corps is now
AHo1l, and lull has occurred in dispatch
ing The remainder of Gen. Buffers forces
owing to some difficulty in obtaining
transports.
Although news has arrived that Gen.
HH WiIlam Penn Symons is doing well,
mere IS no indication of his Whereabouts
II Is presumed that he is at Dundee in the
hands of the Beers
Ihs Tines publishes a dispatch' from
NaauWroorte Cape Cclany, saying it is ru-
Hoftd among the Dutch there that Presi-
ot'it S!tyn re eived $4,000 for inducing the
orange Free State to join the Transvaal.
hefenses Os Gibraltar.
new and stringent orders were promul-
s'teo Yesterday with reference to the de-
lenses OF Gibraltar. The privilege Eng
Ashm have hitherto had of enterirg the
so.e without pass is temporarily sus-
ieua'u. Nobody is allowed TO enter or to
nmspgcI The batteries Even The famous
y" hIchaefs cave is closed because it is
reluiIea tor The storage Of arms and am
tu'Illloo. For months saprers and miners
@ n@.e p.eh engaged in construct ng new and
io"e1uI batteries al.I 1t IS believed that
r EafHson will be augmented
A'hes, commenting editOrially on
tbo igilof OF European intervention, scouts
uie lded, saying
No power will lift finger The alarm
s nominations built upon our naval
movements have no existence save in
'0"e'ted imaginations."
DoctoFing Reports.
London, Oct. 25.-The Commander-in-
sas. leid Marshal Lord Wolseley, has
rlPj1IgnlIy ra1jIl been now convicted of doe
ms oHclal reports from the front and
for 'C Is Fl strenuous demand on all sides
w. eFersion to the earlier practice,
art 'I I,,te we reports Of Gen Sir George Stew
T' NAie, the British commander in Ma
uceiyed N'iS 40 SUM DO
,ea1 a1e Commander-ln summary
sn1I. J" tpe House of Commons yesterday
calS 0i Oen. White having fought "A sue
gu ae'ion, whereas Gen. Whites own
i0 9.'l nuts an entirely different complex
~ y" 'he situation and reduces the move
iuIlher exciting intelligence may be
n,n.e'ed from the same quarter at any
b,s 4uI'e evident that the war in Natal
o,g g"y commenced and that the Boars
ers No. means discouraged at losing the
~ Two battles. Many experts are salts
be1 zen JoubtTt is even now close to the
a. OF the British and that a decisive
yo1 y'" may be fought to-day or to-mor-
boers' Good Shooting.
Later estimates Of the Boer losses at
re.. SldaSle give 900 ki led. Their cool
Cor. avery ard good aim can he judged
eie e'" 'he fact that cut of the seventeen or
c7I.e'n ~ othcers with the half battalion
ar1 19IN. Highlandets, four were killed
g IIrleen wounded. while the casualties
f,', uS lhe rank and h'e were 27 per cent.
C',I 'r less than three hours fighting. Lieut..
si1'i'potll Of The Gordon Highfanders. has
"led from his wounds
r1. 'spateh from Cape Town to-day says
r' yen. White has engaged the orange
safe Beers who were advancing on