The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-03
ANOTHER SUCCESS
FOR THE BRITISH.
Colonel Pitcher Defeated
a Boer Commando.
.SUNNYSIDE LAAGER
Taken With Forty Prisoners Besides
Killed and Wounded.
BRITISH LOST TWO KILLED.
Colonel Pitcher Has Occupied Doug
lass Without Opposition. and Has
Been Received With Great En-
thusiasn by the Loyalists.
German Bark Seized i'll
Dcla.oa 3 Jay.
BRITISH LOST TWO KILLED. Il

LONDON, Jan. 2-The War Office has
received the following from Cape Town.
under to-days date:
Colonel Pitcher reports through Tie
officer commanding at the Orange river:
- have completely defeated a hostile
command at the Sunnyside Lager this
day, January 1st, taking the laager and
forty prisoners, besides the killed 4rd
wounded. Our casualties are Two pri-
Yates killed and Lieutenant .Ao:e wound
ed. Am encamped at Dover Farm, twcn-
1y miles northwest of Belmont and ten
miles from Sunnyside. I"
BELMONT, CAPE COLONY, Jan. .
A dispatch from the Associated Press re-
preventative at Dover Farm, dated Jam
uary LIST, says:
"A mounted force consisting OF, 100 Cana
dians of the Toronto company and 200
Queenslanders, commanded by Colonel
kickards, two guns and a horse battery
under Major De Dousemont; forty
mounted infantry under Lieutenant Ryan.
and 200 Of the Cornwall Light Infantry,
the whole commanded by Colonel Pitcher,
left Belmont yesterday at noon on 4
march westward. covering twenty miles
before sunset. The force encamped at
Cooks Farm, where the troops were vel
coined enthusiastically.
At 6 O'Clock this morning the force APP
preached spot where a laaseT Of the
Beers was reported. Colonel Pitcher on
approaching the position, which was line
of strong I<opjes, detached Major De
Eougemont with the guns, Torontos and
mounted infantry to work toward the
right, making a turning movement him
self with the QueensianderS toward the
south position. The Beers left their
laaser an. opened fire, but the Queens
anders completing the movement, the
laager' was captured with forty prisoners.
The British casualties were two men
killed, three wounded and one missing.
The whole force worked admirably.
The two men killed belonged to the
Queensland contingent
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
BELMONT. CAPE COLONY. Jan. l.
Monday-Another dispatch from Dover
Farm, dated January 1st, says:
THE Colonial troops who have been
longing to be allowed TO meet the Beers
have at last been given an opportunity TO
DO so, and scored Il brilliant success.
The raid conducted by Colonel Pitcher
was very difficult owing 10 the fact that
the movements of the troops were i'm
inediately communicated to the Beers Dy
natives. In order to prevent this Colonel
Pitcher, in making his forced march from
Belmont left a British trooper at every
farm house, with instructions not to al
low the natives to leave their huts, the
patrols calling the names of the natives
hourly in order to prevent their escape
In the manouvre at Cocks Farm Colo
rel Pitcher sent mounted patrols cast
One of these, consisting of four men,
commanded by Lieutenant -Adie. suddenly
encountered fourteen Beers, who opened
fire. The Lieutenant was severely
wounded. and Private Butler gave up
his horse in order to carry the Lieuten-
ant out Of range.
ed. returned plucllily to render service
He was wounded in his leg and his horse
was killed.
ADVANCED AT A TRoT
Meanwhile, Lieutenant Ryan, who had
worked magnificently, reported that the
Veldt on the right of the enemy was
clear, w1ereupon Major DeRougemont
ordered the guns to advance at q trot.
They arrived within 500 yards of the
Lager, unlmbered, and planted five shells
in as many minutes within the Laager.
Immediately the enemy scould De seen
streaming over the kopje. They were
completely surprised, but quickly opened
a well-directed fire.
A representative OF the Associated Press
had the privilege of carrying an order
to the Toronto company, which sent them
at double quick into action. The order
was received with great satisfaction. The
company rushed forward until within
1000 yards Of the enemys position. when
it opened a hot fire upon the kopje and
completely sibdued the Boer fire. The
British artillery shelled the position with
wonderful accuracy, while Lieutenant Ky
an. with mounted infantry, worked round
and completely covered the fire of the
Beers who had been ensconced in the
bush.
meanwhile, Colonel Pitcher, with the
oueens,anders. taking advantage OF ev-
cry cover, made direct attack, the
Australians moving slowly but surely.
and only shooting when they saw the
enemy retiring under their steady hre.
The Queenslanders behaved with great
GOODNESS. laughing and chattling even at
the moment of great peril.
OCCUPIED DOUGLASS.
DOUGLASS, CAPE COLONY, Jan. q
Colonel Pitcher has occupied Douglass
without opposition and has been re-.
ceiyed with enthusiasm by the Loyalists.5
HAMBURG, Jan. 2.-The Hamburger
correspondent announces that the Ger
man bark Hans Wagner, Of Hamburg,
was seized by the British at DalaSoa Bay
on December 2lst, and that her owners
have lodged a complaint with the Brltlshs
Fo-ei~n Office.
BERLIN. Jan. 2.-Strict silence is MAIN
tanned III official circles regarding the in
cicent. but the correspondent of the AS
scciated Press learns that the affair has
q reated an extremely painful Impression
in political circles.
Energetic diplomatic steps were imme-
d:ately taken in London. and the inad-s
missibility of the rightsof a British cruz
ser to search a German mail steamer on
the high seas has been emphatically as
serted. The government is awaiting Lon
don's response before taking further ac-s
ton.
The owners OF the Deutschland deny
positively that she contained persons or
goods justifying seizure.
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