Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-02-17

BRITISH RETREAT RROM RENsBERg.
Arundel, Feb. 4.-isnerAl Clement
withdrew from Rensberg during M
night, his rear guard arriving AZ ATuu
dei early this morning. fha Boef
promptly followed. reOccupyinR their OH
position Ia the TaaibOsch hills. wbene
thsJ have bean shelling the British cav
alry patrols, but Intellectually. The Brit
lsh guns returned DIRE, making fairly 40
eurale practice.
BoERs DEFEATED.
hlet River. Orange Free state, We'd
nesday, Feb. l4-3ensral French, with
q cavalry division aud 3 strong artillery
h7tachment, left on Sunday for Ram
BAN, twelve miles east OF 'knslin, where
the ab0ys division concentrated. Nax,
day h6 made rapid march 20 Rlet river
where n party CT Beers contested his
passage OF the Dekeil and Waterfall
drifts. After some hours OF shallinR,
ffenoh drove the Beers away, aud
crossed the river, Yesterday the
column continued its march 90 Klip
and homdaval drifts on the MOdder
rlVer' where again a short engagement
snsued' Heneral french shellinR ths
boers vigorously, forcing passage. The
UMH
laagr7s Ia the hands OF tue British. b..
sides great quantity OF cattle aud 1000
sheep. The rApidlty OF FFench's march
and the over waslmlng nature OF his
force, enabled him, In spite OF the aim
cultles Of water transportation, 10 thor
oughly outwit the surprised Beers. Brit
ish casualties slight.
CORRESPONDENT EscAPEs.
London, Feb. 10 THE correspondent,
Of the Associated Press at Ladysmith.
from which place he escaped on Febru
AIRY 10, sends the following.
since the furious eann0nade In the
early part OF the week. quietness reiRns
IhH hills on which the relief eolumn's
lyddite shells were bursting In HUNDREDS
a few days previously are nOw only occu
pied by grazing cattle. Further away on
the north side OF Spionkep the BOer laa.
gers can be seen, evidently bigger than
before, showing they have no idea a,
present OF retiring from that position.
Much disappointment IL felt at the non.
appearance OF General Butler, as from |
the severity OF the flre, every heart was
glowing with hope and excitement At
Ihe prospect OF Immediate relief; not that /
We are az all In the blues, for evary one
Who " capable OF ahouldering Flfis, II
confident OF our ability 10 hold the town
against any force the Beers gFe capable
Df putting In the iield Still, the contin.
led diet OF horse and mule tiesh IL get
ing m1notonOus, although the health O3
ne camp. taxing everything Into con
iideFatiOn, II better than could ba az.
,ected. knteric fever and dyaantery has
lbated. Camp fever isnOt ylrulent hUt
Nightly increased"
The escape OF the correspondent was
most adventurous and arduOus. Leaving
.adysmlth on the evening OF FebruaFy
o, guided by q native, he soon eneOun.
cred the BOer patrol, who ared uDon
lin. Escaping the patrol, he eTawled
wentytw0 miles through the toughest
nd stoniest paths. hiding Ia native huts
md kraal during the dAy and proceeding
a al night. Once the Beer patrol came
D the door OF the hut where he wae hid.
ne under blankets. He swan the tn.
ala river and reached Chieyeley on Feb.
nAIJ u, where he took the train tOr
urban.
BRITISH cHERRED UP.
London, Feb. 10, l:4b %. m.-While
here II tremendous satisfaction hare al
ield Marshal Roberts aud (lei erai
Tench's success, those best suited 10 |
ldge the situation are inclined 10 the 5
pinion pending more definite informa.
on, that the Dews better be regarded a.
sauring rather than accomplishing the
slief OF the beleagur8t city OF KinbeF. :
y. The Fapidity OF FFeneh's march Id. a
leates that be was nnabie 10 take pro L.
.sions, and whether he left lines behind
Ian open Is Only matter OF suFmiEe y
remarkable feature OF Roberts iaeonle
lolegram IL the fact that ig IL dated Al I
aeob6dal, which Was General CrOnje'e
Vanee base OF supplies. Had Lord Rob
% inflicted decisive defeat on the BOeFs
Is believed he would have mentioned =
, as such success would be- paramount y
the RELIEF OF Kimberley, OF throwing y
10 that place a garrison which could y
SURE ite holding out. FFeneh'a force IA =
at between 5000. and 5000 ~
an What happened 90 CrOnie aud the I.
heFea0outs OF his forces puzzles the eK y y
A dispatch from Cape Town, dated Il
,bfaASy II, received thla morning. sats. 2.
.hs Beers are leaving MageTaI0ntain 10 y
lhf0fce other positions. II Il estimated -
at between 1000 and 10000 men re- o'
Lord Roberts Wide turning movement
, JacObsdal may have but OF these
Dope from Bl0emtonteln, bat while the 81
itlsh foFoea are endeayorinR 10 intar- tf
pt the boeE communication, there IA A "
IfAllel boeT column trying % cut off ~
. British from DengS, aud II il aDDar hf
tly meeting with some success, though ~
= later dispatches, referring 70 Glenn
g. retirement 10 AFundel, say Che
lVeF1ent was undertaken for strategic A,
rpoeea, and during the march the "
era were driven on BY heavy lFe. the Nv
niakillins charging brilliantly, lnfiet. ~
& great lOaa on the hufghere. ~
The B0er dispatch from Lorenzo Mar. "o
~, dated February 70, says that the
ItiAl attack on COlesbeEg, February ~
lulted Ia federal loss OF niue men M.
led, fourteen wOundSd Snd liVe prison. ~
J. The British Were driven out OF ~
slr camp and one Of their MGElms cap. NJ
News Of Frenehs entry into Kimberley y Re
: receiyee On the stock exchange here N,
N Fouaing cheers. DeRaeFs stock rose ~ ~
|, bat subsequently, tell on q Paris Ss, Ss
nor that Gen French hRa merely fall. ~
Into B0ef trap as' m
NO FURTHKR NKWs -
0ndOn, Reb. i6.-A:80 D. m.-The GOV. 8el
ment leader, A. J. Balfour, has laat W.
bounced 10 the houss Of commons ihal Ma
War olice has nc furth0F news from O'o
seat Of war. vii
BRIrIsH FLKKr. Of
ondon, Fe6, l6.--A telegram from ~
iAmouth says that admiralty Inquiries /
ne naval ports resulted IN The aesur. lsll
= that fortY'eeyen additional battle. eltI
p aud efuiaeFu and torpedo boat de- arr