The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-29
Between England and
TranSvaal.
BOTH SIDBS PREPARING
Transports sail From Engiish Ports
with Troops and Amnuniuon-The
Cape Government Forwarding lm4
mems supplies OF war Mutations 60
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rauons-Germaps In T~ransvaai Vol.
unteer TO Fight Against the Brisiah.

uuteer 60 Fight Against brtush.
Gibraltar. August 2A-The Manches-
ter regiment. numbering 1000 men. has
sailed for Capetown.
Capetown. August 2A.-The Delagoa
Bay incident. coupled with the recent
transit OF a large amount OF ammuni-
ton. has directed the attention or the
British officials to the immense accu-
mutation OF munitions OF war in the
South African republics. especially In
the T~ransvaal.
The Outlanders are debarred from
carrying arms. The supply OF weapons.
as shown in Louarenzo Marques (Dela-
goa Bay) returns for three years, Is
greatly in excess OF the b~urghers' Sc
quirements, and, consequently, there
is a growing feeling among the Brit
ish community in South Africa that no
settlement OF the existing crisis will
ensure lasting peace unless IL includes
a provision for the reduction OF arma-
ments
Durham, Natal, August 24.-The men
belonging TO the British frst-class re-
serve residing here. have been order
ed TO hold themselves in readiness to
rejoin their regiments.
johannesburg, August 24.-At a
meeting here OF 200 Germans, a COM
mittee was appointed TO express to the
Transvaal government the willingness
Of the to volunteer for service
in case OF war, but requesting that they
be enrolled in a separate corps on ac-
count OF the h%ardships endured by the
Germans in the Magato campaign.
Southampton, August 24.-The Brit
ish steamer Arundel Castle sailed from
this port today with thirty officers md
40 men OF various regiments bound
for Capetown.
London, August 25.-The Johannes
burg correspondent OF The Morning
Post says:
THE general impression today. both
here and in Pretoria. is that Great
Britain is preparing to accept the pro
posed compromise"
The Captown correspondent OF The
Daily Mail says: Despite the virtual
blockade OF war material in Delagoa
Bay, the Cape government is sending
enormous consignments OF munitions
Of war to Bloemfontein. During the
present month over 20, 900, 900 cartridges
have been sent and 500 rifles were dis
patched last night from Port Eliza
beth to Bloemfontein.
In addition to this, the Cape minis
try, while absolutely declining to arm
the volunteers of the colony, continues
to afford other facilities to the Orange
Free States, to arm its burghers Just
across the water, freely granting the
use of the colonial railways for the
distribution OF cartridges from the
Bloerlfontein arsenal to the border
towns.
The patience OF the people is beoom-
ing exhausted, and unless the imperial
government acts quickly and decisively
the gravest damage ma ensue TO
British prestige.
A special magazine has been con-
structed in the steamer Umervot, which
leaves the Thames tomorrow for the
conveyance Of ammunition and stores
to Natal. The consignment includes
ZOO, 900 rounds of machine-gun car
tridges, 1000 saddle-trees and 100 tons
Of general military stores.
Capetown, August IA dispatch
from Buluwayo says that a Dutchman
named Petrus Vilgoen was charged
there today before a local magistrate.
upon a warrant signed by the British
high commissioner, Alfred Miner. with
melting the natives of Bechuanaland 70
rebel against the British authorities.
The a was remanded.
The Barberton News claims to have
information regarding the intention OF
France and Germany to interfere.
The Transvaal government, IL IL as
serted by the Barberton News, desires
an opportunity to climb down without
offending the amour propre OF the
burghers, but IL no opportunity Ii az.
forded, then war will not be shirked.