The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-20

LONDON. Nov. n. S a. m.-This morn
ing's news gives little that alters the COM
piexion Of the situation. Since the fight
os November . matters. SO far as Is known,
have been fairly auie, at I.adysmith. 1t
Is not unlikely that the Beers. badly In
formed as to the nature and extent OF
British preparations to advance to the re-
lief OF the town, may be hesitating re-
garding the next movement. The situa-
tion In Natal Is very complicated. more
especially II the reports be true that the
great Tuegla bridge has been destroyed.
The success of the next move on either
side will depend more on strategy than on
superior numbers
Courses Ooen to noers.
The Beers have three lines OF action
open. They can hold the railway with
the force they have at Ennersdale. falling
slightly back before the British advance
and threatening II from weenen. or. In tho
second place. they can advance from Wee
men and try TO carry Estcourt: or, In the
third place. they can advance due south,
from weencn TO Weston. cut the railway
and blow up the bridge over Moot river.
II II he true that there are in.oco Beers
under Joubert and Gen. Botha. marching
south TO meet the British relief forces
heavy fighting is In store.
For Relief of Kimberley.
Nothing is known with certainty regard
ing the progress OF tho relief column from
Durham and the immediate interest centcrs
in the relief OF Kimberley. Gen. Methuen
has splendid knowledge OF the country
where he will operate and is laying his
plans with the utmost care An indefatiga-
BILE worker he is busy night and day cut
ting down the baggage 10 a minimum and
issuing orders with view OF insnring that
tho officers shall be indistinguishable from
the men to the eyes OF the Beers.
Mai. Rhodes Confident.
A naval brigade. with searehlisnts from
the cruiser Doris. under Mai. Ernest
Rhodes, will accompany the column. and
Mai rhodes is confident that he viii see his
brother. Cecil In Kimberley. The column
viii take all the materials for repairing tho
railway. which it Is believed there viii be
no difficulty tn doing. The advance will be
made by forced marches, the column reach
ing Moider river in four days.
Bocrs Are Concentrating.
An Orange river dispatch. dated Thurs
day, November ~. snys that the Beers
were then concentrationg their forces out
side Of Kimberley. According Ia the latest
advices from jamestown there has been no
signs of Basuto rising up TO Thursday
last. The Beers have renamed Aliwal
North olieversfontein, In honor OF their
eommandant.
Bocrs Moving ON Estcourt.
LONDON, Nov. ia,-The war office post
ed The following telegram today frorl Gen.
Redvers Buffer to the Marquis OF Lans-
downe:
cape Town. Nov is 3z5 p. m.
'sThe following II from the general COM
nandIng at pietermari,yhgrg; Today at
s a. IN. the officer commanding north
mounted patrols were aayaen.nG across the
whole country from Gaudton road tp UIan-
d. moving on Icxteourt. Ny force stood 10
arms The omtposfa reported various bod
les. from 80 % 30 strong, advancing on
Esteourt from northeriy direction One
party. 90 strong, moved toward the rail-
roaa bridge half milo northwest OF Est
court
our o4sspo.ta fred on the enemy and
one Of tire naval guns fred she'll n sDo
yards range. the shell bursting eioss TO the
enemy. who then hufiadiy retired.
..'At Il e'eloek reports were received
fruns three psekefS THAI u large nuut or of
Beers were In sight on a hill above lea
lies homestead The troops have returned
20 camp"
Attack on Ladysmith.
DfTRBAE. Natal. Nov is.-Ths Times.
oS Natal. publishes the following. dated
November Is. from liA special cprrespon-
Dent al Ia9gsnaith:
.'Ths enemy Trade # determined attack
on Thursday, November q Apparently
all the Foer forces participated Their az
ti.Iefy opened fire 81 3 IT.. pouring
shells thlrk asa3 fast upoD the british po-
s.ts5as although witfs no great effect.
They adopted the unusual tactics ~ adj
vaneing under cover ~ their gums 30 the
ridges ard kopjne aata1ens To those occu~
pied BY the British troops on the left os
our earn&,,
T~na~ity at Bo~rs.
"Coatiualng their advance, The Beers
crept - uMng every available hsk ~
warm FIRE. which beat hack sbe enemy.
rirp~sss equas 10 the desperate stands on
sricxt elaborate on ali sides Of the town
.~The main attack. however. was made
between th0 Free sfa,s ana SsweastIe
railway anss. by . cosasnu eosn9csesi
/ chiefly 81 Johannesburg yoiEaSeerH-
brigade OF the klages Royal rife corps
mate . xsasn1d defense The Beers were
rspasssd, bat socn rallied and rssvsusd .