The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-22
B0ERS WORKING SOUTHW ARD
Is THE REPORT or s WAR CoRRE-
sPONDENT Al ESTCoi RI.
uoer Force Is in the Rear Of Boston,
Days Ride from Ladysmith.
Rocrs Were RcpuIscd.

London, November 22--Tho war CORES
pendent of the Standard at Estcourt tele-
graphs as follows under Mondays date.
NO actual confirmation can be obtained
of the report that General Jouberr has
moved from his position in front of Lady
smith. Our patrols ana spies have aseer-
tanel beyond doub, that several small
commandos are working southwark There
is growing belief that we will move To-
ward Ladysmith about the end of the
week"
London November % The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch from Pie
termaritzburg "An official communication
from Ladysmijh datei November is says
the garrison Is maintaining It's position.
A Beer force is reported to the ear Of
Boston, about days ride from here
Estcourt, Natal. Monday, November 20.
The rumors OF glorious victory
achieved by General white Wednesday are
etlil unconhrmod, Little contdence is =
tached to thsm, especially as the ruinJrs
added that General White had threa.e nel
to place many hundreds of prisoners In
conspicuous places should the Smelling o.
the town continue
London, November q The latest d.
rect news from Ladysmlth dated Thurs
day November t. and Friday November
H. strangely coincide with The reiterated
reports OF tremendous battles and great
British victories" Wednesday and Thurs
day Neither Of the messages above re-
rerred to, though dispatched On II, day
following the date OF the alleged fisht
mentioned any great engagements or Beer
defeats On the contrary, 10th distinctly
state that beyond false alarm Tuesday
evening and n liple increased shellln :
Thursday and Friday, causing li'tle dam
age, eyerything was perfectly quiet sd me
garrison was chatting under its enforced
inactivity. Nevertheless. special dispatches
from Estcourt today enlarge on the re
ported battles and insist that the Beers
received n more terrible lesson Wodno"-
day than in any previous fight.
According to these accounts the Beers
attempted TO reach the north end OF La
dysmith with large force but were un-
able to make Roadway against the sus
tanned IRE OF the British rilcmen and
Maxims. Later 1t is added, British
force worked around the boeI Uiuh, 'hN0 =
ing the latter TO withdraw under deadly
fire, with heavy losses
a large number of dead and wounded
are said to have been left on the field
and number OF prisoners were captured.
The British losses are reported TO have
been trivial or course, reliable dispatches
corroboratiyc OF the above may have been
censored or captured from the native run
nera, But these tales are so fattering to
the British they have distinct flavor~o
being heated accounts from Kafir sources
of affairs previously reported.
The dispatches from Ladysmith report
ing that there Is an ample supply OF am
munition there have, seemingly, set AZ
rest a point ON which there was much dl.
versity of opinion. Apparently the Brit
ish commander a l4adysmith believes Cen
ernl loubcrt has gone south, leaving only
a force sufficient TO prevent the garrison
from sallylng out. and there Is dispo-
sitlon IN some quarters to think General
Joubert possibly initiated The story with
the object of inducing General White 10
make a serious attack or relax his precau
tons 50 as to permit the Beers to seize
ground vital to the defense of the town.
report from Durham. howeyer, says
there are rumors there that the Beers are
preparing to break camp and withdraw
from the Investment OF Ladysmith.