The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03
THEY SEIZE COLENSBURG
ALL OF WHICH LONDON SAYS
Is BASELESS.
WHITE SAID TO BE HOLDING HIS OWN
Six Thousand Beers Investing Kimberley.
News of Boer Victory viii Probably Cause
the Dutch of Bechuanaland and
Griguaand to R.se.

Grgualand to Rse.
Paris. Nov. 2.-The Havas Agency,
this evening, published the following eX-
traordinary dispatch which the agency
says was received through its corre-
spondent at Brussels.
"Cape Town: The news of the Beers
two victories around Ladysmith has
created considerable excitement among
the Afrikanders who do not conceal their
joy. Sir Alfred MilneF, the British High
Commissioner, is much perturbed at their
attitude. General White, in these two
engagements, lost about $50 men killed,
wounded and prisoners. The second vic
tory was won by the Free Staters, COM
manded by Lucas Mayer, who seized
Colenso thus cutting off the retreat of
General White who is wounded. The
investment of IIadysmith is complete and
the Beers are masters of Pietemaritz-
burg and the Durham Railway.
News has reached General White that
Mafeling is closely besieged and that the
Doers have successfully repulSed the
sorties The surrender of Mafeking is
expected.
1T is also confirmed that the Free
Staters have seized Colensburg."
THE STATEMENTS BASEI1ESS.
London, Nov. 2.-Ihe Secretary of the
War Office, who was shown the Cape
Town dispatch Of the Hayas Agency,
said the statements made Were utterly
baseless Brussels, where the Havas
dispatch originated, is the headquarters
of DIR. Leyds, the diplomatic agent Of
the Transyaal, and it is thought the Cape
Town dispatch may be an exaggerated
Boer version of the recent fighting.
WHITE HOLDING HIS OWN.
I4ondon, Nov. 2.-The War Office has
received a telegram, dispatched from
Ladysmith at 9:25 this morning, saying
that General White was well and hold
ing his position.
An official telegram reporting the con-
dition of the wounded at Kimberley says
that Colonel Kekewitch, the British com
mander there. has learned from various
sources that the Boer losses ON the occa-
sion of the late sortie of the British
troops from Kimberley, were very heavy.
The newspapers here contimle to ex-
press keen pleasure at the sympathy of
the United States The St james Ga
zette says:
"Few more graceful examples could he
imagined of the courteous spirit OF Amer
ican sympathy with this country, which
has been so often evident of late, than
the project of the American ladies' hos
pital Ship which will probably be fitted
ont with many of those American nurses
whose services were so highly valued DUR
ing the Cuban War. This is the first
example of hospital ship provided by
nation which is at peace for another
during the stress of war, and the wide
spread and generous responses to its APP
peais from both sides of the Atlantic
show how warmly the merciful idea is ac-
cepted by the citizens in both countries"
PRISONERS AT PRETORIA.
London, Nov. IA special dispatch
from Ladysmith says twenty British
dead and one hundred wounded have
been counted on the scene of Mondays
disaster, while $40 prisoners were sent
to Pretoria
INVESTMENT OF KIMBERLEY.
Hopetown, Cape Colony, November 2.
Magistrate Harms msworth has arrived
from Klipdam and reports that there
are six thousand Beers around kimber-
ley and that all the roads are strictly
patrolled. He says he passed close
enough to Kimberley to see the search
lights and was informed that the de-
Tenders of Kimberley were satisfied they
could hold out but were wearled with
the inactivity and hoped that relieving
force would soon arrive.
Stories of Boer victory have spread rap
idly along the western border and
Magistrate Harmsworth estimates that
over half the Dutch residents of Bechu-
analand and Griqualand viii join the
Boers after the declaration of annexa-
tion.
MANY FUSILIERS CAPTURED.
London, November 2-Another list Of
casualties at Dundee was issued by the
War Office today. 1t gives eighty-two
non-commissioned' officers and men of
the Dublin Fusiliers missing, indicating
that the Beers captured as many fusi-
liers as they did hussars.
THE BOERS INVADE ZULULAND.
Pietermaritzburg, November 2.--It is
reported that the Beers are occupying
parts of Zululand and that they have
taken Pomeroy, fifty miles from Grey
town.
ARTILLERY DUEL CONTINUES.
London, November 2.-The War Office