Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-09

! va ''i'i''' iioit WHICH, IL Is Dtll'Nttl
the Beers have resumed the lombard
fent of Ladysmith.
| Deiails in regard to Gen. Brockel-
| hursts operations, Friday. towards
| Dewdrop show that the British force
consisted of 18th and 10Th Hussars,
volunteer cavalry with battery;
mounted infantry. the 9TH Dragons,
ROystons Light Horse and two batter
| les. At midday Gen. Brockelhurst
| drove the Beers from all of their posi-
| tiunS. shrlled three of their guns and
| headed OF 1000 Beers from the Pieter-
maritzhurg road The Light Horse
pressed too far into Il gully and were
! "Ntricatcd by the dragons. all get
ting safely away.
Under a heavy fire Lieut.. Pomeroy
| of the 9Th Dragon Guards. pluckily
| rescued a dismounted trooper from the
| fire zone. The British casualties were
slight The moral effect is excellent.
Brig Gen. Wolf Murray has receiv-
ed important dispatches from Lady
smith hy a runner, hat their contents
have not yet been divulged.
The armored train with detachment
of the Dublin Fusilicrs and a railroad
engineering staff. which left here for
Colcnso to repair Tho line. Saturday
evening, and which also intended to go
through to Ladysmith if possible. has
returned here. The commanding Off
Ger reports that he proceeded beyond
ColenSo and found the dwellings there
untouched.
The bullet holes in the uniforms Of
the Durham Volunteers show the mar
rowness Of their escapr from Fort Wy
lie which was only effected after the
heavy fire of the Dublin Fusiliers had
inflicted severe loss an the Beers. a
member Of the garrison who was hard
pressed by the Beers leaped into the
river amid d shower of bullets and by
diving repeatedly reached the far bank
unScathed.
Gen. French manas, i to leave Lady
smith by the last tram from there.
Four miles from COlcnso the Beers fir
ed on the train but no one was hit.
The general is going 10 Cape Town in
order to take command of the cavalry.
The Border Regiment arrived here.
Friday. Sub-Inspcctor Petley of the
Natal police. says that his men alone.
forming one of several parties, inter
red Ct Boers who were killed in the
battle of Talana Hill.
The Dublin Fusiliers are being serv-
ed with new kits. They lost every
thing in the retreat from Dundee. The
colonial forces are already fighting in
their shirt sleeves and it is expected
that this viii spread to all the forces
before long.
Durham Natal Nov General
Srhalkburger with 1900 men. has ar
rived at Nlyheid on his way to Swazi-
land. 1t is believed that he is going to
ZuZuland. The enrolment of the new
Imperial Infantry is proceeding, apace
at Durham and Petermaritzburg.
Murray's Mounted Volunteers have left
Pictermartzburg for the Moorh river.
News from lower Tugela reports
splendid work upon the part of the
Germans below Umvoti The mounted
rifles have no volunteers mere assid-
uous than the Germans. The prepara-
ton for the defence of PietermaritZ
burg are in good shape. All the strong
positions on the surrounding hills have
been fortified.
There has been a great influx of
Colenso refugees at Pietermaritzburg
where the public buildings and stores
have been given over to them. Thu
population of Durham has been in
creased $4,000 by the refugees. among
whom there is considerable distress.
Cape Town, Sunday. Nov Sir AL
fred Miner visited the wounded, today.
They are all doing well. Some of the
wounds are of an extraordinary ma
ture. The Mauser bullet makes clean
perforation of bone and muscle. Sol
inrc hot ,oI hn4 ,Ia
have lost the sense of smell and taste,
but are otherwise quite WELL Most Of
the wounds are in the hands and arms
The local volunteers have again eX-
pressed desire of going to the front.
The Dutch of the colony maintain
neutrality. though doubtless many in
Bechuanaland have Joined the Beers.
LourenZo Marques. Nov 5.-Delayed
in transmission).- runner from In
gnavuma. Zuzuland brings news that
on Nov. l. $50 Beers invaded British
territory and avanced toward the fort
at Ingnavuma with a white flag When
they were 100 yards distant they fired
volleys into the fort which. however.
had been evacuated. The Beers burn
ed all the stores on the Lebomko and
thoroughly ransacked Pemersdorp.
which they burned.
Queenstown, Cape Colony, Sunday.
Nov. SIT is reported that the Beers
have blown up the Stormberg- Spruit
bridge. terrific explosion was heard
in the direction of the bridge.
Ottawa. Ont. Nov. S.-Lord Mimic
received cable. today. from the i'm
perial war office stating that the sec
ond offer of troops for the Transvaal |
by Canada would not be accepted, as
they were not required.