The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-03
The British Army DESTROYED by
the Boer Troops.
The INVADERS LOSE HEAVILY.
Those Who Are Not Killed Sur
render TO the Dutch Soldiers.
Oh smberlain says the Freebooters
Brought the Calamity on Them
selves. and Asks the President OF
the rransvaal To BE Generous 10 the
Wounded and Prisoners.

London. Jan The colonial Office pub
Hshes this telegram from Sir Hercules
Robinson. governor o. Cape C0.onv, -
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain. dated
January =, "A messenger overlook Dr.
Jameson ten miles tae other side ot Elana
river lie brought vcrhal message 10
the effect that the dispatches have been
received and viii De attended 20. The
force was then sadiling mp and inmedi-
ately proceeded eastward into the Trans
vaai Dr. Jameson thus received aud dis
regarded my message"
Sir Jacobus pewet. British agent in the
Transyaal. telegrapas that the nghtin=
commenced at O'Clock yesterday. He
was unable 10 obtain news from Gen.
Joubert, commander of the Transvaai
forces. last evening. and had heard moth
ing beyond rumor.
The Cape Times has telegram from
Pretoria, capital Of the Transvaal received
there from kruegersdorf that there had
been hard fghting. and that the forces or
the Chartered South Africa Company sui
fered heavily.
A second c8blegram has been received
from Sir Hercules Robinson. which says:
Tho British agent at Pretoria ielegraphs
under date of January .. I have just seen
Gen Joubert. and he says that as far as
re knows Or, Jameson has been driven
out OF several positions. The burehers
have twenty-five OF the British wounded
as prisoners. including three officers. and
Tive corpses have been buried hy the 5urEh-
ers. The fighting is stlIl proceeding No
force has Vet left johannesburg 10 assist
DIR. Jameson
The government has received infornaa-
ton that further forces OF the Chartered
South Africa Company are mobnIzlng 10
enter the Trausvaal. and that the Kafiir
commander within the Trausvaal ON the
Bechuanaland border Of the Free State is
ready 10 assist the Trlnsvaal If required
DR.. jameson IS surrounded by a large
force near Kruegersdorf The railway be-
tween Kruegersdorf and Johannesburg
has been broken W. The acting president
of the Free state telegraphs me that !. 600
burghers have been commanded TO take
up "A position sixteen miles this side OF
the Naale river"
4 third cablegram from SIR Hercules for
wards a dispatch from the British agent
at Pretoria stating that Dr. Jameson's
forces had surrendered.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain, in re-
ply. has cahled to Gov. Robinson. regret
ting that DR. Jameson's disobedience has
led 20 the deplorable loss OF life. and 20 DO
his best 10 secure generous treatment OF
the prisoners and care OF the wounded.
and to telegraph the names of the killed
and wounded.
The Marquis Of Lansdowne. secretary OF
war visited the colonial Office at 10 o'clock
last night.
The Daily News says in an editorial:
1T is a serious question whether the
Chartered South African Company should
not be deprived OF its charter"
In an interview Montague White, consul
general OF the Transvaal I'm England, de-
ciares the Uitlanders In johannesburg
never raised finger 10 help Dr. Jameson.
The Beers. he said. would treat Dr Jane
sons followers with generosity. hut Dr.
jameson himself would receive a fair trial
and the punishment his crime merited,