Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-22

4 Prince Francis Of TeCK mas gone 70
the front.
4 dispatch from Pretoria. on Friday,
ian. 10. said that the British troops.
that morning. were still crossing the
/ Tugela and taking up positions. and
that 4 battle was shortly expected.
Boer Headquarters. Upper TUsela.
Tuesday. Jan 16.-(Nia Lourenzo
Marduez. Friday. Jan. ~. afternoonD.-
| II became known, today. that 300 Eng
! Iigh had crossed the pontdrift over the
| Great Tugela ana were IN the federal
| side. 4 display in force had been made
! toward Colenso and another nOrthward
| toward oliver Hooks bridge which
was blown up by Us. few days ago.
| Toward O'Clock. the alarm was
given tina; the English We're coming.
The lpokouts observed lone. successive
lines of infantry moving down to the
new British position. which covered
chain Of hills known as SWartz knp.
Their faces We're sometimes lost In the
trees studding the river bank.
At s. they emerged in open order ana
| advanced in two lines to the low
kopjcs On the river bank. AT $40. they
took up "A position, amid complete sill
cnce IN the BIer side. their horses
| tethor-d where there was the least dan
ger from chance shells. and the men
prepared to make a night of il ut their
posts.
Night had now fallen. With the
gloom came ntful fiash-4 Nj lightning
from The thunder clouds which had
been threatening all day. The clouds
eventually separated, showing tine
moon. simultaneously with the clear
ing sky we'll known Dutch hymns wor-
repeated from kopje to kopje, with a
strangely wierd effect. highly inspiring
both the greybeards and the beariless
youths.
The battlefield is full Of historical
significance. SpionkOp hill. whence !
am row writing. j. the hill from which
the B0er trckkeTs. after crossing III.
DrakensberE. spied out the then
harbarc Natal ana found it fair Ia
their eyes.
Pretoria. Friday. Jan. l9-Capt. Bates
Dcnnison and 10 prisoners Of The Kuru-
man garrison have arrived here. Ii an-
pears that YIN Beers were killed ANA TN
were wounded during til" fighting at Ku-
ruman.
Rome. Jan 2o-Mr. Charles Z. Mlcrum.
former United States consul at Pretoria.
WHO left Lour"nzo Marquee. Dec. 1l. ana
/ landed al Naples las. Thursday. has ar
rived here Ilo positively refuses To be
interviewed. Tho Naples correspondent
of tho Cnrri,re Italia says Mr. Macrum
denies that hy hears letter from Presi-
dcut Kruger tp President Mckinley. Mr.
Nacrum will - T." Paris and London
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