The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-31
ENEMY IN GREAT FORCE.
Cabinet Devoted aIucl, Time 10 Moblii.
zation OF tho Isicct-A Sharp Look
on, Cor spies is Kept IN Enlist
In. Volunteers.

s RiINSETRG, CAPE COLON l. filoHS.
Jan. o6.--Isenerai French reconnol,e'sd
yesterday beyond Bastards Mex with a
force of Iussars. lnniskiliins, four guns
OF the Royal Artillery. mounted lnlah,i y
the Yorkshire Wiltshire and portion
of the Essex regiments.
Turning TO the northeast he ai,proached
the Bocr position at Reitoh1eih, zine
mites beyond Colcsberg. on the wagon
bridge road. which the enemy nave been
fortifyin5r with n view of falling back
whep they eracuhte Colesberg- Cali
1iously approaching. General French
shelled The enemy. who replied with ar
tiIlery ard infantry f,c. The British,
who were well protected. suffered very
little An officer and nine mon were
wounded one OF the latter of whom has
since died. and three men are missing.
AS the Eocrs We're found in great force.
confirming The reported reinforcement ana
in strong position, General French dis
continued the attack and returned 10
camp.
QUEENS MESSAGE To. TROOPS.
$ HJoNDCN. Jan. 3l.--T'he Cape Town
correspondent OF the Daily Mail. tcle-
grabbing yesterday. says:
General Iul!er yesterday GS1onday)
read the following message from The
Queen TO Sir Charles Warren's forces:
q 4 must express my admiration of the
troops during the past trying week. es-
and of the accomplishment Of your ar
duous march yesterday.
General Butler told the men that they
ought not 10 inihk because 'tf IA. -.
< urea from thelr Posii'oh 'i,ai a.. 80
work was Of no anvil. On the contrary.
in his opinion they had gained the key OF
tho road to Ladysmith, III which he hoped
i To be within a week.
General Butler then called Tor three
cheers Tor ehe Queen winch "ere near"
for miles around
JOINING BO!3RS.
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evident that not only t'eneral warren
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defeated on the TuEcia- JEls II cans
1.-the beginning of the end.
MOBILIZE, THE FLEET.
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- a.. ai.~,xsio,s on saturday TO the
Sno,,ilization or nhe fleet Until further
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ing TosseSaeu ~ iis i s.,,.s .,,i
: CABINET s. p,e'cilseu US .,.s naat
matler ana tne inference - 'iia, l'e ~.
may DC 1nopiiizeo as seiieiai N"i ms
TO other countries 10 keep iheii ha,,'s
OH the lTans'aai question: oi tne VII
1stry may nave hhowleass uiaa .'le ~, nen
.ar.s elsewhere while England is busy
in south AFRICA.
One thinr is certain ten thousand men
all ready 10 70 10 South Africa are de-
tanned by reasons Of which ihe public
has no knowledge
There is talk OF forty-sevcn militia bat
talions being embodied These are all
OF the militia not previously warned.
SUSPICIOUS VOLUNTEERS.
A sharp lookout is being kept on vol
lei INC NtiiAod' "oSu'.i AN'1A'
regiments
The Daily Chronicle saws: lnree sus-
picious characters We're reaerted bE A.eau-
quarters IN one regiment MonaaH. ~, Mo
We're Enthusiastically OF Beer oIls'.i. ne
third. whose English was is.u't!' NAG
been German olilcef. :,
me lnolcatlohs are MA. .i,e 80 ~ ~
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11;,,,,o,,e,- Tbe Hoers are apnarentl,.
,,alr;nc !. snecial effort 10 reduce the
Mace ouic;,,v The kimberley garrison
was safe last Sunday
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Iar ycs. Was resumed his ,norn,nr
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