Daily camera., 1900-02-07
Bloody Bottle
FOug1I kO1d0y
THEY MET THE BOeRS.
And Were Driven Rack With Great
SIaught r,

And Were Driven Rack With Great
SIaught r,
Lorenzo Marquez, Feb. "A despatch
has been received at headquarters stat
ing that Butler crossed the Tugela At
two drifts. He was driven back at one
drift. but held the other during whole
day under heavy cannonading. The
British crossed the river at Potgie,ers
and kolen's drifts after terriole bonn
bardment OF the Boer POSITIONS. Then
the British attempted to storm the Boer
position opposite Po,gleter's drift. but
were driven back by General Schoik.
burger and were compelled to reeross
the river in great confusion. The
Johannesburg and Standar,on command
oes were still fighting at Kolen's drif,
yesterday and increased bombardment
by both sides was then in progress The
British loss is said to have been heavy.
Modder Sprui'. Feb. 6-Messages
from Laiysmith. dated yesterday. Feb.
ruary s. say continuous cannonadipg has
been proceeding since O'Clock in the
morning. with the occasional roar Of a
Long Tom. The firing. It is added. con
tinues.
London, Feb. 7-4:,o a. m.-Lord
Roberts has caused to be distributed in
the towns bordering upon the invaded
colonial territory An invitation to Free
States and Transvaalers to 60 into the
desert. offering them good treatment and
a restoration 10 their farms on the Brit.
ish occupation OF republican territory.
The manifesto guarantees that those
bringing horse. can sell them. Foreign
ers will have their passage paid to Eu'
rope Colonial rebels are advised to
surrender in preference to being taken
prisoners.
Not a word has been received from the
correspondents with General Butler fol
three days. 1t is as though Natal had
te,n wiped of the zap. excepting the
helicgram from Ladysmi,h saying thai
the Boeis are cannonading and fighting
is gcing on"
General Macdonald with 4coo in
tantry. civalry and artillery, threatens
the Boer right at MageIsfontein. This
is the first sign of activity on the part ot
Lord Methuen for some weeks and
doubtless has relation to the movements
Of the British further east.
Troops are no longer detained a,
Cape Town. They proceed Immediately
to some point at the front. Three thou
sand disembarked Monday and were
quickly sent elsewhere. No public re.
ception was given TO the arriving vol.
unteers at Cape Town, because they had
to leave Immediately.
As Lord Roberts. since the battle OF
Spion kop has had 1000 fresh troops tc
dispose Of, it IS probable that they have
gone to General Butler.
The World says it learns that Lord
Methuen has disbanded Remming ton 3
scouts. one Of the most usefulful colonial
commands, because he had ascertained
that some members OF the corps had
been communicating with the Beers.
Captain Walter Congreve, who re.
ceived the Victoria cross for gallantry in
endeavoring to save the British guns a,
Colenso writes:
II never saw Boer all day, and do
not think anyone else did. Thous .nds
of bullets battered and shells burst all
over the place, but the Beers were invis
ible.'
The Transvaal special war tax Of two
and six pence per acre affects 5000, ,ooo
acres Of English owned land. a part oi
which is not worth more than the tax.