The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24
TRANSVAAL WAR ITEMS.

A missionary, native but reliable
man, who arrived at Estcourt on the
18th from Ladysmith, reports that a big
fight took place there on Friday, Nov.
10. He says that volunteers went out
in the early morning and drew the
enemy from their positions onto fiat,
where the regular troops, under Gen.
Sir George White, outmaneuvered
them by outflanlling the Beers, admin
istering II crushing defeat and inflict-
ing great loss. More than 200 Kafiirs,
the missionary says, were employed by
the Beers TO bury their dead, and the
two trains, each drawn by two engines,
carry away the wounded.
Misfortune steadfastly pursues Brit
ish employment of armored trains, the
fascination for which has given the
Beers their first and latest victories.
On the last occasion the British seem
to have walked into deliberate trap,
with the result that, according to the
best accounts, 80 men are either killed,
wounded or missing. OF these the
Fusilicrs claim 50 and Durham infantry
40. 1t is believed that few escaped and
that the others are prisoners in the
hands of the Beers.
dispatch from Estcourt dated Nov.
Goth says hard-fought battle took
place at Ladysmith on the 18th lasting
from daybreak until . o'clock in the
afternoon, in which many Beers were
killed and many taken prisoners. An
other battle took place on the 10th
which is described as the heaviest yet
fought. The number of Beers killed is
estimated at Il number of hundreds,
while the British losses were compare
lively small.
The Bocr commando from Rouxville,
$50 strong, entered Aliwal North on
the 18th and hoistcd the flags of both
republics in the market square, pro-
claiming the district republican terri
tory. The BritiShers were given IA
days notice To quit.
Sir Alfred Miner, governor of Cape
Colony and British high commissioner,
has issued a proclamation declaring
that the Bocr proclamation anneXing
territory, impressing men or selling
goods are null and void, and should not
be obeyed.
The total British reinforcements that
have arrived in South Africa since Nov
10 are 10000 men, chiefly infantry,
nearly -, 600 horses and mules, three
batteries of field artillery, and a num-
Der of quick firing Maxim guns.
A British dispatch srom Estcourt,
dated Nov. 10, reports everything quiet.
The Beers are cncamped six miles
away, and the British are confident
that their forces are sufficiently strong
TO rcpulse an attack.
The British admiralty has engaged
the fast steamers Gaul. Norman, Dome
Castle and Avondale Castle to embark
the greater part of the 5th division of
200 troops at southampton for the
Cape.
President Kruger has refused the
American consul at Pretoria permission
to take charge of money sent by Eng
land to procure comforts for the British
prisoners of war.
1t is reported that the long range
bombardment of Ladysmith by the
Beers with heavy guns continue daily,
but without serious damage.
The Irish Transvaal committee has
appealed for funds to enable it TO send
an ambulance TO the Irish brigade in
the Boer service.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
many towns in Cape Colony by the
governor. owing to the presence of so
many Beers.
ION the 18th Sc British prisoners, in
Guiding men of the Royal Fusilicrs and
and several blue jackets, were taken
to Pretoria.
Residents of Ladysmith are living in
caves during the day, report, says, to
keep away from Boer shells.
Peter Maher and Kid Mccoy have
been matched again and the present
articles call for them to mix it for 25
rounds aft the COneV Island Athletic