The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-11-10
VICTORIOUS SORT|ES.
One Made to the Banks of the
Tugela River EncOur-
ages Gen. White.
READY FOR AN ADVANCE ON COLENSO.
ReinfOrcements for the British Arrive
at Estcourt and Pietermaritzburg
the Last Few Days.
Gen. Joubert Withdrew the Southern Boer
Contiguous Leaving Only OutpOsts
on the Line From Ladysmith to
+ COIenso-British Situation.

LONDON, Nov. 9.-To the eyes of mill
tary experts the darkest page of the
war is now. being written. But even
that is illuminated with bright pass
ages such as Gen. Whites victorious
sorties. If he can keep the British
flag flying over Ladysmith until he is
relieved, the campaign will turn a
fresh page, and with the advance of
Sir Redvers Buffers force, the British
public is promised more cheerful read
ing.
This feeling of relief inspired by re-
cent good tidings is nevertheless ting
ed by a certain anxiety lest Gen.
White should again make some fatal
miscalculation involving a REPETITION
of the Nicholsons Mex disaster. Her
majesty does not share this anxiety
and apparently is sanguine of his abil-
ity to pull through successfully. 1t is
asserted that 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 undimished
confidence in his generalship.
The purport of this letter has been
cabled to Gen. White by the marquis
of Lansdowne.
The most interesting news Wednes-
day night was a dispatch from Est
court announcing the departure of
strong force of mounted troops and
artillery for destin alton not given in
the advices. Another message an
nounces the arrival at Estcourt and
Pietermaritzburg in the last few days
Of reinforcements from Durham and
for an advance to Colenso when the
opportune moment arrives. The latter
dispatch throws light upon the former,
and the force which left Estcourt Mon
day mas doubtless reoccupied Colenso,
and possibly is now advancing eau
tiously up the railroad toward Lady
smith. Gen. Whites sortie of Friday
almost to the banks of the Tugela
river, encouraging its commander in
jhe hope OF joining hand with him.
Gen. Joubert, the latest advices
would indicate, drew in his horns aft
err Fridays engagement and has since
withdrawn the southern Boer contin-
gents leaving only outposts on the
| line from Eadysmith TO Colenso. The
Beers VINO occupied ColensO about
| the middle of last week retire /
without damaging Bulwer bridge
over the Tugela river. or the rail-
road as far north as the village
! of Nelthrope, seven, miles south of
Ladysmith Evidently they nurse a
hope of eventually utilizing both in
their descent on Pieterzmaritzbu burg.
Meanwhile the British are also to use
both as they have already done in run
ming up an armored train, which may
at the present moment be covering the
advance of the EstcOurt force.
The situation looks brighter at Ma
feking, where the Beers are apparent
y disheartened at the unexpected re
sistance, large body of their force
having been detached to the south to
assist in the investment of Kim berley,
around which the Gordon is drawing
tighter. Evidently the Beers intend
to make a concentrated effort to cap
ture Kimberley and that arch enemy
Cecil Rhodes. -
The reported departure of a Boer
con ,ingeat from Pretoria with German
artillery 'gunners, moving in a south
erly direction, is taken to mean CO.
I operation in the invasion of the north
ern part of Cape Colony, an undertake
ing which thus far has not progressed
very rapidly.