Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-02
FOREIGN NEWS.
The British and the Roers

MOUNT PROSPECT, March 1st-General
Colley was shot just before the close of the
engagement, while giving an order to cease
firing. The official list shows two officers
killed lone of whom was General Colley),
four Captains, Major and three Lieuten-
ants. The wounded were two Captains. four
Lieutenants. The prisoners are one Colonel
one Major and one lieutenant missing.
LONDON, March 1st.-General Roberts will
have by the time he arrives at Natal force
of 3 600 men.
Detailed accounts received to-day render it
certain that the British were driven from
Spitzkop because they were fairly beaten.
The fight ended in rout. The most mod
crate estimate placed the losses at 800 killed
and wounded. The latter lay exposed to a
heavy rain from Sunday afternoon until early
Monday morning. 70
A CORES pondent with Colley's forces at
Spitzkop gives the following account of the
engagement: Spitzkop is 5000 yards from
the Beer position. Two companies were left
at the base of the hill and the remaining
troops toiled up the side, which is very
steep, difficult ASCENT, on their hands and
knees. 1t was impossible to have carried up
even mountain guns. Had we had these the
result might have been different. The whole
force reached the summit before daylight,
and about o'clock began firing. The Beers
had no pickets posted, and were completely
surprised, but promptly returned the fire
Our men had little cover. The number of
Beers at the base of the hill was about ., 600.
Up to midday their loss was certainly heavier
than OURS. General Colley was conspicuous
for GOODNESS and courage. He kept up con-
slant communication with the camp by
signals. Shortly after noon the Boer fire,
which had heretofore averaged about fifty
shots a minute. increased to terrific volley
Our men were unable to withstand it. They
wavered and were rallied, waveTed again and
ran in a general saure qai peut. The Beers
climbed to the summit of the hill, and fol-
lowed them with terrible fire as they went
down the other side.
This correspondent was captured by the
Beers, who treated him well and gave him
pass to return to camp. He Identified the
body of General Colley on the field.
LONDON, March 1st.-In the House of
Commons to-day Wilfries Lawson asked
whether any orders had been given restrain
ing the army in Transvaal from advancing
until the result of the negotiations with the
Beers were known. Childers, Secretary of
War, regretted his inability to make any
statement in regard to the negotiations be-
tween General Colley and the Beers or the
instructions to General Colley, particularly
as in consequence of Colley's death he is not
quiJe sure u Gne ijOstllOu u Inc Negotiations.
Childers also said the loss of life in the fight
between General Colley and the Beers had
been exaggerated. Thirty-fve officers and
693 men were engaged. Three officers were
killed, nine wounded and seven taken prison
ers. The total killed was SO wounded 122
taken prisoners or missing, 30.
LONDON, March 1st.-The men engaged in
the fight at Spitzkop state that the shot
that killed General Colley was fred at four
PAGES from him.
a dispatch from Bloemonte reports that
the Beers telegraphed President Brand OF
Orange Free State that they have taken
of soldiers and seven officers pris-
oners.
The correspondent at Prospect Hill, who
was taken prisoner and released blythe Beers.
reports that he had an interview with Jou.
bert, the Boer commandant, who complained
of General Colley for bringing on the battle
when peace negotiations were proceeding, and
said the Beers were prepared to treat for
peace only on the basis of liberty. An offen-
sive Irish renegade was with Joubert and APP
peared to be his chief adviser.
House OF cords.
LONDON, March 1st.-In the House of |
Lords to-day, Earl Spencer, Lord President |
81 the Council, moving second reading of |
the protection bill, pointed cut that outrages,
though greatly diminished in number, were |
still committed in ireland, and he cited some |
recent cases. He said these outrages could |
be only the result CT infammatory |
speeches; but the necessity for the bill arose |
less from q perpetuation of the outrsges
than from difficulty in tracing the offenders.
Earl Spencer did not wish their Lordships to
think a rebellion in Ireland was imminent, |
out when such hostile feeling existed, and |
when American papers were melting Irish
men to rebellion, outrage and assassination,
here would be great danger if prompt and |
Effective measures were not taken for the
maintenance of law and order.
Hsuse of Commons.
LONDON, March 1st-Harcourt, Home
Secretary, said today that he had received
telegram signed "John Dewey"
put did not Intend to make representations
IN regard to the circumstance to the Ameri-
AN Government, as such representations
night give rise. to an international contro.
versy. Dewey, from British convict, be.
came an American citizen, and as long as he
md his confederates, the leaders of the Land
League, are content to remain beyond the sea
md on the other side of the Atlantic, we will
lot interfere with them. Ii they come over
We might have to pay them some attention
Harrington said the Government means to go
IN with the arms bill daily, but on Thursday
he Secretary for War will move the Commit
zee of Supply at 9 P. ~, and make state
nsnt regarding the army organization. This
) because it was prevented by obstruction from
making statement yesterday. The Home
Secretary then introduced the arms bill. It
prohibits professions or the carrying of arms
except by license, permits the search of
louse from sunrise to sunset, ard empowers
he authorities to prohibit and regulate the
Importation and sale of arms, dynamite and
litro-glycerine. The maximum penalty on a
urinary conviction is three months impris-
nment without labor. The bill remains in
orce five years. Urgency was voted for the
rms bill-395 to 397. No Conservatives
-oted in the minority. which included Ash.
N. W. Dixie and Labouche, advanced lib
rails; Edwards, Mcdonald and Thompson,
berais Burt. Bradlaugh and Cowan, radi-
ais. The Irish members telsgraphed Par.
ell to return to Parliament.
Hsrcourt, in introducing the arms bill, re-
erred to speech of Dillon in August, in
yhich the SPEAKER advised the peasants to