The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-01-05
MILITIA CALLED.
Eight Additional Regiments Have
Been Ordered Out BY England.
since Gen. JOuBert's Return to the
Front CnnnOUadinE at Lady
smith il More Lively
Than Usual.

SterkstrOom. Cape Colony, Jan. A.
The Beers attacked Moltena early
Wednesday The action is now pro-
ceeding.
Moltena is about twenty miles
north of Sterkstroom. where Gen. CAT
acre has made his headquarters since
his defeat at Stormberg. Its situa-
sion al the junction of the East Lon
don line and a branch road connecting
this with the Port Elizabeth line
gives il strategic Importance. Cat
acre lert a garrison al MOlteno. which
could be easily reinforced.
SterlstrOom. Jan. Gen. Gatacre
Today met the invading forces at
Jyphcrgat. near the British advance
camp al Bushmanshoek. The Beers
retired hurriedly shortly after the
British artillery opened fire. The
enemy occupied -N0lteno and CIPHER
gar to-day but the latter place is now
raoccupied by us.
Naauwpoort. Jan. There was
brisk fighting Wednesday i'm the hills
around Coles3urg. The Beers stub
Isorn-y resisted the British at every
point. but gradually retreated. The
British held the extreme position TO
1le south and east. overlooking the
town.
Cape Colony. Jan. The hills
around Colesburc are numerous. not
In ranges but I'm groups. making it
very difficult 10 hunt the Beers out.
Sixteen wounded have arrived at Ar
undel.
London. Jan. There is a COM
plete absence of anything new from
the seat of war.
The report of the Boer attack on
MOltenO Is not yet confirmed. Appar-
entity Gen. French holds nothing with
I'm five miles of Colesberg junction.
His request for achievements dis
pels any present hope that he viii be
able 20 seize one of the crossings of
the Orange river. Il is probable that
when Lord Roberts arrives Gen.
French viii be ordered TO quit his
present unsupported position and TO
concentrate his cOmmad at De Aar
OF Orange tiver. As the Daily Tele-
graph SAYS. Gen. French 'seems 10
be in the position of a man having
Tiger cat IN a trap and unable TO kill
il for want OF a stick"
A dispatch from Dover Farm an
nOunces that Lieut.. Col. Pitcher has
returned there safely from Douglass.
Since Commandment Gen. Joubert's
return TO the froHt the cannOnade of
Ladysmith. by fLe Beers has been
much livelier. Between December IS
and % four shells killed one officer
and - men and wounded 13 officers
and II men
The war Office acknowledges the in
feriOrity of the regular artillery by
authorizing the equipment of the new
battery attached 10 the London vol
unteer corps with Nici,crs and Max
inns. some of which the Beers use. and
by ordering 100 Of these 121s-pounder
quick frers built Immediately. The
officers and men of the new battery
viii be supplied from the Honorable
artillery company.
Eight additional militia regiments
have been called out. Seven of these
viii serve in ireland, replacing the
regulars sent TO South Africa.
Hon. Sidney Robert Greville, equerry
20 the Prince o. Wales. has obtained
the princes permission 10 go TO the
front
Recently he has been acting as
Lord Salisbury's secretary instead of
Schomberg Mcdonnell, who has gone
10 South Africa.
Among the announcements of those
who volunteered Tuesday appear the
names of a hundred or more sons Of
gentlemen.
The papers comment upon the fact
that In view of the state of public
opinion. il is much easier 10 90 TO
war than 10 stay al the clubs, which
wear a particularly deserted aspect.
All parts of England Scotland re-
port lively volunteering. a leading fea-
ture being the great sums raised by
private subscription for volunteer
equipment. Some of the counties
have given sums as high as 10000.
II is computed that the provinces
have already raised nearly 100000,
while London is raising e12O,OO0 for
the city troops.
Frere Camp, Jan. Capt. ThOrney-
croft's patrol found the enemy in
some force at the little Tugela bridge.
Their presence was discovered by
scouts. It is reported that five men
and a Lieutenant of the party have
not returned.