Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
1hn nELEAGUERED ERIrIsH.
Beers Pr. sslne the St.ga with New Wig:
at Marking and Lady. NTH.

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LONDON. Nov. 2J.--The position in

ed rs distinctly gloomy tonight anu
that the most possible is made Of Cen
eral Methuen'S success. such as it was.
That battle decided nothing and it
seems certain that many experts are OF
the opinion that the story Of the return
Of the pursuing cavalry without get
ting in touch With the retreating EocrS.
indicates that the cavalry discovered
in time that il it had gone on it would
soon have been on the Pretoria race
course with its comrades Of the Hus-
slrS.
1t will not surprise anyone greatly
if the Beers are shortly again discoV-
cred in ali entrencheI position near the
spnt from which General Methuen has
Just cvir,ed them.
NO 9TH ER SUCCESS.
l'Nom no othe, point can even q sem
blance Of success be reported. Maize
king is apparently in worse plight than
the Britishers have hitherto cared to
admit ana ii is difficult to see how it
can be relieved for soma time TO come
While the official despatch from the
E@ncr head laagcr outside Ladysmith.
dated November "a. showed that the
town wAs: still flying the Union jack on
Fl iaaE the cheerful tone Of the MESA Se
and til" evident anticipation OF the
speedy reduction Of IIadysmith is not
calculated 10 cheer anxious relatives.
The reported silence nf the British
guns also again arouses fears of a
Sholtnrss Of ammunition. and the fact
t!,at the Beers haze just placed in po-
sitinn another Siege gun shows shat
they have not yet done their worst.
Tn. arrival If the German officers.
s2me If whom. il is understood. gained
large experience in reducing fortified
towns in .S7o!l, is calculated to lead
% change Of tactics which will adj,
70 he suspense Of the sorcly tried gar
:'ison.
EOEPS S\NA RA1I\(;
The situation in the northern portion
81 Cape Colony is about as unsatisfac-
sorry ~ ii can be. Beers are turning up
II AL directions.
J, Cape Town tlespat@h received IL a
tat" hour tonight reports that the enc
raE have blown 10 j railway bridge
between RosmcaH junction and Midllc-
DIR. With t.. object Of preventing an
advance from Port Elizabeth. This
%as effected Ivy small commando.
,"hich. it is stated. remains in the
!: @h borhood. The effect Of blowing
- This bridge will tend to isolate Ma
tlHponrt, which was recently reoccu-
lied by the British and must delay the
advance Of the troops just arrived al
Tort Elizabeth.
Tho gravest news from Cape Town
today comes from the northern part of
thc colony where it is now evident.
.unhcr& If Dutch farmers have risen
and joined the Invading Free State
forces in the Herschell and Barlllcy-
East, districts.
y despatch from Queenstown. Cape
Colony, General Gatacres headquar-
ters. announces that Four hundred
colonial rebels, including an eX-magis-
trate OF Barllley-lIast. have joined the
enemy III the latter place and that
the whole force is reported to be
marching on Dordreicht. whence it can
operate and possibly intercept General
berg junction, a stragetic point from
which General Gatacre can get in di-
rect touch through the railroad, with
General French at Naauqpoort and
thus With the British base at De Aar
LADYGREY OCCUPIED.
Another despatch says that refugees
arriving from Queenstown assert that
i.adysrcy has been occupied by the co
!onin! farmers and that it is feared
there that there is 4 general movement
in favor of the Beers.
Further dispatches from Belmont
confirming the treacherous use OF the
white flag by the Beers are arousing
Indignation. The troops engaged are
bitterly complaining and it is feared the
result will be a refusal to give the
Beers quarter.
An incident similar to the one which
occurred NJ the battle Of Glencoe. when
an officer was shot by a wounded Koer
is reported by the London Times cor
respondent at Belmont, who says that
Lieut.. Blundell. Of the Grenadicl'
Guards, was shot by a wounded I5ocr
whom he was tending Such state
ments appear increditable but they are
:low confirmed officially. by the protest
Of General M@thuen who has sent At
message TO the BOer commanders saw
ing:
Il must ask YOU to warn Your wound
ed not to shoot our officers. | must