Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-02-16
REACH KIMBERLEY.
French Relieves British Garri-
son on Tuesday.
English Force Retires From Rens-
berg During the Night.
Beers Surprised ana Driven From Positions
on Riet River.
coRREsPosDEsr ESCAPES FROM LADYsMIrH
coRREsPospEsr ESCAPES FROM LApYsMIrH

London, Feb. l6-g.02 a. m.--rhe fol.
lowing from Lord Roberts reached the
war office this morning: "Jacobsdal
Feb. l6.-2 a, m.-French, with a force
OF artillery and cavalry and mounted in
fantty, reached Kimberley on Tuesday
evening"
BRITISH RETREAT IRON RENsBERG.
Arundel, Feb. l4.-Gsnerai Clements
withdrew from Rensberg during the
night, his rear guard arriving at Arun'
del early this morning. rhe Beers
promptly followed, reoecupying their old
position In the Tasibosch hills, whence
they have been shelliDg the British cav
airy patrols. but Intellectually. The Brit
ish guns returned DIE, making fairly ac-
curate practice.
BoERs DEFEATED.
Riet River, Orange Free State, Wed.
nesday, FEB. l4.-tienersl French, with
a cavalry division and q strong artillery
detachment. left on Sunday for Ram
BAN, twelve miles east OF EnsliD, where
the above division concentrated. Next
day he made rapid march 10 Biet river
where party CT Beers contested his
passage OF the Dekeil and Waterfall
drifts. After some hours OF shelling,
French drove the Beers away, and
crossed the river. Yesterday the
column continued Its march 10 Kip
aud Romdayal drifts on the Modder
river, where again short engagement
ensued, General French sheliing the
Beers vigorously, forcing u passage. The
Beers precipitately retired, leaving aye
laagers in the hands OF the British, be.
sides great quantity OF cattle and 1000
sheep. The rspidity OF French's march
and the overwhelming nature OF his
force, enabled him, In spite OF the din
culties OF water transportation, to thor
oughly outwit the surprised Beers. Brit
ish casualties slight.
CORRESPONDENT ESCAPES.
London, Feb. 'l6 The correspondent
OF the Associated Press at Lsdysmith,
from which place he escaped on febru
AIRY 10. sends the following:
since the furious cannOnade In tht
early part Of the week. quietness reigns
The hills on which the relief columns
lyddite shells we're bursting In hundred,
u few days previously are now only oecu
pied by grazing cattle. Further away on
the north eide OF Spionkop the Boer laa
gers can be seen, evidently bigger thar
before, showing they have no idea al
present OF retiring from that position
Much disappointment IL felt at the non
appearance OF General Butler, 20 from
the severity OF the fire, every heart wa,
glowing with hope and excitement al
the prospect OF immediate relief; not thai
we are at all In the blues, for every one
who is capable OF shouldering rifia, IL
confident OF our ability 10 hold the town
against any force the Beers are capable
OF putting In the field. Still. the contin
ued diet OF horse and mule flesh Ia get
ting monotonous, although the health OF
the camp, taking everything into con
sideratioD, is better than could be ex
pected. Enteric fever and dysentery has
abated. Camp fever Is not ylrulent. but
slightly increased"
The escape OF the correspondent was
most adventurous and ardu0us. Leaving
Lsdysmlth on the evening OF February
10, guided by native. he soon encoun
tered the Boer patrol, who hred upon
him. Escaping the patrol, he crawlet
twenty two miles through the toughest
and stoniest paths. hiding In native hut
and kraal during the day and proceeding
on at night. Once the BOer patrol cam'
to the door OF the hut where he was hid
ing under blankets. He swan the Tu
gela river and reached Chieyeley on Feb
rusry l3, where he took the train fo
Durham.