The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-03
Forty Beers and a Laa-
ger Captured North
west of Belmont.
ON CRONJE'S RIGHT
General French Has Yet
TO Take Colesbcrg-
Is Near Their.
PRETORIA REPORT.
Burshers Say They Re-
pulsed French - Ma
tai Situation.
PRETORIA REPORT.

SPECIAL RY CABLE.
London, Tuesday Jan. 2-CCopyright. 1890.
by James Gordon Bcunettl-The Daily Tel
errarh publishes this dispatch from It's
special correspondent:
''Modd,r River. Tuesday. Jan. A col
umn fyom Belmont under Colonel Pitcher.
after defeating the Bocrs and capturing
their iaage- at Surnyside. has occupied
Douglass and huisted the Union Jack Their
loss was: Lieutenant Adie. severely wound
ed. and two men killed. all Of the Queens
land contingent.
The column captured forty prisoners at
SurnySdc'
pILCHFR VICTORY.
London. San. THE War Ofice has re-
ceiyed the following from Cape Town IN
der to-Gay'S date:
Colonel Pitcher reports through the
officer commanding Al Orange River:
u have completely defeated a hostile
command at the SunnySde IaaGer, this
day. January l. taking the lager and forty
prisoners. besides the killed and wounded.
cur casualties are TWO privates killed and
Lieutenant Adie wounIed. Am encamped
at Dover Farm. twenty miles northwest OF
Belmont and ten miles from Sunnyside.' "
Belmont. Cap Colony, Jan. "A dispatch
from the Associated Press representative
AT Dover Farm. dated January 1. says:
A mounted force. consisting If 100 Cana
dians Of the Toronto company. ami 80
Queen-landers commanded by Colonel
Richards. two guns and horse battery
under Major de RouEemont. forty mounted
infantry under Lieutenant Ryan. and a09
Of the Cornwall Light Infantry, the whole
commanded by Colonel Pitcher. left Bel
mont yesterday at noon on a march vest
ward. covering twon.y- miles before sunset.
The force oncamped at Cooks Farm. where
the troops were welcomed enthusiastically.
AT O'Clock this morning the force ap-
preached spot where n laager Of tho
Beers was reported. Colonel Pitcher. on
approaching :he position. which was a line
Of strong kopjes detached MAJOR de Rouse
mont with the guns. TorGntos and mount
81 infantry. To work toward the right,
making a turning movement himself with
the QTccnsia nders. toward the south posi-
t.nn. Th,. uaue,iver aas a complete sue
cess. The British shells were the first in
dication of the presence OF th@ troops. The
Beers left their laaCer and opened fire, but
the Quconslanders completing the move
rnnnt the laager was captured with forty
rrieoners Tho British casualties " ere two
men killed. three wounded and one MISS
ing The whole force worked admirably.
TIL twa men killed belonged 70 the Queens
land contingent"
Belmont. cape Colony. Monday, IAN l.
Another dispatch from Dover Farm, dated
January !. says:
The colonial troops. who have been long
ing to be allowed to meet tho BUers. have at
last been given an opportunity to do SO. and
scored i. brilliant success. The raid con-
Quoted ty Cotouel Pitcher was very diffi-
cult owing to the fact thIt the movements
of the troops W-T- Immediately CommuEi-
Gated 10 the Beers by natives. In order TO
prevent this. Colonel Pitcher. in making HE
forced march from Belmont. left a British
trooper at every farmhouse. with instruC-
,ions not 10 allow the natives TO leave their
huts. the patrols calling the names OF the
natives hourly in order 20 prevent their
escape. IL the maneUver at Cooks Farm.
Colonel Pitcher sent mounted patrols east
ON. of these, consisting Of four men. com
manded by Lieutenant Adic suddenly en-
countercd fourteen Beers. who opened fire
The Lieutenant was severely wounded and
Private Butler gave up horse In order TO
carry the Lieutenant ont Of range.
Another private. whose horse had holteji.
pluckiIy returned TO render assistance He
was wounded in the leg, and his horse was
killed.
Meanwhile Lieutenant Ryan, who had
worked naEnifCently, reported that the
weld; on the right of the enemy was clear,
whereupon Major DE Rougcmont ordered
the guns to a trot.
They arrived within l5] yards of the
laager, unlImbered and planted fye shells,
in as many minutes, within the laager.
Immediately the enemy could be seen
streaming over the kopje. They were COM
pIcteIy surprised. hut quickly opened a we'll
directed fire.
: representative OF the Associated Press
had the privilege of carrying an order to
the Toronto company. sending It At double
quick INTO acton. The order vas received
with great satisfaction. The company
rushed forward umtil within d thousand
sPris Of the eneny's position. when it
Al hot fire upon the kopje and con,
III is1S Suhduci the Boer fire
Quated 9usH artillery shcIlel the position
vogue Is = accuracy, while Lieutenant
be distinctly -, - infantry, worked round
q q. BE IRE Of the
The united and ptuToi = II in the
mcnt in Germany regarding thG'y>-. ..,
Of the BuGdeSrath can be epitomized az,
Soak him. Louie