The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
GERMAN STEAMER
SEIZED BY BRITISH
The Bundesrath Taken to
Durham as a Prize.
CAPTURE IN DELAGOA BAY
GERMAN RECRUITS FOR THE
BOHRS ON BOARD.
NO VIOLATION OF NEUTRALITY LAWS
Such Are the Claims Made by British and Ger
man Interests. British Lost 109 Men
in Their Desperate Sortic
From Ladysmilh,

in Their Desperate Sortc
From Ladysmih.
Lourenzo Marques, Delagoa Bay,
Dee. 30.--The German steamer Bundles
rath, belonging to the German East AT
rican Lime, has been captured as a prize,
and taken to Durham The Bundesrath
arrived here from Mozambique
The German steamer Bmdesrath, of
1910 tons, sailed from Hamburg, Novem-
Der Sth, for Tanga, East Africa.
CAPTURED BY NIAGICIENJNE.
Durham, Natal, Dee. 29-(Friday)-
THE British cruiser Magicienne seized
the German steamer Bundesrath in
North Delagoa Bay. She will be brought
before prize court.
DEEPENS HATE OF BRITONS.
Lorenzo Marquee, Dec. 30.-The cap
ture of the Bunesrath has increased the
already strong anti British feeling
here of the Hollander and German por-
ton of the population.
ALLIES OF BOERS ON BOARD.
London, Dec. 30-A representative Of
the Associated Press has learned that
there were three German officers and
twenty men, attired in khaki and intend
ing to serve the Beers. on board the
Bhmdesrath which explains her capture.
Regarding traffic generally ON the
East Coast of Africa, the British AID
miralty officials say the British Govern
ntent desires that all ordinary and legiti-
mate trade conducted by foreign vessels
should suffer as little restriction as pos
sible.
BRIT1ISH OFFICERS KILLED.
Pretoria, Dee. Friday. Three
British prisoners from iMalapo report
that Captain Vernon and Sandford, CT
Colonel Baden-PoWelPs staff. We're kill
ed during the enga cement i'm which Lords
Edward Cecil and Cavendish Bentincl
were wounded. The object of the sortie
was to capture Boer cannon. The losses
of the British We're very severe. The
Long Tom" injured at Ladysnnith has
been repaired and is being replaced.
The new contract reducing the price of
dynamite Instituted by the Raad in Au-
gust was registered December 2Sth be-
tween the Government and the factory.
BRITISH SORTIE, HEAVY LOSS.
Lourenzo Marquee, Dec. 29.-(Friday.)
-Advices received here from Pretoria
under date of Wednesday, December
9th, say that an official dispatch from
Mafeking announces that In the sortfe
which the British made from that place
/ Aaa tl,ay. aHf nf 1an
forts with cannon, Maxims and an ar
mored train, so persistently that the
fighting ragged up to the walls of the
fort the British lost 100 men killed and
wounded, while the Beers only lost two
men killed and seven wounded.
The dispatch adds that Captains Kirk
wood and Grenfell were captured by Boer
scouts near Colenso and were being sent
TO Pretoria.
Ten unloaded shells inscribed, "The
Seasons Greetings" have been fired at
Ten South African medical students
from Edinburgh have arrived at Pretoria
from Delagoa Bay with five tons of
medical stores.
A dispatch from the Boer camp at
the Modder River dated Thursday, De
cember 2Sth reports an artillery duel
lasting an hour. December 9th a
British accommodating party made a sor-
tie but did not come within the Boer
range. The British, December 2Sth,
a steady bombardment of the
Boer position.
FAIL TO CUT THE RAILROAD.
Cape Town, Dec. % riday.) The
81 &ho 4tc1, of q
West turned out last might to repel an
of the Beers to cut the railroad
near the station. A patrol reported Gear
IL in the evening that they had sighted
the Beers i'm the neighborhood. AT 10l
o'clock at might the Beers opened a heavy
fire near the station.
The British replied and the Beers re-
tired at daybreak, their attempt having
turned out a failure.
NO CONTRABAND OF WAR.
Hamburg, Dec Bottle directors Of
the German East African Line have re-
ceived news of the arrest of the Inn
peiial mail steamer Bundesrath. The
Of the port of Durham re-
fused an explanation of the cause of
the seizure. It is declared that there
and when application was made to the
German foreign officers the latter inn
mediately promised interposition with the
British Government.
The seizure of the Bundesrath was
referred to at a meeting of merchants
held here today. After a speech by |
Add,ph Woermann, President Of the |
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, deal |
ing with the great progress of the Ger
man Empire during the closing century, |
Herr Fife, speaking in behalf Of the
firms trading with South Africa, asked
whether the Chamber was doing all
that was necessary for the protection
Of German trade in that part of the
world. German commerce, he asserted, |
had already suffered detriment through |
the war in South Africa.
Herr Woermann replied that thef
Chamber had already considered the
fllas o4yyot.ss had 4aIo- |