Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-14
SITUATION AT COLENSO.

ESTCOURT, NATAL, Thursday Eve
Ming November s.-An armored train.
with q company Of the Royal Durham Flu
silcers. started at half-past l this after
noon and reached the break In the rail-
way line about half a mile from Colenso.
without accident Captain Hensley, with
several men, recOnnOitred. and met a
native who said the Beers were occupy
Ing the town. While the conversation
was in progress the Beers opened fire
from Fort Wylee but did no injury. Cap
tain Hensley thereupon retired upon the
train and the Fusileers vOlleyed upon
he fort. As there was no response, the
presumption was that the Beers had re
treated The armored train returned here
safely az 8 o'clock.
Captain Hensley learned from the ma
tive that the Beers were numerous on
tho Ladysmith side Of Colenso.
During the afternoon there was a ces-
sation of the bOmbardment OF Lady
smith. \ heliograph was working from
Fort Wylie.
THE SIEGE OF NAFEKING.
LONDON, November 13-The War
Office this morning publishes the follow
ing dispatch, received from General Bull
cape Town. Sunday. November il
Night.-The following reports have been
received from Co.onA Baden-Powell;
90 Mafekiug, Monday. October 3O.-Al
wen here Enemy apparently shy Of at
lacking Now closing % invest as. Are
Today destroying railway two miles north
With dynamite. Smelling continued Doing
very little harm
Tuesday. October 3l.-Enemy at
tempted assault to-day on Cannon
kOpie. and southeast corner OF town. At
tack most brilliant. Notwithstanding hot
shell fire by The British South African po-
lice. under NalfOrd. Enemy lost heavily.
our casualties. five killed and five wound
ed. Killed. Captains Hon. ii. -. Mar
sham. Fourth BedfOrdshire. and &. \.
Petchell. Third Kings Rifles; sergeant
major, and two troopers. Wounded; Five
nQn-commissioned officers and troopers.
All british South African police"
SUCCESSFUL sORTIE.
The War Office also made public the
following dispatch from General Buller:
Cape Town, Sunday November r.
The following Is from Nicholson
" 'Buluwayo, Sunday, November 1.-The
| following Is from Baden-POwel.
Matching. Wednesday, October %
| All we'll here. Enemy still Smelling We
made successful night attack ON his adj
vanced trenches last night. getting I'm
| with the bayOnet our loss, six men of
| the Protectorate Regiment killed. nine
wounded, including Captain FitZ-Cla-
| renee, Third Royal Fusileers. and Lieute-
| nant SWintOn. Enemys loss unknown,
! but considerable. Enemy have vacated
Signal Hill and laagered two miles north
east Of town and two miles southeast" "
SELFGOYERNMENT FOR SOUTH AZ
RIGA.
LONDON. November 13-Slr Michael
| HicksBeach. Chancellor Of the EXeche-
| quer. speaking this evening az Bristol
| said:
THE war I'm South Africa has destroyed
| both conventions with the TransWaaL We
! must establish there pure and honest
| government. ON the basis Of equal nights,
! AMI on something more enduring than
| paper safeguards. Subject 10 this. we
| should give whatever seif-gOvernment
| may be possible i'm South Africa. 70 one
| desires that great country 10 be govern
| ed permanently from Downing street"
ONE BASUTO CHIEF FOR Beers.
| MARUE, BASUTOLAND. November O.
| The Indications are that Chief Joel, Of the
| Basut0s. viii join the Beers, who are
| likely 10 annex a strip Of the northern
| territory OF BasutOland. The other
| chiefs, however. are staunch, and there
! is no cause for alarm
EOERS LEAVE RHODESIA.
TULI, RHODESlA, october 3L-The
| Beers. with the exception Of a cOntln-
| gent at Point Drift, have left the north
| cn border The railway Is now open
| south of CaberOnes for q hundred miles
toward MafeNns.
ANOTHER TROOP-sHIP AT THE
CAPE.
| LONDON. November iL-It "a officially
| announced that the transport Armenian
! left Cape Town yesterday (Monday) az
! ternCon for Durham. and that the troop
| shin Orient has arrived at Cape Town
| with fOrty-seven officers and l,l0l men.