Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-09
In Now Noticeable in the
English Circles.
THERE IS SOME ANXIETY
Of Course, But Not Near as Much as a
Few Days Ag0-COlenSO Has Prob
ably Been Reoccup:ed by the
British Forces.
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London, Nov. $40 the eyes of mill
tary experts the darkest page of the war
is now being written. But even hat is
illuminated with bright passages, such
as General Whites victorious sorties. If
he can keep the British flag flying. over
Ladysmith until he is relieved, the cam
paign will turn a fresh page, and with
the advance of Sir Redvers Buffers force
the British public is promised more
cheerful reading. This feeling of relief
inspired by the recent good tidings is
nevertheless tinged by a certain anxiety
lest General White should again make
some fatal characterization involving a
repetition of the Nicholson's Mex disas-
ter. Her majesty does not share this
anxiety and apparently is sanguine of
mis- ability to pull through successfully.
1t is asserted she has written to Lady
White expressing sympathy with her
husband in the trials and difficulties he
is now experiencing. and assuring Lady
White Of her own undiminished conf
dence in his generalship. The purport of
this letter has been cabled to General
White by the Marquis Of Lansdowne.
The most interesting news tonight is
a dispatch from Estcourt announcing
the departure Of a stronge force of
mounted troops and artillery for a des-
ti'ation not given in the advices. An
other message the arrival at
Estcourt and Pletermalitzburg within the
last few days of reinforcements from
Durham and that $500 troops are assem-
blea ready for an advance to Colenso
when the opportunity arrives. The latter
dispatch throws light upon the former
and the force which left Estcourt on
Monday has doubtless r~e-occupied Co.
cautiously up the road toward Lady
smith, General Whites sortie of Friday
almost to the banks of the Tugela river
encouraging it's commander in the hope
of joining hands with him.
General Joubert. the latest advices
would Indicate, drew in his horns after
Fridays engagement, and has since
withdrawn the southern Boer contingent,
leaving only outDosts on the line from
Ladysmith to Colenso. The Beers who
occupied Colenso about the middle Of
last week retired without damaging Bull
wer bridge over the Tugela river or the
railroad as far north as the village of
Nelthorpe, seen miles south of Lady
smith. Evidently they nurse a hope OF
eventually utilizing bot, in their descent
on PietermaritZburg. Meanwhile the
British are also able to use both, as they
, have already done in running up an ar
mored train, which may at the present
moment be covering the advance of the
Estcourt forces.
AT Estcourt and Pieternaaritzburg the
defensive works have been greatly
strengthened within the last few days.
and they are now believed capable of
holding their own against any Boer force
which General Joubert would at the
present j%uncture send against either
town. Both are likely to be strengthened
bafnpp the week iS ant hy a further ma va
force and eye by the r1rst detachment
of General Buffers army corps.
None of the troopships have arrived.
One which il was predicted nigh reach
CapetoWn at the earliest on Monday is
as yet u~nannouliced, dnd even when 1t
does arrive there it will have three days
, steaming to reach Durham. AS any as
six transports with 1880 troops We're eX-
pected to be in C1petoWn harbor by this
time. but the war office last evening
issued a statement 20 the effect that the
only arrivals at Capetown We're the SUI
| matra, from Durham, with wounded, the
| southern Cross from Gibraltar with
mules ana the collier Wenyoe.
OF course it is possible that dispatch
| boats have been sent to meet the troop
ships with Instructions to proceed di-
rect to Durham, and II that event the
war office statement that not one has
arrived at CaDetoWn Wculd be literally
| accurate, even though several should be
half way elWee laIeloWl anu DlfDdu.
The situation looks brighter at Mafe-
| king, where the Beers are apparently
dishearteneda the unexpected resistance,
, a large body of their forces having been
detached to the south to assist in the
investment of Kimberley. around which
| the Gordon is drawing together. Evi
| IDENTIFY the Beers intend to make a con-
centrated effort to capture Kimberley,
and that arch enemy. Cecil Rhodes. -
The reported departure of a Boer con-
tingent from Pretoria with German ar
tillery sunnerS moving IN a southerly di-
| ~r.ction. is taken to mean cooperation in
the INVASION of the northern part Of Cape
Colony. an undertaking which has thus
far not progressed very rapidly.
Reports of a treaeherous use of the
| white flag by the Beers coming from ma
tive sources are not received with COM
| plete credulity, but at the same time
their reiteration is making an u%nfavor
able impression. One paper asks sar-
| castically whether President Kruger's
reference in his message to America to
staggering humanity meant the use OF
| the ..Roer white flag