Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-07
ECHOES FROM THE SEAT CT WAR.
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Much regret is felt at the unnecessary
alarm being created ut harrisburg
when there is no need for it. The Natal
naval corps. with guns. Will return to
harrisburg to-day to reassure the In
| habitants. 20
LITTLE Loss AT CoLENSo.
| Durham, Natal. Nov. 3-(Delayed In
transinisslon.)-It Is said TINT the CO.
lenso garrison saved all the stores
tents. kits. etc.
The Beers numbered about 5000 men.
comprising fresh corps OF the Orange
Free Skaters.
The armored train did splendid ser
vice, taking detachment OF the Dub
lin Fusiliers to relieve an outlying fort
garrisoned by volunteers.
iteassuring reports have been recelv-
ed regarding the position at Pietermar-
itzburg.
a SIGNIFICANT ADMISSION.
London, Nov. 6.-,rhe officials Of The
Erltish War Office, when shown. tn
dispatch from Durham OF November 3,
said they had no further news re-
gardlng the military sltua .ina in Natal
but thought no undue s:cnificancs
should be attached to tn, concluding
phrase. They could not say whe ther
me railroad to Lalysmith VAS intact,
nut they admitted That I.adysmith is
"pM coHlpietely surrounded.
TROOPS CALLED OUT.
Pietermaritzburg. NV. "A proca-
nation has been issued declaring thar
the Orange Free State Droclamaiion
announcing the annexation Of the
upper Tugela district of Natal null
and void. The rifle Association of
DURHAM. 1sipslngo. lirontZloof, Malvern
ana the Natal coast have been called
OUT. An irregular corps IS also being
lOTnleQ.
THE BASUTOS.
Cape Town. Nov. 6.-A dispatch from
Maseru. Basutoland, dated Friday
evening, says that since Magistrate
Lasden's warning that their inter-
ference with the Basutos would cause
an uprising, the Beers have been let
ting the BasutOs cross the river into
Basutoland. The natives. however,
continued to complain that they were
being robbed of their savings by the
authorities. There is no Disgusting
from the natives that the British suf-
fered reverse at Ladysmith IT has
been explained to the Europeans as a
mere incident of the war. and they are
regarding 1t as Insignificant ut was
thought better that everybody should
know the truth" the dispatch adds.
land not follow the republics methods
OF concealing reverses both from the
Europeans and Basutos, who have i'm.
plicit faith In the imperial govern
ment The repulse OF the Free State
forces October 9th lis claimed by the
Beers to have been a brilliant Boer
victory, and they say that at Glands
laagte the British ned, and that nj
Ladysmith the Beers retired because
they had expended their ammunition
The Beers also assert that General
White was killed. and that certain doc.
uments were found on his BODY
Certain residents of Colcsburg are
freely communicating with the Boel
force across the river.
ROERS FIRE THE VELDT.
London. Nov. 1.-THE Daily Mail nub
fishes the following dispatch from
Kimberley, dated Wednesday, by wa,
OF Cape Town. Saturday. November 4
This morning the Beers fired m,
yeldt near Bronflelds, seven miles from
Kimberley, and this afternoon tn,
flames set on fire the smaller OF m,
two magazines. exploding the dynn
mite with n terrific report. ForThnstet,
no one was injured. The Veldt is sri
burning and It is feared that the large
magazine. where there are 200 case
OF dynamite, will be Ignited.'s
RUNtORED RUSSIAN MOVE
me st. Petersburg correspondent O
the Times telegraphs that yariou
rumors are afloat there regarding RUS
sian designs upon Afghanistan.
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