Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-01-11
NIGHT ATTACK REFUSED.
Beers Fail in Attempt TO Drive
British from Colesberg.
FIFTY KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Major Harvey OF tho Tenth Hussars
Killed While Leading HI, Men In q
Charge-Details of the Disastrous
Sortie from Mafeking.

ments, advanced On the let from Nor
val's Pont and came in contact with
the pickets of the Inniskilling dra-
goons. Our men retired at first, but
rallied and charged on the Beers. kill
ing several and wounding many. The
enemy fled to sheltered kopjes and
opened terrible rifle fire. The Berk-
shires and Suffolks replied, and there
was lengthy fusillade.
The horse artillery advanced with
four guns and opened a deadly shell
fire on the Boer rifemen, who retired.
Then there was an artillery duel, the
Beers using four guns and two Maxims
The Tenth hussars then advanced,
supported by section of the horse ar
tillery. The Beers on the right retired,
leaving 200 men to hold the hill and
protect their retreat.
Our artillery thoroughly searched
the hill, while $50 mounted infantry
dismounted and advanced under cover
of the fire of the guns. They stormed
and carried the hill, killing and
wounding fifty, while nineteen were
taken prisoners. We suffered no
losses.
During the fighting the Inniskilling
dragons effected a surprise movement
and charged on the retreating Beers.
They killed seven and cut their way
clear through.
Two British officers. who mistook
the Beers for the New Zealanders, vera
captured
The Boer attack on the position
1t was frustrated by the British Wig
ilance. The Beers gained and Asld
small kopje and commenced a turning
movement. The British then opened
whitening fire, which the burghers
were unable to withstand and they
broke away. The Tenth hussars start
ed in pursuit of the Beers. Major Har-
vey, commanding the hussars, was
killed while leading his men, and
Major Alexander, the second in COM
mand, was wounded.
Gen. French has been REINFORCED
with battery of field artillery and a
battalion of infantry.
"The Beers appear to fear that their
retreat is being cut Off The road to-
ward the bridges across the Orange
river is commanded by three British
guns"
London, Jan. GA dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Frere camp,
dated Friday, Jan. 5, says:
"a strong cavalry reconnaissance I'M
der Lord Dundonald proceeded west
ward this morning toward Springfield,
where firing is proceeding.
There is revival OF the report that
the Beers are short of provisions.
Gen. Buffers army is eager for the ad-
vance.
There has been firing today at Lady
smith and at Colenso."
Gen. Gatacre's report of the Mol
teno affair shows it was merely a de-
teImined attack on n police outpost,
which was first announced from Pre-
toria, December 80. The Mafeking
dispatch says: There was a sortie
today, with the view of capturing the
Boer earthworks, but 1t was unsuc-
cessful. The works were crowded
with Beers awaiting the assault, and
a hail of bullets forced the British to
retire, killing and wounding a num-
ber."
The British storming party number
ed eighty men, of which number twen-
ty-one were killed and thirty-three
wounded.
No Need of Foreign Gunners.
Amsterdam. Jan. Sat an interview
DR.. Leyds, the diplomatic representa-
tive of the Transvaal, said the Ger
man steamer Bundesrath, which was
seized few days ago by the British,
certainly did not carry contraband OF
war ordered by the Transvaal. If Ger
men artillerymen were on board the
vessel, as alleged by the British, they
must have been voyaging for their own
purposes. He knew nothing about
them.
The Transvaal he added, did net
need foreign gunners. The reports con-
corning the number of foreign artil-
lerymen in the Boer army were gross
ly exaggerated. The only two en-
ployed were ex-non-commissioned Of
ficers of the Netherlands army.
DR.. Leyds said in conclusion that he
believed the United States would pos
sibly be induced to intervene in the
South African war under the influence
of public opinion in that country.
iFree-staters Tired OF War.
london, Jan. S.-The Daily Mail has
the following dispatch from Rensburg,
dated Jan. 4: 'TSome Free-Staters sent
petition to President Steyn asking to
return home lie replied that they had
crossed the border without permission,
and, as they had no money to pay the
damage done, they must pay for it with
their blood"
Tells of n Kamr Uprising.
Rotterdam, Jan. S.-The Nieuve Rot
terdamische Courant has a sensational
story from Africa that the Kaffirs on
the northeast frontier of the Trans
vaal, instigated by the British, have
murdered Boer women and children.
To Report for Duty.
Berlin, Jan. 8.-The Hamburg Lokal
Riatt announced that the navy depart.
ment had ordered all the marines now
on furlough to report for duty at once
at their respective stations in Kiel and
Wilhelmshaver.
The report that Germany VIII send
warships to South Africa or make any
other naval demonstration Is contra
dicted here, though 1t is officially stat
ed that Germany is prepared for any
emergency.