The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02
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" Defeated. e.: .y%''' ! Beers. :'v'
[ UTTERLY . \ SURPRISED
BY a Feint In Front While Cavalry
Got Around Right Flank.
BoERs FLED IN DISORDER.
Leaving Colcsberg III G cncral Frcnch's..
Hands-British Losses Were Quito
Light But the Bur.hcrs Are
Thought to Have Suffered
ii licavily-Turncr's Party
re cucd
UTTERLY SURPRISED.
.BoERs FLED IN DISORDER. 50 RI |: /

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Z RENsBoRG, CAPE COLONY, Jan. L.
General French has completely defeated
the Beers and occupied Colesbers.
The General continued to keep the Beers
on the move and pressed them closely
Saturday and Sunday, giving them no
time to make prolonged stand, and
when day broke he was in striking dis
tance of the enemy. Last night all the
riding in wagons, to increase the general
mobility, started upon a night march
will, the object of turning the Beers
right. The Hank operations were sue
cessful The infantry and field batteries
Immediately made feint attack upon
the BoerL front, and while this was pro-
ceeding the cavalry and light artillery
got completely around the eneny's right
worked without hitch. The Beers were
utterly surprised and, finding their re-
treat threatened fled in disorder to the
eastward, leaving Colesberg in General
French's hands.
ARTILLERY OPENED
LONDON. Jan. 1.-The Daily Mail has
the following dispatch dated January 1st,
from Rensburg:
yesterday afternoon a big force of
cavalry and infantry with ten guns, un-
der the personal command of General
French moving by detour, occupied some
hills three miles from Colersberg, where
the Beers were in strength, confident in
the natural aid afforded them by the hills
around.
1.-THE enemy's position extended six
miles around the entire village. AT day
break our artillery ocened the battle.
The Beers We're taken by surprise. but re-
piled vigorously. An artillery=duel was
maintained for two hours. Then a Boer
Hotchkiss collapsed and was abandoned.
We. captured it. "A Boer big gun was si-
zlenced, but this and the zothers Roerz guns
were withdrawn to the northward whittier
we are harassing the Boer retreat by a
damaging shell fire
..Colesberg is in our hands and the few
remaining Loyalists are jubilant We
have captured many wagons and a con-
siderable quantity of stores
..Our losses were quite slight. but the
Beers must have suffered heavily. They
may stop at Achtertang or cross the
river altogether at zNorvalspont, where
the bridge is still intact.
TURNER'S PARTY RESCUED.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-Captain Montmoren-
cy's sortie, near Dordrecht, with a patrol
of 100 men OF the Twenty y-frst Lancers
and his retreat. December 30th, were fol-
lowed uo the next day by a successful
British engagement and the rescue Of q
small party, supposed to be men Captain
Montmorency left behind him.
Under Captain Goldsworthy, force Of
1l0 men, with four guns, accompanied by
Captain Montrnorency's scouts. sailed out
of Dordrecht during the morning of De-
cember 3lst to relieve Lieutenant Turner.
and q men left overnight at Labnschasn's
Mex The Beers were driven back, and
Lieutenant Turner's party was rescued
Eight Beers and thirteen horses are
known to have been killed.
The Times. in its second edition, pub
fishes a dispatch from Sterkstroom, datea
December 31st.5 which says:
Captain Montmorency's scouts We're
cut Off owing to their refusal to lea"e
wounded officer. Lieutenant Warren. of
Brabant's Horse. These men, under
Lieutenants Milford and Turner. of the
Frontier Mounted Rifles. defended them
selves most gallantly against the repeated
attacks of some eight hundred Beers. The
enemy ,resorted to sniping during the
night but were repulsed with loss.
..At 5:15 this morning, Captain Colds
worthy, with the Cape Mounted Rifles.
arrived. and the enemy Immediately fled
to the hills, Turner's party, whose horses
had nearly all been killed. We're rescued.
They displayed splendid pluck. and the
brilliant manner in which Captain Cold
worthy effected their relief on his own
responsibility, is deserving Of the highest
praise. OUR loss was two men wounded
The Beers lost about thirty men, includ-
ing eight men killed"
Another account says:
'.The success of this little party will
arrest the progress of the enemy's recruit
ing in that vicinity. S.
A dispatch from the Nfodder River says
S1-The naval guns planted
few excellent shells without reply. The
enemy's opposition on the left is, appar-
entity, considerably weakened .
PRESERVE NEUTRALITY.
8 LONDON, Jan. 1.-The Lisbon CORES
pondent Of the Standard says:
.'It is currently reported that the speech
of King Carlos, in the Cortes tomorrow
5(Tuesdayy, VIII refer at some length to.
the situation in South Africa. hut it is.
doubtful whether anything will be said
more friendly to England than to the
Transvaal.
..The public is with the Beers, and the.
papers generally fear British designs upon
Delagoa Bay The Portuguese govern
to preserve neutrality
DURHAM, jan 1.-The Imperial mail
steamer Bundesrath. Of the German East
African Line. which was seized by the
British cruiser Aiagcienne. on the ground
that she. was carrying contraband of war.
i'll Delagoa Bay, has been brought to the.
wharf here, and is now guarded by ma
rines and blue jackets
Tie United States, German, Russian and
Austria military attaches, who spent the
holidays in Durham. returned to the front.
this evening.
ne White Star Line Steamship A1aJes-
TIC which left Liverpool lDecenber 18th
with 2,G00 troops. arrived here to-day,
UGLY @RUMCRS.
CAPE TOWN, Jam l.-Ugly rumors
are In circulation 81 q Dutch rising with
the object Of seizing Cape Town and the.
docks and capturing S. the Governor Of.
Cape; Co!orey. Sir Alfred sMilrlers The
center of the movements said to be Paarl,=
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