The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08
HEAVY CAPTURE OF BOERS.
REPORTED 1000 OF THEM WE'RE
MADE PRISONERS.

Extended Thanks to American la
dies-AnOthcr Division to he sent.
London, Nov. S.-Evidently more detailed
reports of Gen. Whites doings at Lady
smith must be received before the public
will be able to form clear idea of what
has happened.
Reports from various sources show that
another important reconnaissance or en-,
gagement occurred on Saturday to the
south of Ladysmith, and Cape Town
newspaper reports that 1900 Beers were
captured there.
The suggestion of Sir Redvers Buller. in
his dispatch to The war office on Sun
day, that the name of Gen. French had
been given by mistake for that of Col.
Brecklehurst in advices to him by pigeon
post from Durham, Is now explained by
dispatch from Pietermaritzburg, which
says that Gen. French has left Durham
for Cape Colony. Evidently Gen. Butler
was aware of this.
The Daily Telegraph publishes the fol-
lowing dispatch from Pletermaritzburg.
dated Saturday evening:
Since their occupation of Colenso, the
Beers have attempted no further advance
south. Estcourt is now becoming a strong
and growing camp. Mai. Wolfe Murray IS
in temporary command.
The enemy bombarded Colenso on
Thursday until sunset at the extreme
range of his nine-centimeter Krupp guns
Confirmation has been obtained of the
report that Gen, schalkburger is the Boer
commander at Vryburg. A general Boer
advance is not thought probable. Means
have been taken to secure Pietermaritz-
burg against any possible attack, ana also
to relieve Ladysmlth before the enemy can
come farther.
Heavy BOer Losses.
Widespread rumors of both Dutch and
native origin have been current since YES
terday that, during a reconnaissance from
Ladysmith northward, toward Matawans
Hook and Nicholson's Mex the B-itisb
troops engaged the enemy. 1t is said that
lyddite battery drove the Beers into
valley, where the British cavalry charged
through them. The Boer losses In this en-
gagement are said to have reached 1000
the British losses being only about 100.
1t Is fact that Gen. Joubert drew In
his line to-day, and that the Beers now
only have outposts a Colenso. Runners
are bringing the names of the Beers who
smith, and their reports have caused
much mourning among the relatives"
Gen. WOIseIey Thanks.
Gen. Lord Wolseley. the commander-In-
chief, has written to Lady Randolph
Churchill, thanking her for the efforts of
the American ladies in England in fitting
out hospital ship for South African wa
teTs. He says:
i am only too anxious to help you in
this matter, in order to show you how
thoroughly our army, and, indeed the ma
ton, appreciate this evidence of the inter
est the American ladies take in our sick
and wounded"
The Maine win sail for The Cape on Nov.
20, with Lady Randolph Churchhil on
board
II is now virtually decided to send
another division of 10000 men to South
Africa as speedily as possible. For this
purpose a second and third army corDs
will be modified. The second will con-
sist of 1000 men of whom 10000 will go
to Africa, and the rest be concentrated at
Aldershot in readiness for emergency.
The third corps, nominal affair." win
number 5000 men, who will Re used for
garrison purposes at home. Thus the en-
tire British army will virtually be mo-
bilized, which will be an unprecedented
occurrence.
Beers Ask an ArmIstIce.
According to special dispatches from Est
court the Beers on Tuesday asked a days
armistics. Gen. White agreed to this on
condition that they should make no move
ment. The British military balloon. how
ever, detected the Beers massing to the
south and Gen. White thereupon renewed
the attack.
Boer reports have reached Cape Town TO
the effect that on the arrival at Johannes
burg of the news of the Boer reverse at
Elandslaagte the whole rand special police
force was sent to the front with guns
from the johannesburg fort, the fortress
being left with only one gun and a garri-
son of twenty men.
The men Of the Eighteenth Hussars who
were captured at Dundee first took refuge
in a Kaffir kraal where they fought stub
bornly, only surrendering after four Krupp
shells had exploded in the kraal.
A large Boer force has been sent to re-
infsrce Gen. Schalkburger on the Tull
border. The Beers have repaired the rail-
way betyeen Volksrust and Newcastle.
Forces of the Beers.
London, Nov. THE confession LAST
evening of Gen. Lord Wolse,ey, the com
mander-in-chef, that the Beers were more
powerful and more numerous than had
been anticipated sufficiently explains the
present happenings, and the war office
win hereafter have awkward questions TO
answer in regard 70 its apparent colossal
ignorance Of the Boer strength which.
both in number Of men aud excellence Of
artillery, is apparently q complete sur
prise to the British military authorities.
Mail news from South Africa shows how
Inaccurate have been the estimates Of the
intelligence department and the govern
mental experts. IL Is CLEANED therefrom
that fair estimate Of the Boer forces Is
as follows:
Around Ladysmith 25,000: traversing zu-
luand, 1000; advancing on Burghersdorp
5000; Colesburg 5000; Kimberley, 1000;
Mafeking, 1850, and on the northern
Transvaal border, 1900.
Exact Information about the Boer artil-
lery is lacking, but It Is known that Gen.
Jouberts detachment, before it was rein
forced, consisted OF sixteen Krupp field
pieces of the latest pattern and two heavy
Creusot siege guns, which but for the op-
perfume arrival Of the British naval bri-
gade would have rendered Ladysmitn un-
tenable.
work of the Naval Guns.
In connection with the naval guns the
most interesting and important experiment
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