The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-11-11

London. Nov. 9-To the eyes of mill
tarv experts the darkest page of the
war is now being written. But even
that is Illuminated with bright pas
sages such as General Whites victori-
Gus sorties. If he can keep the British
flag flying over Ladysmith until he is
relieved, the campaign will turn a
fresh page and with the advance Of
Sir Redvers Buffers force, the British
public is promised more cheerful read
ing
This feeling of relief, inspired by re-
cent good tidings, is nevertheless
tinged by a certain anxiety lest General
White should again make some fatal
characterization involving a repetition of
the Nicholson's Mex disaster. Her ma
Jesty does not share this anxiety and
apparently is sanguine of Whites abil-
ity to pull through successfully. 1t is
asserted she has written to Lady White
expressing sympathy with her husband
in the trials and difficulties he is now
experiencing. and assuring Lady White
Of her own undiminished confidence in
his generalship. The purport of this
letter has been cabled to General White
by the Marquis of Lansdowne.
Movements at Estcourt.
The most interesting news tonight is
a dispatch from EstCourt, announcing
the departure of a strong force of
mounted troops and artillery for des-
tinaGon not given in the advices. An
other message announces the arrival at
Estcourt and PietermaritZburg within /
the last few days Of reinforcements |
from Durham and that $500 troops are +
assembled ready for an advance to Co
lenso when the opportunity arrives.
The latter disDatch throws light upon
the former and the force which left
Estcourt Monday has doubtless reoccu-
pied COlenso and possibly is now adj
vancing cautiously up the road toward
Ladysmith. General Whites SOrtie of
FRIDAY almost to the banks of the Tu-
gela river encouraging its commander
in the hope Of joining hands with him.
General Joubert the latest advices
would Indicate. drew in his horns after
Fridays engagement and has since
withdrawn the southern Boer contin-
gent leaving only outposts or the line
from Ladysmith to Colenso.
Beers Have Retired.
The Beers who occupied Colenso ]
about the middle of last week retired ,
without damaging Bulwer bridge over .
the Tugela river, or the railroad as far
north as the village of NelthrOpe, seven
:
thew nurse a hone of eventually util- :
ling both in their descent on PETER !
Meanwhile the British are also able
to use both. as they have already cone
in running up an armOred train, which
may at the present moment be cover /
ing the advance of the Estcourt forces.
At Estcourt and Pietermaritzburg the I
defensive works have been greatly |
within the last few days
and they are now believed capable of |
holding their own against any Boer I
force which General Joubert would at 4
The present juncture send against either I
town. Both are likely to be strength u
aned before the week is out by a fur Z
her naval force and even by the first p
of General Buffers army T
,orps. q
Buffers Troopships.
None of the troopships have arrived. L
The one which it was predicted might F
each Cane Town at the earliest on o
Monday is as vet unannounced. and e
wen when it does arrive there it will t
lave three davs' steaming to reach b
Durham. As MANY as six transports
With 1850 troops were expected to be in Ii
ape Town harbor by this time, but the Sc
var Office last evening issued a state fC
nent to the effect that the only arrivals IL
Il Cane Town were the Sumatra, from al
Durham, with wounded: the Southern la
ross, from Gibraltar, with mules, and D
he collier Wenvoe. re
OF course it is possible that dispatch Al
oats have been sent to meet the al
with instructions to proceed
irect 10 Durham, and in that event hi
he war Office statement that not one D
as arrived at Cape Town would be co
terally accurate. even though several te
he hol Il
own and Durham. Oh
The situation looks brighter at Mafe- tv
ing, where the Roers are apparently r,
at the unexpected resist tn
nee, 4 large body Of their force having in
cen detached to the south to assist fr
] the investment of Kimberley, around lie
'hich the Gordon is drawing tighter. aT
yidentlv the Beers intend to make a ge
oncentrated effort to capture Kimber-
y and that arch enemy, Cecil Rhodes. err
Invasion of Cape Colony. pl
The reported departure of a Boer con- tic i'
ngent from Pretoria with German ar 10,
llery gUnners, moving in a southerIy
rectiOn is taken to mean co-opera-
on in the invasion of the northern
art of Cape Colony, an undertaking O.
hich has thus far not progressed very IL,
,pidly. liIi
Reports Of a treacherous use of the :; "a
hite flag by the Beers, coming from 20
alive sources, are not received with s
a., +1,oi,.- ,.o;,(,.s; a. me SAME ha
l,or Me i,,,,si,, = lIlahllls an UNI La
rcastically whether President Kru-
RS reference in his message to Amer
a TO staggering humanity meant
e use Of the Boer white flag. Da
A dispatch from Durham gives details
nlch though rather indefinite, seem ,
show that the Natal volunteers are -,
owing the big guns. which are not IT
Efficiently mobile for field use. from gel
stcourt to Pietermaritzburg. to assist mi
the defense Of the latter in the event | aft
an attack. ma
Advices from Naauwpoort. Cane Col mo
Y, filed Monday morning. say that on CIR
arnlng that the Beers were relaxing inf
e rams at NorValspont, the railway Br
partment the previous day. destroy vel
the culvert between Arundel and FIR,
yeedale. raj
No Further News. UNI
ser
There is practically no further news for
I'm the seat of war this morning II riff
asserted under Sunday date from fan
lcourI mat General White received for
message from Sir Redvera Buller on wa
turday. So far, however. no message ish
pears to have been received in Lon g
n from General White CONCERNING one
tuesdays and Fridays sorties. ere
4 special dis atch from Pietermari4z- Ba,
re-, dated Sunday says: IT is con of
emily expected that railwayscommu nov
'aIlon VIII De restored with Lady 10y
,lln WITHIN lew hours this
'uTther details from Mafeking. car the
ng events up TO Oct. 81. indicate that end
Boer firing was easing off. the gar tols
on was in high spirits, and the siege c
coming farce. The correspondent Wit
Us that the people were in the habit Bri
- Silo :, estlIIg from the housetops ware Dor