Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-06
WAR IN south AFRICA.
Fighting in Progress Between
British and Beers.
Beers Capture q Small British Force
at Norval's Point.
Martial Law Proclaimed BY the british
In the orange River Region.
DxArH OF Lrrur. EDeHRroS.

London, Nov. s.-The war Office issued
the following from Gen. Butler yesterday
Cape Town-Commsndsnt at Durham
sends the following, received from Lady
smith by pigeon post, dated November 8:
Yesterday General French went out
with cavalry and field artillery and
effectively shelled Boer laager without
loss on our side.
Lieutenant Kgerton. Of the Powerful,
Is dead. General Joubert sent In Major
@. 8. kincsid, Of the Royal Irish Fusi.
leers, aud nine wounded prisoners. Eight
Beers were sent out in exchange, no
others being at to travel.
Colonel Bricklehurst, with cavalry and
field artillery. the Imperial Light Horse
and Natal mounted volunteers, was Ell.
gagged to-day with the enemy to the
southwest OF Lsdysmith. The fighting
lasted several hours. Our loss WAS very
small.
The bombsrdment Of Ladysmith con.
tinued yesterday and to-day, many Beers
shells being pitched into town. Our
troops are in good health and spirits and
the wounded are doing we'll.
think General French's name is
given by mistake for General Hurst's. IL
the beleagured White IL able TO take the
offensive and shell the Boer camp II
saama that Iadvatpith "a not an ,lo,atv
bssieged nd 1t was supposed to be.
Movement of Beers into Cape Colony Is
beginning to awaken British fear that
they have greatly underestimated the
forces they will have to meet, and 6en-
eral Buffers task may not be 80 easy as
anticipated. 1t Is becoming apparent
that the British calculations based on
loyalty Of the population are hopelessly
at sea or there has been serious leakage
OF Dutch symphathizsrs from Natal and
Cape Colony. Otherwis there Is no ac.
counting for the large force Of burghsrs
reported In all directions. The war office
consequently Is being urged TO have
more troops In readiness for all possible
demands.
Adyices from Cape Town under data OF
Nov. .. says that martial law has been
proclaimed in the districts occupied by
British troops between Orange river and
Dsaar.
Premier Schreiner has sent q circular
TO magistrates and others warning all
persons against statements to the effect
that parliamentary institutions and con.
sti!utionsl government will be lost OF
detrimental affected.
He adds that the proclamation Of mar
tial law is only matter of temporary
urgency in some districts and does no,
compel the burghers to participate In the
deplorabl' hostilities. Prince Christian
Victor, OF Schleswig Holsteln, grandson
OF Queen Victoria, and captain Of the
Kings Royal Rifles, and other officers
have left Cape Town for Lsdysmith to re
place the dead and wounded.
Durham, Natal, Nov. 3, Delayed 1t IL
said that the Colonzo garrison saved all
stores. tents, kits, etc. The Beers mum.
bered about 5000 men, comprising q
fresh number Of Orange Free Ststers
The armored train did splendid service
taking a detachment Of Dublin Fusilers
to an outlying fort gsrrisonsd by yOlun
teers. RsassurinR reports have been re-
ceived regarding the position at Pieter.
msritzburg.
Cape Town. Nov Ga dispatch from
Maseres, Bsutolsnd. dated Friday even
ing, says that since the magistrate ol
Lsgden's warning that their interference
with the Basutos would cause an npris
ing, the Beers have been letting ths
Basutos cross the river into Basutolsnd
The natives. however. continue to com
plain OF being robbed OF their savings by
the authorities. There IL no disguisins
from the natives that the British suffered
a reverse at Ladysmith. The rspulse O.
the Free State forces on October 81 ID
claimed by the Beers to have been a bril-
liant Boer victory and they say that a
Elandslasgte the British fed, and a
Ladysmth the Beers retired becaus,
they had expended their ammunition
The Beers also assert that General Whit
was killed and certain documents foun,
on his body. Certain residents at Coles
burg are freely commun eating with th
Boer force across the river.
DEFENSE ARRANGED.
PietermaritzOurg, Nov. 6.-The cover
nor of this place, replying to-day to
deputation from the town council, whlcl
called upon him TO make inquiries re
garding the defense of the city, sal
everything possible had been done.
WAS decided to form an emergency noun,
I'd corps composed OF gentlemen residin,
in the district.
A proclamation has been issued declar
ng the Orange Free State proclamation
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