The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-18

] Distinguished Service ORDER. lie was
also wounded at Elandslaagte.
AT KIMBERLEY.
KIMBERLEY. Thursday, Nov. g
| G1vening)-Nia HOPETOWN' Sunday,
| Nov. 12-The Beers were busy yesterday
I'm throwing up fresh earthworks. There
has been no further bombardment
The DeBeers Mines are practically
closed Thousands OF the employees are
now domiciled In the centre Of the town
and are being provisioned by the mayors
relief fund
The military authorities have ordered
all civilians TO give up their arms and
ammunition with the view OF preventing
7 irresponsibiles firing at the Beers. In
4 contravention Of the laws OF civilized
warfare.
Natives report that the Beers cheered
each shell as IL was fired yesterday be-
lieving IL meant the destruction of KIM
berley.
Tho Beers are now wearing Khaki uni
forms and blue puggarees, making IT dim
cult 10 distinguish them from the British.
Locusts are appearing.
ENGAGEMENT TUESDAY.
PRETORIA. Nov. 15.-Wednesday-1n
an engagement yesterday morning south
Of T,adysmith. the British advanced with
Of the Transvaal A big gun was fred on
the troops. who retired at o'clock to q,
Kloof near Ladvsmiih. The British loss
is unknown The Bocrs had one man
killed and three wounded. In addition
they had thirteen horses killed and seven
horses wounded.
ESTCOURT. Nov 17.-Afternoon-The
Elmelo Boer force has taken up posi-
ton near Ennerdale a few miles north
OF here. They have eight 7-poundcrs and
two French guns. Their strength is 30
men. They have looted Henderson's store.
All IS quiet here and ready for the enemy
if II attacks. There is no anxiety.
IADYSNIITH HOLDING OUT.
LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE Admiralty an
nounced this evening the arrival AZ Cape
Town to-day of the Troopshlp. Arcana.
with battalion Of the Argyle. and
Sutherland Highlanders CThe Princess
I.ouse's regimenD bringing the reinforce
ncnts up 20 1880 Of which 700 have al
ready disembarked al Durham, with Is
field guns. a number Of machine guns,
Engineers and hospital troops, as well
as seven hundred mules
This force with that already between
Estcourt and Durham. is considered sui-
nciout 10 enable General Ilildyard to adj
vance and to take aggressive action
against the Beers South of Ladysmith.
According to the latest advices Lady
smith is haldng out satisfactorily every
thing having been well up to Wednesday.
Tn view Of the Boer destruction of
bridges. the War Office has issued orders
for the shipment of a quantity OF
bridge work between this and the end Of
the year.
PRISONERS WELL TREATED.
DI-RBAN. Thursday. Nov. ia gem
tlcman who was arrested at Johannes
burg taken TO Pretoria and released. has
arrived here, via Delaga Bay While at
Pretoria he was confined on the race
course with the military prisoners COM
prising 50 officers and 1,2I5 nOn-cOmmis-
stoned officers and men from Natal; ~
officers and - nOn-commissioned officers
and men from Mafeking, and four men
from Fort Tuli.
The prisoners guards were almost eX-
clusively Germans, and the art'llerymen
manning the forts were also mostly Ger
mans. The prisoners were well fed and
were shown every consideration. Most OF
the officers were removed 10 more COM
Portable quarters in the town.
A CENSORED DISPATCH
LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE following cen
sored dispatch from Pretoria gives de-
tails of the.engagement referred 20 in the
Associated Press dispatches from Pre-
toria Of Wednesday, November 18th:
"rhe Free Staters had taken up po-
sition on a small him when am English
battery advanced and attacked Them
sending hail Of shells on the hin for
am hour when the Transvaal cannon put
some shells right I'm the midst OF the
battery. sending the English 10 cover De
hind the hill. Two Burghers were killed
h4r o.
back on Ladysmith several shells eN-
ploded among them. but the execution
done could not be seen.
at midnight AN the Afrikander cam
non on the hills surrounding the town
oponed fire simultaneously on Ladysmiih,
turning the quiet and darkness Of night
into a mrd inferno of wh.stling. shrek
ing shells. speeding from an points OF the
compass 10 the doomed city Several
buildings on fire We're seen from Buiwan
Hill.
"During the day the troops left the
city deserted and sought shelter on the
edge OF the hill 10 escape our doath-deal-
ing shells
THE PRISONERS.
The dispatch from Pretoria also says
that the prisoners at that place include
the 18th Hussars. four officers and d nom
commits stoned officers ana mem lur Dun-
lin Fusiiers. four officers and 100 nom
commissioned officers and men; the Irish
Fusiuers ten officers and 533 non-com-
missioned officers and men; the Artillery,
five officers and sixty non-c0mmissioned
officers and men; the Rifles. three officers
and 50 non-commissioned officers ana men;
the Leiscesters no officers. non-com-
missioned officers and men; the Dragons
one man: the Natal Police. one man; Po-
litical. 81 men. sick. IS men.
The dispatch adds:
THE trains are working eXcelieniy
from Pretoria 10 Ladysmith The Beers
have ample food but are short OF clothes
boots and mackintOshcs.'
FIRST AND LAST DEFEAT.
LONDON Nov. IA dispatch from
Lorenzo Marques says:
"A Pretoria newspaper announced last
Wednesday that 1000 burghcrs had left
General Jouberts force around Lady
smith to join Commandant Botha's force
near Esicouri with a view Of assisting to
intercept the British advance TO the relief
of Ladysmith.
General Lucas Myer. the state Com
mander. has asserted IN the course Of an
interview that he is convinced that the
battle OF Elandslaagte will be the first
and last Boer defeat Of the year.
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