The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-01
BRITISH ARE SAID TO
HAVE SURRENDERED
Soldiers at Ladysmith Now
Prisoners of War?
ATTACKED BY THE BOERS

London First Hears That the Enrmy's
Guns Were Quickly Sile"csd, but
Late. Reports Say the Entire Eng
lish Army Gave Up.
LONDON, Oct. S0.-The following cis-
patch from Ladysmith, Natal, was re-
ceived today:
"Firing commenced at 5:20 this morn
ing, the Beers shelling Ladysmith with
20 Founders. After several shots the
British succeeded in sllenclng the boer
fire. A force of Beers is now advancing
on the British left flank. "
The above message, which was sent
at express rates, came through ID the
remarkable time of two hours. 1t shows
the crisis which the present stage OF
war operations hes reached and that the
expected attack on Ladysmith by the
Joint Boer faces has opened.
4 later dispatch under a Berlin clte
says:
"a report has been received here
from Holland to the effect that the
whole British army ac Ladysnlth has
surrendered and the troops are now
prisoners Of war"
A dispatch from Durham, timed 500
this morning, supplements the Assocl'
ated Press dispatch with the lnforna-
ton that the Boer shells were chiefly
directed at the station and that no DAM
age was done upto the time the message
from Durham WIS forwarded.
Daring i;o,r Advance.
That the very guns Of the Beers from
whom so much was expected saouId De
silenced as speedily as indicated IN the
Associated Press dispatch from Lady
smith is a matter Of great surprise. but
the subsequent advance Of the brrSEers'
forces on the British flank shows the
attackers were IL no way dlsmayed
thereby, and were still full o. the sanlo
self confidence and daring they hare a.
ready exhibited on various occasions.
Apparently the BoecS have concen-
trated for supreme effort at Lady
smith. They have withdrawn their
forces from other points, which they
consider momentarily to be of less I'M
portance. The ease with which they
reorganized the German corps, winch
was almost annih;fated at E:andslaaste.
and General Lucas MaieT's column,
shattered at Talana hill, shows how
great are their recuperative powers and
their fertility of resource. The perse.
yerance the Bocrs have shown IN trans.
porting heavy ordnance and posting 1t
in commanding positions has forced ad-
miration even from their enemies.
Unless the present attack is merely a
feint to occupy the British while the IN
vaders are cutting off communication
southwark, which opened this morning,
it will decide the issue of the war so far
as fighting in the open is concerned. as
unless the $4,000 or 10000 Beers about
Ladysmith are able to destroy the $4,000
British there, they can hardly hope to
core with General Buffers army CORDS;
for it may be expected the Boers Will
return to the attack of Ladysmlth after
they are beaten of, so long as they have
q gun in position and men willing to
face the British, for they must be fully
cognizant that the news Of their success
will bring thousands Of sympathizers
and adventurers to their standard.
Value Of Caviar. men.
The active operations of the last few
days have shown cavalry under modern
conditions, armed with long range weap.
ons, in an entirely new light. proving
them able to work as infantry, both
alone and III conjunction with foot SOL
diers. Those cavalrymen have shown
themselves able to hold infantry posi-
tions against mounted infantry. which
under other conditions they would have
been forced to relinquish, while the ac-
tual assault on Elandslaagte was led by
dismounted cavalry.
The latest news from the western
border has apparently reassured the
British authorities as to the ability Of
Mafeking and Kim berley to Withstand
assaults. A dispatch from Fort Tph,
forwarded during the evening Of Oct.
q, announces that Blackburn's force in
the skirmish at Rhodes Drift killed -
Beers.
a kafir spy reported that many more
Beers were lying in the drift dying.
Blackburn died of his wounds on re-
turning to Fort Tuli. Reports say the
Beers are concentrating on the Rhode.
sian barder with MaXims.
Another eminent civilian, DR.. Fred
erick Treves, surgeon in ordinary to the
Duke OF York and surgeon Of the Lon
don hospital, has been appointed con-
sulsing surgeon with the troops in South
Africa. He starts Immediately. The
true inwardness Of these appointments
seem to be the recognition by the au.
thorities that the senior military medi-
cal officers are behind the times and as
the latter would consider it intra dig to
call in consultation junior officers, more
conversant with modern practice, the
difficulty has been overcome by the ap.
pointment Of civilians at an enormous
cost.
Squadron Going to Africa.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 90.-The South
Atlantic SQUADRON has been ordered, or