Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-13
BOER GUNS SILENCEO
Reported Defeat of Attack on
Ladysmlth, November 9,
BROUGHT BY NATIVE RUNNER
Cruisers Search French Steamer
OF De'agoa Bay
NEWS FROM BADEN-POW ELL

LONDON. November ia special dis
patch from Durham. Natal, dated Thurs
cay. November o. evening. says: Native
runners who have just arrived here from
the DR. tkeusherg district report that the
30, Is suffered a severe defeat at Lady
smith this morning. The BOer guns were
siienced after four hours fighting. during
which the Bp,r losses were heavy. No de
tails have been received.
The war office this morning published the
following dispatch, received from Gen. Bull
Ter:
CAPE TOWN, Sunday. November II
tnighu--The following reports have been
received from Col Baden-FoweH:
'MAFEkING. Monday October 30.-Ai!
vel here. Enemy apparently shy of at
lacking. Now closing to invest us. Are
today destroying railway two miles north
with dynamite Smelling continued. Doing
very little harm.
Tuesday October 31-Enemy attempt
ed assault today on Cannon Kopje and
southeast corner Of town. Attacked most
brilliantly, notwithstanding hot-sheu fire
BY the British South African police under
Walf0rd. Enemy lost heavily. Our casual
ties. five killed and five wounded. Killed:
Captains u. II. Marsnam. 4th Relationships;
major and two troopers. Wounded: Five
non-comm.ssioned officers and troopers.
All British South African police.
The war office also made public the fol-
lowing dispatch from Gen. Butler:
Dispatch From Baden-Poweu.
The following dispatch is from Baden
Powell via Buluwayo. Sunday. November
S:
T,E-E-L-T>SC= "Wednesday Oc+obar -
"'AH well here. Enemy still Smelling
We made successful night attack on his
advanced trenches last night, getting III
with bayonet Our loss, six men of the
PrJteCt0rate regiment killed. nine wounded
including Capt. Fitz-ClarenCe. Sd Royal Flu
sili-rs. and Lieut. Swinton. Enemy's loss
unknown, but Considerab Bile. Enemy have
vacated Signal Hin and Iaagered two miles
northeast of town and two miles south
east
The colonial office today gave out the fol
lowing extract from telegram received
from the governor Of Natal:
Lieut.. Lethbridge Of the Rife Brigade.
who was dangerously wounded November
= At Ladysnith: Lieut.. Ntsbet Of the Glou-
cester Regiment. and the wounded prison
ers at Pretoria are reported by d refugee
70 be- doing we'll"
The British transport Hawarden Castle
has sailed from Cape Town bound to Dur
ban.
Advices received here today announce
that the British troop ship Oriental. with
20 officers and f,21S men on board. has ar
rived at Cape Town
Reinf"rcements for the Beers.
PRETORIA, Monday. November 6.-The
Standard and Diggers' News says 1t is ex-
pected that another commando will leave
for the front today. number of burghers
have been Communicated and some have
volunteered. The commando will be under
a brother Of Gen. Jan II. NJ Kock, who
Was wOuHded and taken prisoner by the
British and aft-rward died in the hospital
a. Ladysmith- The house-to-house vista
tion in the central district continues. All
neI-rals who have not volunteered will be
co.nmandeered for police service
Those who are eligible are expected to
report for duty. The penalties imposed for
failure to comply with the order to report
are heavy fines and for persistent disre-
gard Of the order offenders Will be expelled
from the sta,e
Father Matthews, chaplain Of the Irish
Fusil ers, who was captured at the battle
Of Ni'holson's Mex. has arrived here. He
complains tina; though Gen. Joubcrt prom
ised he would be permitted to return TO the
British camp he was taken to Pretoria.
The secretary Of war released him two days
after his arrival and he was permitted to
leave. He reports that the prisoners are
well cared for.
LORENZO MARQUES. Thursday, No
veuber 3--The French steamer Cordoba
has arrived here When seventy miles out
she was sigraled by the British third-class
cruiser Masicieunr. and as she did not obey
a blank shot was fired across her bows.
Aft.~ her manifest had been examined she
was allowed 10 proceed.