Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-21
BATTLE At GLENCOE,
Beers Driven from an Almost
inaccessible Position
ALL BOER GUNS CAPTURED.
TTanSVaal Forces Said 10 Be Still
Fleeing.
THE BRITISH LOSSES ARE HEAVY.
General symons severely Wounded
Brilliant Action of Dublin Fusi-
Beers Advancing on Ladysmifh.

| has received the following official dis
patch from Ladysmth, fled at $3.50 this
| afternoon:
This from Glencoe: We were attacked
this morning at daylight by force esti-
mated at 1900. They had placed four or
five guns in position on a hill 800 yards
east Of our camp, and they fired plugged
shells. Their artillery did no damage.
Oar infantry formed for attack, and we
got our guns into position. After the po-
sition Of the enemy had been shelled our
infantry advanced to the attack. and af-
ter hard fight. lasting until 80 z. NJ,
an almost inaccessible position was taken.
the enemy retiring eastward. All the
Beers guns have been captured.
1--WE can see our soldiers at the top OF
the hill. Our cavalry and artillery are
still out.
General Symons is severely wounded.
Our losses are heavy. They will be tele-
graphed as soon as possible"
special dispatch from Glencoe. dated
SIS this morning. announced that the
Boer position had been captured. after
heavy fighting, during which five guns
were taken.
Beers SHELL THE CAMP.
IT appears that during the night the
BOer artillery occupied a hill command
ing the British camp. and began drop
ping shells at daybreak in the direction
Of the British forces. The latter. under
General Sir William Penn Symons.
promptly accepted the challenge. and
moved TO meet the invaders under cover
Of the British artillery. which appears
to have been worked with such success
as TO quickly silence the enemys bat
teries, enabling the infantry 10 carry the
Boer position with a rush, i'm which the
Dublin Fusileers and the Kings Royal
Rifles are said 10 have specially distin-
guished themselves the Fusileers cap
turng the FIRST guns Of the enemy taken
in the present campaign
General SymOns seems TO have been i'm
the thick Of the fight, as might have
been expected.
Confirmation Of the report that he was
wounded has been received, but just how
seriously he is hurt is not known.
MAJUBA HILL REVERSED.
GLENCOE CAMP, October 2O-2:J0 F.
M-Aftfr SIGHT hours of continuous
neavy lighting. Talana Hill was carried
by the Dublin Fusileers and the Kings
Rifles, under cover OF a we'll directed
artillery fire by the Thirteenth and Sixty
ninth batteries.
The Beers, who threatened the British
rear have retired.
The fight was almost an exact counter
part of that al Majuba Hill. except that
the positions Of the Boer and British
forces We're reversed.
General SymOns was severely but not
dangerously wounded.
SYMONS SHOT THROUGH THE
THIGH
MOrning.-General Symons was shot
through the thigh. but no bones were
broken. lie is cheerful.
WAR CREDIT CARRIED.
LONDON. October 20.-In the House Of
Commons to-day. a vote of ElO,WOOJ)
was carried the result being announced
as 2n for and - against the credit.
ADVANCE on LADYSMITH
LONDON. October 2c-The War Office
has received the following dispatch from
General George Stuart White, dated yes
terday evening, from Ladysmith.
Tho Beers commenced descending the
western passes on Tuesday. and came in
contact with our patrols yesterday. They
continued 10 advance, halting for the
night with their left flank AT Besters sta
ton. their centre at Bluebank, and their
right more retired.
AT Acton Homes Lieutenant Galway,
OF the Natal Carbineers is missing. and
Trooper Spencer. Of the Natal Carbineers,
was slightly wounded.
II moved my camp into a position l
have selected, with the object Of cover
ing the town Of Ladysmith, and 1 hoped
to-day that the Beers might have been
sufficiently near me TO strike a blow. To-
dav. however, the enemy seems 10 have
retired westward, our patrols getting In
touch nowhere except with compare
lively small body at Bester's Station.
Communication with Glencoe JUNCTION
was cut off at Elauds,aagte, whore they
captured a goods train.
"A Boer force is advancing over Beg
garsberg Mex Communication by tele-
graph is still open via Greytown."
Beers CAPTURE A TRAIN.
LONDON. October 2O-The correspond
ent If the Morning Post at Iadysmith. in
a dispatch sent Thursday night. confirms
the statement that a train had been cap
tured at Elandsaagte. and says:
"'rhe train was partly made up Of four
trucks Of cattle consigned 10 an army pur-
veyOr at Dundee.
at is reported that one British officer
and Mr.. Mitchell the johannesburg Star
correspondent, besides other war CORE
spondents. were captured. The train
which preceded the captured train was
fired on. but the Boer attack in that case
was not successful
SYMONs SUCCEEDED BY HULE.
LONDON. October 2)-A dispatch from
Glencoe Camp says that Sir William
symons was wounded in the stomach, and
that General Yule has assumed command.
BOERS SMELLING DUNDEE?
LADYSMITH. October 20.-9:20 A. NJ
An unconfrmed report has been received
here that the Boer artillery is Smelling
Dundee.
Beers APPROACHING LADYSMITH. |
LADYSMITH October l9.-CDelayed. - |
The Carbineers and the Border Mounted |
Rifles. who have been in action with the |
enemy nearly all day returned this eve |
ming falling back fighting I'm the face OF
some 200O Beers. They We're several |
times almost cut off, but a Maxim gun |
held the Beers in check. IL Is reported |
that sixteen Beers were killed. Several
times the Beers came within 900 yards |
range. but their shooting was bad, and |
the Maxims rendered signal service iq |
stopping their rushes. They have a large [
wagon train and artillery.
TROOPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
SOUTHAMPTON. October 20.-The |
transport Yorkshire. carrying the first |
troops Of the special army corps for
South Africa, cast OF this afternoon az |
2:2O o'clock, the other transports follow
ing at regular intervals. The public were |
excluded from the docks during the en-
harkation, but immense throngs gathered |
outside. cheering and singing, and bid |
ding farewell 70 their friends as the