Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-27


| PRETORIA. oct. 22.-The British
| prisoners captured Friday near Dun
| dec Mere cntr,ineu lit Dannhaus"r
They filled ten trucks. The officers
| Travelled iirst-class and 4 separate" van
| was provided for two wounded officers
! AN enormous crowd assembled III the
station her" "a Witness ,h"ir arrival
h'l there was no demonstration. When
| they a!iShtrd the prisoners wer.. re-
c"ivad with funeral like silenc" upon
"rac: ana dcc"rum prevailed While they
were iraversinS the streets The.
Wounds! We're taken 70 u hospital
while the other officers ana men Were
| marched TO the race course. escorted bv
| .nnuEtci hUrSh"rS ana We're encalnHni
on the sp", where Jameson's ;ro,p", :
We're confined. The officers l-ieut ,'al,
| Noller. Major t;r-ville and Capt. Pol
| l"ril. Of the Eighteenth Hussars ana
'art lonslale. Lieut. IL Mes-u, ier.
! Lieut.. Garvic.. Lieut.. Grinsh;,w lieut.
M;ll"ndir and Lieut.. Shore. Of the
oEbi,n t'HSll"eis) looked in good
health. They are uuarterea in a build
| Ing apart from IL" men. On giving
1hsii parole they viii DC allowed the
freedom Of the whole enclosure. The
: mes, Of their time smoking. They SLEEP
al Tn. grand stand
| DETAILS COME IN SLOWLY.
! Details Of the fighting at Retfontein
l,t!t '''.li!i!S III SlcNlN. y special de-
lSpatrE from I-alysmith dated October
j t. fled after the fight says:
| ''nn discovery that TIL" Beers Ncrr
| NtaSSe'i westward OF lie man road la
i'nn'e" en- attempt was made by a
| 1r%in 10 Teccve:' III" body Of Col Scott
rain was fired upon and obliged to re-
tire and General White moved our To
attack the Beers, believed to be Free
Skaters. who should have joined the
| Iransvaalels at F,lanlSlaaytr. Gene
lal Whit. commanded personally. The
/! Fifth lancels We're placed on either
| flank. They lirst came in touch With
| the l:oers below NodderSnrut where
| l.aon h'r;sh"rs occupied a strong ridge
| whence they opened tire at 100 yards
| h't'lnS several Of the British. In the
| i?2e;nWhilr the !.rGSarS and Natal car
| b!ncers advanced unscathed through
an opening in the ridge under the lire
| Of 4 E"er gun. while the Imperial
| Light Horse took part Of the ores, Of
| ne ridge the Beers retiring. 4,
about. .. however. 4 Eocr gun station
ca o. the crest Of M"iawanas}lop
nncned fire with great accuracy on The
, British force. whcl in the meanwhile.
had come ur. hui The shells failed rs
explode and the British artillery silenc-
! 20 the opposition. The whole British
came general y large body OF i;oers
occupied strong positions at Mataw-
! A.
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der coyer II 1he rccE. ,.'.,,,ai,,a; Xxx, *.
! ana renlied win an in,.,ss,s, Ia 49,.
| Tho British arti],prv swa,,. ~ 80 - ~
| the hill and at length ~, shalls M
came so CeStructivr ;hat the Rnnre "a
| II cateu to another ridge vhanra ,h.,.