Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-07
No NEWS FROM NATAL
LITTLE, AT LEAST. BEYOND ENAo-
uNTroN or sToRMpERG.
POSSIBLE ALTERATION OF PLANS.
british Admiralty Announces
Transports May Not "'p
.,,o, Pubfished-Morc
,,o,,,,pu Around LRdysmith'

,,,fth respcct TO hOsulssts 4" WV"
very utuo further than the
lion Of Colenso and Stormoefs l"'s'
voyemcnts. taken together with the ""-
,n,raitv statement that the pubic must
30, no disappointed should The taiapV' %
-, which there are about 5000 men NOT
report at their destinations az pu0''Sn'u
ON the public list. may Indicate sV''I
change OF plan neoesstated by 'ne ''0
condition Of affairs in Natal IL ""s
stated that tho troops would ianu NO
Cape Town. for an invasion oil the Ii"'.'
vaal but the landing may no" 30
diverted TO Durham, Natal IL Is i"''
exnected Lieutenant-GeneraiS Sir RedVeiS
Butler will 20 within week OF TWO ~
investigate the situation for hiihseA'
There is also a possibility OF move
nent through Delagoa bay. and the au-
n,raltv notice regarding the transports
simply means. in all likelihood, that
news Of their movements is TO be sup
pressed.
stormberg was understood to be the
depOt where stores, tents, guns, ammu-
milton. and all the commissariat details
OF the Third Division-thGt under Slr
William Gatacre-were IN process OF &C
emulation.
The stores have been removed to
Queenstown and an obvious explanation
Of their removal arises out OF the boer
advance from Bethuiie and Aliwal North.
BUTLER TO RELIEVE WHITE.
Reports that Naauw Rccde Port Is
about 10 be invaded seem TO corroborate
the idea that General Buffers first busi-
ness will be 10 relieve Sir George Stewart
White.
II is believed that the Orange Free
state commanders now have u.OU men
against Kimberley and on the Free State
southern frontier. opposed 10 them are
only 1000 British troops. The towns
which lie open TO their attack are AhWal
North. Burghersdorp. Steynberg, Barkly'
and Molteno.
a dispatch from Pietermaritzourg.
dated Friday. reports that 1t Is iniendeo
10 make a stand there. Escouft IS lHe
last important town between the Beers
and the capital Of Natal and II the BOUTS
sweep past Escourt, nothing can Keep
them from laying siege 10 PieteTmarI
burg. which cannot be expected 10 MAKE
a protracted defence, while its fall would
be a tremendous blow 10 BRUSH PIoSus0
throughout South Africa.
Already the British retirement south OF
Colsneo has given the Beers an oppor-
tunity to make bid for the active sup
nort Of the disanected Dutch, by pro-
claiming the acquisition of the upper
Tueela section. ,e.,o
The 81 Petersburg correspondent OF the
Times telegraphs that various rumors are
aaoat there regarding Russian designs
upon Afghanistan.
BY PIGEON POST.
.tT1.l
LONDON, November 6.-The War once
issued the following at l:iO L. NJ yes
terGay:
"Buuer. to the Secretary Of State for
war. cane Town. November $40 p.
M-Tbe commandant at Durham sends
the following. received from Ladysmith
bv pleeon post. dated November 80;
60 Yesterday General French went out
with cavalry and field artillery and eiiec-
lively sheled the Boer laager, without
loss on our SIDE.
Lieutenant Egerton, of the Powerful,
is dead. General Joubert sent in Major
&. :. Kincaid. of the Royal irish Fusi-
liers. and nine wounded prisoners. Eight
Beers were sent out in exchange, no
others being III 10 travel.
ANOTHER SORTIE.
Colonel Brocklehurst. with cavalry,
field artillery the Imperial Light Horse.
and the Natal Mounted Volunteers. was
engaged to-day with the enemy 10 the
southwest of Ladysmith. The fighting
lasted several hours. Our loss was very
small.
The bOmbardment Of Ladysmith con-
tinued yesterday and to-day many Boer
shells being pitched into the town.
our troops are In good health and
spirits and the wounded are doing well.'
II think that General Frenchs name
l.sr toll l.
LADYsMITH SURROUNDED.
LONDON. November 6--The officials Of
the British War Office. when shown the
dispatch from Durham Of November 80.
said they hae ne further news regarding
the military situation in Natal, but
thought no undue significance should be
attached 10 the concluding phrase They
could not say whether the railroad TO
Ladysmith was intact. but they admitted
that Ladysmith is now completely sur
rounded.
THE CoLENso FIGHT.
DURHAM, NATAL, November 3.~-Eve-
ning-Cpelayed I'm Iansmission.)-It IS
said that the Colenso garrison saved all
the stores. tents, kits, ETC. The Beers
numbered about 5000 men. comprising a
fresh corps Of the Orange Free Staters.
The armored train did splendid service,
leers 10 relieve an outlying fort, garri-
soned by volunteers.
Measuring reports have been received
regarding The position at Pietermaritz-
buzz.
FREE STATE PROCLAMATION null
LIFIEO.
PIETERMARI1lBURG. November A.
A proclamation has been issued declar-
ms the Orange Free state proclamation,
announcing the annexation of the Upper
.Tugela district Of Natal null and void.
The rife associations Of Durham, Islp-
lingo. Krontzkloof. Malvern and the Ma
tai coast have been called out. An r.
regular corps Is also being formed.
BAsUTO SITUATION.
CAPE TOWN. November e--A dispatch
from Alaseru. Basutolands dated FRIDAY
evening. says that since Magistrate Lag
dcns warning that their interference with
the Basutos wcuau cause an uprising the
Beers have been letting the Basutos
cross the river into Basitcland. The ma
tlves. however, continued 10 complain
that they were being robbed Of their
savings by the authorities. There f. no
Disgusting from the natives that the Brit
isb sunered reverse ar Ladysmitn 1t
has been explained 10 the EoYopeans as a
mere incident Of the war. and they are
regarding II as inSlSnihc3nt
IL was thought better that everybody
should know the truth. the dispatch adds.
''and not follow the republics methods"
of conceaiing reverses both from tho
Europeans and the Basatos who have
Implicit faith in the imperial govern
meut
TALL BOER CLAIMS
The repulse OF the Free state forces
october 2Tth Is claimed by the Beers to