New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-08
KILLER GOES FORWARD.
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A-n q retirement Of Free State eurghers
80, the vicinity of Ladysmith, but do not indi-
- that the retreat was the result OF oereat
,hA nrevious day. while the statement In the
- 6,snatch that the Beers were firing into
.arsnoith shows the Boer guns were stu &C
10 II is also pointed out that all suggestions or
..oateninr refer TO the Free Staters. Appar-
49, 7,ransvaal Beers are still full of fight.
-, II &c reiterated that they are short OF
supplies -. $780,, so.ou.
.~,s lager dated December 3, the French
- Austrian military attaches had arrived
- uhue the German attaches had gone TO
~, che Roer forces along the Tugela River
80 q collision was momentarily expected,
po,bans an explanation OF the retirement OF
80. bupehers from Natal can be found IN dis
u. IN ,ron Modder River. December g. saying
,Ao, strong Boer force. estimated to number
80. thousand men, was reinforcing General
Cronis from Natal The same dispatch says
.rsr,,h,ne points 10 the fact that a great en-
,oosment Will be fought az Spytfontein. The
- are rnassng on the hills there are vigor-
-, bujlding stone defences. and are digging
s,eo hts in every direction. The Beers re-
sorh,s on Lazaretto Ridge. west Of Kimberley.
o,so being extended and strengthened. show
t,1
posrs 10 abandon the attempt 70 stem General
,,.,huon,s advance are unfounded. The British
I've shifted their camp few hundred yards
-, from The battlefield. and are settling
-, for week There are some cases OF
s.ver among the troops Much depends on Cen
,-ei Gatacre's advance. There is undoubtedly a
large concentration OF Beers ahead Of General
,ta,bren Practically the whole OF their Mafek-
;-c fo~ces have Joined the Kimberley besiegers
An official account OF the sortie at Kimberley
November 2S when the British casualties as
cabled Yesterday. occurred. says:
The British demonstrated toward Wimbledon
Rife Range The enemys guns were positioned
from the ridge at Spitskop to Wimbledon siding.
Major Scott Turner, with the mounted troops,
attacked the eneny's right flank. capturing
lager and three redoubts. The enemy, in
fourth redoubt. made a stubborn resistance.
when Major Scott-Turner was killed The Brit
ish captured many shells and destroyed other
stores.
The same dispatch gives reports from Colonel
Kekewfch. dated December and 4, showing the
Beers we're increasing in numbers around Kim
berey
The Boer advance in the northeastern part Of
Cape Colony is becoming remarkable. The local
farmers are focking 10 the Boer laagers, the
townspeople. in many instances welcoming the
invaders with every demonstration OF Joy. The
annexation Of British territory proceeds daily.
The reported Boer successes have made great
impression among the Basutoe.
Advices from Pretoria say the government
has allowed two cable messages 10 reach
Winston Churchill
The mint at Pretoria is coming a hundred
thousand sovereigns monthly.
The War Office has been informed that the
British had Ave killed and twenty-five wounded
IN the sortle from Kimberley November % in
Guiding three colonial officers.
Special dispatches from Lourenco Marques,
dated December 5. say President KRUGER is
only prevented from going 10 the front by the
objections OF the members OF the Executive
Council Mrs KRUGER. It is added. 10 I'll.