Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-07
Admitted IN London that Ladysmiths 4
is Surrounded by Beers.
THE LOSS AT coLENso,i
rho Garrison Saved stores. .Tents,
E.c.. IN circulating she Town
Neua of inc military sitaasion In
Nntas Very Measre- R.ns Assooia.
,Ions Called oat.The sRoors Con-5
sinue to Coqne. with Ba,ntos.
tBy Telegraph to v,rstn,en- piilotY

lBy Telegraph to VirSfnian-Pi 1otl
London. Nov. 1850 q. m.-This
mornings news carries public knowl-
edge with respect to hostilities in
South Africa very little further than
the evacuation Of Colenso and storm
berg. These movements. taken to-
gether with the Admiralty statement
that the public must not be disap-e
pointed should the transports. on which
there are about 10000 men not reach
their destination on the dates inil-
Gated in the published lists. may indl-8
cate. some change Of plan necessitated
by the bad position OF affairs In Natal.
1t was expected that the army corps
would, land near Cape Town for an
invasion of the Transvaal through the
Orange Free State. but the landing
may now be diverted to Durham,
whittier It is fully expected Lieutenant
General Sir Redvers Butler will go
within week or two TO investigate
the situation to himself.
SUPPRESSION OF NEWS.
There is also possibility of q move
rnent through Deingoa Bay, and ina
Admiralty notice regarding tile trans.
ports simply means. In oil likelihood.
that news of their movements Is 10 be
| suppressed.
| Stormourg was understood to be the
depot Where stores, tents, guns, nn,mu-
Of the Third Division. thai under Sir
William Gatncare, We're IN process OF
! accumulation. "A IS y u III stSTs.s5
| The stores have been removed to
Queenstown, and an obvious explana-
ton OF their removal arises. out Of the
Soed advance from Bethulie and All
wal north, sg2 s#
Reports that Naauw Reede Poort Is
their attack are Aliwal North, Burgh-
the idea that General Buffers first bus
mess VIII be to relieve Sir George Stew
art White. -
CONCENTRATION AGAINST KIM.
BERLEY.
It Is believed that the Orange Free
stale commanders have now IL, 600 men
concentrated against Kimberley and ON
the Free State Southern frontier Op-
posed TO them are only 1000 British
troops The towns which lie openMto
their attack are Aliwan North. BurFh-
ersdorp, Stcynberg. Barldey and Mol
teno n 49,
a dispatch from Pletermaritzburg.
dated Friday, reports that railway
communication with Ladysmith is
severed, the Beers having effected
loagment at Nolthorp. south OF Lady,
smith; about miles, Among those In
vested at LadysmIth are Colonel
Rhodes, brother OF Cecil Rhodes, Sir
John fFsttiiougfrby. and, tt---ts = bEt1eyed.
Or. Jameson, as we'll as most Of tho
press correspondents and the Earl OF
Ava, son OF Prince Dufferln and Ava.
All the Cape railways are now in the
hands of tho military authorities. Five
hundred tons Of food stuffs were seized
on board the steamship Maria. at Dur
oan, consigned to Delegoa Bay for the
Fransyaal. Twenty missionaries have
arrived at Durham from Swaziland, aft
er many narrow escapes.
OTHER NEWS.
Escourt. Natal. Nov. 4y-Noon. re.
liable messenger has Just arrived from
Iadysmith, passing the Boer lines dur
ing the night, who reports that heavy.
lighting occurred on Thursday around
Ladysmith. The hottest engagement
was on George Tathnm's farm, on the
Orange Tree State side OF Besters. The
british drove the Beers back to their
camp CAM The enemy suffered a loss OF
500 in killed, wounded and captured.
Tne lighting was resumed yesterday
(Frtday), the Beers firing from Nosd-
wathshann HILL near Peppyortt's
farm. Again they were driven back
With losses in the camp.
a large Boer force, with artillery,
under John Vessels, has taken up 81
position on the left of Beacon. locating
on the Woodhouse, Picciones and
Langyaracht farms, facing Besters.;
and small commando is now en-
camped on the south side Of Pieter'sl
Station. commanding the railway. The;
Beers have torn up the culverts Of the
railway near Pieter,s Station and have
burned the wooden portions. No dam
| age has yet been done at Coienso The
houses. stores, railway and iron bridges
remain intact. AZ
The messenger said he heard the
Beers would be In Colenso to-day and
| that tho volunteers were leaving,
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