New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19
LADYSMTTH ALL RIGHT.
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hand tho advices nav testimony to the cease
less activity Of the burghcrs on the free S'"'e
frontier and their determination to cut OH rehei
for Ladysmith and. II possible, TO Isolate VI
capture Estcourt. which is the nearest low" !"
I.adysmith still held by the BRUSH. mum
her Of small Boer commands from east ana west
ore converging on Estcourt and the railroad
lust south of that place. They ALREADY assIe-
gate at least two thousand, with few guns
which they evidently. from the intrenchmehls
they are throwing up, mean to mount on hii'S
dominating any advance north from Es'courl
where General Hildyard is still commanding
Even with the strong relief column now hur-
rying I'D from Durham. the British VIII nave
tough Job to pierce the Boer FORCES thrown
across the roads to Ladysmith. while crossing
the Tugela River on pontoon bridges in the face
of the Boer artillery and rifle nres from me
northern ridges commanding the rivers Will
probably prove one Of the stiffest enterprises u
the war.
STORIES OF HEROISM.
The full story Of the armored train oisas'e.
has brought into relief a number Of cases Oh
individual gallantry. Among them is tha' Oh
crack rife shot named Caegenhead. who fur-
nished the range at three different points for
the crew of the train and kept firing until his
trigger finger was shot away. An old biach
Watch veteran named Crow was conspicuous
for bravery in helping TO clear the oeraHeu
trucks Lieutenant Winston Churchill anna
hail Of bullets turned to him and shook MS
hand calling him brave old man Aio'he'
case was that Of a volunteer named Wright
who during the firing knelt In the reguia''oI
nos,tion. remaining cool and collected ana
his comrades from becoming furred. while all
the time he was suffering from wound, MS
r,eb. ear having been shot away. Corporal
Bickie though wounded and lying on his DacN'
encouraged the men by shouting Give EN-
beans. boys"
CHEERFUL, REPORTS FROM LADYSMlTH'
A salient feature of to-days war news was
the arrival of the runner at Estcourt from Lazy
smith and further information. since recelVeu'
which left Ladysmith under date OF Wednesday,
November II. that the inhabitants were cheei-
ful and that the only recent casualt! was
volunteer killed in tent The sortle reIeIieu
10 in the runners report occurred on iueSu"''
November IA. The Beers were drlNen Aoiiii
their Guns and five were killed and two wound
ed There has been no news later IMAM 'HIS "
Justify the belief that the comparatively cheer-
in any way been altered. so there has been
visible relaxing Of the extreme tension whlch
existed all over the country owing to the long
absence of trustworthy news from the De-
leaguered garrison
COLONEL SCHIEL MUST WAIT.
Related dispatches from Cape Town give Cen
eral Buffers reply to the application or Colo
mel Schiel the German officer captured at
Elandslaagte fer parole, In accordance With
the alleged promise of General White. EeheI"i
Butler expresses regret that 1t Is inconVeiiiei'
10 Colonel Schiel, but declines to admit 'here
Is any breach Of etiquette. He continues
No commander can give a parole or exercise
control over the safe-keeping or prlsoheI oI "
side the limits of his own command 10y ny
action of the forces Of the TePupliC' ues i -.
Whites command at present is nIl,teu -
Ladysmith. and the General corlillaioiiie ~
Natal is perfectly justified in making any ai
rangements for the safety OF prisoners Vi Wai
that the circumstances of his command requii T.
Great Britain is six thousand miles lFo rom in n
Cape The 1ransvaal declared war ana T., IN
vaded British territory before BRUSH Iol Se
could be put in the field. They therefore ~.
tanned immense military aaVan1agSd ID
outset They no doubt took into conslueta 'lol a
the fact that the small British force opposeu
TO them would have few men 10 spare 10 kua quo y
prisoners. who might theretore De sup 2;t;
10 close restraint. On the aTriVaf OF the D l'Iii
force l will do my best 10 remedy any lhcoh-
venience
An official dispatch from Pretoria, dated Fri
dav. November 10 confirms the statements 10
the effect that the Boer big guns had little eff
feet at Mafekng.
Reports from Cape Colony indicate that the
Beer sympathizers are greatly surprised at the
inability OF General Joubert to capture Lady
smith.
Interesting details are arriving at Cape Town
from the Orange River relating to the fighting
at Belmont showing that when Colonel Keith
Falconer was shot through the breast he was
lust going to the assistance Of wounded lieu
tenant Bevan. Lieutenant Brooke Of the Lam
GERS, had marvellous escape. While sketchns
the Boer position his horse was shot under him
He was some distance ahead Of his troopers
and had dismounted to sketch when thirty
Beers opened fire. The first bullet passed under
his leg as he mounted, the second ridded his
helmet and the third killed his horse. Lieu
tenant Brooke thereupon started to run, hotly
pursued by the Beers. who were mounted anC
would certainly have captured or killed hin
but for an intervening wire fence The bullct
fell thick around the lieutenant he climbed
this fence. But the Beers stopped pursuinl
him. and though they peppered away at min
Brooke escaped unscathed.
Small bands of Beers roaming in Grqua
land West, annexing towns without opposition
They have already taken possession of Bark
West and Douglas. a few police were capture
at both places and the Beers appointed Land
drosts in each town
BOER ACCOUNTS OF BATTLE.
NEWS FROM PRETORIA ABOUT FIGHTING Il