Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-10
l. SEVERE BRITISH DEFEAT
DR.. Jameson Lost 24O Men OF
Whom 80 Were Killed.

DR.. Jameson Lost 24o Men OF
Whom 80 Were Killed.
London, Jan. s. Particulars oil
DIR. Jameson's cefeat by the Beers
show that severe chastisement was
inflicted on the British force be-
fore it surrendered. While details
of the fighting are meagte,itls es'
tlmated at Cape Town that 81
British soldiers we're killed While
the wounded will reach twice that
plumber, making the total loss -4V
men. In addition, over 500 men
surrendered. 1t seems that Dr.
Jameson was greatly Outnumbered
by the Beers and did not receive
sny aid from the Utlanders, Tor
whose aid the raid was underta&'
en-. There has been no uprising at
johannesburg, and the latest III
formation from that town is that
the excitement is subsidlng anu
that President Kruger has express
ed his willingness to make salts
factory concessions to the foreign
population if they remain quiet
until order is restored In the coun'
try. In order not to excite the
people President Kruger has fur
ther promised not to send the
burgher troops to johannesburg
If the UitIanders commit no hos
tile acts nor in any way break the
laws of the country.
Press accounts at Cape Town
state that on the evening of De
cember 81 DR.. Jameson arrived
IN the vicinity of Krngersdorp.
The next morning lie attacked the
Beers, who were entrenched III a
strong position. The Beers num-
bered ! 800. DR.. Jameson was re-
pulsed, but tIled to move by Rand
fenteln to RoOdepert, aud was stop
ped at DoIiukop. Ga the afternoon
of January 2nd heavy lighting took
place and tie State artillery came
up.
The battle lasted from 3 in the
afternoon until II o'clock az night.
DIR. Jameson led the three prlnci-
pal attacks and bis men dlstln-
gulshed themselves with great
gsllap try. The BOer position was
right aDgled one, and DR.. Jane
son attacked it at one point, and
In entering the augle had tue fire
OF the Beers on his front and
tanks. The Beers were much
superior III Numbers and their po'
sitlon was una sailable Dr.. Jane
sons men were nearly starved,
many of them having been with
out food FOR three days. Their
horses we're exhausted and they
were forced 10 surrender. DR..
Jameson los! eighty men killed,
besides the wounded. The lost OF
the Beers Is reported as four killed
aud a few wounded. 1t is claimed
that fifteen Beers were endorsed
by one voliey fred by DR.. Jane
sons men. No officers were killed
and DR.. Jameson was not wound
cd.
A large deputatiOn OF merchants
and other Iutt rested in South
African matters called st the colo
NAL Office, yesterday for the pur'
pose of urging, the government to
take steps providing for the pro-
lection of their friends and rela-
tlyes. Joseph @ haDberlain replied
to the repres ,ntations made by
the mem bers OF the delegation,
saying that, so far as could be seen,
further disturbances we're improb-
abe. The British government,
be said sympsthized with the IN.
doubted grievances of the Uit-
landers. Regarding the action
taken by the government 10 the
matter of the sudden advance of
DIR. jameson he said that the gov
eminent had done its full duty.
Mr.. Chamber lam said, in con-
clusIon, that the ministers of the
government proposed to adhere to
their obligations under the con
vention OF 1884, and that they
wonid continue to upaoId that con
ventlon and all of its PROVISIONS