The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-27
uoRF OF FRIDAYS FIGHTING.
,orrrSH PRISONERS ARE BEING
WE'LL CARED FOR.


Keot Up for sOmetime-After the
,ictory at Dundee the British
rbnupht They Would Have II Rest,
nut They Were Mistaken-The Re
,reat of Gen. YuIe.
london. oct PA batch of delayed dis
rot,hes arrived here this morning via Lo-
,arzo Marquee. They are as follows:
pretoria. oct. 21.-Fridays fight at Dun
5s. started at 5 o'clock in the morning
md lasted until o'clock in the afternoon.
The burghers under Gen. Lucas Meyer
,,o. uD a strong position, but We're com.
,,.n4d to retire to their laager after cap
,,rlna Maxim The fighting was re.
.-med al 10 o'clock this morning in the
r.fsh6orho5d of Glencoe and Dundee. Sew
ersl Beer forces were engaged. The fir
ing was distinctly heard at Daunhauser."
pretoria. Oct 21.-President Steyn Of
the orange Free State has issued a proc
l9mation to the Basuto nation, explaining
n tbe reasons for war and also stating that
4 the Boer forces have been placed near the
4 Basutoiand border. He makes known that
4 HE republic is at peace with the Basutos
II
4 injury win be done to Basutos remaining
h quiet and mol assisting the British"
The. British Prisoners.
pretoria, Oct 22.-The British prisoners
4 captured Friday near Dundee, were en-
4 trained at Dannhauser. They filled ten
& trucks The officers travelled frst-class,
and a separate van was provided for two
wounded officers An enormous crowd as
ssmbed at the station here to witness
their arrival. but there was no demonstra-
ton When they alighted, the prisoners
were received with funereal silence upon
the part of the crowd. The greatest order
q and dec5rum prevailed while they were
traversing the streets. The wounded were
taken to a hospital, While the other Of
fors and men were marched to the race
q course escorted by mounted burghers. and
were encamped on the spot where Jane
a sous troopers were confined. The Of
fcsrs Lieut.. Col Moller, Maj. GreVille
and Capt Pollock of the Eight Hussars,
ana Capt Lonsdale, Lieut.. Lemeseurler,
Lieut. Garvice, Lieut., Grimshaw, Lieut..
Maj Endie and Lieut.. Shore of the Dub
ll Fusileers looked in good health. They
are quartered in a building apart from
The men. On giving their parole they
viii be allowed the freedom of the whole
enclosure. The men appear Indifferent
arl spend most of their time smoking,
They sleep on the grandstand."
Fight Mt RIetfOntein.
Details Of the fghing al Rietfontein are
coming in slowly. A special dispatch from
Laiysmith dated Oct. a. filed after the
fight says:
"On discovery that the Beers were mass
ed to the westward of the main road 10
Dundee an attempt was made by train
70 recover the body of Col. Scott-ChIs-
tome Killed at Elandslaagte. The train
was fred upon and Obliged 10 retire ana
Gen White moved out to attack the
Beers. believed to be Free Staters. who
should have Joined the Transvaalers ar
bandsla2gte. Gen. White commanded
personally. The Fifth Lancers were plac-
ai on either flank. They first came in
toach with the Beers below Moddersprut,
81 Where 1900 burghers occupied a strong
H. rage Ehence they opened fire at 1,210
anus hlltlnE several of the British. In
the meanwhile the Erdsars and Natal Car
+ one@rs advanced unscathed through an
T'hhg IN the ridge under the fire of
i'gf gam while the Imperial Light Horse
b"h part Of the crest of the ridge. tfle
boeIa retiring. At about O'Clock, how
/t'r Roer gun stationed on the crest
o Hi3taWanaskOD opened fire with great
dfaoy on the British force, which in
"A lg meantime had come up; but the shells
l''e' % explode and the British artillery
she5d he opposition. Tne whole Brit
'l Ioree chen advanced and the action
Z tecame seneral
4 Fierce Fire Maintained.
L "a large body Of Beers occupied strong
'5l''oAs at Matawanaskop, and the pre-
.foHs ridges surrounding ii. The Brit
. tn,
"'Iy advanced under cover of the fire
Ho'c'stcrs aud Devons crossed a
( o-loI lre-zone beneath Tuitauyoni hill
a'e lhe Beers poured a withering fire
'A SueA effect that thirty of the attack
"oppea within a distance of 200 yards
's ne peril of the Devons and Glou-
''5' Gen. White dispatched the Car
p'efs ana Iiverpools to take the enemy
tie rear.
a l'rce rite and artillery duel was
'..l"l.rj for some time The British
~" i'l'ied, but the Beers, under cover
TO A5, remained cool and replied
.,- ' an iunt-sent rife fire.
t., ''I,I9h artillery swept the face of
.ni 'Hd at length the shells became so
.0'tNe that the Beers retreated TO
HHs'' whence they We're dislodged
''itbteers in the face of a CALLING
'oers soon reformed and took
nft,.,o l'n On another ridge, but the vol
"'s'e1 across the intervening pla-
,c. l'H rushed the Boer position AMI
'''h back to the main force, occu-
'"'"Na Nanskcp. The British then
''' "iter until clusters of Beers
leaving and retreatins west
'''H the engagement closed"
Ho"rs suu After Them.
u" dispatch from Glencoe Camp
'he victory Friday the British
.',y were free from furthor r
tr non for some days but they soon
'' the earlier reports of a sweep
were exaggerated The report
re of all the Boer guns was in
iAa uurehers succeeded in re-
me of them before the British
t hi3, leaving only the riaemen
a0f ."tec their retreat
-f..s LaaH news was received Of the
r.,, 'i Gen. Jouborrs main column.
- dundee. Cen Yule quickly
'ae imposyiblity Of defenline
i'' and Glencoe iagalns, such
lrr,at 81 numbers sent word TO