The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-02
THE CABLE SEVERED.
London's Communication With the
Transvaal Cut Off.
QUEENS SYMPATHY FOB WHITE.

British Oh1cials Not Inclined to Judge
the Defeated Commander Harshly.
Not II War of Conquest-BritishC Cas-
ualties Over Two Thousand Thus Far
London, Nov. 2.-The breakdown
Of the Delagoa cable route, combine
with the monopolization of the avail
able telegraph lines by the government
and British staff officers, is responsible
for the fact that nothing further has
arrived from South Africa. The gov
eminent has received dispatches recti-
flying the casualty lists.
Up to midnight nothing had been
received concerning Mondays casual
ties. The war Office officials are work.
ing under great strain. Captain Per-
riott, staff captain to the military sec
rotary. has just died. his end being
hastened by anxiety and overwork.
An unconfirmed statement is pub
lished that General Sir Redvers Bull
Ter hF left Cape Town for Ladysmith.
A belated dispatch from Ladysmith,
describing Mondays fight, says: A
couple OF squadrons of hussars had a
narrow escape from disaster early in
the day. They found themselves sud-
denly confronted, within easy range,
by an overwhelmingly force Of Beers,
who seemed to spring from the bowels
VI the eaitn Inc !ius'@le "eie opien
uiu,y hanaleu' anu "efs eA'iie"'eo
"irn oni' oho man "ounoeu:
lhe queen ID eieot.eu win e1p,ess-
lns 'Iheelo pity loi OH ueoise nue.
a IN, 40 o ,s Ia. aie ~ ~ "i CO
etineu ~ yuuse mn nalsh'y. oo iai
as tha pubic IS eoh,e,neu' ho"esoi'
Wits sra,ihIa'loh Is lei. az the ,aan-
ner IN winch .ne iso! lan pa.tA ll,..
surteldefea' tnefe Is sun severe eIlti-
clsil lof ueleial "hite anu lAeuleh-
ant oo'onei oafeitoh ,ot alio".ns .he
eoiunin " set out VI eouen' ~ lno
hosenee VI proper scouting anu III not
ie'li'hs wheh tne aniinulltion was
lost. Ill FAVOR Oh Lieutenant ooionoi
tS tne e1piahation ID naaaiue
.hat he peiieSeu IL was iiipe,ati'e ~
Tue success Vi " ',erai Whites opeta-
lions .hal he snouia nolo lhe position
al .Nlcnoihohs Neh. 49, ,-
special oispatch from fieterhar-
itApurs' Natal, dated tuesday morn
ING, says stfassiers from tne dlou-
cestershlre regiment are arriving az
Laaysmth. a NUMBER OF mules WIN
portion OF the mountain oattery' are
also coming III. ........,
ne Morning Posl comments So
vereiy upon the BRITISH contempt for
the enemy, as SHOWN by the bellef that
the large boer force at acton Homes
couia De held IN check by Carelton's
small column. 1t points out that even
II me BRUSH there had peen supplled
win ammunition they could nave held
out only lew hours longer, mas
much as they were In the most COM
plete sense detached, and because no
hody apparently at Ladysmith had any
idea OF their distress or took any
measures TO rescue them. The COL
uhh was sacrlhced. says Inc Morn
ing Post, because 1t was sent into
action gagged and DllndIolded. II mad
Helther scout nor patrol. Twelve nun
dred men were thrown away Tor lack
OF cavalry "hlch would not nave been
from another part OF the held.
Inc STANDARD comments IN similar
Terms upon the 1act that General
Whlle MADE no eHort 10 extrlcate the |
column from the Impossible situation
INTO winch he mad thrust IT,, draws
SAD picture OF the men hoping Tor
rellel ana theh reallzlng with bitter
ness Oh heart mat some one had
plundefea, that they mad peen forgot
Ten py tnelr general ana MS stan, anu
tnat notning was lelt put surrender
ana imprisonment at pretoria until
the END Oh the war.
Inc portuguese government, accord
ing 10 dlspatch from oporto to Inc
Dally Mall, mas decided to send no
troops 10 Delagoa Day before the end
d december unless the frontier or
fortuguese East Africa should be
threatened.