The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-21
RELIEF OF
ILADYsMITH.
Enough British Troops at the
Front For Purpose.
B0ERs READY FOR THE ADVANCE.
About 1000 Burghers Sent From Jou-
bert's Command to Join Botha's Force
Near Estcourt - Prisoners Reported
Well Treated at Pretoria.

LONDON, Nov. 18.-The admiralty an
nounced the arrival at Cape Town of
the troopship Arcena with battalion
of the Argyll and Sutherland Highland.
ers (the Princess Louise's regiment),
bringing the reinforcements up to 49,
500, of which 1890 have already disem.
barked at Durham, with Is field guns, a
number of machine guns, engineers and
hospital troops, as wellsas 700 mules.
This force, with that already between
Estcourt and Durham, is considered suf-
flcient to enable General Hildyard to
advance and to take the aggressive
against the Beers south Of Ladysmith.
According to advices Ladysmith was
holding out satisfactorily, everything
having been we'll up to Wednesday.
In view of the Boer destruction Of
bridges, the war Office has issued orders
for the shipment of quantity Of bridge
work between this and the end of the
year.
It was reported that the British gov
ernment had purchased the Creusot
guns ordered by the Transvall but not
delivered.
An official dispatch confirmed the
statement that Captain j. A. Haldane
of the Gordon Highlanders, attached TO
the Dublin Fusiliers, and Lieutenant T..
II. FranKland (not Franklin) and 81 non-
commissioned officers and men of the
Dublin Fusiliers are missing.
A dispatch from Lourenzo Marques
said:
~ Pretoria newspaper announced
last Wednesday that 1000 Burghers
had left General Joubert's force around
7 .o;,, y, do nt hai "a
force near Estcourt, with view to as
sisting to intercept the British advance
to the relief of Ladysmith.
General Lucas Meyer, the Free
State commander has asserted, in the
course of an interview, that he is con.
yinced that the battle of Elandslaagte
will be the first and last Boer defeat Of
the year."
DURHAM, Thursday, Nov. 16.-A gen.
tleman who was arrested at Johannes.
burg, taken to Pretoria and released,
arrived here, via Delagoa bay. While
at Pretoria he was confined on the race
course with the military prisoners,
comprising 90 officers and 1,275 non
commissioned officers and men from
Natal, 10 officers and 25 non-commis-
stoned officers and men from Mafeking
and four men from Fort Tuli. The
prisoners guards were almost eXclu-
sively Germans and the artillerymen
manning the forts were also mostly
Germans. The prisoners were well fed
and were shown every consideration.
Most OF the officers were removed to
more comfortable quarters in the town.
PRETORIA, Thursday, Nov, 9.-The
following dispatch was received from
the Boer camp at Elandslaagte under
today's date: "Ladysmith has been
completely encircled by the Boer forces.
Our second big gun was successfully
placed in position on Bulwan hill, in
front of Ladysmith. The firing OF
heavy guns commenced early this morn.
ing, with no casualties to the Burghers
mp to the present.
"Botha has photographed from the
south of Ladysmith that the British
batteries opened q heavy fire with big
guns and continuously dropped shells
into the works around Ladysmith. The
Pretoria force was in q tight place, hav.
ing taken up position commanded by
the British fire, which was so hot that
the position became untenable. The
big gun, however, saved the situation -
PRETORIA, Wednesday, Nov. 15.-In an
engagement yesterday morning, south
of Ladysmith, the British advanced
with 13 guns, attacking 300 Burghers OF
the Transvaal. A big gun was fired on
the troops, who retired about O'Clock
to kloof near Ladysmith. The British
loss is unknown. The Beers had one
man killed and three wounded. In ad
seven horses wounded.