Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-18
RELIEF OF LADYSM|TH.
Enough Britt; / Troops at the
Front For Purpose.
BOERs READY FOR THE ADVANCE.
About 1000 Burghers Sent From Jou-
bert's Command to Join Botha's Force
Near Estcourt Prisoners Reported
Well Treated at Pretoria.

LONDON, Nov. 1S.-The admiralty an
nounced the arrival at Cape Town of
the troopship Arcena with battalion
of the Argyll and Sutherland Highland
ers tthe Princess Louise's regiment),
bringing the reinforcements up to 23.-
600, of which 1890 have already disem-
barked at Durham, with Is field guns. a
number of machine guns, engineers and
hospital troops, as well as 700 mules.
This force, with that already between
Estcourt and Durham, is considered suf-
hcient to enable General Hildyard to
advance and to take the aggressive
against the Beers south OF Ladysmith.
According to advices Ladysmlth was
holding out satisfactorily, everything
having been well up to Wednesday.
In view of the Boer destruction of
bridges, the war Office has issued orders
for the shipment of quantity of bridge
work between this and the end Of the
year.
It was reported that the British gov
ernment had purchased the Creusot
guns ordered by the Transvall but not
delivered.
An official dispatch confirmed the
statement that Captain J. \. Haldane
of the Gordon Highlanders, attached to
the Dublin Fusiliers, and Lieutenant T.
H. Frankland mot Franklin) and 81 nom
commissioned officers and men OF the
Dublin Fusiliers are missing.
A dispatch from Iourenzo Marques
said:
- Pretoria newspaper announced
last "Wednesday that 1000 Burghers
had left General Joubert's force around
Ladyslnith TO join Commandant Botha's
force near Estcourt, with view to as
sisting to intercept the British advance
to the relief of Ladysmitn.
General Lucas Meyer, the Free
State commander, has asserted, i'll the
course of an interview, that he is con-
vinced that the battle of Elandsiaagte
will be the first and last BOer defeat of
the year
DURHAM, Thursday, Nov. l6.-A gem
uleman who was arrested at Johannes
burg, taken to Pretoria and released,
arrived here, via Delagoa bay. While
at Pretoria he was confined on the race
course with the military prisoners,
comprising 81 officers and 1,215 non
commissioned officers and men from
Natal, 10 officers and % non-conmiS-
stoned officers and men from Mafellng
and four men from Fort Tuli. The
prisoners guards were almost eXclu-
siyelv Germans and the :rtilierymen
manning rne forts Were also mostly
Germaus. The prisoners We're Well fed
and We're SHOWN every consideration.
Most of the officers We're removed TO
more comfortable quarters Ill the town.
PRETORIA, thursday, Nov. 9.-Jhe
following uss,..tch WAS received from
the beer ca,Ap at Eiandsltagge Gnder
ioday's da.e: Lazy sinlt.r lis bsen
completely eucIrci.i ly the Eoer for eS.
Our sacoEd ;i.G gun WAS successfully
placed i'll position Oh Bulw..i hill, III
front ot La ,r>.uitb. the nrIug Of
heavy guns cuhsii mcet! cariy tnis morn
uI.. witd no g..>daIU.-.S to the Bui gbers
Do TO the pre>e'it.
"Bc;ha H:. photographed from the
soctn u, i.;dysmitn that the British
batteries ope.i,.f Il heavy fire with big
guns and continuously dropped sheiis
in o the wOrhs around LaGysmith. The
, retcrla iorce WAS III a tight place, hav-
ing taken mp position commanded by
the British fire, which was so hot that
the position became untenable The
bIg gun. however, saved the situation >
REToRIA. "Wednesday, Nov. l5.-In an
engagement yesterday morning, south
of LadysmItl, the British advanced
with - guns, attacking 300 Burghers of
tne TraDsNaal. y big gun Was fired on
the troops, who retired about =: o'clock
10 kioof near Ladysnith. The British
Icss is unknown. fhe Beers had one
man killed and three wounded. La ad.
dition they had l3 horses killed and
seven horses wounded.