The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-28
HEAVY BRITISH LOSSES.
They Rush Into the Jaws of Death
at Peters Hill

Colenso, Sunday Feb. 25.-ln the at
ter,pt of the 1nniskfllings Friday even
;ng to rash the Bocr position ON P1eterE
Hill, the Roer fire was so terrible whtn
the infantry emerged from the cover Of
the frees. that almost every man in the
leal.ng half Of the company fell wound
ed
The advance line Of the British reach
%, dol,ca in front Of the first Boer
trench, which was net apparent unll
they were actually in II.
gho Beers retired To the crest y
then returned, on either flank Of 'ne
Inniskillings, enfladine the captured
dor "a with q terrible cross fire.
Finding il impossible 10 advance or to
hold the position the British fell back
and entreuchcd themselves haf way NJ
the hill. III, ROers maintained 4 heavy
fire.
In the course Of the night the Dub
lin Fusilers and the Connaughts arriv-
ing TO support the InniskilEngS, another
determined attempt was MADE to take
the Boer positions. This also failed. \
hAavy Beer fire continued throughout the
night.
The Inniskiilings lost II out of II Of
icers killed and wounded and about
250 ron-commiss.oned officers and men
killed and wounded.
General Lyttleton's brigade relieved
General Hart's brigade in the morning
and the artillery duel was continued
yesterday Saturday, though 10 great
damage was done.
Today an armfstice was agreed upon
to enable foth sides TO collect their
dead and wounded.
The Beers ;cu.ait having had very
heavy losses. hut they scout the idea
that the British will comrel them to
raise the siege of L,dysm.th.
SANFORD FURNITURE co.
Articles Of Incorporation were yester-
day filed by w j. Edwards and others
for the incorporation of the Sanford
Furniture Manufacturing Company. at
Sanford, with q capital stock Of $4,000
BRITISH OCCUPY JAMESTOWN.
Sterkspruit. Monday. Feb. 26-Boer
reports say that the y irish under Gen
,ral B1ahant, have occupied jamestown,
Cape Colony.
BOERS RETIRING NORTHWARD.
Arundel, Monday, Feb. 23.-The
Beers, under British pressure, have
evacuated their positions i'm this neigh
LoihCod. retiring northward In the
fight ng lereahouts their loss is til ought
20 have been considerable, Us % graves
were found.
BULLER'S DIFFICULT TASK
London Feb. 2SZA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Pittegmaritzburg dated
Monday, describes at cons d raEle length
the ''enormouS difficulties Of General
Rulers task" and says:
The real advance began last Wednes-
day. The stupendouS mature of the
task was only understood when being on
he spot one was able TO realize what it
means TO hurl infantry at positions
al Ened in every direction with carefully
prepared trenches ard with the breast
works defended by practically invisible
rificmen. armed with the most deadly
rapid firing weapons and aided by Qui k
firing guns which put all but orr cannon
Of the largest Calibrc into the shade
BUND CONGRESS POSTPONED
Cape Town, Monday, Feb. 2G-Thc
Afrikander Bund Congress has b en- post
poned The explanation given is that
owing to the enforcement Of martial law
in several districts the members might
possibly be unable to attend.
MOVING ON BLOESIFONTEIN.
London, Feb. 2S.-The Cape Town cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph, tele-
graphing Monday, says:
There is talk OF peace in the air The
English organ of the Afrikander Bund
proposes the formation of a Cancellation
committee, the object being, Of course
to save Boer independence.
While Lord Roberts was holding
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