The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-18
NO AMMUNITION.
Short Supply for British
Garrisons Causes Great
Anxiety.
ONLY ONE SOLDIER KILLED
Reports From Both Camps
Say No Damage Has Been
Done by the Enemy.
[By Gable to The Associated presa.l

10y SdOle " l lie <ASSOc2dltu FEeHS.
LONDON, Nov. Is, 1S99.-The salient
feature of todayss war news is the arriva
of a runner at Estcourt from Ladysmftf
and further information, since received
which left Ladysmith under date Of Wed
nesday November Is, that the inhabitants
were cheerful and that the only recent
The sortie referred to in the runners re-
port occurred Tuesday, November II
The Beers were driven from their guns
and five were killed and two wounded
There has been no news later than this
to justify the belief that the compara-
lively cheerful situation then prevaihg al
1adysmith has in any way been altered.
so there has been visible relaxing of the
extreme tension which existed all over the
country, owing to the long absence of re-
liable news from the beleagured garrison.
The sortie referred to by the Ladysmith
runner is probably the same as report
ed from General Joubert's camp, mention
ing heavy fighting between the Free
Staters and British. 1t is pointed out that
while the position at Ladysmith may mo-
mentarily be less unsatisfactory, there
will be no lack of cause for anxiety be-
fore the place is relieved. ominous state
ments are coming by mail that the Brit
ish retreat from Dundee was largely due
to the shortness of ammunition, and as
this, it is thought, is probably the plight
at Ladysmith and elsewhere, it seems to
furnish ground for anxiety for the safety
of the various isolated garrisons.
With the Colenso bridge destroyed, 1t
is claimed that General Butler viii have
more difficult transport problems to solve.
The War Office has received the follow
ing despatch from General Buller:-
CAPE TOWN. Friday, Nov. II, lSss-
Report from Kimberley. Saturday, No
vember Il, says all well there.
Reports from Ladysmith, Sunday, No
vember 12, and Monday, November IS, say
all we'll there
Belated dispatches from Cape Town
give General Buffers reply to the appli-
cation of Colonel Schiel, the German Of
ficer captured at Elandslaagte, for a pa
role, in accordance with the alleged prom
ise Of General White. General Butler ex-
presses regret that 1t is inconvenient to
Colonel Schiel but declines to admit there
is any breach of etiquette. He contin--
ues:-
mo commander can give parole or
exercise control over the safe keeping of
a prisoner outside the limits of his own
command BY the action of the forces of
the republic, General Whites command
at present is limited to Ladysmith, and
the General commanding at Natal is per-
fectly justified in making any arrange
ments for the safety of prisoners of war
that the circumstances of his command
require Great Britain is 6,000 miles from
the Cape. The Transvaal declared war
ana invaded uorltisn iSii1Oiy bSAoaS Q
British force could be put in the field.
They, therefore, obtained an immense
military advantage at the outset They
no doubt took into consideration the fact
that the small British force opposed to
them would have few men to spare to
guard prisoners. who might, therefore. be
subjected to close restraint. On the ar
rival of the British force I will do my
best to remedy any inconvenience
An official despatch from Pretiria, dat
ed Friday, November TO- confirms the
statements to the effect that the Boer
big guns had little effect at Mafeking.
Reports from Cape Colony indicate that
the Boer sympathizers are greatly sur
prised at the inability of General Joubert
to capture Ladysmith.
Interesting details are arriving at Cape
Town, from the Orange River, relating to
the fighting at Belmont. showing that
when Colonel Keith-FaIeoner was shot
through the breast, he was just going to
the assistance of a wounded lieutenant,
Bevan Lieutenant Brooke, of the Lane
ers, had a marvellous escape. While
sketching the Boer position, his horse was
shot under him. He was some distance
ahead of his troopers and had dismounted
to sketch. when thirty Beers opened fire
The first bullet passed under his leg as
he mounted.
1t Is announced that the following Brit
sh transports arrived at Cape Town to-
aay:-M Mongolian. with the Second Sea-
forth Highlanders and a field hospital:
American, with Battery Of horse artiI- |
cry, part Of cavalry brigade and an am
column; Pavandia. with the
Second Royal Fusilers and the Second |
Royal Scots Fusiliers; Jamaican. with a
OF the Sixth Dragons; Cepha-
onia, with the Fourth Brigade staff. the /
first Durhams, mounted infantry and
attachments Of the Medical Corps. This
dds roughly 4eoo men to the British force
An Old and Well Tiled Remedy.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for /
hildren feething should always be used /
or chill dren while tecthsng Il softens The 4