The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-21
Five Guns With Which They Had
SheIIed British Camp.
ENGLISH LOSSES WERE HEAVY
General symons Reported severely
Woundcd-Ihe Victory was Won
by Gallant Charge OF In
Cantry-Nine Thousand Beers
Now Advancing on Hat
ton Sprult.

LONDON. oct. 2o.-The War Office has
received the following official dispatch
from Ladysmitb filed AT $3.50 this after
noon:
.rhis from Glencoe: "Wc were attacked
this morning al daylight by force es''-
mated al 400. They had placed four or
five guns i'm position on a hill BOO yards
east of our camp. and they hred plusse'
shells Their artillery did no damage
Our infantry formed for attack and We
got our guns into position. After the
position OF the enemy had been sheiieo
our infantry advanced To the attack, an"
after "a hard fight listing until l.~ J. VI.
an almost inaccessible position Wa
the enemy retiring eastward. y" '''
Roers guns have been captured.
1--WE cam sec our soldiers at the top OF
the hill our cavalry and artillery are
still out.
General Symons is severely "ouhdt"'
Our losses are heavy. They will be teie-
graphed as soon as possible.
special dispatch from Glencoe datea
SIS this morning announced thal the
Roer position had been captured aiter
heavy lighting during which 1--WE guns
were taken. 49,.
II appears that during the night the
Boer artillery occupied a hill command
ing the British camp and began dropping
shells at daybreak in the direction OF the
British forces.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
The latter. under General sir William
Penn Symons. promptly accepted the
challenge and moved to meet the invaders
under cover of the British artillery
which appears 10 have been worked with
such success rs To quickly silence the
enemies batteries. enabling the infantry
10 carry the Boer position with rush
i'm which the Dublin Fusiieers and the
KINGS Royal Rifles are said 10 have
specially distinguished themselves. The
Fusileers capturing the first guns Of The
enemy taken in the present campaign.
General Svmons seems 10 have been in
the thick of the fight, as might have been
expected.
Confirmation of the report that be was
wounded has been received but just how
seriously is not known.
The War Office has received the ape
pended dispatch from Ladysmith filed
al 1915 A. NJ. to-day.
THE following adyices from Glencoe
camp, just at hand:
"The Kings Royal Rifles and the Dublin
Fusileers are attacking hin occupied
by BOcr artillery. They are within 300
yards Of the position and are advancing
under cover Of our artillery, al about 1000
yards range.
Scouts report that 1900 Beers are ad-
vancing on Hating Spruit The l5th.
Battery and the Leicester Regiment have
gone 10 meet them
The War Office also received the fol-
lowing dispatch from General George
Stewart White dated yesterday evening
from Ladysmith:
BOERS ADVANCE
"The Beers commenced descending the
western passes on Tuesday and came in
contact with our patrols yesterday They
continue TO advance. hating for the night
with their left flank az Besters Station,
their center at Bluebauk aud their right
more retired
AT Acton Homes, Lieutenant Galway
Of the Natal Carbneers. is missing, and
Trooper Spencer, OF the Natal Carbue ars,
was slightly wounded
IL moved my camp into a position 1
have selected. with the object OF cover
ing the town OF Ladysmith. and / hoped
to-day that the Beers might have been
sufficiently near me to strike "a blow. To-
day, however. the enemy seems tO have
retired west. our patrols getting In touch
nowhere. except with a comparatively
small body at Besters Station.
Communication with Glencoe Junction
was cut Off al Elandslaagte. where they
captured a goods train.
"A BOer force Is advancing over Beg
garsberg Mex. Communication by telc-
graph is still open via GreytOwn.'
TRAIN CAPTURED.
LONDON. oct. 2o..The correspondent
OF the Morning Post at Ladysmith i'm
dispatch sent Thursday nisht confirms
the statement that a train has been cap
tured al Elandslaagto and says: "Tne
train was partly made 40 Of four trucks
of cattle consigned 70 an army purveyor
at Dundee. Ii is reported that one Brit
ish officer and Mr Mitchell the Johannes
burg star war correspondent besides 9th
er war cOrrcsp spondents were captured
The train which preceded the captured
train was fired on. but the Beers attack
was not successful
4 dispatch from Glencoe Camp says that
Sir William SymOns was wounded IN the
stomach and that General lulc has as
sumcd command.
The British Channel squadron has been
ordered 10 proceed TO Gibraltar next Tues
day.
Ii was reported in the House OF COM
mons TINS evening liab tlr iAAAA't nav
captured seventeen guns at Glencoe, and
that atty cavalrymen were still pursuing
the fleeing Burghers
IADYSMITa. Oct. 20.-9:2O A. M.-An
uncontirmed report has been received here
that the Boer artillery Is shellng Dundee.
USED MAXIM GUN
I,ADYSMITH. Oct. 9.-tDelayeD-The
Carhineers ard the Border Mounted Rides.
Who have been in action with the enemy
nearly all day. returned this evening fall
inc hack lighting. I'm the face Of some 300
poers They We're several times almost
eut OF but Maxim gun held the Beers
in check. Il Is reported that sixteen Beers
we're killed. Several times the Beers cane
within 100 yards range but their shooting
was bad. and the MaNims rendered signal
service IN stopping their pushes.
They have large wagon train and artil-
lery. WN
CAPE TOWN. Oct. 2o-Advices from
the Orange Free State announce that
President Steyn has issued another pro-
clamatian calling upon the Burghers 10
man. to take up arms and night against
"a, t,nrtrunuicuS an.ny We are fight