Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-08
Dispatches From Ladysmith Taken
Through the Boer Lines.
GEN. FRENCH GOING TO CAPE TOWN
Dr. Leyds Told to Keep Out of
Holland.
RELIEF FELT IN LONDON

ESTCOURT. Natal, Sunday. November 5.
Brig. Gen. Wolfe-Murray has received
| important dispatches from Ladysmith by a
runner, but their contents have not yet
been divulged. Gen. French managed TO
| leave Ladysmith by the last train from
| there Four miles from Colenso the Beers
| fired on the train. but no one was hit The
general is going to Cape Town in order to
take command of the cavalry The border
regiment arrived here on Friday
The armored train. with detachment OF
Dublin Fusilers and railroad engineering
staff, which left here for Colenso to repair
the line yesterday evening, and which also
intended to go through to Ladysmith, IL
possible, has returned here. The command
ing officer reports that he proceeded be-
yond Coenso, and found the dwellings there
untouched. There had been no looting
there except in a single case, where a store
was looted by kaflirs.
1t is reported that the Beers are not
within twenty miles OF here
The bullet holes in the uniforms of Dur
ban volunteers show the narrowness of
their escape from Fort wylie which was
effected only after the heavy fire of the
Dublin Fusiliers had inflicted severe loss on
the Beers. A member of the garrison who
was hard pressed by the Beers leaped into
the river amid a shower of bullets, and, div
ing repeatedly, reached a far bank un-
scathed.
Subinspector Petley of the Natal police
says that his men alone forming one of
several burial parties, Inferred sixty-four
Beers who were killed at the battle of Ia
lana Hill.
The Dublin Fusliers are being served
with new kits. as they lost everything in
the retreat from Dundee
The colonial forces are already fighting in
their shirt-sleeves and It is expected that
this will spread TO all the forces before
long.
Beers Driven From All Positions.
Details in regard to Gen. BrocBlehurst's
operations Friday toward Dewdrop show
that the British force consisted of the 18th
and 18th Hussars, volunteer cavalry, with
battery of mounted infantry, the 9TH
Dragons, Royston's Light Horse and two
batteries. At midday Gen. Brocklehurst
drove the Beers from all their positions.
shelled three of their guns into silence and
headed off 1000 Beers from the Pietermar-
ftzburg road. The Light Horse pressed
too far into a gully and Were extricated by
the Dragons, all getting safely away. Tn
der heavy fire, Lieut.. Pomeroy of the 9th
Dragon Guards, pluckily rescued a dis
AlOuHleu trooper IOfn the IRE zone. Inc
British casualties were slight The moral
effect is excellent.
strengthening the Capitals Defenses.
DURBAN, Natal Sunday. November o
The preparations for the defense of Pieter-
Inaritzburg are in good shape. All the
strong positions cn the surrounding hills
have been fortified.
There hoo been a e-ea+ irau.. Of Calsr7so
refugees at PIetermaritzburg, where the
public buildings and stores have been given
over to them.
The population of Durham has been in
creased 5000 by the refugees. among whom
there is considerable distress.
Gen. Schalkburger with 1900 men, has
arrived at Vlyheid On his way to Swaziland.
1t is believed he is going to Zuuland.
The enrolment of the new imperial infan-
try is proceeding apace at Durham and
Pietermaritzburg.
Murrays mounted volunteers have left
PietermaritZburg for the Moohr river.
News from the Lower Tugela reports
splendid work upon the part of the Ger
mans below Umvoti The mounted rines
have no volunteers more assiduous than the
Germans.