The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-23

Incoaditionniiy--rh nocr Army
OF 5000 Is Intrcnehcd in the ned
OF the Modder River. with the
british SURROUNDING aud Playing
Guns on Their Position.
LONDON. Feb. a. a m,-Gen
Cronje Is seemingly making his last
stand lie IL dying hard hemmed IN by
British infantry. and with shells from
sixty guns falling into his camp,
on the third day OF the fight the Roer
chief asked for an armistice 60 bury hts
dead flight 20 nntss or surrender un-
oonditionaliy," was Lord kitehoner's re-
ply. Gen croute Immediately sent back
word that his request for a truce had
been misunderstood, and that his deter
miuation then. as before. was 20 fight
60 the death
The battle went on. This WAS the sit
uation OF Gen. Cronte Tuesday evening.
as sketched In the scanty toleErams that
have emerged from the semi-silencc of
South Africa.
Advance Commsndo- scattered.
omcially, Lord Roberts wires that he
has scattered tho advance commandos
OF the reinforcements that we're striving
10 reach Gen Cronic. II y regarded as
singular that I.ard Rohcrss, wiring
wednesday. should not mention the APE
peal Tor an armistice ON the previous day
ana also that the war Office should with
hold good news. if II has any,
cronie'. Desperate situation.
Without trying 90 reconcile even the
seanty materials at hand, Il seems plain
| that Cen cronje IL 10 a bad and even
| desperate situation. and thar tho british
| are pressing their advance.
Race for Concentrations.
| While the attack on Gen. Cronje pro-
| ceeds there r. a race for concentration
between the Beers and the british.
Tho engagement with Gen. Cronls's
| 5000 to $3.50 intrcnched men ~ likely 20
become an incident IN battle between
the masses The separate fractions ~
the Boor power are rapidly drawing to-
eether TO attack lord Roberts WIN Gen,
| cronje 10 able "a hold out until tho
noer masses appear. or. " he does. viii
they then hn able to suecor himg Tho
British are facing the Beers on ground
where the arms tactics and training %
the British are expected 10 EiVe the adj
vantage.
uuIIer's rerstisr Position,
Gen. Rsiler. according 20 dispatch
from chievoiey, dated wednesday. finds
the BoerS IN position north of the Tu-
| gela largely reinforced, This ssena
strange.
omeiai Compilations Of Losses.
The war oiisce for the afst time has
given out an official compilation ~ ths
British inssss 1he total is ~ "a 20 fet'-
ruary H. This does not include. there-
! fore. Lord Roberts recent i9@ses nor tho
wiltshire prisoners
The Press Association learns Inst the
british iossoa nt Koodonn rand we're 80
Three thousand fresh treeps eia en,-
bark for south Africa to-day THE reds
live position of the eombstanss is iikeaci
! - d eheas playsf one ~ whom from time
10 time aads rieecs 20 she bpafa. shils
any loss 10 tne adversary lN ifnvaarHhle
Brtcf H.port rs~m Roberts.
Tho wsy ofiise has issasei the fallaelng
from Lora soherts
"pssraebere. FEB e
"Msfhnen reports from klmoeFisf thaf
sappHea ~ foud aa8 fnra9s hs0 eeip@
! pushed dn a. iasi ~ p,ssihe fhafs All
be ruoHah cosi So staTt tfs ts hhefe
fuiHes % ten days iiS thlg ~@sfm great
misery a8u be niissiaiea iipasttA an
fRnseucnts thefr SIRE frpvfita Fsftfs
/ he heses rfieakA and ghr a3iaiBinS soaa-
ny viii ao8n he aattiesa.
Al the iamo t8ns the war sfliee auro8uc-
ed tnat uaahiug tiftasr woaia ~ isessi -,
T nisb,.
rronJg TIA. 5000 aep.
/ The DaHy Nswa has fhe faiisNins ais-
/ patch from Moaaef river. aated Ws'tnes-
I aag. F'etfasyy .
I ghs Rper fefaea anasz Qsn. cFan3r afs
/ estimated 40 ssa0 Faefl AZ sE eE9pA ne
1 agks4 sa arfnisi3ga " t~enty-f0Hr hours,
ahfch was gefussa Later as sent a ffAa~
I aenger ga s8y thsi be NQils EufranfeT
'~Ths Brstisa geNEgai HaMt a feaaE telling
hifn tf casne info ean8u CfNeis fefunea
aaylnx there haH been aaiaaHGsrsfaH Ring
asa if4ai ae Nasd agh' 70 f5se Death
'sThe bn1naat1msnf wat then re0Qenrs..
and oar seaate she3s SCI ERE - the Boer
uaEons $50 c6utiuae9 shaHius fae lager
Z through the nsEat. aud 10 the mqFnibg wa
rerungea WIN A8xauas and rifles ffiafsp pal
ty fraTn the ags{h siis
tate lest tn an As.saii.
ION saaAF thfrM Waa ruct waste -
ilfs iu attacking. ana the ai7sa sesnt wiH
- achieved Ssfa0st H. During Monday
might aeveH Hfafa gpNf2n ar attempf -
Break throQRn nGt lifra ruf fheg wegs
captured ami their 4e8def Wa killed. your
wers carrying lciters. - IA beAesed that