Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-20
Beers MEET DEFEAT
Two More Unsuccessful Attempts to
Garry Ladysmith.
BRITISH LOSSES were LIGHT
Dutch Are Making lnroads Into
Cape Colony
ARRIVAL OF TRANSPORTS

LONDON. November 2O-A special dis
patch from Estcourt dated November 20
says a report has reached there of a battle
ut Tady=rnifh "Wednesday November 10
lasting from daybreak until > in the after
noon MANY Beers are said TO have been
killed and many are reported To have been
taken prisoners. The British losses are re
ported - be much less
Anaiher. uttlIe j. sail TO have occurred
Thursday. 1t * described as the heaviest
Vet fought. The Boer dead. # IS added
number hundreds. while the British losses
We're comparatively small
ThH present week. according to the dis
patches from the front. ought to see a
change in the defensive tactics hitherto
majutaiued by the British in South Africa.
1t is said that the task allotted to Gen.
Clery-that Of relieving Lady ~mith-will tax
his geueralshtp 30 the utmost
The Beers are developing a great deal of
strength in the neiehborhood of E;stcourt.
and Gen Lnubert is reported to he moving
southwark himself. in order to direct the
movement 20 repeI the British advance
after. IN would seem. attempting to fscIat"
EStCDUTt This latter movement is al
rraoS in progress. The Beers practically
surround the town. Another small force
vas dist over"d at Willow Grange. south of
Estc"urt. yesterday Sunday evening
Major Thorneycrnft. with detachment of
il fantry. made a sortie and engaged the
Beers. but with no material result The So
called Boer attempt TO rush Estcourt on
Saturday Was apparently merely a recon
naissaure. resulting in the Beers obtaining
the Information which they desired namely
that EStcourt is fairly strongly held and
has naval guns in position. The Beers then
Withdrew out of range, but remained at
points Commanding the exits from the
town.
short Of Cavalry.
Gen. CIrry is lamantaIIy deficient in cav
aLry-aHd artillery, though attempts are be-
ing made To replace the former by an out
lander mounted infantry Of which about
Loo have started for the front.
The popular auticfpations here regarding
the relief of Kimberley appear too san
suine- III" British force is not yet ready.
and whom it starts il viii have a dangerous
read I" follow. every foot of which will
probably h. contested if the British at
tempt direct advance.
-. &c Is said. possibly instead of rushing
directly fOE Kimberley, The British will ad-
vance across the frontier in the direction
u BF'-n-f'nteir. which may thus he threat
cnei- This. it Is cI2imed, would draw off
Gen. Crrnie'~ forces AL enable the rail-
,aad To u- restored.
From The ur,rance of Gen. Butler. near
Gen. Meshuvu a. % .uge river. X Is dntlci-
Ia,rG thlr..ne main advances viii j,e made
on tl- w,st -fIe. but. it il added. unless
Gen. CIrscF5 is able Il advances 5iruItan-
coU-iy and push back The Beers, who are
occupying 50 many points on the South
Orange river, the British lines of commit
uica,ion Will be seriously threatened.
Gen. Buffers orders to his officers on the
subject Of their equipment are taken to
mean that the officers are to carry rifles
Ike the troops.
Beers Attack thurman.
It is reported today that the Beers have
attacked kuruman and sustained heavy
I. s. 1t j. hard. however. To conjecture
why the Beers would waste ammunition on
a village. far out on the plains, defended
l,y 2p0 police.
II i further asserted that the Beers have
no serious intention of invading Cape Col
uny but intend To concentrate their scat
tered forces with the view Of opposing the
British advance across the southern border
Of the Orange Free State
The presence Of the Beers in 50 many Of
the towns in Cape Colony has caused Sir
Alfred Miner the governor to proclaim
martial law in those places The British
forces have retreated from these points
and are being concentrated on the Orange
river.
The Irish TransvaaI committee has ap-
pealed for funds to enable it to send an
ambulance To the irish brigade in the Boer
service. The appeal says:
The irishmen now fighting side by side
with thc Beers have l=ssened the disgrace
brought ON Ireland by the Irishmeu who
are :" unfortunate as 10 be forced by ne
cessities 20 fight by the side Of the En-
glish."
The appeal is signed by Miss Maud
q. uu-. Messrs. ". Redmond. T. D. SuHi-
Van and others.
Arrival OF Transports.
The British admiralty reports the arrival
a cape To"u today Of the transports Glen
s. ie. witl "a battery of Horse Artillery. an
ammunition column. q cavalry brigade and
hospital corps; the Briyou. with the ID
Somerset Light Infantry; the Siberian with
tic iuai-kisliHg Dragons. and the German
with Ir' I-t Rifle Brigade a field hospital
ami "a detachment of the Royal Engineers.
The transports CephIlouia and Pavonia
have br, % ordered To proceed to Durham.
THE FIGHT OF NOVEMBER d.