New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-30

sTugela River. which will prove an effectual
barrier to any Beers proceeding southwark
The remaining bridges are strongly guarded
The Durham correspondent Of The Daily
Mail" says:
1t is reported on the authority Of the British
Resident in Pondoland. that the Pondos are IN
constant communication with the boers' Whoili
they are anxious 10 help
The Household Guard. II IS announced. have
received orders to form composite regiment
for South Africa, including the lst Life Guards.
Lieutenant Colonel Sir :. NJ. Lockhart. com
manding Quartered at Windsor. and detach-
ments Of the "a Life Guard Colonel the Earl
of Dundonald commanding, and the Royal
Horse Guards Che Bucs), Lieutenant Colonel
Brocklehurst. commanding The medical exam
fnation was begun yesterday. ana II rs expected
that the regiment will embark in about a week.
Emperor William wired a farewell message 10
the Royal Dragons. Of which regiment he is
honorary colonel. saying:
May you all return unsCathed and wen.
Later accounts Of the first battle and the
evacuation Of Dundee do not give those affairs a
roster hue owing to the Smelling Of Glencoe
Camp. the telegraph operators were compelled to
scamper with numerous unforwarded dispatches.
When the Beers entered Dundee they INDUCED
sn general looting of stores. but apparently did
not otherwise modest the populace.
In the first battle the Beers captured the
Maxim of the 18th Hussars. but only after the
entire crew Of the gun with one exception. had
been disabled. The survivor effectually damaged
the gun Only two officers Of the staff Of Cen
oral Symons came of without a wound.
Again 1t IS asserted that the moment the Royal
Dublin Fusilicrs reached the summit Of the
kopie at Glencoe the Beers showed white flag
and asked a truce to bury their dead. The Brit
Ssh artillery was ordered to cease firing, and the
Beers took advantage Of the opportunity to re-
treat en- masse. otherwise they would have been
,,ecimatod by the British cannon.
Durham. oct IS II a. m. delayed in trans
mission. THE Natal Mercury" has the fol-
lowing from Ladysmith:
The Beers have been seen dragging heavy ar
4uerv ND Tiutwainyona. 1t Is expected that they
Will adopt tactics similar to those they pursued
~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in one direction while
attacking in another.
The British Intelligence Department Is com
tletely informed regarding the Boer plans Inc
enemy have planted two guns, said to he those
used in shclling Dundee. on kopJe TWO ana
half miles away. in the direction Of Glands
1aagte.
The news Of the arrival Of General Yules col
umn at Ladysmth was received here win
general feeling Of relief.
DR. jameson. Colonel Grey. Major Heany and
Captain sellar have arrived from Rhodesia' on
their way 10 Cape Town
Pietermaritzburg. oct. OFT is officially an
nounced that the British troops who left Lazy
smith on Friday to meet the enemy returned
yesterday after a slight brush, the Beers retir-
Ing on Elandslaagte.
Disquieting rumors are current regarding 'he
t-mvoti country. but the official reports say that
all is quiet there.
Cape Town. oct 29-AcCording TO a dispatch
u The Cape Times" from Ladysmith the ma
lives say that the Boer losses in the fighting at
Reitfontein last Tuesday were at least eighty
in killed and 80 in wounded.
The same correspondent says that small Boer
raiding parties continue their depredations
among the villages. and several farms have been
looted The rains continue, and the volunteer
camp is almost flooded.
A dispatch from Ladysmith dated October
G6 says.
Several sorties have been made. hut the last
recommending party failed to discover the en-
tmy