The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-02-23
DESPERATE FIGHTING.
Gen. CrOnje is Surrounded, But Of
fers a Stubborn Resistance.
No News Given out By the British
War once, and Great Uneasiness
il Felt That Disaster Has
Overtaken British Forces.

Cape Town, Feb. ga special cor
respondent Of the Cape Argus says:
s-Gen. Cronje is surrounded at Paarde-
berg Drift, but is offering a stubborn
resistance. The British are Smelling
the Beers vigorously and expect TO
capture the whole force"
London. Feb. 22.-Lord Roberts list
of 40 killed and wounded officers, in
GLIDING two generals, in the engage
ments up TO Sunday evening, causes
anxiety. especially as in the officers
list neither the losses OF the Welsh
and Essex regiments nor those of the
mounted infantry are included. This
IS about the number that fell at CO.
lensO, where the nOncOmmissiOned Of
ficers and men brought the total
losses TO 500.
II is considered strange that when
sending his casualties Lord Roberts
gives no information as to the results
Of the fighting. If he has made such
a report. the war Office is Withholding
II. Moreover. nothing is known as TO
what took place Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
London, Feb. 22.-The Daily Mail
has the following dispatch from LO-
reno Marques, dated February 21:
"Boer newspapers dated February 10
report that Gen. Dewet won a brill
iant victory over the British troops
at MOdder river.
~Gen. Dutoit reports being defeated
by the British cavalry column which
got into Kimberley. He retreated to
Riverton. 16 miles north of Kimberley,
with all his guns lost and seven killed.
According TO the same papers, Gen.
Cronje succeeded in getting through
a message TO Koffyfontein with the
news that he is holding all his posi-
fions and that the BOer Gordon is
around Kimberley again.
~The Beers expect a general engage
ment on the Tugela. All is quiet at
Ladysmith."
London. Feb. 22-The Times has
the following from LourenzO Mar
ques dated February p: According
70 a Boer account, Gen. Dewet claims
10 have captured in an attack upon
-
umn $50 wagons of provisions and
ammunition, $500 oxen and IS men"
London, Feb. 22.-The following dis
patch has been received at the war Of
fee from Lord Roberts:
@Paardeberg, Tuesday, Feb. 20.-Be-
tween February 16 and is Maj Gen
Knox was wounded, Maj. Gen. Hector
ii
Lieut. Col Aldworth was killed"
The war Office adds that no details
Of the fighting have yet been received.
These casualties occurred in fight
ing near Paardeberg.
The war office has received the fol-
lowing from Gen. Butler:
''Chieveley Camp.-The 5th division
crossed the Tugela to-day by pOntOOn
and drove back the enemy's rear
guard, our naval 12-pounders silencing
all of the enemy's guns
London. Feb. ga special cable TO
the Globe says the first Canadian con-
tingent was engaged a. MOdder river
all day Sunday, and that IS men OF
the regiment wer1 killed and &C
wounded.
London. Feb. 22.-The Times says
editorially: The silence of Lord Rob
erts is susceptible 70 more interpreta-
tions than one, but il certainly indi-
Gates that the serious operations in
which he is engaged are not yet COM
plete. Our correspondent at LOuren-
70 Marques mentions a serious report,
which may be another version of the
Boer story regarding Gen. Dewet
that comes from Pretoria, or CT the
capture of the Riet river convoy. II
two events have occurred il would be
a curious coincidence"
London. Feb. pa private tele-
gram received here from Berlin We'd
nesday afternoon, declares that Gen
Cronje is in a bad position, bearing
out Tuesdays Berlin rumor that Gen
Cronie was surrounded and that a
time limit had been given him within
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