The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-03
LADYSMITH IS NOW ISOLATED
COMM CUT OFF 1T $50
PESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
The Inst Heard from Gen. White Was
PostttOn-RenewaI of the BOmbard-
meht by the Boers-They Re-occupy
Their Old Positions and Re-mount
Big Guns-Their Firing Accurate but
Almost Harmless.

London, Nov. 2, 1850 p. m.-The wal
office has just informed the Associated
Press that despatch has been re-
ceived from the governor of Natal
Sir Walter Francis Hutchinson,
announcing that communication with
Ladysmith has been interrupted since
23O this afternoon. This is not regard
ed by the war office, however, as in
any wise confirming the rumor of a
complete investment of Ladysmith or
of the capture Of Colenso.
Special dispatches from Ladysmith
dated Tuesday, give further details re-
garding the renewal of the lombard
ment The Beers, having reoccupied
their old positions, remounted big guns
Their firing was accurate, but almost
harmless. Some of the troops were
slightly injured by splinters Lieuten-
ant Egerton and his men from the Pow
erful did splendid work and quickly ST.
fenced the Boer guns. The Beers ac-
knowledge having suffered heavily in
the previous battle.
General Jan H. M. Kock who was
second in command of the Transvaal
force, and who was wounded in the
battle of EIandslaagte, died in the hos
pital at Ladysmith on Monday night.
According to another despatch the
naval brigade at Ladysmith has mount
ed four more guns from Durham, The
real question now for the British pub
lie is, can General White hold out an
other ten days or two weeks until the
army corps arrives? Less anxiety
would be felt on his account were it
not that every day seems to bring a
fresh list of casualties proving that
much has been concealed as to the real
state of affairs. At the best the COM
ing week must prove a critical and
anxious time.
Little light is thrown on the actual
situation by the news at hand to-day.
The magnitude of Mondays fight, how
ever, is more than ever evident. Virtu-
ally three actions were raging simulta-
neously; but it is obvious that the in
tention to roll back the Orange Free
State troops was not achieved.
Lord Frederick Roberts of Candahar,
commander of the forces in Ireland,
while reviewing the troops at Kilkenny
said: 1T is useless to disguise the fact
tudt WC dlC CHSd6OO III q NSlJ oCiiCuo
war, war which will put our re-
and courage to severe test
The Daily News has dispatch from
Ladysmith, dated Tuesday at 1890 a.
M, which gives the first Independent
account of the cutting off Of Colonel
Carleton's column in the engagement at
Farm The correspondent
says: 1.-THE column was sent out Sun
day night, made a wide detour and
reached the spurs of the Drakensberg
before dawn. Colonel Carleton stormed
the heights with the bayonet and main
tained his position against great odds
until his ammunition was exhausted
and surrender had become inevitable.
Nearly 200 had then been killed and
wounded
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Ladysmith, filed Monday night,
giving description of the battle, says:
"A similar mule stampede occurred to
Colonel Grinwoods COM
nand on the Bulwan side. The ammu-
milton was lost, but our infantry quite
held their own. 1t was a serious mis-
fortune that the Powerfuls bluejackets
were not summoned sooner, as the re-
suit OIL Cne engagement WOulu nave Deen
The report comes from Rome that
will permit the landing of
British troops at LOurenZO Marques.
This comedies with the view strongly
prevalent in some quarters here, that
invasion of the Transvaal will be made
from that point. The morning papers
are undecided in opinion as to whether
Stewart Whites latest list of casual
ties includes the losses of Lieutenant
Colonel Carleton's column before its
surrender. The preponderance of opn-
on inclined that these are not included. |
A report that Boer force with guns
rom Koomati Poort is making it's way
through Zululand is held to indicate an |
Intention to seizing the railway between |
-olenso and Pietermaritzburg if it has |
not already been seized. ArmC~ed |
rains are patrolling the line.