The sun., 1900-01-02
N. fRENCR IN COLESbERG
He Has Defeated the Barghers
There and Now Occupies
the Town.
MARCHING ON DORDRECHT
rtis Reported That a Large Force Of
the Boer Army is Now fastening
There TO Attack General
Gstacre's Force
OF Men,

London, Jan. LA special dispatch re-
ceived here this evening says that Gen
eral French has completely defeated the
Beers and has occupied Colesberg.
A dispatch to The Cape Times Of Cape
Town from Sterkstroom says:
"A squadron of Brnbant's horse, un.
der Captain Montmorency, while recon.
noiterinE eight miles from Dordrecht.
was engaged by party Of Beers. The
Beers were re-enforced, and the English
fell back 10 stronger position.
"Lieutenants Milford and Turner, with
81 men, were cut of from the main body,
but succeeded In occupying donga and
holding the enemy at bay until they were
relieved by Captain Goldsworthy and
100 men Of the Cape mounted rifles, who
rode up with two guns and drove the
Beers heller skelter over the hills. II is
reported that the Beers had seven killed.
The British casualties were four wound.
ed and seven missing. Some Of the miss
ing are expected 10 turn up, however"
II 10 stated officially that hereafter
Boer prisoners will be sent to Simon's
Town instead OF ST. Helena.
A dispatch dated Dec. "a, previously
received, announced that General Cat
acre had that day repulsed an attack BY
the Beers on Dordrecht.
A dispatch from Naauwport, dated the
same day. said:
"a strong force of British cavalry and
horse artillery followed Beers retreating
20 Colesburg, inflicting severe loss on
them. General French has now cleared
the country at Arundel to within fouI
miles Of Colesburg."
Captain Montmorency's sortie with
patrol OF 120 men Of e Twenty-firsi
lancers and his retreatUDec. 30, we're
followed up the next day 10y q successful
British engagement and the rescue OF
small party, which Captain Montmorency
apparently left behind him.
The Relief of Turner.
Under Captain Goldsworthy, force Of
110 men, with four guns, accompanied by
captain Montmorency's scouts, sailed
puf OF Dordrecht during the morning OF
Dec. 81 to relieve Lieutenant Turner
and 27 men left overnight at Labns.
chagnes mex. The Beers were driven
back, and Lieutenant Turner's party was
rescued. Eight Beers and 13 horses are
known to have been killed.
The Times. in its second edition, pub.
fishes dispatch from Sterkstroom, dated
Dec. 81, which says:
cut of owing TO their refusal to leave
wounded officer, Lieutenant Warren, OF
Brabant's horse. These men, under
Lieutenants Milford and Turner Of the
Frontier mounted rifles, defended them.
selves most CALAMITY against the re.
peated attacks Of some 800 Beers. The
enemy resorted to sniping during the
night, but were repulsed with loss
"At 5:16 this morning Captain Colds.
worthy, with the Cape mounted rifles,
arrived, and the enemy Immediately fed
60 the hills. Turner'S party, whose horses
had all been killed, were rescued. They
displayed splendid pluck, and the bril-
liant manner in which Captain Colds
worthy effected their relief on his wn
responsibility is dese~ing Of the hig Isl
praise. Our loss was two men wounS q
The Beers lost about 30 men, including :
killed"
Another account says: "The success Of
this little party viii arrest the progress
OF the enemy's recruiting In that yicini
ty."
Inactivity at Modder River.
A dispatch from the Modder river says
-Dec. 81 the naval guns planted few
excellent shells without reply. The enc
my's position on the left is apparently
considerably weakened"
But neither from the Modder river moi
from Frere comes any news tending Il
show an impending change in the exist
ing lmpasse OF confirming the impres
sion created by the dispatches that Gen
ersi Butler meditated an immediate Tor
ward movement.
Count Gleichen Of the Grenadel
al guards and a distant relative Of Queer
II r. lad af hQftll
4 of Modder River, has recovered from nj
4 wound and has left Cape Town for tn
front
A Cape Town dispatch, dated Sunday
Dec. 81, published in the second editioi
OF The Times. says:
For the moment there is general III
In active military operations pending IN
arrival OF General Roberts. 1t is gen
erally hoped that he will, for some tim
AZ least, direct the operations from herr
The absence OF GenGsA Butler, howeve
unavoidable, has left tho colony withor
shat central organization and vigorou
control az headquarters essential TO u
conduct of a campaign along so vast
Frontier"
The same correspondent says:
an view Of the fact that Dr. Leyt
and other Boer agents seem able 10 CAP
syeelv 10 Pretoria, the British censorsn
II, win be even stricter henceforth. a
De Aar dispatch, dated Dec. o
says a mounted patrol has gone ire
rhcrs and that other arrangements ma
been made TO prevent iooung IN ~
pe,shborhood by small Boer forces;
Alleged Boer spies, it has been DISCO
cred, i,Ave enlisted in the yeomanry.
.xenresentative Of Lord Chesham, VINO
rommand OF the yeomanry forces, sa
n the officials OF this arm OF the ser
are being pestered by sSents Of /
evds. the European plenipotentlary
= south African government. lie 40
at two OF them were actually accept'
that they were afterward discoyer'
declares that the same thing oecuri
EThorneycroft's horse, seven spies pel
covered tn that body.
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