Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-11-02
BRITISH oUTNUMBERED.


t.s~rs : .e.a Nrax~r wtth Jauh~st
t.oSp..~. o-t 20 The situasion 81
t4dysma.h. without bviaz alarming. u
snffi,-isntiv dauTrruus 20 excitr snxi~sy.
Evldsutiv the fss~rs are trying "a re
peat the uuui~- Tactics. Esaghly csti-
mated thev have l..oce m>a a. against
Q. ee0 Eritish
The delay in the Bicr attack "a ~
p.srts,i - - due tn the nnu arrival %
Casuuian.l .lant.s;ensr Iaub~rt column
Tbs. ha~ given the British rnach-
nes.issl respite after their rrceat ever
tipn.
Everything. it - now cunsi.icred.
hinges urtu t3sn. Whites rv,sarr~ and
Ia.irnrnt Notbinw b, kaasn regard
ing ths pruTrv~s - defensive works Toe
the protection - ttiysmith
The eensar,hip + rsor~ active than
ever According % the Daily carsni-
eies corrr-p.,n.isus. the new r~wula-
tinas liualt the number - wor,ss allowed
for press me~ssgr. 10 ea~-fgarth the
numhsr aIGoxwd h.sur~. Partners in the
n~iwhhorhooi - Laaysmith have i~fs
their farms snd stock at the mercy -
the Ispers ant are cpngrvwatiny in tho
t.4'vn-
The two guns the H'~rs hase mount
e'i are powerful weapons. They are tho
ua~. u.si % sheiiinS uun.ie~ and IA i
a ui.stt~r ~ considerable surprise how
they managed - transport such heavy
Plrc~.
Again, "a H. rvpart.d that President
Kruger accompanied sssu. Ioah.rt IN
the fruns in splsada!iy a,tci travel
ing wagon
urssi.s wai~- C.ptsrrL
The Standard correspondents a.
Lasivsmith. teiegraphing SATURDAY.
ssusis a ,,aseun-nf tia, the Il,rr, have
eapturs~i 3 ia1 muir-. a b,-s wh n will
insa7aveni~ue~ th~ Hritish transpurta-
tam facilities
The eNrianatian - tho alleged H.-~r
uasst-r~ a. nunsirr app~ars 20 b. that
a p-sctasn - th~ tssn gnar,i. although
fslrlg warmed bv ts-u- Nul~ before his
re'irrmsut. c1nt.uJl-d 10 carry arms,
and thirty ~ th~rt s~rv shot before the
t;.1.rs discovered W ho they were.
Nhv th~ Ha-F Wsp"rts.
Later reports ~ the ar~f hattl~ and
svaeufiau - uuu'rv to nat give th--s
afsirs a r,,ier hue. u7s inx - The shell
sn< ~ 'si~nro- camp the telegraph of
cvr~ were compelled - scamp~r sifh
numerous unfsr'var'iee dispatches
When tho ila~rs sut~red n,insler they
iudui .rv'i Ia general lp.ltinr - ,tarc-
but apparently siit not asher,, 10 rsi,si--t
che pppulacv.
Tn the arSt hattie the B.s.r. captured
The Nasim 20 the Eighteenth Huss.r~.
but auiY after the entire crew - IL.
san. vitb aae exerpsipn. had h.,yu li.-
ahi~,t The aarsivor sF-ctualIv dr.
abi~'i the g'In. only t'va arir~rs q IN,
staF - sen. >vmons canse "a without
puunf
Aaaln. Y = sss-srts,i the moment ths.
Rnyd publia Fu=ile~rs reached the
snnfntt a the kapie a. t,l~uen.-. the
B.ssrs showed white Tag ansi aSAe,l a
trure - bury their dras The British ar
tiiisrv va er,lrrrti - -yase nriHr. AMI
the Iissf~ ta,sls advantage * the opp.sr-
tnnitF - rstrwat en ulas.s pther1ef~s.
thsv sould have been trrimate,i b th,.
British eannon-
wsr H.siisss Ia sg~r.ti.ss.
The special earrsspou.ient = th.
uailg MAJ az Last rsn4ifls. telrrraphins
SUNDAY. describes the arrival - tn.
war haiin.1u thsrc an >aturgav II waS
welcomed. he saIa hv wild tlnev~ bv
the kanirs, wha revar'i IL a. deity.
ten White All s,sn. Archibald Hunssr
both aseensiei "a SUNDAY ant recon
uoit~rvt the enemy ; p.l-itiau.
According - the iafe~t reports frsut
cape Town. teen Ioubert has esiued
hansts vith the Frrv state tsrcrs. and
thfrr has h.vn some outpost Sighting.
President kruger has arrived at ssleu-
cu.-
There = M fresh news from the west
srn r1ntier- The mines are still work.
Iux az Kimberly. where there arr PRO
visions enough % last nine moaths.
cevil Ehodc- has mounted and fuIlv
sqaiPpsd a town guard - sop men at
eust - Eileo
The Durham correspondent II the
Daily Mail sav..
Is Is reported. on the authority of
the British resident, Ia fendolani. that
th~ foa.tas are in communication with
the boers. whom thry arr anxious To
help.
usa.~hsisi Guard 10 go.
The Household s.uari. IL 8, an
ananev't has received ar,icrs to form A
composite regiment for >oEsh Africa.
tneiu'iinG the FIRST Life tsuar,i Lieut.
col >iF Laekhart eomn aasiHg. quar-
tered a. Windsor. and detaehmeuts ~
the >eeuni Isle t;uaris. col Earl Of
b'sHda.and commanding. and the Royal
Horse tsuarls. Lieut. -eol Brrclxlvn-
harst commanding
Easaar~.t n,mshIax