The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-31

Of Boer position is not confirmed.
Chleveley dispatch. dated yesterday,
shows renewed activity OF the BRUSH,
apparently preparatory 70 some acton.
The Boor position eastward OF the camp
was thoroughly reconnoitered Thursday.
The naval guns are engaged in Ga ~
practice, and It is said on good authority
that some thirty or sixty Beers have
been killed by the firing.
II is predicted that Ladysmith will be
relieved about January 9TH.
There is some disposition TO believe
General Butler is preparing another at
tempt to advance. this time by an at
tack on the Boer position on Int+swe
mountain.
The government has accepted 125 Cey-
lon volunteers. mostly planters, and has
also accepted the offers Of Indian Princes
to supply horses.
LOSSES SEVERE.
PRETORIA. Friday. Dec. 29.-Three
British prisoners from Malapo report that
Captains Vernon and Sandford, OF Colonel
Baden-powelrs staff. were killed during
the enga geraent. in which Lord Edward
Cecil. Cayendish and Bendenstic were
wounded. The object Of the sortie was
10 capture Boer cannons. The losses OF
the British were very severe. The Long
paired, and is being replaced.
The new contract reducing the price OF
dynamite. Instituted by the Raad in Au-
gust, was registered December 18th. be-
tween the government and the factory.
LORENZO MARQUES, Dec. 3o.-Advices
received here from Pretoria. under date
Of wednesday. December 27th. say that
an official dispatch from MafeNing an
nounces that in the sortie which the
British made from that place December
18th, attacking one Of the Boer forts
with cannon. Maxims and an armored
train. so persistently. that the lighting
RACED up to the walls of the fort. the
British lost l0a men killed and wounded.
while the R0ers only lost two men killed
and seven wounded.
The dispatch adds that Captains Kirk
wood and Grenfel were captured by Boe'
scouts near Colenso and were being sent
TO Pretoria.
Ten unloaded shells inscribed The
seasons greetings" have been fired al
Ladysmith.
Ten South African medical students
from Edinburg have arrived at Pretoria
from Deag0a Bay with five tons Of med
ical stores.
A dispatch from the Boer camp at Mod
der River, dated Thursday, December -oth
reports an artillery duel lasting an hour
December 9th q British reconnoiterina
party made a sortic, but did not come
within the Boer range. The British, De
cember 18th, commenced steady bonn
bardment Of the B0er position.
OPENED HEAVY FIRE.
CAPE TOWN. Dec. 20.-The troops IN
the British Camp OF Victoria West turned
out last night 10 repel an attempt Of the
Beers TO cut the railroad near the sta
ton. A patrol reported early In the even
ing that they had sighted the Beers IN
the neghborhood At 10 o'clock at night
the Beers opened fire near the station
The British replied and the Beers re-
tired al daybreak their attempt having
turned ont q failure.
LORENZO. MARQUES. DELAGOA
PAY Dec. s0-The German steamer
rrndesrath. belonging to the German
East African Line, has been captured al
a nrize and taken to Durban-
The BunGe rath arrived here from MO-
zambi1ue.
TIE German steamer Bundesraih OF .5la
tons. sailed from Hamburg NovemneF oIn
for Tango. East Africa.
DURHAM. Dec. 29.-The British cruiser
Nracic'onne seized the German steamer
pundesra.h in North Delagoa Bay. she
win he broucht before a prize court
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