Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-01
WAX IN SOUTH AFRICA.
English SOrtie at DordreCht and
Several Prisoners Taken.
Report That Gen. French Defeated
Beers at Colesburg.
Luii In Military Movements, Awaiting
Arrival Of Geu. Roberts.
STRICT BRITISH CENSORSHIP.
STRICT BRITISH CENSORSHIP.

London, Jan. Loving to the lack Of
news from important points, the war
Office 10 day csnters on the comparatively
unimportants skirmishing near Dordrecht.
Captain Montgorencys sortie with ps.
troll OF 100 men OF the Twenty-tirst Ian.
ciers and his retreat on December 30,
we're followed the next day by success
ful British engagement and the rescue Of
q small party, supposed to be the men
Captain Monteorency left behind him.
Under Captain 6oldsworthy, one hundred
and ten men with four guns, accom-
panied by Captain Moutgorency's scouts.
sailed out Of Dordrecht during the morn
Ing Of December 81 to relieve Lieutenant I
Turner and twenty y-seven men left over
night at Labnschsgn's Mex. The Boe rs
were driven back and Lieutenant Tur-
ner's party were rescued. Eight Beers
and sixteen horses are known TO have
been killed.
The Times publishes dispatch from
Sterkstroem, dated Dec. 81, which says:
"0aptain Mongorency's scouts we're cut
of owing to their refusal TO leave their
wounded officer. Lieutenant Warren. OF
Brabank's horse. These men under
Lisutenants Milford and Turner Foren.
tier. mounted rides. defended themselves
most gsllsntly against repeated attacks
OF some 800 Beers. The enemy resorted
to sniping during the night, but we're
repulsed with loss. At 6:l5 this morn =
Ing. Captain Goldsworthy, with Cape
Mounted Rifles. arrived and the enem y
immediately fed to the hills. and Tur-
ner's party. whose horses had nearly all
been killed. were rescued They dis
played splendid pluck and the brilliant
manner In which Captain Goldsworthy
eff 'cted their relief on his own responsi
bility is deserving Of the highest praise
Our loss was two men wounded. The
BoeIs lost about thirty men, including 9
eight killed.
A dispatch from the Mo der river says:
December 81. the naval guns planted q
few excellent shells without reply. The
enemy's position on the left. is sppar-
emily considerably weakeuej.''
But neither from MoGder river nor
Frsre comes any news tending to show
any impending change OF the existing
situation, nor confirming the impression
created by yesterdays dispatches that
General Butler meditatei an immediate
forward movement.
Colonel Gleychen Of the Grenadier
Guards, and distant relative Of Queen
Victoria, who was wounded at the battle
Of Modder river, has recovered from the
wound and left Cape Town for the front
BRITISH VICTORY.
London, Jan. IA special dispatch
received by the Evening Post Gays ths,
General French has completely defeated
the Beers and occupied Colesburg.
BATTLE OF CoLESBURG.
Rensburg, Cape Colony. Jan. l.--Gen-
eral French has completely defeated the
Beers and occupied Colesberg. The gen
erai continued 10 Keep tue Beers on the
move and pressed them closely on Satur
day and Sunday, giving them no time Il
make prolonged stand. and when dsy
broke he was within striking distance oi
the enemy. Last night all the cavalry
artillery and infantry, the latter riding
In wagons to increase the general mobil
ity started upon night march with tn,
object Of turning the Beers right. The
flank operations were skillful.
The infantry and aeld batteries i'm
mediately made feInt upon the BoeI
front, and while this was proceeding
the cavalry and light artillery gol
around the enemy's flank. The program
worked without hitch. The Beers wert
utterly surprised and finding their re