The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-14
BOER LOSSES WERE HEAVY
1000 BRITISH DUE AT CAPE
TOWN TODAY.
BOER ASSAULT ON MAFEKNG REPULSED
The Coils of the Investment Closing Tighter.
British Prisoners Well Treated. The Gov
ernment England Proposes to
Establish in South Africa.


from Durham. Natal, dated Thursday,
November 9th, evening, says:
.'Native runners who have just arriv-
ed here from Drakosberg District report
that the Beers suffered a severe defeat
at Ladysmith this morning. The Boer
guns were silenced after four hours
fighting, during which the Boer losses
were heavy. No details have been re-
ceived.
BRILLIANT BOER ATTACK.
London, Nov. 13.-The War Office this
morning publishes the following dispatch
from General Butler:
Capt Town, Sunday, Nov. 12-
Night THE following reports have
been received from Colonel Baden
Powell:
Mafeking, Monday, Oct. 30.-All
well here. Enemy apparently shy of at
tacking. Now closing to invest us. Are
today destroying railway two miles
north with dynamite. Smelling con-
tinued. Doing very little HARM
TUESDAY, Oct 31-Enemy attempted
assault today on Cannon kopje and SOUTH
east corner of town. Attack most brill
liant, notwithstanding hot she'll fire by
the British South African police under
Walford. Enemy lost heavily. Our
casualties five killed and FIVE wounded.
All British South African police
The War Office also made public the
following dispatch from General Butler:
Cape Town, Sunday, Nov. 12-The
following is from Nicholson:
:" 'Buluwayo, Sunday, Now 5.-The
following is from Baden-Powell:
Mafel0ing, Wednesday, Oct. %
All well here. Enemy still she1ling. We
made successful night attack on his adj
vanced trenches last night, getting in
with bayonet Our loss, six men of the
Protectorate Regiment killed, nine
wounded including Captain Fitz-Clar-
ence, Third Royal Fusiliers, and Lieu
tenant Swinton. Enemy's loss unknown,
but considerable. Enemy have vacated
Signal Hill and laagered two miles north
east of town and tsxo miles southeast "
ARRIVAL OF TROOPSHIPS.
London, Nov. 13-A dispatch from
Care Town to the War Office announces
the arrival there today of the troopship
Armenian. with three batteries of artil-
leTy and an ammunition column, and the
troopship Nubia, with the Scots Guards
and half a battalion Of the Northamp-
tonsInre Regiment. This brings the
total number of reinforcements tn T.
S02. of which 6.000 are already on the
way to Durham. The Armenian and Nu-
bia. whose troops belong to the First Di-
vision. will probably also be ordered to
proceed.
Nine troopships. carrying 11000 men,
are due at Cape Town tomorrow (Tues-
day..
1t is officially announced that the
transport Armenian left Cape Town yes
terday (Monday) afternoon for Dur
b2n. and that the troopship Orient has
arrived at Cape Town with AZ officers
ard 1877 men.
"A PURE GOVERNMENT"
London. Nov. 13.--sir Michael Hicks
Beach, Chancellor Of the Exchequer,
speaking this evening at Bristol, said:
THE war in South Africa has de-
stroyed both conventions with the Trans
yaal. We must establish there pure
and honest government, on the basis
of equal rights and on something more
enduring than paper safeguards. Sub
iect to this, we should give whatever
self-government may be possible IN South
Africa. No one desires that great coun-
try TO be governed permanently from
Downing street"
A MESSAGE FROM WHITE.
Durham. Thursday, Nov. 13.-It is
understood that message was received
here today from General White at Lady
smith by pigeon-post, containing birth
day congra tnations for the Prince OF
Wales. and was forwarded to London.
PRISONERS WE'LL TREATED
Pretoria, Monday, Nov. 6.-Father
Matthews, Chaplain Of the Irish tusl-
lers, who was captured at the battle OF
Nicholson's Mex, has arrived here lie
complains that though General Joubeft
promised he would be permitted to re-
turn to the British camp he was taken
to Pretoria. The Secretary of War re-
leased him two days after his arrival
and he was permitted to leave. He re-
ports that the prisoners are well cared
for.
WILL JOIN TIE BOERS.
Manure Basutoland Wednesday, No