Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-02
MERELY A SKIRMISH.
British Victory at ColeSburg Of
Little Importance.
Col. Pitcher Successful In q Sklr-
misher Near Orange River.
Lawton Fund Amply Sufficient to Provide
For the Family.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES IN PHILIPPINES.

London, Jan. 2.-The success Of Gener.
nj French's column is confirmed by an
official dispatch TO the war Office this
afternoon from Cape Town, dated Jsnu.
ary 1, as follows: French reports to-day
from Coleskep BY heilograph a. follows:
Leaving at Bensbure holding the enemy
In front half Of the suffolks and Sec
tion Of the Royal horse artillery. start
cd thence at five In the afternoon Of De.
oember 81, taking with me Eve squad
rons. Of cavalry, half OF the Second Bsrks
and eighty mounted infantry. carried In
wagons and on guns. I halted four
hours at Msdoer's farm and at $3.50 this
morning occupied kopie overlooking and
westward OF Colesburg. The enemy's out
posts were taken by surprise. At daylight
we shelled the laager and enhled the
right Of the enemys position. The ar
tillery fire In reply was hot from .
fifteen FOUNDER using Royal laboratory
ammunition and other guns. We
silenced the guns Of the enemy's right
flank. demonstrating with cavalry and
guns north Of Colesberg toward june
tion, where q strong lasger Of the enemy
was holding a hill and position southeast
OF Colesberg as far ns the junction. Our
position cut the line Of retreat via road
and bridge. Some thousands OF Beers
with two guns are reported retiring
toward Norvslspont. All Remingtons
scouts proceeded toward Achterlsnd yes.
terday morning. Slight casualties. about
three killed. few wounded. Details later"
Independent messages from Rsnsburg
filed on the evening OF January l. snp
plement General French's dispatch but
slightly. According TO them the British
were still shelling the Boer position at 8
O'Clock. Monday evening, and expected
TO enter Colssburg to-day. British
losses we're three men killed and seven
wounded. No officers killed or wounded
The Boers are supposed to have suffered
heavily from the accuracy OF the British
artillery 6re. General frsnch's state
ment that ths B1srs we're using q fifteen
FOUNDER and Woolwich ammunition EVIL
IDENTIFY refers to one Of the British guns
captured at Stormbsrg. The Boer
strength In the engagement with Cen
eral French was estim ,ted ut hve thou.
sand to seven thousand men.
ANOTHER sKIRMIsa.
London. Jan. 2.-The war office re.
ceived the following from Cape Town
under to.day's date: Colonel Pitcher re-
ports through an officer In command at
Orange nyer: IL completely defeated a
hostile command at eunnyside lsager
this day, January l, taking the laager
and forty prisoners, besides the killed
and wounded. Our casualties, two pri-
Yates killed. Lieutenant Adie wounded
Am encamped at Dover farm, twenty
miles northwest Of Belmont and ten
miles from Sunnyside."
CORRESPONDENT RELEASED.
London. Jan. 2-George Lynch, news
paper correspondent, captured outside
Ladysmith and imprisoned at Pretoria.
has been released and has arrived at
Lorenzo Marques.
Sir Wm. Thompson has been appointed
consulting surgeon to the British forces
In South Africa.
General White reported under date Of
December 81 that the number OF cases OF
n vaantary and fayaf IA ineraaain1