The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-10-25
KRUGER IS SAID 70
FAVOR 4 SURRENDER
Rumor That Must Be accepted
With Reserve.
SECOND BRITISH VICTORY

SECOND BRITISH VICTORY
Boer Forces Under General Meyers
Make Another Attack on the Eng
lish Position at Glencoe Camp and
Are Repu!sed With Heavy Loss.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-A special dispatch
from Cape Town, dated Sunday, says
that ad7ices received there from Pre-
toria report President Kruger as now
being in favor Of an unconditional sur
render.
1t is added that it is expected the
executive council will NEE: on Monday
or Tuesday 10 discuss the advlsablllty
of such step.
The report, it is stated here, must be
accepted with reserve.
A Adispatch from Glencoe Camp, Natal
saws another attack was made by the
Boer forces under General Meyers on
the British position Saturday, which
enabled the British to score another
signal success. The Boer column was
driven pellmell over the plains, loslng g
over 300 killed and wounded. In aodl-
tfen, the British captured several hun.
dred horses and made many prisoners,
who are being well cared for.
The Beer hospital has been ia ken un.
der the wing Of the British hospltat
corps, as the Beers had only single
doctor with primitive staff, who was
unable to cope with the wounded.
The disnatch ADDS that as 1t has been
raining eli night long and the weather
heavy aud misty, IL is hardly expected
that the Beers will make another at.
tack today.
Beers Fight V',iautiy.
The British victories in Natal following 6
each in their quick succession, though
accompanied BY heavy losses on the side
Of the victors. bear striking testimony
to the valcr CT the vanqulShed Beers
! They appear TO have fallen victims to
the very plan which thoy counted on to
drive the British into the sea. They
have been beaten IN detail by counter
stroke, carefully considered and bril-
| iiautly carried out in tho face OF the
courageous opposition which has done
much to increase British respect for the
burghers, whose splendid vaior and de-
termination, il universally admitted,
reached the highest level.
Fuller accounts of Saturdays battle
at Eianslaagte emphasize the splendid
ga!lan;ry exhibited on both sides and
/ the supsriority Of the British in a
pitched battle, although the Beers
fought with the greatest tenacity to the
last, only yielding when further fight
ing was hopeless.
An armored train with the men Of the
Manchester regiment appeared on the
left Of Ladysmith at day break Saturday
in support of the johannesburg 1mpe.
rial Light Horse guards and the Natal
! field artillery, with the object of reopen.
F.; ing communication at E!anslaagte. The
artillery took Up q position above the
town and shelied the railway station,
from which the Beers ran out, aud the
British mounted infantry entering the
place released tho English prisoners.
British Forces Retire.
The Beers, numbering 1900 men,
! with their guns, occupied command.
ing position. They poured such we'll
directed fire on the British and their
scouts were so active that the British
forces steadily retired until reinforce
mepts arrived, when the mounted in
fantry was sent to drive the Beers south
of the bridge to the right. a large
force of mounted cavalry in the mean.
while swept over the plain and up the
hill on the right The Lancers met
! with q heavy 1usillade while on the
left. a British battery opened with
good effect.
The British infantry, who had de-
barked from the railway train in the
interim, advanced steadily over the
plain and up the rocky ridge previously
cleared by the cavalry. The Boer ar
tlllert dropped shrapnel into the ad-
vancing columns. but the British finally
scaled the hill, whence they overlooked
the broad valley to Three Rocky hills
forming the Beers position, their camp
being il the center.
On the LETT center the Beers had a
battery of three large guns The smaller
hills were also strongly held. On the
| Boer right was the station in a valley
on the British left. The latter's cav.
airy was &C both TANKS aad battery
on the right was busy throwing shrap-
mel at the Beers batteries.
The British infantry formed for tho
attack in extended o1ber behind the
brow of Hill, the Devonshires on the
left, with four com panies of the Man.
chesters and some CT the Gordons on
the right.
/ Under Terrific Fire.
At about p. N. the infantry ad-
vanced through the valley as steadily as
on q field day. Half way down the
slope they met terrific infantry and
artillery fire and they fell rapidly and
the wounded were carried to the rear.
But in spite of the steady work OF the
Boer guns and the sharpshooters con-
cealed behind the rocks, the increasing
fire OF tS advancing British infantry
/ gradually gained the upper hand and
the Manches:ers and Gor6ons, edging
towards the right. gained the top of the
ridge, thus outdauking the enemy's left.
st 6 the bugles sounded the charge"
and the British swept ahead. The Beers
fought to the last, only attempting to
escape when further fighting was hope
less.
In the meantime the Devonshires,
pressing steadily up the left, were
strongly opposed at the Boer camp and
from the fanking hills. but they car
ried both at the charge, with wild
cheers and bugle blasts.
BY O'Clock the British had gained
the position and "cease fire" was
sounded.
Three ~. FOUNDER Nordenfeldts were
captured, with quantities of munitions.
| The Beers dead and wounded among
the rocks, who were numerous, were
attended to as far as possible in the
dark
General French thanked the troops
on the field, especially mentioning COL
onel Ian Hamilton's splendid handling