Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-07

Fusilfers were sent to the relief of the out
posts. and brisk fight ensued. The Beers
were repuised. leaving, twelve dead. TWEEN
ty Boer horses we're klled and the others
The chief motive sI Tor the withdrawal
however. was that the Iong-range guns OF
the Beers had made the position untenable
No orders were received for retirement.
While retirement was in progress the Ma
tai volunteers at Fort Wylie had great diff
ficulty in getting away with their nine-
FOUNDER in the dark They were advised
to spike the gum but were exceedingly UNI
willing to do this, resolving to make a de-
termined effort to take it with them.
While they were running the gun on its
carriage down adhill the ropes broke, and
gun and carriage rushed on, the latter be-
ing smashed at the bottom of the incline.
Nothing daunted the plucky fellows under
took to carry the weapon itself, which had
not been damaged, and they got it here
safely. ="
The Beers shelled Colenso camp at dawn
today. being apparently unaware of the
evacuation They looted the stores. but did
not harm the bridges, saying that they
would want the railways themselves
The women and children here are crowd
ing the trains bound for Pietermaritzburg
and Durham.
Fighting Around Ladysmith.
A later dispatch from Estcourt says: A
reliable messenger has Just arrived from
Ladysmlth, passing the BOer lines during
the night, who reports that heavy fighting
occurred on Thursday around Ladysmith.
Inc hottest engagement was on George
Tatham's farm on the Orange Free State
side of Bester's. The British drove the
Boers back to their camp. The enemy suf-
Tered great loss. and thirty mounted Beers
were captured.
The fighting was resumed yesterday
tFriday). the Beers firing from Nosdwath-
shana Hill, near Pepworths farm. Again
they We're driven back with loss on their
camp
large Boer force, with artillery, under
John Vessels, has taken up a position on
the left or Beacon. locating on the Wood
house. Picciones, and Langvaracht farms,
facing Besters, and small commando is
row encamped on the south side of Pie
ter's Station, commanding the railway. The
beers have torn up the culverts of the
railway near Peters station, and have
burned the wooden portions. No damage
has yet been done at Colenso. The houses.
stores, railway and iron bridges remain in
tact. The messenger said ne heard the
beers would be in Colenso today, and that
the volunteers We're leaving.
Much regret Is felt at he unnecessary
alarm being created at Maritzburg, when
there is no need for it. The Natal naval
corps, with guns, will return to Maritz-
burg today to reassure the inhabitants.
Among those invested at Ladysmith are
Col. Rhodes, brother of Cecil Rhodes; Sir
John Willoughby, and, 1t is believed, DR..
Jameson as well as most of the press cor
respondents. and the Earl OF Ava, son of
Prince Dufferin and Ava.
Intervention Rumor Declared False.
BERLIN, November 7:-Commenaing upon
rumor from Amsterdam that DR.. Leyds,
the diplomatic representative of the Trans
vaal in Europe. had declared that the in
tervention of France, Russia and Germany
in the Transvaal was now assured. the
koenische Zeitung says: We do not know
what Dr. Leyds may have said, but the
matter of his supposed statement is false in
every respect. Neither France nor Russia
mas shown the slightest inclin alton. either
with or without Germany, 10 set the South
African question on the order of the day"