The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
B0ER ATTEMPT
ON ESTC0URT
lconLInued from - ~

Of Tuesday. November 18th The result
IS not known.
HAVE FOUND THE RANGE.
KIMBERLEY. saturday Noy. u.-Via
Runner 90 Orange Riyer.-The lB0ors
bombared Kimberley again no 5i5
O'Clock this morning. shollus the town
briskly until 6.l5 A. NJ. from three posi-
tons Subsequently they maintained
desultory fire until 7:l5 o'clock.
One shell killed "a knnir woman in the
street. and another fell on the roof Of a
bar partially wrcckins the building. but
not uiuug amy az ihe inmates. Six
Shells We're tired against The waiter works.
but fell iu the reservoir Several art.I-,
lerymen i'm the fUt there had close
shayes
our guns replied M long range. and AZ
least two shells are believed fo have
found their mark. as Che fire of the Beers
boz that direction was encotualiy silenced.
Tho heavy b0mbardmcut was renewed
at $40 O'Clock This afternoon from two
positions. our gums aye now replying
The encmy's shells are falling harmless
v. though the artilIerymcn have found
the range
The weather .e cine arl warm
BRIDGE DESTROYED.
LORENZO MARQUES. DELAGOA
BAY. Friday. Nov. 1.-THE official N0lk-
stem reports that the great bridge over
the Tugcla river. near COlenso. WAS com
pletely destroyed Wednesday November
18th.
The Beers are lokng forward with
great interest to the impending encounter
between Coienso and Estc0urt with the
advancing British. About 60 Burghers
with cannon are guarding the Helpma-
kaar Pass. eighteen miles from Dundee
10 battle any stragotical attempt TO re-
occupy Dundee by the Pietermaritzburg-
Greytown route
ORANGE RIVER. CAPB COLONY.
Wednesday. Nov. 1j.-Gcueral Mcthun
has decided that the Kimberley relief
column is 10 march in as light order as
possible
Small bands Of Beers are roaming in
Griqu> ad West, anneXing towns with
out opposition. They have already taken
possession Of Barley West and Douglass.
a few police were captured az both
places
DISPATCH FROM BULLER.
LONDON, Nov. ls-The War Office has
received the following dispatch from
General Butler:
Cape Town. Friday, Nov. H.
Report from Kimberley. Saturday
Reports from Ladysmith, Sunday
November 18th. and Monday, November
18th. say al well there.
Dispatches from Cape Town give Cen
eral Buffers reply TO the application Of
Colonel Schiel. the German officer, cap
tured at Elandslaagte for parole. i'm ac-
cordance with the alleged promise OF
General White"
General Butler SAYS: "The Transvaal
declared war and invaded British territory
before "a British force could be put In the
field. They. therefore. obtained an I'M
mense military advantage ar the outset
They no doubt took into consideration the
fact that the small British force opposed
TO them would have few men 60 spare 10
guard prisoners who might. therefore. be
subjected to close restraint. on the ar
rival of The British force ! viii DO my
best TO remedy any inconvenience.
g7.Om HAVE ARRIVED
An official disuatch from Pretoria. dated
Friday. November l0.h. confirms the state
nents 10 the effect that the Beers big guns
had little effect az Mateking
Reports from Cane Colony Indicate that
the Roer- symDath'zars are greatly SUR
prised al the inability OF General Joubert
IN canture Iadvsmfn. II = announced
that British TRANSPORTS arriving at Cape
Town to-day add roughly. 400 men TO
the British force in south Africa. making
a total Of about 27om men Of General bul-
lers army CORPS that have arrived.