New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-08
BLtNDERED ~ LONDON.
COLOSSAL IGNORANCE OF THE BOER
STRENGTH THAT PREVAILED
AMONG OFFICIALS

~ thu ,.,.,,.,.s. 49,.
a,ed There is ,,..,...ras ., ~, -.
fear tho, ,ho ....,.-'.,-~ -. -,
and NAV era TO- 49,. 49,
will ,~o,.o -, -. 80 80, .,.s
safo,,. srs ,,s-,.a, -, ,". 49,
ALREADY. o7,,,,,aa,,. .onaa - - .,a. u.os
exrac,oa - ~. -. .-..~sa.' .,..,.
inc - o,o,o-a, "a ,,-o,sa,e.. 49, l.,.,-ro-7c-
IN cHes 80. 49, roa~s ,o.. - -.o,.erf
and more numerous ,bo, bsd hoe, er,icinated
sue4c,e-.,,. ov.,a,r- 49, $50, A.,-er,rss and
the War oaioo uii be-ese.er have awkward
Questions - s-su.e- ~ r.gs~a - t,s arraren,
colossal ,oro-oroe ~, tho re- s,~o,etb which
ho,h ~ r,,.,,.,rs o. NOV .,d ov,.f,s,oa ~ ar
,flo~,. is o,,o-.-.,~ o oo-,.,o,o s,,-rriee 10
tho r~,,,sb -'iI,,a-,. a,,bori,,as Mathews from
South A,,,ca shov.s how Inaccurate have beon
-. .s,t.,,,es - tho 1r,ei,,~.,oe Uooa~.r,ort
arl The co,ern,oer.a, ox,orts II is cleaned
,he~efror, that fair estimate 81 the Boor
,,.o fs &c eoi,o,-s Around ,dvs,,fth o5oOo.
,~o,..~e,,g 7,,,,,ia,1 1000. advancing on
I,,,~oh.-saor, -o,a. r1.s,u~g 2upo. Kim
49,, -n,o ,,a..,.,o ION o,1 ~, the
xo~,barr -r-arevasf border 200 rxact IN
,.-o+,,- oho,,. .ba 1,o.~ ,-.,l,a~,. Go lacking
t,., 10 80, ia. l.s-o~a, r,.,,sr,.s ae-acb-
,,e,, heeo-e g, uae re,,forcoa consisted = six
.oo- 49, ao,.,r,,a,es ~. tho ,a,s. ,a,,s-r and
two heavy Cr-..z0t siege guns which. but Tor
The o,nor.,,ra arrival 80 The r-,,,sh naval bri.
ealc. would have rendered Ladysmith untens.
Ma
T., ~o..-e..,,- ,.,., .,e -a,.., ,,,,s . mos, -,
.,-ss,,,r and ,r,,or,o,, ov,.o~s,oar, has heen
s....sse,,,i oo-~,oa o,,. n, ,-,-s rou,, with
a-.,,oh r,,, G., ser,.,cea,.la q, aavsn,ith one
. 49,. r3~i.isb o,,.se~ -rorri,,.,s gn,s mounted
~, O s,o,, .r,,.,-ii-,- cor~iaro vrae fred IN the
80. 49,. 49, 60 .. ,,.,.t .-.i~. e,,ooaes
same way "a "''- gun "''"
The Terrible. with a number - guns mus
mounted ia ~, ho~ wa, - Durham and though
,,t., .h.,.
the guns cannot now reach LadVsmi'h. fney
may be- - the greatest value IN the defence of
4 rosa.a-,,o-i.z,r-r r,hiob E, seems VIII u~oia-
80 . ~. -...t 80 ,,.
F '.H nave K" S'""" S-'t -'
/ Terrible with the relief crews l'r 0"'"" @-'4
4 other available men must have placed in The
-afrrhrrhoo1 - three thouear5 more men az the
service ~ the military aulh'ilHrs
Interesting news comes from the Channel
SQUADRON az Gibraltar showing precautions
against d" '''n'"@''''7 "'''''
European waters N time 81 peace. ~" '"' way
% Gibraltar the fleet spread out four niles
a~s~, s-a o charm ou.'ook vas k.rt for sispi-
cous craft A. Gibraltar extra ssntTies aye
ros.e5 a. -ferf a. different parts - fh- ships
.., 49,. ..,.ae . Ian cartridges each the
WIN -" ''-"-S '' '"' 49,.
salau guns On 'Ar Nii'' N'' anu '" '
ammunition being On deck. few men si@ep
-. ., ... .bo e.a~ori.rN.s are kart work ing
d '"0 suns '-'
ana all boats are hailed ana h'' ai'""| '
o..-oa-n ,,i,ho,,. The ,e~,riss.lu u the officer
..- .- r....h .e-,o. ..1.~
together with the Admiralty announcement that
The public must n9t be- Disappointed should the
TRANSPORTS ~, reach their deetlna,ion ou the
."~7' -' ,-.. .. -.
dates Indicated III ne IlNliSAtl li~'s. may -i-