The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-02
FOREIGN.
The Defeated English Forces.
To he Reinforced by 5000 Men.
Details OF the Fight ON the spitIkop.
A Home Rulers Severe Criticism OF
Land Leaguers.

nouo iuioi, "Iiliiig 10 gentleman, VINO
accused him of deserting the land
league, says: 81 never belonged to the
league. The stupid and irrational
policy of the past few months has Grip
pied the Irish vote in parliament for
ever. The money extracted from the
poor people in America and at home is
removed to foreign soil and no ac-
counts are published. The leader flies
at the very crisis of fight in parlia-
ment.n
Madrid, March Lit is stated that
Marshall Campos intends to submit a
bill to his colleagues granting general
amnesty to all persons implicated in or
condemned for political offenses. The
amnesty will include all Cuhans deport-
ed for completely in the insurrection.
Mount Prospect. March 1.-Gen.
Colley was shot just before the close of
the engagement while giving orders to
cease firing. The official list shows, to
the present, two officers killed, one of
whom is Gen. Colley, four captains, a
major and three lieutenants wounded
and two captains, four lieutenants
taken prisoners. One colonel, one
major and one lieutenant are missing.
London, March 1.-Gen. Roberts will
have, by the time he arrives at Natal, a
force of 5000 men. The detailed ac-
counts received to-day render it GER
tain that the British were driven from
Spitzkop because they were fairly
beaten.
The fight ended in rout. The most
moderate estimate places the losses at
300 killed and wounded, the latter lay
exposed to heavy rain from Sunday
afternoon until early Monday morning.
A correspondent with Colley's force
at Spitzkop gives the following account
of the engagement:
Two companies were left at the base
of the hill and the remainder of the
troops toiled up the hill, which is very
steep and difficult to ascend on hands
and knees, it being impossible to have
carried up even the mountain guns.
Had we had those the result might have
been different. The whole force reached
the summit before daylight and at
about 8 O'Clock began firing. The
Beers had no videttes posted and were
consequently surprised, but promptly
returned the fire. Our men had little
cover. The number of Beers at the
base of the hill was about 1000. Up
to midday their loss was certainly
heavier than ours. Gen. Colley was
conspicuous for GOODNESS and courage.
He kept up constant communication
with the camp by signals. Shortly after
noon the Boer fire, which heretofore
averaged about fifty shots minute, in.
creased to terrible volley. Our men
were unable to withstand it. They
wavered and were rallied, wavered
again and then ran in general saurt
qui pent. The Beers climbed to the
summit of the hill and followed 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 a pass to return to camp. Hi
identified the body of Gen. Colley on the
| field,
London, March lin the house, Will
fred Lawson asked whether any orders
were given restraing the army in Trans
vaal from advancing until the result OF
the negotiations with the Beers were
known.
Childers, secretary of war, regretted
his inability to make any statement re-
garding the communications between
Gen. Colley and the Beers, or instruc.
tions to Gen. Colley, particularly, as in
consequence of Gen. Colley's death he
is not quite sure of portion of the ne.
gotiations. He also said that the loss
of life in the fight between Gen. Colley
and the Beers had been exaggerated.
There were 35 officers and 693 men in
the fight; officers were killed, {
wounded taken prisoners; total killed
SO; wounded, 122; taken prisoner OF
missing, so.
Dublin, March 1.-The police are
very active in making arrangement.
for the arrests, and lists of person.
has been prepared for presentation t.
the viceroy. The land league will no,
be interfered with so long as it keep:
within reasonable bounds. Owing tc
the near approach of the enforcement
Of the coercion bill several persons from
tho other side of the Atlantic disap
peared from Dublin. The fenian ele.
ment is considered contemplate and
the authorities know everything con
nected with it.