Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-12-20
WAR IN SDOld AFRICA.
Gen. Boiler RsCOVars Several Of
His Lost Cannon. i
Bombardment Of Mafeklng Con-
tinues Mornings and Evenings.
List Of the British Loss Al the Battle OF
Colepso.
NOVEL WAY TO SEND A MESSAGE.

London, Dec. 20.-A special from Dur
ban, Natal, dated Saturday, December IS
says IL is rumored that General Bullei
has called for volunteers to recover the
abandoned guns. and that party issued
from camp after midnight and brought
In the guns, uniDjured.
NOVEL WAY TO SEND MESSAGE.
London, Dec. 1.-rnsre was N news
this morning TO enliRhten the general
situation. The war office reported that
General French reconnoitered northwsrd
OF Arundel on Dec. IL. After shelling
Jssfoniein farm, three miles eastward Of
the B0er position, the New ZealandeTs
advanced and occupied the farm. The
B0er guns then opened and the Beers ad-
vsnced to attack until ordered to retire.
The last news from Mafeking, dated
on the 9th, says that desultory bonn
bardment WAS GO itinuing and sharp
shooter engaged In a smart duel morn
ings and evenings. The dispatch des.
message adopted by some OF the Beers.
did not explode. IL was oGened and found
Powell (Col. adsn-Powel excuse iron
htb,tuktt. NO hCnhb VI COuulu
nicsting. Please tell Mrs. mother
and family are we'll. Don't drink all the
whisky. Leave some for us when We get
In" Senders signature was torn of.
BRITISH LOSS.
London, Dec. 20.-Reyised lists OF Brit.
ish casualties at the battle OF Colenso
show 1877 non commissioned officers and
men killed.
THOSE BRITISH GUNS.
London, Dec. 90 1t still seems doubt.
ful whether the guns that General Butler
abandoned at Colenso are In the possess
Ion OF the Beers. According to a dis.
patch to the Associated Press from Dur
ban, sent OIL on the evening Of the bat
tie, Just received here. the guns remained
where they were left by the British troops
and were covered by the heavy guns OF
General Hildysrd's brigade occupying
fntrenched position. The dispatch adds
that the Beers thus far have not at.
tempted to cross the river and carry
away the guns. while advices to the Az
ISOLATED Press from Pretoria under the
the same date say than an official Beer
dispatch reports two guns, thirteen
wagons and quantity Of ammunition
captured. besides 20S prisoners.
Further accounts Of the Tugels river
battle emphasize the ignorance Of the
British intelligence department In re.
gard TO the disposition OF the BOer forces
The British were not aware that the
Beers we're intrenched along the series
OF low lying hills Immediately northward
OF the Colenso bridge until q staggering
fire compelled them to retreat when the
attack seemed about 10 succeed. The
Beers we're also In greater strength than
was anticipated. II becomes clearer,
also that the British guns were lost In
the attempt to Get within effective range
OF the er artillery, showing that the
latter outrsDged the British ordinance.
which In spite OF the numerical super
iority was wholly inadequate TO reply to
the long range Boer guns. The British
war office comes In for scathing denunci.
alton from the Times for not providing
effective artillery. II IL pointed out In
this connection that longer ranged naval
guns participating In this same attack
escaped.