The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-06
WORD FROM LADYsM1TH

LONDON, Nov. 6-The war office has
issued the following:
Butler, TO the Secretary of State fo-
Mar cape Town, Nov. (S:40 o. M
ta3i me commandant at Durham sends The
IoHowing received from Ladysufth bv
pigeon post, dated No. 8: -
4esterday Gen. French went out with
caFaIry ana field artillery and eHectfveiv
oiIT oi,TItg9 ei5 the Boer lager without loss on
Lieut.. Egerton. Of the. Powerful. Is
TSau. S1en: Joubert sent in Mai c. s.
nine ie@G, Wo,6ddg on the Royal Irish fgsIeers ana
Ing ut TO travel.
Col Becklehurst with cavalry. field
al aIrI4Iery, the Imperial Light horse and
tns Natal mounted volunteers. engaged
oSuIJ Win the enemy 10 the southwest
OF o. iLSadysrn4th S-S The fighting lasted sew
erel nours. Our loss was very small
The bombardment of Iadvsmith con-
tlnQed Yesterday and today many Boer
sheiIs beng pitched into the town
Our troops are IN good health and
sp1Flls ana the wounded are doing well -
At p m. last evening the colonial Of
nee announced. that no further inforna-
ton had been received regarding the re-
tlrement Of the British forces from CO.
Iehso' ana that the reported uprising
OF the BasutOs had not been confirmed
slr Redvers Butler has wired the war
ONCE from Cape Town. under date of
sunday, that Coz Kekeywich, in COM
mand at Kimberley, reports, under date
OF Oct 81, that all the wounded were do
ing we'll
MORE OF NATAL ANNEXED
Another dispatch from Ladysmith saws
the Beers have proclaimed the upper
Tugela division Of Natal annexed TO the
Orange Free State.
BESTERS HILL BATTLE.
SpP0is1 dfSrs Oh Fro-,
scribing the engagement at Besters Hin.
says the Beers were completely routed
and suffered heavy loss. Their entire
camp was captured. The correspondent
goes on TO say: An artillery duel is in
progress. A British shell struck a Boer
4o-pounder and completely wrecked It.
NATIVES IN REVOLT.
According to a special dispatch from
cape Town II is reported there that the
Basutos have risen against the Orange
Free State Beers. The government has
received no information on this point.
BOERs CAPTURED.
A special dispatch from Ladysmith. fled
Thursday afternoon, says:
While the naval brigade was pounding
away at the Boer batteries this morning
a party Of British cavalry and volun-
teers were sent out. Creeping around the
Of the enemy's camps"
CRUISER UNDER WAY.
The Cane Town correspondent of the
Standard. telegraphing "Wednesday. saws.
The British frst-class pro-ecfad
cruiser Terrible is steaming at full speed
from Simons Town. Cape Colony, for
Durham. Natal
There is some disquietude here in
consequence Of q message from Pretoria.
giving COmmandant Kronje's report of
his operations against Mafekin,z The
grand stand Is only about a mile from
Mafekins, and If Kronie's account Is 10
be believed the Beers must have been
very close"
MANY BOERs KILLED.
The Times publishes a dispatch from
Pietermaritzburg. dated Nov 8. which
says: The Dutch residents here have
received news of a sanguinary battle
fought yesterday, probably between
Ladysmith and Colenso. A large num-
Der of the Beers were killed. many be-
ing relatives of Natal Dutch residing in
this place. The English residents have
no knowledge Of any engagement"
TROOPS ARRIVE.
CAPE TOWN, Nov 2 DELAYED in
transmission).-Th British TRANSPORT
Nineveh arrived today from England.
bringing tnS New south Wales lanCerS
from Aldershot. The Iancers. on land
ing, were enthusiastically welcomed by
the municipal authorities and the popu-
lace.
The presence OF the lancers was eager
" seized upon at once as affordirg the
people of Cape Colony an opportunity of
showing their gratitude for the help ten
dered by sister colony.
The news Of the losses at Ladysmith
caused an unmistakable depression. es-
pecially when coupled with the fact that
the Beers have invaded the colony almost
simultaneously.
The Dutch OF the colony are showing
themselves loyal to the British govern
ment and so far as has been ascertained
few of them have Joined the Beers.
The Boer prisoners have arrived at
Simons Town, near Cape Town, where
they are well treated.
A dispatch from Stormborne. Cape
Colony south of Burghersdorp. says
that trains have ceased running between
that point and Aliwal North, on the Cape
Colony side of the Orange river.
NATIVE CHIEFS LOYAL.
CAPE TOWN. Nov 2 delayed in trans
).-Advices from Maseru, Basuto-
land, say that the Beers are again urg-