Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-06
WAR IN AFRICA
The Boer General Sends Prisoners
Into The English Lines For
Exchange.
BOMDARDMENT GOES ON
Apparently General White Is Not In So
Bad Box as Feared Drop
Shells Into Ladysmith At Live
ly Rate.

New York, November GA dispatcf
to the Herald from London says: Th
Telegraphs Cape Town correspondent
under date of November /, cables: ~
| correspondent of the Times telegraph
that a large command of Cape Boer:
| attacked Norvalspont at o'clock thi!
1imorning, and then surrounded the Cap,
police, who, being greatly outnumberet
| by the enemy, were obliged to yield tc
a demand for surrender. The telegraph
station at the bridge is in the hands Of
the enemy.
London, November 6.-The war Office
issued the following from General Bul.
Ter yesterday:
Cape Town. November 5.-The CON-
mandant at Durham sends the follow
ing, received from Ladysmith, dated
November 8: Yesterday General
French went out with the cavalry and
field artillery and effectively shelled the
Boer laager without loss on our side
Lieutenant Egerton, of the Powerful, is
dead. General Joubert has sent in Ma
jor c. S. Kincaid, of the Royal Irish
Fusileers, and nine wounded prisoners.
Eight Beers were sent out in exchange,
no others being fit to travel. Colonel
Brecklehurst, with the cavalry and field
artillery, and the imperial light horse
and the Natal mounted volunteers, was
engaged to-day with the enemy to the
southwest of Ladysmith. The fighting
lasted several hours. Our loss was very
small. The bombardment of Ladysmith
continued yesterday and to-day, many
Boer shells being pitched into town.
Our troops are in good health and spir-
it's, the wounded doing WE'LL" (The mes
sage ends: IT think General French s
name is given by mistake for Breckle-
hurst's.")
The beleaguered White is able to take
the offensive and shell the Boer camp,
and 1t seems Ladysnith is not so close
ly besieged as was supposed. The move
ment of Beers into Cape Colony Is be-
ginning to awaken British fear that
they greatly underestimated the forces
they will have to meet, and General
Buffers task may not be so easy as an
ticipated.
r 1t is becoming apparent that the Brit
ish calculations based on the loyalty Of
the population are 1lopelessly at sea, or
there has been a serious leakage Of
Dutch sympathizers from Natal and
Cape Colony. Otherwise there is no ac-
counting for the large forces of burgh-
ers reported in all directions. The war
Office consequently Is being urged to
have more troops In readiness for all
possible demands.
Advices from Cape Town, under date
of November s, say martial law has
been proclaimed in the districts occu-
pied by British troops between the Or
ange river and Deaar Premier Schrein-
er sent circular to the magistrates
and others, warning all persons against
statements to the effect that parlia-
mentary institutions and constitutional
government will be lost or detrimentally
affected. He adds that the proclamation
of martial law Is only a matter Of tenn
porary urgency in some districts, and
does not compel the burghers to partic-
ipate in the deplorable hostilities.
Prince Christian Victor, Of Schleswig-
Holsteip, grandson Of Queen Victoria,
and captain Of the Kings Royal Rifles,
and other officers have left Cape Town
| for Ladysmith to replace the dead and
| wounded.
Cape Town. November GA dispatch
from Masera, Basutoland, dated Friday
evening, says: "Since Magistrate Lag
denis warming that their interference
with the Basutos would cause an upris-
| ing, the Beers have been letting the Ba-
sutos cross the river into Basutoland
The natives, however, continued te
complain Of being robbed of their saw
| ings by the authorities. There Is no dis.
guising from the natives that the Brit
| ish suffered reverse at Ladysmith
The repulse Of the Free State forces
October T Is claimed by the Beers t.
have been brilliant Boer victory, ant
they say that at Elandslaagte the Brit
| ish fed. and at Ladysmith the Beers re
tired because they expended their am
munition. The Beers also assert tina
General White was killed. and that Ger
tain documents were found oh his body
Certain residents Of Colesburg are free
ly communicating with the Boer fore
across the river.
| Pietermaritzburg. November 9Th
governor of this place. replying to-da.
to deputation from the town council
which called upon him to make inquire
regarding the defense Of the city, sal
everything possible will be done. It wa
decided to form an emergency mounte
corps, composed Of gentlemen residin
in the district. A proclamation has bee
issued declaring the Orange Free stat
proclamation announcing the annexa
ton Of the upper Tugela district Of Ma
tai, null and void. The rife association
Of Durham, Isipingo. Krontzklof, MAJ
vern and the Natal coast have bee
called out.
Durham, Natal, November 3.-(De
layed.)-It la said that the Colenso gal
rison saved all stores, tents, kits, et'
The Beers numbered about 5000 mel
comprising fresh corps Of orane
Free Staters. The arnored train d
splendid service, taking a detachmer
of Dublin Fusileers to relieve the ou
lying fort garrisoned by volunteers. RI
assuring reports have been received n
/ garding the position at Pietermarit'
burg.
London, November 6.-The officials I
the British war Office, when shown II
dispatch from Durham Of November
said that they had no further news r.
garding the military situation In Nats
but thought no undue aignthcan'