The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-25
ARE THEY WEAK?.
Ensland's Troops We're Once More
Forced to Retire.
AFTER TAKING BOER POSITION
Iransvaalers We're Surprised Thursday
Morning and Bayonetted.
30ERS REPORTED IN STRONG FORCE
Under Cover Of q Hill North Of The Town
OF Estcourt.
THE NEWS FROM THE BATTLE OF BELMONT
Appears to Have Been Censored--Hc-
ports Arc Incoherept and Fail
in Full Explanation.
3oERS REPORTED IN STRONG FORCE
Under Cover Of Hill North Of The Town
OF Estcourt.
THE NEWS FROM THE BATTLE OF BELMONT
Appears to Have Been Censored-Hc-
in Full Explanation.

Durham, November 24--An official message
fror. General White at Ladysmith dated No
vember %, says: Situation unchanged.
Troops well and cheerful"
The Natal Advertiser confirms the report
of fighting near Willow Grange 1t says;
Five thousand British left Estcourt Wednes-
day afternoon for a reconnaissance. They
surprised the Beers at O'Clock Thursday
morning and occupied the Boer POSITION
bayonetng eighty of the enemy. AT day.
break the Beers opened with quick fire r.nes'
Tho British artillery was unable to reach
the Beers and the British position therefore
became untenable and was evacuated sun
senuently the artillery was brought into ae-
ton and the Beers fell back. Their object
having been attained the British returned 10
Estcourt.
Mooi River. November 2f-The Beers nave
only sent an occasional shell into the British
camp since this morning. The range oil INC
british guns is not sufficient for them TO DC
effective An official native runner corroeor-
ates the report that heavy hiring mas oe-
CURED northward. The runner VINO Is rom
/ Estcourt says he was captured by the bosts
who infest the heights northward. lac anus
that they searched him, but failed to discover
the dispatches The Beers are In strong ioree
under cover of Il hill, OH which are Two guns
When the British opened fire the runner es-
caped In the confusion.
The same runner was at Ladysmitn ias'
week He reiterates that heavy Hiring mas
occurred there. The Beers, be claims, maue
| several attempts to capture the British camp
hut were repulsed with heavy loss. The ma
| ve eypla,ned tho failure of the assault By
saving every time the Beers approached the
3rtish set the whole country ablaze, killing
every one within reach.
London Novmber %, 5 a. Minus ihr tn'
! spccal dispatches describing the battle o.
! belmont bear stereotyped character, PROV
| ny that the hand of the censor had been al
,vo,l, upon them They are too incoherent z
| enable the reader to form an accurate 'ue'
OF the evident loss or to place a proper est
mate upon the value of the victory. All tn
accounts agree respecting the splendid neht
| ing qualities exhibited on both sides. Nothini
! ould have exceeded the courage ana piuci
of tho British infantry in the race oil 'ne Ger
\ rife fire, while the Beer guns were splenulu!
| served. the gunnors standing by them VIII
] logged determination, exposing themseNe
until the very last moment and only becom
ing wild and inaccurate in their am durin
| no final deadly charge Of the British IN
fantry. All admit, however, that the victor
could not be properly followed up and ut:i
lied owing to the want of sufficient cavalry
Tho pursuit OF the defeated enemy by tn
Fifth Lancers was evidently not very eifec
tive and curiousiy, while the correspondent
RI port the capture OF Boer guns, Lord Meth
uen's own report onlits any mention Of sue
an achievement.
One statement says: THE remnant of tn
Boer army sought to escape toward the Or
ange Free State territory AS all the evi
dence tends to show that the enemy's retire
u.ent was orderly, he will doubtless soon b
heard from elsewhere.
The correspondent of the Times at Belmor
SAYS: After the battle the lager was burne
and the ammunition destroyed. Cavalry an
mounted infantry on both tanks pursued tn
enemy but were unable to overtake the n
treatins Beers. who got away with the
transport The Boer rout was complete an
their losses are believed to equal ours The
used dumdum bullets. Everything was
heir favor. 1t is related that there has
been some threats to assass!nate recalitraI
,rrrhors who are tired OF war and DESERVING