Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-18
BOERSPLACL1 1.''SSSs GIyIIN ; !
Successfully Put in Position on Bulwap Hill
in Front Of Ladysmith.
BRITISH BATTERIES OPEN HEAVY FIRE
New Boer Gun Saves the Pretoria Force
from Disaster,
MOVEMENTS OF ENGLISH TRANSPORTS
Seven Thousand Troops Have Landed at
Durham with Field Guns.
|ovtMtNTS OF ENGLISH TRANSPORTS
ENOUGH FOR AGGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
Considered n Sufficient Force to En-
able General Hillinrd TO Advance
Against the Beers south of
Ind ysmith.

PRETORIA, Thursday, Nov. 9.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received from the
Boer camp at Elandslaagte, under today S
date:
Ladysmith has been completely encircled
by the Boer forces Our second big gun was
successfully placed in position on Bulwan
Mill, in front of Ladysmith. The firing OF
heavy guns commenced early this morning,
with no casualties to the burghers up to the
present.
Botha has photographed from the south OF
Ladysmith that the British batteries opened
heavy fire with big guns and continuously
dropped shells into the works around Lady
smith. The Pretoria force was in a tight
place, having taken up position commanded
by the British FIRE, which was so hot that
the position became untenable. The big gun,
however, saved the situation.
Prisoners That Are mt Pretoria.
The dispatch from Pretoria also says that
the prisoners at that place include the 1888
Hussars. four officers and ninety-one non
commissioned officers and men; the Dublin
Fusileers. four officers and twelve non-com-
mssioned officers and men; the Gloucesters
fourteen officers and 305 noncommssioued ed
officers and men; the artillery, five officers
and sixty commissioned officers and
men, the rifles, two officers and eighty nine
non commissioned officers and men; the
Leicesters, no officers, six non commission med
officers and men; the dragons, one man; the
Natal police, one man; political, sixty-two
men; sick, thirty eight men. The dispatch
adds: Trains are working excelently from
Pretoria to Ladysmith. The Beers have
ample food, but are short of Clothes boots
and mackintoshes.
Movements of English TranspOrts.
LONDON, Nov. 17.-It was officially an
nounced today that the British transports
Malta City of Vienna and City of Cambridge
have arrived at Capetown, and that the
transport Manila has sailed from Capetown
for Natal.
The British transport Orient has arrived
at Durham.
The admiralty announced this evening the
arrival at Capetown today of the troopship
Arcana, with a battalion of the Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders Uhe Princess
Louises regiment), bringing the reinforce
ment up to 23,300, OF which over 1000 have
disembarked at Durham, with eighteen field
guns, a number of machine guns, engineers
and hospital corps as well as 700 mules.
This force, with that already between Est
court and Durham is considered sufficient to
enable General Hilliard to advance and take
the aggressive against the Beers south of
Ladysmith. According to the last advices
Ladysmith Is holding out satisfactorily,
everything having been well up to the Sth.
In view OF the Boer destruction of bridges
the war office has Issued orders for the
shipment of quantity of bridge work be-
tween this and the end of the year.
Boers North of Estcourt.
ESTCOURT Nov. 17.-Noon-The Elmelo
Boer force has taken up position near En-
nerdale. few miles north of here. They
have eight seven Founders and two French
guns. Their strength is 1000 men. They
have looted Henderson's store.
All is quiet here and ready for the enemy,
II 1t attacks There Is no anxiety.