The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-22
Have Had No News There From Out
side Since October 10th.
COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED
Between IstCOurt ana Durham.
Humurs Of the Brilliant English
Victory at LadysmIth on We'd
ncsday Are Siiil jucUniirm-
cd and hey Are
Discrcd dItcd.

LONDON. Nov. 22-The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch isJm
IIctcrmaritzourg
An olhcIu communication from Lady
smun dated November 18th says the ear-
rs1n is maintaining is position a Doef
force is reported Co tnc rear oi Boston,
about d days ride from here.
DURHAM nov. Communication
with Estcourt is Interrupted
Ar kIABEhLE1.
LONDON. Soy. -l-I4tc last evening
the War Office mad, public two ais
uatchcs from General Butler az Cape
Town The first had been received nom
General Clcry. dated Monday. November
10Th. and announced tn1t 'hiee plNa'cs
were wounded the previous day at Mool
river.
Tbe second was from colonel Baden
Powell dated al Alaieking November 0tn
saying.
"All well here We have had few
successful sorties. Our Joss is Two oIl-
GERS and seventeen men killed ANA iour
officers and twenty-nine men Wouhde''
The euemy.s loss is heavy. His numbers
are decreasing. but his gums remain ana
shell MS. Keeping out of the range OF our
small Gums Have had 800 news irom the
outside since october Yth
NOT Credited.
ESTCOURT. NATAL. Monday Nov. 20
Rumors of a. glorious victory achieFed
bv General White Wednesday last arc
sim unconhrmed. Little credence ls ''-
t.obed D., Them especially a- the rumor-
added that General White had threatened
to place many hundreds Of prisoners in
conspicuous places should inc s"eli4"s
Of the town continue.
..rff L q
Beers are zeparauus into forage and pil-
laying parties. who are lootins stores
stealing cattle and ransacNns houses 10
As added that one farmer became so ln-
censed that he stalked "a party of sixteen
Beers. eventually shooting eight oi them
A Boer force occupies q position ON the
M00i river eight miles below the Moo.
River Station.
SUPPLIES PLENTIFUL
DURBAN. Nov. 1.-THE government
has received the following advices from
Colonel RoystOn. commandant of the voi-
unteers at Ladysmith. under date of NO
Vember lG,h.
"Au the volunteers and police are well
and there are plentiful supplies for men
and horses. All was quiet yesterday
wednesday, and the same condition
exists This morning There has been no
further bjmbardment and the effects
hitherto have been trifi'ns. We are anxious
for news from the south
PRETORIA. NOV. 2i.-Nia Lorenzo Mar
quez-MOndays report from General Jou-
bcrt's headquarters which was presented
TO the Trausvaal Council Of War to-day,
says
Heavy gun firing was heard I'm the
direction OF Estcourt on Saturday and
continuous rifle firing is proceeding south
of Ladysmith.
"A small sortie from Ladysmith this
morning was repulsed. The Iransvaal
heavy guns fired number of shells into
the town this afternoon.
CAPE TOWN. Soy. 1.-The British
troops re-occuu.el Nlawport ON Sunday.
\ STRONG POSITION.
DURBAN. NATAL Nov. -0.-Seven hun
drcd Beers from Wcenen took up ID strong
position on the highlands 10 miles south
of Estcourt Sunday. occupying Turner
Farm. northeast of the Mooi River.
Major Thorneycroft. with detachment
of mounted infantry and The Estcourt
Carbineers. engaged the Beers of whom
three were killed including their COM
mandant. The Beers Withdrew, taking
20 head of cattle captured at Turner's
farm.
The main Boer force south of Escourt is
reported 90 have retired.
LONDON. Nov. Y.-Callers al the
United States e4~oassy to-day were iu-
formed that the United states was no
longer able 90 forward messages or secure
information regarding the British prIs-
oneIs. President Kruger having refused
the request % permit Consul MacCrum
10 transmit "a list OF British prisoners
Though Mr. MacCrum apparently SIN re-
mains the Wninal agent of Great Britain.
he is prac,f ally deprived of AN powers
pertaining q the position.
IL is understood that President Kruger
objected to Mr. MacCrum on The ground
that United S-ates claims OF neutrality
were prejudlced by her evident friendship
for Great Britain.