Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-17

Camp, lost their way, &nd are missing.
Their Whereabouts. however, is pretty
well known, and they will probably be
relieved Tonight.
The Beers losses around Colesburr
Monday are reported extremely heavy"
AOVAIENT ON coLENso.
London. Feb. 1.-THE Pietcrmartiz-
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail
under date of February 15 says:
There are indications of decisive
movement on Colcnso. l hear the Beers
rely on their entertainments and barb
ed wire entanglements along the prn-
cipal roads to check Lord Roberts pro
gram into the Free State. The roads
to Ladysmith are studded with these
formidable barriers.
"A British scouting column blew up
the contents OF the magazine at
Nkandllla. Zululand. to prevent its
falling into the hands of the Beers
The magazine contained q large sup
ply of dynamite and ammunition
HEAVY FIGHTING AT RAMAH.
London, Feb. ia dispatch from
Lourenzo Marques. dated February
18th, says:
Heavy fighting has occurred at Ra-
nah (Ramdam?) In the Free State. not
far from Hopetown. Cape Colony. The
Beers say the British finally retired"
THIRTEEN BRIToNs TRAPPED.
Riet River Feb. 14.-Colonel Hannav
while on his way to Rambam. encoun,
tered five hundred Beers with two
guns, holding kopje commanding the
valley leading to the drift. The fight
ING tasted all day long, and the n0ers
disappeared during the night Thirteen
men reported missing from Hannay's
iorce are prisoners. They were cap
lured treacherously during the fight
cd I,
mad been reached between the British
oiiicer commanding the extreme left and
the commandant of the Boer ambulance
tnat hait n company of the British
should be permitted to fetch water
from n neighborlng farmhouse. The
ambulance then retired and the Eoors
rushed out of concealment and cut off
the water supply. The prisoners in
cluded an officer.
General French now holds both tho
Modder and Riet rivers between the
boers Mt Magersfontein and their base
at Bloemfontein. Throughout tho
march the Free State farms were rc
spected. but their owners almost inva-
rlapiy fled, taking their effects
DISPATCHES FILL GAPS.
London. Feb. 1G $3.50 p. m.)-The fol-
lowing dispatch from General Roberts
mis- the gaps I'm the earlier dispatches:
Modder River, Feb. 1G.-The Sixth
Division left Waterfall Drift early yes,
terday morning and marched here. go
ing on the same evening to Rondeval
prlft to hold the crossing of the Mod
der River and leave General Frencn
free to act.
Shortly after arriving here the
mounted infantry visited Jacobsdal and
found 1t full of women and children.
WIN TOUR of our wounded men, doing
well.
OFFICERS AND MEN MISSING.
"On the way back the mounted in
Iantry were attacked and nine men
wer wounded. Colonel Henry and Ma
1or Hatchell and ten men were missing
Both officers were subsequently, found
at Jacobsdal. Slightly wounded.
me cavalry division is moving in n
northerly direction. and has apparently
already reduced the pressure on kim
perley. as Kekewich signals the enemy
has abandoned Acknowledgement, and
that he has occupied it.
FRENCH has advanced as far as
Abohsdam. with a slight loss, and is
pushing on the posts, his rear being
held by mounted infantry.
WHY CLEMENTS RETIRED.
Clements. having been pressed by the
Beers, has retired to Arundel to cover
Naauwpoort."
The War Office points out that the
word here" in the above dispatch
means some point on the Modder River
other than the Alodder River station.
ALARM AT NAAUWPooRT.
Cape Town, Feb. 15.-There is con-
siderable alarm at Naauwpoort owing
to the report that n Boer force has oc-
cupied position on hill eight miles
off that town.
AMERICAN FLOUR RECEIVED.
Cape Town, Thursday, February Is
The American ship Sen Witch. Captain
Howes, from Wallaroo, December Sd,
has arrived >at Lorenzo Marques. with
500 tons of flour. She evadcd the Brit
ish warships until within the three
mile limit.