Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
GLOOMY FOR BRITISH.
SOUTH AFRICAN OUTLOOK RENN'Ns
EXCEEDINGLY GRAVE.
HEIHUgE'S SUCCESS OF LITTLE USE.
IL Decided Nothipg-Mnfchi"H """
Ind,.mith in Serious TUE"
81 ur,tish Guns Indicates
SHARPNESS of Ammunition.


tho censorship has increased. Although
a division and half Of troops nave 10"
reached Durham. that place IS pracuca'y
noworlcss until supplied with cavalry anu
artillery. and until these arrive the si'ua-
ton will undoubtedly remain grave
with three bclcaGuorcd Garrisons ID
Natal besides Kimberly and Mafeking'
and no signs Of succor IN the immediate
future Il Is no wonder that the OUTLOOK
is regarded as distinctly gloomy to-h'sH''
and that tho most possible IS made OF
General Methuen's success, such as il
was. The battle decided nothing ana u
seems certain that many experts are OF
the onlnion that the story of the return
OF the pursuing cavalry without getting
IN touch with the retroating Beers indi-
Gates that the cavalry discovered in time
that II 10 had gone on 1t would soon have
been on the Pretoria race-course with us
comrades OF the Hussars.
Il will not surprise any one greatly
the Beers are shortly again discovered
I'm an entrenchod position near the spot
from which General Mothuen has just
ovicted them.
MAFEKING AND LADYSMITH
From no other point can even sem
blance OF success be reported. Mafeking
Is apparently I'm worse plight than the
Britishors have hitherto cared 10 admit
and II IS difficult 20 see how IL can De
relieved for some time 10 come. While -
Official dispatch from the Boer head lager
outside Of Laiysmith. dated November
9th. shows that the town was still flying
the Union Jack on Friday, the cheerful
tone OF the message and the evident an
ticlpation Of the speedy reduction of
Ladysmith "a not calculated TO cheer
anxious relatives.
The silence of the British guns again
arousts fears Of the shortnoss of am
munition. and the fear that the Beers
have just placed IN position another Siege
gun shows that they have not yet done
their worst
The arrival Of German officers, some
OF whom, II IS understood. gained large
experience in reducing forfeited towns in
ls7O-'u IS calculated to lead TO change
Of tactics which viii add to the suspense
Of the soroly-tried garrison.
BOERS EVERYWHERE
The situation in the northern portion
Of Cape Colony is about as unsatisfac-
tory as II could be. Beers are turning
UP IN an directions
A Cape Town dispatch. received at "a
late hour tonight. reports that the enc
my have blown up a railway bridge be-
tween Rosmead Junction and Middle
burg. with the object of preventing an
advance from Port Elizabeth. This was
effected by q small command Of which,
81 is stated, part remains I'M the neighbor-
hood. The effect of blowing mp this bridge
VIII tend 10 Isolate NaauwpOOrt which
was recently reOccupcd by The British.
and must delay the advance of the
troops just arrived at Port Elizabeth.
The GraVest news from Cape Town to-
day comes from the northern part of the
Colony where, Il IS now evident. num-
bers of Dutch farmers have risen and
Joined the invading Free State forces I'm
the Hcrschell and Barkey-East districts.
GENERAL PRO-BOER MOVEMENT.
A dispatch from Queenstown. Cape Col
ony. General Gatacro's headquarters. an
nounces that 40 hundred Colonial re-
bels' including an ex-magistrate of
Barlloy-East have joined the enemy at
the latter place. and that the whole force
IS reported 90 be marching on Dordrecht,
whence 10 can operate. and possibly inter
cept General Gatacrc's advance TO re-
occupy Stormherg Junction, q convenient
point, from where Gatacre can get IN
General French. at Naauwpoort, and
thus with the British base at De Aar.
Another dispatch says that refugees ar
riVlns from Queenstown assert that
Ladygrey has been occupied by Colonial
farmers, and that there IS a general
movement in favor OF the Beers.
Further dispatches from Belmont, con-
frming tho treacherous use of the white
flag by the Beers, are arOusing indigna-
O.
complaining. and il o. feared the result
will be a refusal to give the Beers quar-
ter.
WOUNDED BOERS CONTINUE TO
SHOOT.
An incident similar to the one which
occurred at the battle OF Glencoe, when
an officer was shot by wounded Beer
IS reported by the London Times CORE
spondent at Belmont. who says that
Lieutenant Blundel. OF the Grenadier
Guards. was shot by wounded Bocr
whom no was tending such statements
appear incredible, but they are now con-
flrmed officially by the protest Of General
Methuen. who has sent message 10 the
Boer commander, saying
II must ask you 10 warn your wounded
not 10 shoot our officers. i must warn
you not 10 use DUN dun bullets, or use
the nag OF truce trcacherously. Such ac-
ion IS CoWalNiF III lLt tAiltutt ana
cannot countenanco it,"
OUR ATTITUDE AS TO MACRUM.
The reported determination of The
United States TO compel Kruger 10 allow
Consul-Gcneral Macrum 10 eXerci.e his
rights as British agent at Pretoria has
created an excellent impression here, and
has called out various expressions of sat-
lsfaction and gratitude
LADNSMlIH STRANGELY QUIET
PRETORIA November 25.-An official
dispatch from the Boer head laager out
side Iadysmith. dated Friday. Novem-
Der 9th, says:
''The garrison At Ladysmith was
strangely quiet yesterday The can
nonade to-day hardly evoked q response
The balloon no longer scars. The third
big cannon. which the Beers have bap-
tized 'Suzerainty,' was placed i'm position
to-day The German officers arrived last
night
THE Boer generals think they win en-
compass the fail OF ladysmith by the
end OF this week"
WHY BRITISH OFFICERS FALL
ORANGE RIVER. CAPE COLONY
Friday November 2l.-6.S0 j. Mn all
lV wounded including several Beers
have arrived here from Belmont. one
OF the Beers "a boy of Il years Of axe
was compelled 10 take up arms with hi.
father who Is a prisoner.
A wounded Boer said that twenty mer
were selected from each Boer section "a
pick on the British officers But. De
added on the advance of the British
force. the Boer marksmen were bewild-
cred, as II was impossible % distinguish
tho officers. who wore the same equip.
mcnt as the men. The marksmen were
also unable to make out the sergeants