New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19
LADYSMITH ALL RIGHT.
GOOD NEWS RECEIVED FROM
GENERAL WHITE.
IMMENSE RELIEF FELT IN LONDON
RULER STICKING To HIS ORlGl-
MAI. PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
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(BY CABLE THE TRlBUNE.l
london. Nov. 10 a. m.-Public anxiety over
,advsn,ith has been relieved in large measure
-. clear intelligence that General White is
,.o,irr the Roer artillery fire we'll under con-
,rl First came a positive assurance from the
yyer Office that all was well at Ladysmith Sun
dav and Monday. and this followed by
Reuters tdings from Estcourt that a runner
had come from the garrison with two days
,,tor news of the most reassurng nature. There
bad beon an engagement Tuesday. with Boer
renvlse and a successful sortie by the garrison
,ticb WAS not only safe on Wednesday. but in
hieh spirits.
TIE BOER INVESTMENT FAILS.
When fun allowance has been made for the
elasticity Of the native runners imagination in
talking with the correspondents. a secure mar
gin remained for the conviction that the Boer
,~,iIer, fire had been signally harmless and
,ho, the attempts 70 tighten the circle Of in
,os,r,ont had failed The Boer dispatches de-
s,ribinc tuesdays engagement and the progress
~ the siege could he read with composure here
with this strong sidelight from the British head
Quarters thrown upon them. These bulletins
we're scanned with intense satisfaction by the
oungers at the military clubs last evening,
where the light casualty list was regarded
as signal proof that the Beers supplied
with defective shells and We're wasting a
large stock of poor ammunition The ex-
peris were anxious 10 learn whether the g.
inch quick firing guns from the ships were in
the Ladysmith batteries and in full operation,
and one Of the Boer dispatches from Lourenco
Marques was considered good proof that they
were. The shells were falling. in any event,
thick and fast from the British batteries, where
there was apparent lack OF lyddite or other
ammunition.
TIE situation in Lower Natal was considered
reassuring at the War Office where any feeling
Of uneasness was disclaimed. The news from
Estcourt was under the embargo Of the censor
ship. but there were no signs that the garrison
was falling back, although it was evident that
It would do if menaced by a superior force
with guns of great range. Estimates of the
strength Of the Boer commands convergng upon
Estcourt are untrustworthy, ranging from two
thousand tn ten thousand, but even at the
highest this force would be exceeded by the
British column when once massed, with the
three fresh batteries of field artillery in work
ing order Military men. while admitting that
General White had failed TO hold back the Beers
from Estcourt at the last moment were conf
dent that the only object gained by the enemy
would be increased resources for retarding and
harsssng the advance Of the relief column by
destroying bridges and hanging on its fanks
and menacing its communication with the sea
They forced 10 concede that the relief Of
Ladysmith would be IderaHed by these admir-
able Boer tactics but consoled themselves with
the reflection that General Whites army
holding its ground well, and that pressure upon
il had been relieved by the weakening Of the
besieging force for raiding operations below
Cclenso.
SWELLING BULLER'S ARMY.
The arrival Of half dozen transports at Cape
Town yesterday with infantry. cavalry, artil-
lery and engineers has increased the reinforce
ments TO fully twenty-eight thousand men. AS
ono transport was dispatched to Durham with
about one thousand men, the fresh forces land
ing al Durham will exceed ten thousand men,
and the total strength of the army in Lower
Natal will be fourteen thousand Evidently the
situation there does not alarm General Butler,
FOR otherwise he would order additional trans
ports 70 Durham. The troops which he dis
patched yesterday were the Scotch Rifles. These
with the Fusilier battalions already in Natal
are among the best narksmen in the British
army.
General Butler is clearly bent upon carrying
cu' his original plan Of campaign. and is
strengthening the force operating from East
London as a base, and is also making a demon
stration north Of the Orange River toward Kim
berley. The censorship. which is screwed up 10
the tightest notch at Estcourt is relaxed in the
Orange River camp. where Lord Methuen's
movements are heralded and the guards are
described as marching in with fife and drum.
London naturally likes TO hear about the
Guards but the frankness with which the ad-
vance toward Kimberley is blurted out is suspi-
ciOue esneciaily when the garrison is reported
Officially as safe yesterday week and unoffi-
cially as thoroughly enjoying the bombardment
ana getting a good deal Of fun out Of it. APP
narentlv General Butler has a secret motive for
allowing this news 10 pass the censor One
military writer explains that Butler either
wishes 10 advertise this movement for the pur-
pose Of drawing off the Dutch forces from Natal
Or else is trying TO divert attention from some
panuuvre which is going on on the southern
frontier Of the Free State. l. y. r.
NEWS BROUGHT BY RUNNER.
GENERAL WHITE MORE THAN HOLDING HIs
OWN IN LADYsM1TH
arrived here