Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-02
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London, November 2.-,rhe break
down OF the DclaGoa cable route, com
bincd with the monopolzation of the
available telegraph lines by the govern
mcnt ana British staff officers, is re-
sponshlcs for the fact that nothing fur
Their has arrived from South Africa.
The government has received Dispatch
cs rectifylng the casualty lists. These
will be published to-day. Up to mid
night nothing had been received CON
corning Mondays casualties. The War
Office officials are working under great
strain. Captain Pcrriott, staff captain
10 the military secretary. has just died
his end being FASTENED by anxiety and
oVerworll. .lA Z, ! b
An nnconilrmcd st4teinent IS publish
cd that General Sir Redvers Iuller has
left Cape Town for LadysmIth.
helated dispatch from IIadysmlth
describing Mondays fight, says:
~ ccupls of siuadrons OF Huzzars
had Il narrow escape from disaster
early In the day. They found them
selves suddenly confronted, within easy
range, By an overwhelming force of
Beers. who seemed to spring from the
bowels Of the earth. The Huzzars were
splcndidly handled and were cxtricatcd
with only one man wounded"
THE QUEEN EXPRESSES PITY.
The Queen is credited with express
Ing sincere pity for Sir George Stewart
White, and the officials are i'm nowiSe
Inclined to Judge him hardly. So far as
the public Is concerned. however while
qualification Is felt at the manner in
which the isolated battalions surrcn-
deTcd, there is still severe criticism of
Iny,n o,,1 ,r-la
ton for allowing the column TO
get out of touch, for the absence of
proper scouting and for not retiring
when the ammunition was lost.
BoER GUNS sILENcED.
London, November LII was an
nounced to-day in "a special dispatch
from Ladysmith that the Beers again
closed around that place on Monday
night, sending shells into the British
camp. The tWs guns landed from the
British crrpger Powerful opened fire on
the Boerssat dawn Tuesday.
The pdefs brought Up more guns, but
some of them were slenced.
1t Is added that the Beers loss must
have been heavy.
The garrison at I.adysmith Is dcscrib-
s ed as being in good spirits and con-
iident. and troops are said to be full
of fight. The artillery duel was still in
3 progress Tuesday night.
CABINET MEETING.
London. November 1.-The Cabinet
meeting to-day was exceptionally brief,
but afterward the defense committee of
the Cabinet. consisting Of the Duke of
yDevonshire. a. J. Bnlfour the Marquis
OF LansdoWne and Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, met at the Foreign Office and
held allong conference with the COM
f1,1 1n1 I'll ihf nf In II
Marshal Lord Wolseley.
ANOTHER ARMY DIyISION.
London November lit was report
ed at Aldcrshot day that another
complete army division will forthwith
be formed for service in South Africa.
The division consists OF 10000 men and
I 81 guns. This is possibly preliminary
step toward the calling out OF a second
army corps.
GERMAN NEugRALIFY.
Berlln,sa Novyeflber 1.-The Neuest
!, Nachrichten. in the course OF an article
evidently inspired, says:
~ Germany has no intention of playing
(. into the hands OF France by in.ervcn-
ing in the Transvaal. She intends to
pursue a course of absolute neutrality"
THE OPERATIONS OF MONDAY.
London, November 1.-The British
war Ofiice to-day made public n dis
patch received from General White, de-
scrbing the operation Of Monday. 1t
was as.follows
Z Ladysmith, October 21;-7:50 n. nj
took out from Ladysmith q brigade of
mounted troops, two brigade divisions
of the Royal Artillery, the Natal Field
Battery and two brigades of infantry,
to reconnotre In force the enemy's po-
sftion to the north and. il the aopportu-
nifty should offer to capture the hill be-
hind NFarquhar's Farm, which had. on
s the previous day been held in strength
by the enemy. In connection with this
advance "a column, consisting of the
Tenth Mountain Artillery, four, half