The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21

from laaE-with, dated November y,
..r.. The arrival Of tine relief column al
l..u-. has completely modified the
r.G. u. the enemy, and Gen. JOubert has
moved 10 the south. in an effort 10 pre-
..rr the junction Of the two British
.r.es"
IS ..aGsmat0ry dispatch from Estcourt,
os.,4 rs-.ay, states that Mai. Bethuue's
patrols have located the enemy on the
northwest. about ten miles of. Fighting
u.s. rsported a. Mooi River, south OF Est
g..rt.
a party OF British photographers. cut of
B.. the Beers outside OF Estcourt, con-
r."'d Co escape TO New Hanover. on the
ar.ErnWa Iiue. and arrived here to-day
-a.y report that 5000 Beers, driven by
starvation. are forging toward GreytOwa
SO alarm Is felt. but II may require di-
Vision az The relieving column 10 annihil-
- them.
British Successes Mythical,
The reports OF heavy fighting at Lady,
sal,a last Wednesday. attended with
-r-. .a. Is 10 the Beers have not been
confirmed. on the contrary the most
H>.aa.e adyices from Estcourt indicate
Nat ta-re was nothing more than desul-
f.y oaunonade. Probably the rumOr OF
a serious engagement grew out OF the
',.. '1at the Beers threw a few harmless
shells late Tuesday light, leading 10 the
lI s.Ion that an attack was imminent
Nothing, however. happened Wednesday
a'yOHd the fact that the Beers are daily
receiving fresh re-enforcements and sup
plies, there Is practically nothing new
from the front.
The Boer invasion of Cape Colony con-
HHOes steadily and rapidly. There are
4ar Beers at Colesberg, and news has
reached East London that Lady Grey.
lear Aliwal North has been deserted by
ine British, and is now in the hands of
the enemy.
Pretoria dispatch announces the ar
rival there, among the British prisoners,
oi Maj. Haldane. Lieut. Brochie, and
Lieut.. Hallwey. 1t also declares that the
British on Sunday made two unsuccess-
iHl attempts TO GUST the Rustenburg COM
MaEdO from a position near Mafeking
and that severe fighting took place
From DelagOa Bay comes reports Of the
arrival Of more German officers ana artil-
lrTymen, VINO have volunteered 10 serve
with the Transvaal forces
The war office semi-officially asserts
iHat all news received from Africa has
been published with the exception of de-
mands Tor the renewal of stores, war
material and the like. There is an un-
Lohuimed rgmor that more troops have
beeh ordered from India to the CAPE.
Recent Developments.
The plan Of operations on Lota sides is
slowly unfolding itself. Gen. Jcu5crt is
evidently moving south to preycnt, if LOS
s!ble, the junction of the British relieving
force with the forces at Esteou-t ard
La 'ysmith, while, on the Orange River
border. the Beers are believed 10 be cCn-
CenJrating at DonkerpoOrt to oppose Cen
Huliers advance. 1t is said SEQ ECers
have already laagered at DOnkeTpoOrt
Tie English plan seems TO be a three
fold advance from Durham TO LadysmIth,
rom Orange River to Kimberley, and
rom East London, by way of Queens
tCWl, TO Burghersdorp.
Gen. Butler has wired the commanding
officer at Queenstown announcing the
'!spatch Of Gen. Gatacre, with the First
battalion Of the Seventh Brigade. TO East
London. This was the place from which
il was originally intended that Gen. Cat
acres column should start Thus IL is !
possible that Gen Buffers first plans !
have suffered less modification than some /
have supposed.
Gea. Gatacre will be able TO keep the /
Beers on the Orange border sufficiently 1
occupied to preserve Gen. Methuen from 4
nHdlr molestation, especially if rumors .
from various sources are well founded
thai describe the Free State burghers as
IN no wise enthusiastic for fighting
Gen. Buffers Headquarters.
u has been reported that Gen. Butler
Will take up his quarters al De Aar, but
This seems doubtful. De Aar. where a
Vast amount of stores has been collected.
j. 'Ae base for Gen. Methuen's advance
ana Gen. Butler may have been there for |!
day or 50. II is believed, however, that
D. siII has his headquarters at Cape
Town.
Although Kimberley is supposed to be
The objective of Gen. Methuen, many mill
lf- critics are of the opinion that his
advance viii be not toward kimberley,
i.i across The Orange Free State, IL or
Ger To secure complete command OF the
Orange River. The debarkation of troops
a. Cape Town is proceeding in the most |
satisfactory manner. one thousand eight
---.i,i and nifty railway carriages have
Deem collected there for the conveyance
o. troops nortEWJrd. ana there is talk of
'.. ..aLE The suburban traffic so as 10
e...-r,s'r military work.
..- Daily chronicle, in its War Diary"
s..- .-s morning:
hU.erfo We have hesltated TO speak
-. .. quality OF the timed meat sup
t'. .. "-f transports, much OF which
H." IH tH thrown overheard. But We
..t" ia"- inquiries IN quarters not like
D. I'd De- influenced by mere rInor. and
w. ..a '.,rr -aspicious that some Of the ,
l.'.' supplied To- the government for use
.-..-. .Eta-IOrts was meat which lad
. rejected hv he United States dur
- I'D. .".'tl'fes in Cuba where il was
... .- ." known as "embalm ID beef" I
'..-...rg wIJn the mark OF the cur
!... ..sl
. "..rN-- n8uder there may have heea ,
49,. o., .a-A. not at the door of the war |
,.. na' a' 'ar door OF the admiralty,
50 -.-r .la-r'Ikcn 10 feed the troops |
r.... ..-l- complaint has come 10 hand !
,..-- lAc quality Of war Office .
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