The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-25

LONDON, Oct. 3-The following dis
patch from Gen. Sir George Stewart White
TO the Marquis OF Landsdowue. secretary
of state for war. received last evening at
II o'clock, was posted at the war Office
soon after midnight:
''Ladysmith. Oct "a . p Authorization
received yesterday showed that the Beers
had established themselves In consider
able numbers In an exceedingly strong
position west Of the main read leading from
L.a3ysmith 10 Dundee. | also had informa-
ton that the Dundee force formerly COM
manded by Gen. Symons. and. since his
woundns. commanded by Gen. Yuie. was
falling back on Iadysmith by way OF tho
Heipmakkarr road. Beth and the valleys
OF the Wasch bank and Sunday rivers.
and was expected to report at Sunday river
valley today. moved out with q strong
force 10 cover the movements OF Yule's
column. The enemy was discovered about
seven miles out OF Ladysm;h In a posi-
tton of great natural strength west of
the road. When he saw that preparations
were being made against him ha opened
fire with enc gun With great accuracy.
Our artillery 500 II into position and
the gun was silens =. Our troops were Orr
dered to occupy strong ridge parallel to
the enemys position. but nearer 10 the
ROAD.
II confined my efforts TO occupying him
and hitting him hard enough to prevent his
taking action against Yules column Num-
bers OF the enemy fed to the west. and tho
| firing has practically ceased at o'clock"
Gen. Yuie I'm = Tight Place.
| the war office dispatch seems to realize
| the worst fears. Gen. Yule has aban-
doned not only Dundee but Glencoe also,
and so far present news would indi-
cate he has neither Joined Gen. whita
nor reached Ladysmith. Gen. Whites
successful action announced In parlia-
ment by Mr.. wyndham seems To resolve
Itself into mere engaging of the Free
State troops while Gen. Yuie Is slipping
southwark.
1t Is evident from the official dispatch
that both commandant Gen. Joubert's
column the north and the Orange Free
State troops on the west occupy strong
positions. and that nothing hinders tho
Beers from following UP Gen. Yuie's re-
tirement and getting around Ladysmith
from the southwest Until reinforce
ments arrive II seems that Gen. White Is
obliged TO concentrate on I.adysmith.
II Is believed that the government has
other dispatches that have not yet been
published The secretary Of war left
Mr.. Choate's residence Immediately after
NflF baftiAtt 10 1ttis ttuffisrb hnU pro-
ceeded TO the war office. where. even
, after midnight. there was considerable
activity
Yule May Have Joined White.
The Cape Town correspondent, of the
Daily Mail. sei.graphing at s:a5 D. m.
| yesterday. says:
Gen YuIe has performed a brilliant
| strategic movement. 8y swift
| march 70 the south leaving Glencoe
| empty, he has effected a junction of his
| forces with ,hose Of Sir George stewar,
! white. slightly 80 the north of Lady
, smith
| I'VE are now In 4 position 20 offer battle.
| believe the first attack viii he made on
| ,he large Erns State force. which entered
| Natal by way Of Tintwa pass. and which
! ,sns siuce been hasaeslna IaGTsrliih The
! military authorities decided that by Join
! Ing their forces ths two generals would
| ta better able To cope vita one large force
| a; "A time than BY having two small de-
| tschuaenis TO oppose simultaneously swo
| Big boer forces.
| Accordingly after deteafing the Free
| state troops. ,hey viii offer battle 20
| Co1nnandant Gen. Jouhsrt. Oaiy forty
| r,llies now separate the two Doer forces
| Hence the need for swift ard telling ae-
/ tiaa
Hard Fighting Certain.
THE two sections ~ the Boer army to-
| ae,her cutnun5er she entire British force
| three to one Hard fighting Ia certain ~
/ very early date. Our man are confident.
/ and there is much er'husiaafn The 1ght-
| ing today outside % Iaaysralth was mere
| brush"
| sp~euisttens M Ia where They Are.
/ Gen white has rot fought hts way out
/ u Laaysrnish as published ln New York
papers. bfc&uEe ne left Lss3Ysrnlsh Saturday
morning ana captured Eisud= iaagis.
+ which is eighteen rifles out ard be has
sitsce apparently moved toward tFaseh-
( bark tie expected To untte with Cen.
! Y1ie ln tire nsighborhoos Of Wsachbank
tonight 80 his asst with the Orange Free
state troops to-day must have occurred
/ nearly twenty-five miles out from Lady
srnith ard as IL took place the Lady
/ smith Newcastle road. which runs some
two miles xess ard almost parallel with
fhe railroad. ~ evtteasiy encountered the
FF.4e State force. which had taken up
( position tn The EssgzarxnafYg nlsl ard block
ed the roaa Astwesn Laayssniih and Gtea-
ess. slsa threatening Gen Yales tank