The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-18
There Has Been No BOmbardment
Since that on Wednesday.
.ESTCOURT IS READY FOR ENEMY
Prisoners IT Pretoria are Well Fed
and Shown Every Consideration.
The Admiralty Announces Ar
rival OF HeiufOrCcments ut
Cane Town to the Num-
Der Of 23. 800.

LONDON Nov. H.-SpeCial dispatches
from Pietermaritzburg and Lorenzo
Marques says that Ladysmith IS bonn
bardcd night and day. and hard pressed.
on November Q. having during the night
placed men close TO the town. the Beers.
after a heavy bombardment began an as
saut. but were repulsed at every point
with heavy losses
The Beers have destroyed one Of the
bridges over the Tugela River.
Al LADYSMlTH
PRETORIA. Thursday Nov. 9.-Thc fol-
! lowing despatch has been received from
the Boer camp az El8ndslaagte, under to-
| day S date:
"Ladvsmith has been completely oncir-
| ced by the Bocr forces. our second big
gun was successfully placed i'm position ON
! Buiwan Hill in front of Lady smith. me
firing of heavy guns commenced early
| this morning with no casualties 10 Inc
burghers up 20 the present
"Rotha has photographed from the
! south of Ladysmth that the British bat
! ferries Openod "a heavy fire with big guns
and continuously dropped shells into the
works around Ladysmith. The Pretoria
force was i'm tight place, having taken
up a position commanded by the British
ire which was $50 hot that the position
! became untenable The biz gun, however
saved the situation
DISPATCH FROM BULLER.
LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE War Oftce re-
ceived the following dispatch from Cen
cral Butler:
"Capctown. Thursday November 10
Evenins-Have received from Hildyard,
Pietermartzburg a telegram dated No
vember Is. Of which the following is the
report:
"The officer commanding the troops at
Estcourt reports at midday that am ar
mored train left Estc0urt this morning
with a company Of the Dublin Fus.icrs
and a company OF the Durham Nolun-
teers. North of Frere they encountered a
party Of Beers and began 90 withdraw.
While retiring. some Of the trucks were
deraiIed
The Dublus turned out and advanced
toward the enemy while the rest ot the
train appears 10 have returned without
them 20 Estc0urt
THE officer commanding the troops re-
ports that DE was sending mounted
troops in order 90 cover their Withdrawal
but that about 1o0 are missing.
ESTCOURT. NATAL Thursday, nov
-Afternoon-The Red Cross train
has again returned, but WITHOUT
bringing I'm the dead and wounded The
Beers declined 10 give any information
as 10 the names Of either killed or injur-
cd. referring the inquiries 10 the Frelor''
press for an information. All that they
would disclose was the fact that three
of the British were dead and nine wound
ed.
CHURCHILL A HERO.
! rsTcOI-RT NATAL. Thursday. NO
,.er,ber 1s MONA correspondent who
has h.-t visited the Sanitarium hospital
ea,s all the armOred train wounded are
doing well
raptain Wvlio in am intcrvic" said Ser
oeant Tod deserves special mention TOY
having surrounded him with bou.aefs @"
nrotocf him from the rifle tire when wing
tot-i... and wounded Tod even ldy Gown
hceiae Che officer to cheer him up. a eneI
ls,dc1 among the protecting bouideis,
',,,ttoring them with earth. but Captain
Wylio sustained no further injury bul
for Tod he would have been Killed. n'"
Winston Churchill requested captain Wy
H. to can for volunteers To remove the
unset truck bullets. ii Us s'ld We're di"p-
,,ing ON the train "l,Se rain.' the men
t,rorrhout stuck 10 their work. responding
~ tbe noble example ser by Churchill and
t,entonant Franklin until the line was
cleared.
churchill actually left with the engine
Inns he got out at the next station. Frere
took a rifle from a soldier saying he
could NOT leave The wounded. aud walked
away I'm the direction OF the Beers.
sergeant Hasset. of the Dublin Fusi-
iiers behaved with the greatest gaAan-
trv. He took charge OF the firing party
and stood up unninchlug.y during the Beers
hot fire. His example electrified tha Fu-
slierg who kept the Beers at bay by
volleying
CAPTAIN Haldene fen early in the engage
ncnt. shot through the shoulder. Lieu
tenant Frankl.u's conduct is highly
praised. Tie exhbited great GOODNESS dur
Ing the critical period. lie IS reported
missing.
CRUSHED TO DEATH
Copeland. of the Durham Volunteers.
WAS crushed 10 death by the derailed
truck. and Godfrey. a plate layer, was
shot through the head but is doing wei.
Lieutenant Alexander had an exciting eN-
perience 4 Fusiiier, who had been
wounded in the arm by shell when
shattered the limb swung round ana hit
Alexander in the neck, almost smother
ing him with blood The shell bnrsted In
front of the Lieutenant on level with
his face and blinded him for a moment.
The next instant ne saw his comrade
living dead al his feet. while he himself
was unharmed.
Private Kavanagh. OF the DubLns, per-
FORMED splendid work. When the Brit
ish firing line fell back, he, time after
time. rallied the men, volleyed and pre-
vented the horseshoe line Of the Beers
frorn enveloping the train.
CAPTAIN HALDANE MISSING.
LONDON. Nov. lit Is reported that
the british Government has purchased
the Crcusot guns ordered by the Trans-
vaal. but not delivered
An onic'm dispatti confirms the state
ment that captain j. A. Haidane. OF the
Gordon Highlauders, attached to the Dub
lin Fusliers. and Lieutenant II III. Frank
land mot Franklin and thirty-seven
Son-commissioned officers and men OF the
Dublin Fusiliers are missing
Captain ita'dane distinguished himself
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