Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-24
At BAY0NET'S POINT.
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| long been current. A special dispatch
| from Durham announces that more big
naval guns We're landed. Wednesday
and hurried to the front. Prince Chris
tan Victor left Moot River camp be
fore il was invested. bearing dispatch
IS to PietermaritZburg.
Late last evening. ii was reported at
Adershot that the 9Th Division. now
in process of mobilization. will actual
ly be required for active service. Some
IF the yeomanry regiments have been
warned for mobilization owing to the
scarcity of cavalry in Africa. IT is al
so reported that another brigade of
horse artillery will be modified.
The Daily Chronicle says: 1--WE
learn that the cabinet has decided that
the base of settlement in South Africa
will be a united South Africa, modelled
upon the Canadian plan. The details
have not yet been settled but it is prac
tically certain that no terms of peace
will be accepted by the British govern
ment short of the British occupation
Of Pretoria and Bloemfontein."
Orange River. Nov. 23-Tne Hon. Nj.
Logan, a member of the cape Colony
Legislative Council. who has just re-
turned here from Belmont. says the
British troops engaged the Beers this
side of Belmont. their artillery practice
being splendid. The British infantry
carried the kopies with the point Of the
| bayOnet and drove the Beers from their
| positions.
Noon.-An engagement was started
| on the other side of Witteputs, just
| above Orange River. this morning, and
the British artillery succeeded in fore
| ing the enemy to retire. The following
| is the official communication issued to
the press respecting it: Artillery
| firing commenced at AS \. NJ, in the
hills bearing east northeast from Or
ange River at an estimated distance Of
Il miles 1t ceased at o'clock. the
enemy retiring to the hills on the sky
! line bearing east northeast. at an asti-
mated distance of Is miles from here.
! The artillery is firing again
The foregoing is apparently the be
ginning of full description.
| London, Nov. 23-The war office has
received the following dispatch from
| Gen. Gatacre reports having, yester-
| day "wednesday, encamped bat
| talon Of infantry near Putter's kraal
and that achievements of mounted
troops with half battalion of infan-
| try arrived at the same camp, today.
The Dutch rising continues in the
| Broken Nail districts The police at
Molten's reports that 1000 Dutch have
I,F, lob nx-A 70 tot, h..
rebels at Broken Nail, taking with
them armed natives.
Gen. French conducted a recon-
nossance toward Arundel. which he
found held in strength. He withdrew
with three men wounded.
The Beers are reported moving from
Natal to the vicinity of Bloemfontein
Topographic communication with Bel
mont has been re-opened and n heavy
engagement is reported. The postmas-
ter at Hopetown reports that the Ku-
suman people have defeated the north
ern rebels"
The secretary Of war has received the
from Gen. Methuen. dated Belmont
Nov. %: Attacked the enemy at day
break. this morning. He was in strong
position. Three ridges We're carried il
succession. the last attack being pre-
, pared by shrapnel. Infantry behaved
splendidly and received support from
the naval brigade and artillery. The
enemy fought with courage and skill
Had attacked later | should have hat
, far heavier losses.
; our victory was complete. Have
e taken 40 prisoners. Am burying q geot
; number of the Beers. but the greater
A part of the enemy's killed and wound
t cd were removed by comrades. Have
' captured a large number of horses ant
r cows and destroyed a large quantity o.
n ammunition"
: Naauw Poort. Nov. $50 p. NJ
e A British force 200 strong consistins
n of mounted infantry and police. will
/ Il few cavalry. partly in train. recon
}. notered toward Colesburg. today. un
der Gen. French and accomplished L
miles. They We're fired upon by par
, ty Of Beers concealed on a hill. Thre,
men We're wounded.
= London. Nov. 23.-The fund for fit
). ting out the Maine as a hospital shiI
= now exceeds e1S0O0. exclusive of tn
;, receipts of the concert directed by Mrs
Brown Potter At the meeting of tn
% executive committee of the fund, to
n day. three American surgeons and fiv
nurses. who recently arrived. present
ed themselves and We're cordially re
csived by Lady Randolph Churchill ant
: her colleague.