Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-01-06
MERELY A SKIRMIOH.
British Victory al COleSbuTg Of
Little Importance.
Col. Pitcher Successful IN a Skin
misher Near Orange River.
Lavion Fund Amply sunlelsnt 10 Provide
for the Family,
AHrHroAS cAsUArrus IL rmBrrsus.

London, Jan a.-~Ths success Of Clsner.
al fteuch's column h confirmed By an
official dispatch 10 The war once this
afternoon from Caps Town. dated Jana.
arg l. ~ iolloWs' French reports 10 .dAy
from Coleuhep By hellOgrAph ~ followsi
Leaving a. RensbuFg holding the enemy
In 'front.' half OF the Eutiolks aud a sec.
ton Of the Royal hOree artillery, start.
ID thence A fye IN tha afternoon Of De
cembeF %, taking With me lvs squad.
rons Of cavalry, halt Of the Second h sfks
aud eighty mounted intAntry, carried In
wagons aud on guns. I halted tour
hours ~ Aadoefs farm end a. $50 this
morning occupied akopie overlooking and
westward OF ColosburR Tbs ensmy'a cut.
posts were taken BY surprise. AZ daylight
We shelled the laager aud ended the
right Of the enemye position. The ar
tillerJ DE Ia reply was hot from
Iitseen FOUNDER using Royal laboratory
ammunition and other Runs. We
sllenced the guns Of the enemys right
flank, demonstrating with cavalry aud
guns north Of ColesbeFg toward a June.
ton, where n strong laager Of the enemy
was holding hill and position southeast
OF Colesbefg a. far a. thu junction. Our
position ca, the line OF retreat via road
and bridge, Some thousands Of Beers
with two guns are reported retiring
toward NoryalspOnt. All Reminston's
scouts proceeded toward AehlerlAnd yes.
terday morning. Slight casualties. shout
three klllef, few wounded. Details Later"
Independent messages from Rensburg
filed on the evening of January 1. sup
plemeni General Rfenchs dispatch bat
slightly. According 20 them tho British
were still Smelling the BOeF position at o
O'Clock. Monday evening, aud expected
to enter Colesburg to-day British
LOSSES we're three men killed ANA seven
wounded. NO officers killed or wounded
The Beers are supposed 10 have suffered
heavily from the accuracy Of the British
artillery Ore. General Frenoh's state.
ment that the Beers we're using llsteen
pOundes and WOolwlch ammunition evi
dentls refers 10 one o. the British guns
captured At stormbsrg. The Boer
strength In the engagement with Gen
sFai French wAs estimated At iVe thou.
sand % seven thousand men.
ANOTHER sKlRMIsH.
London, Jan. s.--The war Office 70. |
ceivod the following from Cape Town |
under 80 days date; Colonel Pitcher 70. |
ports through aR oiiieer Ia command al |
Orange river: II completely defeated
hostile command AZ ennnyside lager
thie day, January 1. taking the laagor |
and forty prisoners. besides the killed |
and wounded Our casualties, two prl- |
Yates killed, Lieutenant Adle wounded.
Am encAmped at Dover farm. twenty
miles northwest Of Belmont and ten
miles from sunnyslde."
CONFECTIONERY RELEAsED.
London. Jan. 2-George Lynch, news.
paper correspondent. captured outside
LAdysmith aud imprisoned at Pretoria,
has been released and has arrived al
Lorenzo Marques
sir VIM, Thompson has beeH appointed
surgeon 10 the British forces
In south Africa.
General WhiIe reported CndsF date Of
December 81 that tbs number OF oasaa OF
tJaonteFy and fever Il Increasing.