The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-19

man officer captured at Glands Laagte,
for a parole, in accordance with the al
legged promise of General White. Gen
eral Butler expresses regret that cap
tivity is inconvenient to Colonel Schiel,
but declines to admit that there is any
breach of etiquette. He continues
No commander can give a parole
or exercise control over the safe keep
ing of prisoner outside the limits of
his own command. BY the action of
the forces of the republic General
Whites command at present is limited
to Ladysmith, ana the General COM
handing is perfectly justified in max
ing arrangements for the safety of the
prisoners of war that the demands OF
his command require. Great Britain is
o,GOO miles from the Cape. The Trans
vaal declared war and invaded British
territory before a British force could be
put in the field. They therefore Cb
tanned an advantage at the outset.
They no doubt took into consideration
the fact that the small British force
opposed to them would have few men
to spare to guard prisoners, who might
therefore be subjected to close re-
straint. On the arrival of the British
force I will do my best to remedy any
Inconvenience"
An official dispatch from Pretoria
dated Friday, November 10th, confirms
the statements to the effect that the
Boer big guns had little effect at Ma
feking.
Reports from Cape Colony indicate
that the Boer sympathizers are greatly
surprised at the inability of General
To,1bart to nt,,ra Tadycp,it1,
Interesting details are arriving at
Cape Town from the Orange River re-
lating to the fighting at Belmont, show
ing that when Colonel Keith Falconer
was shot through the breast he was
just going to the assistance of a wound
ed Lieutenant. Bevan. Lieutenant
Brooke of the Lancers had a marvel
Gus escape. He had dismounted to
sketch the Boer position, being at the
time some distance ahead of his
troopers, when thirty Beers opened fire,
and bullet passed through his leg, the
second riddled his helmet and the third
killed his horse. Lieutenant Brooke
thereupon started to run, holly pur-
sued by the Beers, who were mounted
and would certainly have captured him,
but for an intervening wire fence. The
bullets fell thick around the Lieutenant
as he climbed the fence, but the Beers
stopped pursuing him, and though they
peppered away at him, Brooke escaped.
GENERAL WHITE REPORTS ALL
WELL.
ESTCOURT, Friday Evening, Nov.
IA runner arrived here from Lady
smith to-day bearing dispatches from
General White, who reports all we'll
there. He adds that the Boer shells
have no effect. General White re-
Gently made a sortie and drove the
Beers from their guns position. The
British did not lose a man. The town
is healthy.
1t is. rumored that the Beers have
occupied the village of Weenen, TWEEN
ty-fFe@ miles hence. What advantage
they hope to derive therefrom is not
known.
The bombardment of Ladysrnith has
continued almost daily with big guns
The Beers endeavored on Tuesday, No
vember 14th to make a closer invest
ment, but were repulsed, General White
following this up with sortie which
drove the Beers from all their positions
with considerable loss
short of provisions.
BELATED DISPATCHES.
LORENZO MARQUES, Nov. 1S.-Be-
lated dispatches from a correspondent
with the Beers near Ladysmith up to
Tuesday, November 18th are arriving
here, after being strictly censored at
Pretoria They throw some light on the
fighting already reported from other
sources. They say that on Friday, no
vember 10th, eight lyddite shells were
fired into the Transvaal central artillery
position, without doing any harm. The
wooden platform of the second big gun
on Buluwana Hill was damaged. but
has since been repaired
Commandant Weilbach captured a
man who reported that General White
was wounded and had gone to Tieter-
maritzburg, leaving General French in
/ command. This, however, does not
tally with the Transvaals information.
The prisoner also reported that the
| British forces were hiding in under
ground chambers, in order to avoid the
shells, and said there were about LOGO
wounded in the hospitals.
General Joubert has been indis-
posed but is better
On Monday, November 18th, the Brit
lsh forts on the north side of Lady,
smith opened on the nearest Beers bat
terry, and the shells fell so thickly that
the Beers were compelled to lie fiat
ana sheltered Later they opened fire
I on the British batteries, which ceased
firing.
Heavy fighting occurred between the
Orange Free State troops and the Brit
ish south of I4adysmith during the
morning of Tuesday, November 18th
The result is not known.
From Lombardskop the British bat
teries were visible Smelling the Free
Skaters position. A Transvaal big gun
shelled the British batteries.
BOERS BOMBARD KIMBERLEY.
KIMBERLEY, Saturday, Nov. IL
Via runner to Orange River.-The
Beers bombarded Kimberley again at
o:13 O'Clock this morning. Smelling the
town briskly until 6:15 a. M from three
positions. Subsequently they maintained
desultory fire until 7:15 O'Clock. One
shell killed a poor old Kaffir woman in
the street, and another fell on the roof
of barn. partly wrecking the building
but not injuring the inmates. Six
shells were fired against the water
works, but fell in the reservoir. Sew
eral artillery men in the fort had close
shaves.
our guns replied at long range and
at least two shells are believed to have
found their mark, as the fire of the
Beers in that direction was effectually