The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-11-22
BOER INVASION.
A Host OF Burghers Pour Into
Cape Colony.
situation at Mafeking, Ladysmith ana
Kimberly shows Little Change
An Army Beef Scandal in En-
gland Other War News.

gland Other War News.
Estcourt, Natal, Nov. 17.-An ar
mored train, having on board a half
company of the Durham volunteers
and half company of the Dublin fusi-
leers, steamed to Chieveley Tuesday
morning. On its return it was shelled
by the artillery of the Beers, placed in
four positions. Two trucks in front
of the engine left the rails, topping
over. While the train was thus help
less. the Rritish troops faced the Beers
in slxirmishing order and the Eoers
poured shot and shell into the crippled
train. The derailed wagons were
with great difficulty removed and the
line was cleared, when the engine and
tender steamed back.
London, Nov. 1S.-The absence OF
news of any serious movement against
Ladysmith seems to show that the
Beers are repeating the strategy
adopted by them at Dundee, when
they appeared in front and endeav-
ored to effect q surrounding move
ment. This seems to be their object
regarding Estcourt, and since it is inn
possible that relief should reach there
for some days to come, it is not un-
likely that further retiring move
ment on Mooi river will be made. Maj.
Murray has returned to Pietermaritz-
burg to take command of the lines OF
communications and Col. Long, of the
artillery, has taken command at Est
court. The forces now at Pieter-
maritzburg are too weak to attempt
to reopen communications. Artillery
and cavalry especially are badly needed
and it necessarily will take very long
time to obtain either, owing to the
difficulty of training and the necessity
of allowing horses to rest after the
long sea voyage.
Kimberly was safe on Friday. Last
Tuesday a Boer force of 600 entered
Aliwal North, Cape Colony, hoisted the
flag of the Free State and declared the
town and district to be part of the
republic.
Special dispatches from Pietermar-
itzburg and Lorenzo Marquee say that
Ladysmith is bombarded night and
day and hard pressed. On November
0, having during the night placed men
close to the town, the Beers, after q
heavy bombardment, began an assault,
but were repulsed at every point with
heavy losses.
heavy losses. The Beers have de-
stroyed one of the bridges over the
Tugela river.
London, Nov. 21.-The reports OIL
heavy fighting at LadysmIth last
Wednesday have not been confirmed.
On the contrary ,Le most reliable ad-
vices from Estcourt indicate that there
was nothing more than a desultory
cannonade. Probably the rumor of a
serious engagement. grew out of the
fact that the Beers threw few llarm-
less shells late TUESDAY night, leading
to the supposition that an attack was
imminent. Nothing, however, hap
pened Wednesday.
The Boer invasion of Cape Colony
continues rapidly. There are 1900
Beers at Colesberg and news has
reached East London that Ladygray,
near Aliworth, has been deserted by
the British and is now in the hands
of the Beers. A Pretoria dispatch
declares that the British on Sunday
made two unsuccessful attempts to
oust the Rustenberg command from
a position near Mafeking, and that
severe fighting took place. From
Delagoa Bay come reports of the ar
rival of more German officers and
artillerymen who have volunteered to
serve with the Transvaal forces.
The plan of operations on both sides
is slowly unfolding itsen. Gen. Jou-
bert is evidently moving south to pre-
vent, If possible, the junction of the
British relieving force with the forces
at Estcourt and Ladysmith, while on
the Orange river border the Beers are
believed to be concentrating at Dom
| kerpoort to oppose Gen. Buffers ad-
vance. It is said 6.OOO Beers have al.
ready laagered at Dunkerpoort.
The English plan seems to be a
three-fold advance from Durham to
Ladysmith, from Orange river TO Kim
berly and from East london by way
of Queenstown to Burghersdorp.
The Chronicle says: Hitherto we
have hesitated to speak of tine quality
of the timed meat supplied TO our
transports, much of which has had 70
be thrown overheard. But we have
made inquiries in quarters not likely
| to be influenced by mere rrrmor, and
we find there suspicious that some
of the meat supplied 10 the govern
ment for use on British transport:
was meat which had been rejected
by the United States during the hos
tilities in Cuba, where It was pictur
esquely known as "embalmed beef.
and relabeled with the mark of tn,
current year.
Berlin. Nov. 21.-The Cologne Ga
zette publishes the following dispatch
from Cape Town: Everything is pre-
pared for general rising of tn,
natives throughout Cape Colony. They
are ready at any moment to max,
common cause with the Beers.
Pietermaritzburg, Nov. 21.-A party
of British photographers cut off by tn,
Beers outside of Estcourt, contrivet
to escape TO New Hanover and arrivct
here Sunday. They report that GOO
Beers, driven by starvation, are forag
ing toward Greytown. No alarm II
felt, but it may require division o
the relieving column to annihilat,
them.
Insurgents Rrr Active.
| Maniln Noy o1-Tbere has baan .