Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-17
ruary 18th. when he took the train for
BoERs CLAIM VICTORY.

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Pretoria Feb. 16.-The Transvaal
Government has made public the fol-
lowing official Dispatch:
Yesterday at Rendcval Drift In the
neighborhood of Jacobsdal, the Federal
troops were engaged in a severe fight
with two thousand British, who were
trying to reach Kimberley.
Commandment Delarey continued the
engagement until this morning. the
Federal casualties being i've wounded.
Alter another two hours of hard
lighting, 1t Is reported that the British
retired. leaving Colonel Henry dam
gerously wounded. Colonel Henry, with
ms servant. was taken to Jacobsdal.
An official dispatch from Colesberr
says that fighting was resumed Tues.
day, February 18th. and that the Brit
ish had sixty killed and wounded, and
lost eighty captured. The Federal
forces had no casualties during the
fight.
BRITISH AGAIN FORCED BACK.
Pretoria, Tuesday. February ia
smart rifle and artillery duel took
place at Mafeking, February IL. There
was no Boer loss. The British attack
ca Fort Eiof. south of Gaberones, at
daybreak, February ~, but the Jo-
hannesburg men. under VonDelweig
forced the British to retire, leaving six
dead and four wounded on the field
captain Friend was among the killed.
The Beers suffered no casualties
GENERAL FRENCH'S MARCH.
Riet River. O. f. S., Wednesday,
Feb. 14.-General French, in command
or the cavalry division and with a
strong force of Horse Artillery left
Modder River Sunday morning for
Rambam. twelve miles east of Enalin,
where the whole division concentrated.
The iscXt day he made n rapid march
10 Riet river, where a party OF Beers
contested his passage at DeIIiel and
Waterfall Drifts. After some hours
Smelling General French drove the
Beers away and crossed the river.
Yesterday (Tuesday) the column
continued its march to Kip and Rem
daval Drifts, on the Modder River.
where again a short engagement en-
sued, General French Smelling the
Boers vigorously and forcing pas
sage. The Beers precipitately retired.
leaving five laagcrs in the hands of the
British. besides great quantity OF cat
tie and two thousand sheep.
The raHidity of General Frcnch's
march and the overwhelming nature
of his force enabled him. in spite OF
the difficulties of water Transportation
to thoroughly outwit and surprise the
Beers.
The British casualties were slight
BOERS REBUILD FORTS.
Mafelng, Feb. 12.-The Beers have
rebuilt Tie TWO forts dcT11UffisfTtrff ttJ5-ti1rs
British.
a COMPANY ANNIHILATED.
London. Feb. 1.-THE Daily Telegraph
has the following from Nauuwpoort
dated February 10 and delayed in trans
mission:
Very severe lighting occurred on
l{C
enemy greatly outnumbered our troops
being about 1000 in number. They at
tackled the Worceshre Regiment on
their hill, and with desperate detcrmi-
nation charged home. only to cXper-
fence such heavy Maxim and rifle fire
from our men that the death roll of the
aSSailantS must have been considerable
"A patrol of the Inniskiliing Dragons
was surrounded by some 500 Beers and
CALAMITY cut its way through without
losing man, but a company of New
South Wales mounted infantry was un-
fortunately annihilated, most of the
mems bayonets, however, bearing the
impress of sanguinary conflict with
their foes.
Colonel Conygham was shot through
the heart at the outset of the engage
ment. The enemy chose the time Of
the moons setting for their onslaught.
Cut of five colonial officers only one
returned to camp.
BRITISH PEATII ROLL UNKNOWN.
"A strategic and ccne entrative move
back to Arundel has been decided up
on. Our guns from Coles Kop have
hecn safely reached. ore Maxim being
destroyed to prevent it's falling into the
hands of the enemy. Nine wounded
officers and 80 men were brought into
the Nauwpoort field hospital Our
death roll a. present is not known"
TWO COMPANIES MISSING
London. Feb IA correspondent of
the Daily Mail ut Nauwpoort, tclc-
graphing Wednesday and describing
the evacuation Of Rensburg. says:
Two companies of the wiltshire reg