The record-union., 1899-11-22

eminent official informed a representa-
tive of the Associated Press that he did
not see any good in trying to get any
other Power to act in their behalf, as
President Kruger would doubtless treat
its representatives in the same manner
that he had treated the representative
of the United States. Moreover, the
official said, lit is not likely that Pres
ldent Kruger will be there long. It we
did ask any other Power to act in be-
half of Great Britain, it would be pos
sibly Portugal
HAVE BEEN NO GREAT FIGHTS.
LONDON, Nov 21.-The latest direct
news from Ladysmith dated Thursday,
November 10Th. and Friday, Novem-
Der 18th, strangely conflicts with the
reiterated reports of tremendous bat
ties and great British victories on
Wednesday and Thursday. Neithf of
the messages above referred to, though
dispatched on the days following the
date of the alleged fight. mentioned
any great fights or Boer defeats. On
the contrary, both distinctly state that
beyond false alarm on Tuesday even
ing, and a little increased Smelling
y,
damage, everything was perfectly
quiet, and the garrison was chatting
under it's enforced inactivity.
Nevertheless, special dispatches from
Fstcourt to-day enlarge on the report
settles, and insist that the Beers
received more terrible lesson Wed
nesday than in any previous fight Ac-
cording to these circumstantial ac-
counts. the Beers determined to at
tempt to reach the north of Ladysmith
with large force, but We're unable to
make Roadway against the we'll sus-
tanned fire of the British riflemen and
Maxims. Later, it is added, British
force worked round the Boer flank,
causing the latter to withdraw under a
deadly fusillade with exceedingly
heavy losses. Large numbers of dead
and wounded are said to have been left
on the field, and a number of prisoners
We're captured. The British losses,are
reported to have been trivial
OF course, reliable dispatches corrob-
orative of the above may have been
censored or captured with the native
runners. But these tales are so f1atter-
ing to the British that they have dis
tinct flavor of being belated accounts
from Kaffir sources of affairs previous
ly reported.
The dispatches from Ladysmith re-
porting that there is an ample supply
of ammunition there have seemingly
set at rest point on which there was
much diversity of opinion. Apparent
ly the British Commander at Ladysmith
believes General Joubert has gone
south, leaving only force sufficient to
prevent the garrison from sallying out,
and there is a disposition in some quar-
ters to think General Joubert possibly
initiated the story with the object of
inducing General White to make a Sc
rious attack or relax his precautions
so as to permit the Beers to seize
ground vital to the defense of the town.
A report from Durham, however, says
there are rumors there that the Beers
are preparing to break camp and with
draw from the investment of Lady
smith. But it is said elsewhere that
the investing force continues to receive
stores daily.
In view of the publicity allowed by
The military authorities to be given to
thc dllcSSu lHl0nl1On OF the british to
advance via Belmont to relieve Kimber-
ley, it is said that it may be regarded
as probable that an advance from De
Aar will really be effected and that
the route will not be so well advertised.
The transport City of Cambridge,
with the Second Battalion of the Scot
fish Rifles, arrived at Durham this
morning.
BOERS REFUSED.
DURHAM (NataD, Monday, Nov. 90
Seven hundred Beers from Weenan took
up strong position on the highlands
thirteen miles south of Estcourt, occu-
plying Turner's farm, east of Moot Riv-
er. Major Thornycroft, with a detach-
ment of mounted infantry and the Est
court Carbineers, engaged the Beers, of
whom three were killed. including their
commandant. The Beers withdrew. tax
ing 200 head of cattle captured at Turn
er's farm.
The main Boer force south of Est
court is reported to have retired
FRENCH CONSPIRACY CASES.