The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-17
war OMce Diacredit. the story.
STORY OF BOER REVERSES.
Native Missionary says GEN. White
Inflicted severe runtshment In
Another SOrtie.

E6TCOURT, Nov. Is. 10 a. ma mission
airy. a native. but a reliable man. who ar
rived here yesterday from Ladysmith. re-
ports that big fight took place on FRI
day. November 10. He says that volunteers
went out In the early morning and drew
the enemy from their positions into nat,
where the regular troops. under Sir George
White. out Unanswered them by outfiank-
ing the Beers administering a crushing de-
feat and infilcting great loss.
More than 200 kafiirs. the missionary
says. were employed hy tho Beers to bury
their dead and TWO trains. each drawn by
two engines. carried away the wounded
Another Vessel stopped by Cruiser.
LONDON. Nov. fs.--According 10 a dis
patch from Durham. British cruiser has
again fred ON a vessel entering Deiagoa
bay and refusing To reply 10 signals Two
blank shots were fired before she hove to-
The vessel was then boarded. her papers
examined. and she was allowed to pro-
coed.
More Transports Arrive.
The transport Mohawk, having the
Twelfth lancera on board. has arrived at
Cape Town
batteries OF artillery, has reached Dur
ban.
White Rrpulses an Attack.
A special dispatch from Durham. dated
Monday. November H. says that "A mem
Der of the Natal field force who succeed
ed In trayersing the Boer lines with
Lady smith dispatches. has arrived al Pie
termariizhurg and reports thar deter
mined attack was made by the Beers on
the British garrison, which was quite pre-
pared and met the advance with such n
heavy and weli-direeted fire that the
Beers were driven eng leaving many dead
II IL also said that british and Boer
patrols came In touch and exchanged
shots near Frere. south Of Coenso.
Rumors That the Beers WIN Retreat
According to the Pietermarltzharg cor
respondent OF the London Outlook. ru-
more are current I'm the Natal CAPITAL
that the Eoers contemplate a retreat IL
IL needless. however, te attach import.
ance 10 such reports, which are spread, In
all probability. In the hona ~ Turing Gen
White. II possible To abandon his .efen-
sive attitude, Similar rusnors are current
regarding the Boers az Mafeking and are
spread indastriously hy native spies
severe Censorship by noers.
Special dispatches from f,ourenxo Mar
auex say that the Transvaai government
Is exercising a severe censorship over all
war news aed viii not allow newspapers to
leave the country One correspondent xaya
the Beers are hufytnE rev commands ia
Ladysml.h and are declaring that the
place must fan speedily in order 60 lia,ef-
ate their forces 50 that the&o nay 10 ~
meet Glen, Bn'lsg's advance.
E~tcoart Train n,namst.a.
The latest DISPATCHES from Estceurt re
garisng the arnsored train engagement say
that the train was eafssssest by an sxsa,s-
aian. Presumably dynamite Tho engine
returned "a Esicourt with two Head ti.s.l-
hers and tire following wounded can,
Wslie. three nonoommisssonei officers and
nine privateS. all belonging To the Durham
volunteers.
Brisk >Lirmish Near Esfcaars.
Another EstcosiTt correspondent saws, \
Hoer eoutingent 81 See frsen rasne soassh
OF fNTere oa Wsdnss aay, au3 tvs mounted
troops Imperial NEht horse ana NAtat
carhineets, eagaeed 3hona eight sstIas from
ESscouvt. Tia Faegs 0ccunts,i a stras,sr &c
sstion OK a hoRae- Tbs, safaiucs.ee esng ixs.l
around on ther rtghs ana drove th. ests,Yy y
back, ~hgrViIpon the Imperial ifrhs h.NFse
opened brisk fire az n}sasusu rnf1ze ksl.
ing several ore man e the isrsrserls} 'gs,s,,
horse was wounded
Important Mesrsnent rmsulnent
Tlse West Yorkshire ycxis}lNrt she fsvin>,
az Wales ewis. Scssfn8 rsgst ssv tsrl Svssre-
ener brotbeF &C Lord k{:rhener 81 fsR.,r.
toura. has arrived 81 t,xtesurs fran T.s~.
hAn. Ths troops there t4tssa In fAag~
hoots'' ani the uyusoSt vigilance, Is ,,sss,,-
ta,usi. aad Il Sc Y8msagtsi tast sssrsly, i-,..,.r
tart movement IL ifnnatneaG
Diversions al uoer Leader.
According - s. special fstasrh erss,, .s,.,r.
ergo MsraUes Gen. F.ssss Mssar has .se.,e
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