The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-26
BOERS COULDN'T SHOOT.
Otherwise, the British Would Have Won No
Victory al Belmont.
CENSOR is LETTING RuaoRs THROUGH
INT He Is Keeping Most of the Facts
Carefully Concen1cd-situntion
In Lower Natal Guessed mt.

to the Tribune says:
London, November 25.--The local paper
publish further details OF the battle Q
Belmont. They show that the behayio
of the British infantry In charging stron'
positions held by the Beers was magniii
cent. In the face OF tremendous fre
the British Guards three times drove tn
Free staters in fight from their kopjes
The war report OF the Chronicle. however
says that Boer craftsmanship was wretch
ed. otherwise not a single Guardsman ou
of the two battalions of Coldstreams
who carried the position at the point o.
the bayonet could have lived to reach
the summit of the ridge.
The censorship has let in a fresh ser,e
OF Kaffr rumors respecting a great vic.
tory by the Ladysmith garrison IN Sun
day, but it has kept out definite intorma-
ton relating to the anomalous military
situation in Lower Natal The su;Aors OF
are untrustworthy and are discredlled BY
an official report from General White,
via Dur ban, showing the situation 1T
Ladysmth unchanged November -, al
though based upon strong inherent prob
ability that a trained lndian lighter Ike
General White, discovering that Tue lines
" the investment have been weakened ~
the withdrawal OF large force soutaWlrd,
would not remain idle, but would n;tecN
the enemys positions without delay,
All the news from Lauysmlth plust be
cre1ited--unle5s it comes ~ nigeon-
when there ale three missing l.ahs IN
fh Al al i'm, IA
the coast A fourth break has not yet
been reported between the capital OF Natal
and the seaboard But at tue worst EGg
iishmen viii be ALE to console Them
selves with the reAection that the Beers
tan nat 80 outside o Durham without
pinngins INTO the Sea.
There are reports ol heavy artillery ire
here and spirited skirmsnug there, but
the curtain was not lfjed at mdalgnL
nigh enough 10 enable any one in Lon
don 10 obtain clear glimpse OF what
Is going on.
The situation IN Natal is not . crlti-
cal e the panic nongers imagine. Every
important river crossing below E'strourt
mas been securely guarded and The rol.
INN Is receiving reinforcem 9lE rapidly
from the coast and Is slcssg E.jtins I.
sslt together PictermaitaluGs Is s5fe
and the Boer lemonstration 10 hardly
more than Il hazardous II ingenious ana
eneotiYe me,hod az haraesing sud piuca-
ing me British advance.
lsofd hethuen $ victory at Belmont re-
mans as complete Us when reported tweu-
s-lonr hours earlier Later effc al re-
pSlAs snow mat the enemy was taaen by
surprise and forced to abandon ammunl-
non ana supplies while retreating In good
otafI' INC casualty list has moi been
seriously increased ana the number OF
officers is not oul Of proportion ia ths
"hoie force OWING to Lord Malhuena
sensiole measure for compelling them 10
protect themselves,
De Daily Mails correspondent paws A
npe tribute today 20 the eailantrv of the
GUARDS IN carrying position after posi-
non ~ the point O. the bayonet and there
are DINER accounts - this brilliant charge
among ne Killed were Captain Eager,
one or tins heroes OF Omdurmau. aud Lieu
tenant Farmer. populat oficer or the
Grenadiers among the wounded the
DlGsl conspicuous o beers we're Lieutenant
Colonei Crahbe, Major Hamilton, Mai!r
l)hshwood and L'eu,euaut WllouEaby.
Lord lancaster's son.
Genelal Methuens column Will haye
another hard fghi at ModGer river
General French's movement iowa 4
nlesborg is expected by miiitary eSuerr.,
10 occupy The enemy and sreynni rnidIn.
against General Methuen's long IN. az
communications But Sir Alfred MIfier,s
shows that there il sario,,s
danger of Dutch uprising and that Cen,
eral Gatacre needs to drive back tho hos
tile forces as soon as possible. Fteinrorc.-
ments we're sent yesterday 10 Pnrt Elixa-
beth for him. and another snalI detach.
ment OF cavalry was sent to Durham.
The unsanltary condition nf Mafe,,,ns
IS causing great uneasiness
About 2o.OCG troops are SIN aao,t oya,
$4,000 having arrived in South aTric. ~
whom 1865 have been semi m lnrh,r
Iha 6rst battailons of rhe new Siri lion
sailed yesterday on three trnns,,orts an,
he Warren starts TO-DAY.
The German emperor's visit viii h..
'eturned by the queen at Potsdam after
spr. ng. There is no n,,bIic aran,,neon nsn'
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