The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-23


,a,,rc. to the Relief of Kimberley.
,,,eo,Cdsn D.,paehs, 10 THE suS
,.,.,,. NOV, %. The Beers are now with
,I,,.,y ,,il.s OF Pietermarltzburg. one report.
,.do.d pacing them IA lar south as
,S,,i,sham Road. station thirty.nVe
- from the capital OF Natal InsF
1.v. seized the railway between Est
"a All Moot River. thus interposing be-
-. uIdyard's garrison OF about s.oVo men
wv, a., t,rmer place and Barton's command.
,,,,iuc about the same. ut tho latter, ine
n,v mas shcilcd the troops ut Mooi RIVER
,,,h,s atrarcnty inflicted little damage
,h. p,,rs have wrecked the railroad at sew
al ,o,n,s and have secured valuable suppnes
~. l,,t,ng tho farms throughout ono o' 'ho
,,,.t prosperous parts OF Natal.
M r,,,, strength il unknown According to
r,,l.h reports II Is NaFiousD es'',haseu
.npot5 900 men. Whether any OF Gen.
,'0', .., Command Ia included in the number
80, known. but 1t Is generally
,,,i,y,l .bar tho Free State commandos are
v..n,. ,oprrutratcd. Tho fact OF their mount
Gun. seems to dispose OF the idea that
49,, ara merely raidinG and wreckihs'
:, reasonable to assume that II 10
aIy,rc. in force for the purpose OF
% him, ton. Glory before his concentration
:, ,orpletcd, and that on the operations I'M
,,'n, in the Moot River district the I'M
rsli,,, future o! the war depends
rr, uruiry pO,ts military critic, who,
,,,o,cl, on, the campaign has repeatedly iaiu
Lava the real situation. secs IN inc
outward advance - brilliant and
dam, effort TO defeat the relieving coz
r,rn IN detail. wni'e stll attempting the
reduction o. the place for which the re"e'
:, irt.rlel" The critic continues;
OBVIOUSLY the isolation oil Esteoutt
,4c,me most profitable TO the en-
amy when there were Just insuHeient
TORS TO hold It, Hence Il does no. follow that
Nv dof.rrinG his southwark march until now
G,p. Ioubcrt missed the pregnant moment Tor
his advance. on the contrary. II he IS strong
enough to succeed success viii count more
tor him now than earlier. The occupation OF
ws.,nn A fortnight ago would not have given
hin, the opportunity for n great stroke when
1, does to-day
The critic ilicules the talk % irresponsible
ra-s,us that Hndyarl. after he has beaten the
Bo.rs. will sweep them into the Tugela
pivn- Hs asks what lie will sweep
with, a.l says: He has but
Few irregular cavalry. who are
excellent as scouts, bu, who are not OF much
Use ia sweeping many thousand men into
river. The fact is that any sweeping
I,,, -. Tpvala ia beyond the capacity OF
ry- forces north OF p!etermaritzburg. II
the Beers are beaten they will doubt
ma, avn A. tbay have always done when
,b,y were uuhafursreI ~ cavalry. to turn up
un' p cFnrIy elsewhere Even II they are
de,sivcy defeated they can fall back 10
Weenan. thence cross the Tugela 10 the north
and regal touch with their investing force at
Iadysmith"
Lp,le is known regarding the movements on
the western frontiers Of the republics Gen.
Lord Methuen is reported 10 be at witteputs.
Amos, within striking distance OF Belmont.
where the Beers seem TO occupy q good posi-
ton
The latest from Kimberley is 4 report from a
British sources OF n successful sot,is on Nov
Ii. while the most recent news from Maieking
comes from the Boor side in a despatch from
p..,.ra dated Nov. II. which says: Gen.
LEnta reports heavy firing at MaiekinR on the
afternoon ~ Nov 90. The British fred brskly
t''.r French cannon and the Boer forts. The
i go rarIod. bombarting the British iolts
So N .roIrlT Ct The British loss is unknown
one Borr was wounded.
TIM ~rN's Cane Town correspondent sends
tn,le,t news regarding the situation In tho
r1-'horn rart ~ Cape Colony. where tho most
conspicuous fact "a tho considerable success
with which the invaders have invited the
c.Dnl''s % Join their ranks.
Nn Orange River despatch states that the
Ir,l,h oss IN the sor;Ie from Kimberley was
one killed and eight wounded.
The Morning Posts CORRESPONDENT az Mooi
River Station. tcegraphing under date Of yes
t"rlay says "A Boer force estllu ated at from
$3.50 to 1000 men. with number Of
guns have occupied strong position
a MrheSons Cutting. two miles north OF
hi.h.puGs. Tho Beers started Smelling Moot
liver village at 80 o'clock this afternoon
|Hoy were posted in two strong DO
tt"n'. Their howitZers opened sud
denly at range Of four miles. Their
shooting was accurate Most OF the shells
dropped into our eamn. but the Beers could
not get within rife range. We opened Are on
party Of 200 Doors W no were advancing under
cover u their guns and they Immediately re-
tired. A Thunderstorm then interrupted the
firing We Ind three men wounded"
DrHBAN. Nov. 22.-Thorneycroft's irregular
cavalry hal skIrmlsh with the Beers on the
Moo Iuv.r vestordov Thn pri,,ah b,d 70 50
b, t,Lor W
W.. n V.