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vance. So, it is said, possibly instead
Of rushing directly for Kimberley the
British will advance across the from
tier in the direction of Bloemfontein,
which may thus be threatened. This,
it is claimed, would draw off General
Cronje's forces and enable the railroad
to be restored.
From the presence of General Butler
near General Methuen at Orange river
it is anticipated that the main ad-
vances will be made on the west side,
but it is added unless General Gatacre
is able to advance simultaneously and
push back the Beers who are occupy
ing so many points south of the Orange
river, the British lines of communica-
ton will be seriously threatened.
General Buffers orders to his officers
on the subject of their equipment are
taken to mean that the officers are to
carry rifles, like the troops.
BOER PRISONERS DISCOURAGED.
LONDON, Nov. 21.-The following
dispatch from its special correspondent
is published by the Daily Telegraph:
CAPE TOWN, Nov. IA batch of
eighty-seven Boer prisoners who were
captured at Glands Laagte arrived to-
day by the steamer Putiala. Many of
the men We're wounded. The most Sc
rious cases, numbering a dozen, were
landed and dispatched to the camp
hospital at Wynberg. The others were
taken to Simons Town to join their
comrades, who are detained on board
the Penelope. | conversed with some
of the wounded, including Command
ant Pretorius, who was shot through
both legs, and three members of the
Johannesburg detective force, who
were enrolled in his commando. With
tri1ing exceptions the Beers had no
conception of the business they under
took. In their own words, 1--WE eX-
pected to meet boys but we were van
quished by men"
The majority Of the Free State Beers
indeed, looked upon the affair as a
pleasant picnic through Natal, with
peace terms to be dictated by General
Joubert from PietermaritZburg, with
British withdrawal and an immense
Strengthening of the Dutch republican
position in the country All prisoners
to whom l spoke extolled the bravery
of the British forces at Glands Laagte.
NIGHT ATTACK FAILED.
LONDON, Nov 21.--The Daily Tele-
graph publishes the following from its
special correspondent:
ESTCOURT, Nov. 19-Some parties
of Beers appeared this afternoon and
evening at Willow Grande Highlands,
near Mooi river. Bodies of our mount
ed volunteers, who were out in that di-
rection, attacked the enemy, firing vol
leys at them. Skirmishing continued
until dusk, when the Beers fell back,
having suffered slight losses. Our cas-
ualties were reported nil.
Natives report that more Beers are
advancing from their camp at Colenso
to reinforce the laager which is now
before Estcourt Runners from Lady
smith, who came in today, state that
all is we'll there. A night attack was
made by Beers on Friday. but they
were repulsed with heavy losses. Can
nonading went on all night.
POLICY OF THE POPE.
BERLIN, Nov. 20-A correspondent
good authority in Vatican circles that
an influential group tried to influence
the Pope against British policy in
South Africa. The Pope, however, de-
clined to follow their counsels because
England has never given the church
any ground for complaint and because
an anti-British policy would check the
movement in England in favor of good
relations with the Vatican.
ALLEGED STARVATION.
PIETERMARITZBUR Nov. 20.-A
party of British photographers, cut off
by the Beers outside Of Estcourt, con-
nived to escape to New Hanover, on the
Greytown line, and arrived here to-
day. They report that 5000 Beers,
driven by starvation, are foraging to-
ward Greytown. No alarm is felt, but
it may require a division Of the re-
lieving column to annihilate them.
BOERS OCCUPY CAMPBELL.
HOPETOWN, Cape Colony, Nov. 16.
the Beers occupied Campbell,
in West Griqualand.