The herald., 1896-01-03
THE TRANSvAAL Invasion
Leads to Very Serious Interna.
tiOnal Complications
JAMISON MEETS THE BOERS
The British Troops Defeated In the En-
suing Battle
The English Colonial Officials Repudiate the
Invasion OF the TrsnsvaaI---T1crcy
Asked for Wounded r1en

LONDON, Jan. "a dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph company this evening
says: DIR. Jamison was severely defeated
by the Beers before Johannesburg. The
same agency adds, the news is confirmed,
and Secretary of State for Colonies Cham
berlain has been summoned to the colonial
office, where conference is to be held to-
night 1t is aided the defeat of Jamison
is such as to compel his retreat across the
border.
INVASION DIsAvOwED
BERLIN, Jan. Pit is reported here In
official circles that the German government
has been informed by the government of
Great Britain that the latter strongly dis
avows the invasion of the Transvaal repub-
lie by British Chartered South African COM
pany's forces, and has sent the most posi-
tive orders to Capetown and to the offcers
concerned for the Chartrr company's repre-
sentatives to withdraw from Transvaal ter
ritory Immediately.
A dispatch from Pretoria announces
that the British agent there has tele-
graphed the governor of Cape Colony that
the commanding general had positive in
formation that 500 Bechuanaland troops,
with six Maxim guns and other cannon,
CHTTylHS ltl6 DTltlStl uaRs nave dTTlVeu near
Rustenberg and are on the march OH Joahn-
nesburg. The dispalch added the presi-
dent OF the Transvaal republic regards this
invasion as a serious violation of the con.
vention with Great Britain, and hopes in-
mediate steps will be taken to stop any
further advances of intruders. as he cannot
allow his country rights to be violated in
this manner. The governor of Cape Col
ony reports: 81 declare, if the report is
true. tine steps were taken without any
sanction or previous knowledge. imme-
diately wired my disapproval of the action
and directed the troopers to retire without
delay"
JAMIsON SURRENDERED
LONDON, Jan. 2.-The colonial office has
received confirmation OF the reported de-
feat of DR.. Jamison. After sustaining
great loss he surrendered. The secretary
of state for the colonies. Chamberlain, has
telegraphed President Kruger. asking for
generous treatment of the prisoners and
wounded.
The colonial office publishes the follow
| ing kilograms from Sir Hercules Robinson,
retary Chamberlain, which are dated JAN
uary 2:
"a messenger overlook DR.. Jamison ten
miles the other side of Elana river. He
has brought back verbal message to the
effect that the dispatches have been re-
The force was then saddling up and imme-
mediately proceeded eastward into the
Transvaal. DR. Jamison thus received and
disregarded my message. Sir Jacobus
Dewet, British agent in the Transvaal, tel.
egraphs that the fighting commenced at
| tain any news from General Jaubert, COM
mander, of the Transvaal forces, last eqen-
ing, and had heard nothing beyond rumor.
1.-The Cape Times has a telegram from
Praetoria, capital of Transvaal, received
! there from Kruegersdorf that they had
heard of fighting and the forces of the
South Africa Chartered company suffered
heavily"
A second cablegram has been received
from Sir Hercules Robinson, which says:
'sThe British agent at Pretoria telegraphs
under date of January q: 4 have just seen
General Joubert, and he says that as far as
he knows DR.. Jamison has been driven out
% of their wounded as prisoners including
three officers, and five corpses have been
buried by the burghers. The fighting is
still proceeding. No force has yet left
Johannesburg to assist Dr. Jamison.
| "The government has received informa-
| ton that further forces of the Chartered
| South Africa company are mobilizing to
enter the fransvaal, and the katfir COM
mander, with the Transvaal, on the Bue-
cualand border of the Free State, is ready
to assist the iransvaal if required,
"Dr. Jamison is surrounded by large
| force near Kruegersdorf."
A third cablegram from Sir Hercules for
wards dispatch from the British agent at
| Pretoria stating that DIR. Jamison's forces
| had been surrounded.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain, in reply,
has cabled to Governor Robinson, regret
ting that DR.. Jarnison's action has led to
the deplorabe loss of life, and to do his
| best to secure generous treatment of the
prisoners and care of the wounded, and to
telegraph the names of the killed and
wounded.