The Portland daily press., 1896-01-06
JAMESON'S DEFEAT.
How the Beers Moved Down His
Men.

MGns
The Unerring Workmanship of the Far
merTsoldiers Had Telling Effect-One
Man in Every Three Was Brought Low.
London, January Ain response to an
inquiry from the colonial office, Sir Wal
ter Holy Hutchinson, governor of Natal,
has sent despatch confirming the main
facts of DR.. Jameson's defeat. He adds
that the Beers, who opposed Jameson s
force, nun bercd about 1900 They occu
pied strong position. Two battles were
fought. The governor also sends extracts
from newspaper kilograms which are
confused and contradictory. The main
are that DR.. Jameson, arrived near
krugerslorp on Deeem her 81, and at
tackled the Beers the day following. He
was repulsed and then tried to move by
Randfornteni to Rooderport, but was
stopped at Doorkorp. Heavy fighting
took place on the afternoon of January
2, at which time the Transvasl state
artillery arrived. DR.. Jamesons force
was hopelessly outnumbered and were
almost exhausted, having been without
food for three days. The horses, too,
were faded. DR.. Jameson yielded after
sustaining a loss, which, if the original
force was 800 men, amounted to 240
killed and wounded.
Gov. Robinson of the Cape Colony has
telegraphed to Mr.. Chamberlain at the
colonial office that of the force led into
the Transvaal by DR.. Jameson 70 were
killed, 80 wounded and 500 taken prison
ers.
He also telegraphed that it is stated
in the the Cape Town papers that
Jameson, White and Willoughby are
lodged in the Pretoria Jail
Gray and Coventry of the British South
Africa Company are among the wound
ed.
Mr.. Chamberlain also received at $50
O'Clock this morning oablegram from
Sir H. g. r. Robinson of the Cape Colo
ny, saying;
~ received the following telegram
from Sir Jacobus A. DeWet, British
agent at Pre- oria, at o'clock last eve
ming:
Everything is quiet now. Further
serious disturbances will not occur. A
deputation from the Johannesburg reform
committed came last night, giving
guarantee of peace. l informed President
Krugar Of that guarantee and he assured
me, pending Gov. Robi nson's arrival,
that if the Johannesburg people were
quiet and did not commit any hostile
acts, that Johannesburg would not be
molested or surrounded by the burgher
forces. The deputation was highly pleased
at this assurance and gave pledge that
the committee would preserve order.''
agent DeWet proceeds to say: testi-
fly in the strongest manner to the great
moderation and forbearance of the gov
eminent of the Transvaal under oxcep-
tional and trying circumstances. The
prisoners have just arrived.
sTheir casualties are stated to have
been severe. Those of the Burghers were
slight
The agent of the British South Africa
Company at Cape Town telegraphs to the
London office Of the company as follows:
"a battle has been fought. The fight
ing was severe, and the casualties on
both sides were heavy. Dr. Jameson has
been arrested"
The government has received the fol-
lowing despatch from Cape Town, dated
at noon today:
Jameson surrendered at O'Clock in
the afternoon of the Cd instant. The act
ual fighting lasted from 3 O'Clock in the
afternoon of the 1st till IL at night.
Jameson made three attacks. The men
behaved in the mcst gallant manner
The Beers attacked the angle of jaime
sons force and had a fire on his front and
flank"