The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-13
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foreign consuls hold weekly meetings. at
the residence of the Italian diplomatic
agent, to discuss matters of international
interest.
According to the same correspondent
Rose Deep and Fereira Deep, with ten
other mines. are working. White and ma
tive labor is plentiful and the mint Is busy
coming gold
Quoted the Inhabitants.
ORANGE RIVER. Nov. S-A squadron
Of the Ninth lancers. with company OF
mounted infantry. reconnoitered today in
a southerly direction. returning by way Of
Pecasville, without incident. The excur-
sion had the effect Of Quieting the inhabi-
tants Of the district.
Echoes From Mafcking.
LONDON. Nov. lathe following dis
patch from Col. Baden Powell. British
commander at Mafeking. dated October
Is. and forwarded by Gen. Butler. was
posted this evening by the war ONCE:
'Aii is well here. After two days she'll
Ing and heavy bombardment. a body of
the enemy made a general attack on three
sides Of the town which was repulsed by
our Maxim fire. The enemy Is now draw
ing of. Our casualties were slight.
Lieut.. Llewellyn. with several armored
trains. drove OF the enemy at Crocodile
pool on Wednesday. killing eight"
Using Lyddite Guns.
Dispatches from Estcourt say 1t has
been ascertained that the British have
laid concrete beds for firing the lyddite
naval guns. showing that there is no
foundation for the fear that the lyddite
ammunition at Ladysmith has been ex-
hausted. II is also reported from the
same quarter that some fires have been
Boer bombardment has been to some ex-
tent effective.
Butler Ordered Evacuation.
A special dispatch from Cape Town
confirms the earlier report that 1t was
Gen Butler who ordered the British evac-
uation of Stormberg and Naauwpoort. as
he considered the frontier line too weak
and too much extended. 1t Is understood,
however. that Naauwpoort will be occu-
pied again as soon as the advance from
Queenstown Is ordered.
Cape Dutch Watching Events.
Strong bids are being made by the
Beers for the support of the Cape Dutch.
but without much success, though II Is
believed that the Dutch farmers. espe-
cially In Picquetberg district. are armed
with Mausers and are watching the
course of events before joining the Beers.
From Stormberg 1t Is reported that the
Free State forces are working slowly to-
ward Dordrecht. with a view OF attack
ing Queenstown and cutting on the towns
In the northern districts of Cape Colony.
The wounded are recovering In re-
markable manner. The Mauser wounds
are small and heal rapidly. Many OF the
wounded apply for permission to return
to the front
engagement Near Tuli.
LONDON. Nov. f3.-The following has
been received at the war once from the
genera. commanding at Cape Town. dated
Sunday November II. afternoon:
''Col Plumer is reported to have had
successful engagement near Tt,li. on Octo-
Der %. The eremy renewed the attack,
but with ammunition much damaged by
rain. and inally drew of. not pressing the
attack.
Mai Heliawell wires by way OF Kuru-
man that on Octiher e. Massking was safe.
The Beers have a nine-pounder bu. the
gun is doing little damage.
"A report has been received that on oc-
toher IS a Beer commando was a; Phoko
want. moving south. Some natives over
heard these Beers declaring their in:en-
ton 10 march or the Free State side OF
,he frontier in order to Intercept rein
forcements from Orange river bridge, for
the north"
Bombnrding Ladysmith.
ESTCOCRT, Nov. Q. afternoon.-A party
which rode out several miles about noon
tn observe the bombarfment es Laaysnith.
could see a Tong tom n forty-pounder.
r.1stea on the railway side Of the Rulware.
fring a, intervals OF six 10 eight minutes.
Ano,fer gun was observed In operation a
u,,,e distance away. PufYs q smoke were
a,scernihIs on the opposite side showing
THAI LadysuIth was standing a big bonn
hsrdment. The locality Of the town was
nothing bat huge caiaron Of smoke.
The fact that she latest two official dis
matches were received from Gen. Sir For
estier- Walker and not from Gen. Butler.
seems "a Indicate that the latter may have
already LEFT Cape Town. a Brussels isle-
gram asserts that he aas actually reached
Durham THIS ~ certainty premature, bHt
he may have started
Troopsbips Arrive mt Durham.
LONDON. Nov 1s--The war offica an
nounees that the troopship Rosiyn Castle
has arrived al Durham and the iroopship
Caxepu ~ Cape Town
Canadian Contingent en- Route.
LONDON. New. is-The Allan line
steamer Sandman. fFors Montreal, and
ouehse with the Canadian contingent for
Satsfh Africa has arrived at s.. Vincent.