Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-02
BOER LANCER TAKEN
Col. Pitcher Reports Victory North
west of Belmont,
CAPTURED FORTY PRISONERS
Gen. French's Victory at CoIesburg
Officially Confirmed.
STILL SMELLING THE CITY

LONDON. January 2--The war office has
received the following from Cape Town.
under tuday's date:
col Pitcher reports through the officer
commanding at the Orange River:
~ have completely defeated a hostile
command at the Sunnyside laager. this day,
January l. taking the laager and forty
prisoners. besides the killed and wounded
our casualties are two privates killed and
Lieut.. Adie wounded. Am encampad at
Dover Farm. twenty miles northwest OF
Belmont and ten miles from Sunnyside.
A dispatch from the Associated Press
representative at Dover Farm. dated Janu-
airy l. says:
"A mounted force, consisting of 100 Cana
dams of the Toronto company. and 30
Queenslanders. commanded by Col. Rick
ards, two guns and a horse battery under
Mai de RougAmont; forty mounted IN
f5rtrv under Lieut. RYAN and Pho of the
cornwall Light Infantry. the whole COM
manded by Col. Eilchsr. left Belmont yes
T. rriay at neon march westward. COW
erIug twenty miles before sunset. The
force encamped at Cooks Farm. where the
troops We're welcomed enthusiastically
Boer Position Approached.
AT 6 o'clock this morning the force APP
preached Il spot where a laager of the
Beers was reported Col. Pitcher. on ap-
preaching the position which was a line of
strong kopjes. detached Maj de Rougemont
with the guns. TorontOs and mounted in
tantry to work toward tne rlghi; manins d
tuning movement himself with the Queers-
Ianders toward the south posltIol- .,
The British shells were the first indication
Of the presence OF the troops. ne poe h
Ieft their iaaSeI ana oPffe.I h'e pul t,e
the lager was captured, with forty pris-
ohtrS. me btItISh u ny - -
men hlIItI 'lrte "ounnei anu 2raT w,
ne MiI'i i;1,I b<1o,,.r5 70 I'm 0mnsns1and
t~u urn hiileu 'ei'iiseu u 'ie ''''
contingent
French's Victory Confirmed.
Tho succass If Cen Frencb-s column is
at length confirmed officially. the war office
this afternoon issuing a dispatch from
Cane Town. Monday. January / as follows:
..French repnrts at . nm TODAY from
Coleskou. by heIioeraph, as follows:
Leaving at Rensburg. holding the en-
envy in front. half of the LIST Suffolks and
section of the Royal Horse Artillery, l
started thence at > O'Clock IN the after
noon. December 81. taking with me five
squadrOhs OF cavalry nan OF the ID Berks
and eighty mounted infantry Infantry car
rled in wagons) and ten guns
halted for four hours at Maidor's farm,
and at $50 this morning occupied the kopje
overlooking and westward of Colesberg,
The enemy'S outpCStS were taken com
pietely by surprise. At daylight We sheiied
the laager and enfladed the right of the
=; ppsi.is - ne aLtlIiers lire IN reply
royal laboratory ammunition and other
guns We siienced the guns on the enemy's
I!sht nahh' demonstrating with cavalry
~ $500 ~ 20 'ng noltn ., IoIeSperg. toward
enemy vas holding . biiI 80 >osi. i,
southeast of Colesberg. as far as the June
ton Our position cuts the line of retreat
va p 'ne ioau anu oriose. some thousands
retiring roU,a-d %or21I Pd(5, 'eu 70 De
. rs va WI 'SiS L UNI All fSeiniDS-
rC1ay rnnrning SIigbt ANU
t 'i On, iii'i iiIiiS- 7Lsht cdSueitleS-apout
10 20 anu *" "ouueu- De'alls
M, Va. l..
III e"iesberS.
Brief independent messages from Rens-
burg filed the evening of January l. SUD-
rlemant C.araraI E,-arob. .io.L
sr;,t,1,- ,-,ie "
~ tiieLh the BRUSH
were sun Smelling the Boer position at