Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-13
SUCCESS
TURNING
London Believes the Dark
est Page of War is
Written.
Whites SOrties Success
ful--Reports Queen
Sent Message.
No Troopships Yet Come
To the Relief of
Matters.

SAAS N>SO~ AANSS
war is now being written. But even
that is Illuminated with bright pas
sages such as Gen. Whites victorious
sorties. If he can keep the British flag
flying over Ladysmith until he is re-
lieved, the campaign will turn fresh
page, and with the advance of Gen. Sir
Redver Buffers force, the British pub
lie will be promised more cheerful
reading. This feeling of relief is in
spired by the recent good tidings but is
nevertheless tinged by certain anx-
iety lest Gen. White should again make
some fatal miscalculation involving a
repetition of the Nicholsons Mex dis
aster. Her majesty does not share this
anxiety, and is apparently sanguine of
his ability to pull through successfully.
It is asserted she has written Lady
White expressing sympathy with her
husband in the trials and difficulties he
is now experiencing and assuring Lady
White of her own undiminished conf
dence in his genera1ship. The purport
of this letter has been cabled to Gen.
White by the Marquis of Lansdowne.
The most interesting news is uls-
patch from Estcourt announcing the
departure of strong force of men and
mounted artillery for destination not
given in the advices. Another message
announces the arrival at Estcourt and
Pietermartizburg within the last few
days of reinforcements from Durham
and that $500 troops are assembled
ready for advance to Colenso when the
opportune moment arrives. The latter
dispatch thrown light upon the former,
and the force which left Estcourt Mon
day has doubtless re-occupied Colenso
and is possibly now advancing eau
tiously up the railroad towards Lady
smith
Gen. Whites sortie of Friday, almost
to the banks of the Tugela river, en-
courages it's commander in the hope OF
Joining hands with him. Gen. Joubert,
the latest advices would indicate, drew
in his horns after Fridays engagement
and has since withdrawn the south
ern boer contingents, leaving only the
Outposts on the line from Ladysmith
to COlenso. Beers who occupied Col
enso about the middle of last week re-
tired without damaging Bulwer bridge
over Tugela river or the railroad as
far north as Nelthrop, seven miles
south of Ladysmith. Evidently they
nurse the hope of eventually utilizing
both in their descent on Pietermaritz-
burg Meanwhile the British are also
able to use both, as they have already
done, in running up armored trains
which may at the present moment be
covering the advance Of the Estcourt
force At Estcourt and PietermaritZ
burg the defensive works have been
greatly strengthened within the
last few days. They are
now believed to be capable of holding
their own against any boer force which
Gen. Joubert would at the present juno
ture risk sending against either town.
Both are likely to be strengthened be-
fore the week is out by further naval
force, even by the first detachment Of
Gen. Buffers army corps.
None of the troops ships have ar
rived One which it was predicted
might reach Capetown Monday is as
yet unannounced. Even when it does
arrive there, it will have three days
steaming to reach Durham. Six trans
ports with 4,500 troops were expected
to have been in Capetown harbOr by
this time but that war Office last even
ing issued statement to the effect that
the only arrivals at CapetOwn were the
Sumatra, from Durham, with wounded,
the southern Cross from Gibraltar with
mules, and the collier Wenvoe. 1t is
possible dispatch boat has been sent
to meet the troop ships with instruc-
tons to proceed direct to Durham. In
that event the war Office statement that
no one had arrived a CapetOwn would
be literally correct, even though sew
eral should be half way between Cape
town and Durham. The situation looks
brighter at MafelIing, where the beers
are apparently disheartened at the
unexpected resistance, a large body Of
their force having ben detached to the
7uth to assist in the investment of
Kimberley, around which the Gordon