The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-03
RICHMOND VA, WEDNEsDAY,JA JANUARY 1900.


5firmed officially,atl1e War Office this at
ternoon issuing a dispatch from Cape
Town, Monday January. ]. as follows:
'.French reports at p. NJ, to-day
from Coleskop by Heliograph, as follows:
" Leaving at Rensburg, holding the
enemy in front, half of the the First Sut-
folks and section of the Royal Horse
Artillery, started thence at. tive in the
afternoon, December 81, taking with me
five squadrons Of cavalry, half OF the
Second Berks. and eighty mounted in
fantry, infantry carried in wagons, and
ten guns.
..I halted for four hours at Aiaidor's3
farm. and at $50 this morning occupied
the kopje overlooking and westward OF
Colesberg. The enemy's outposts were
taken completely by surpise. At daylight
we shelled the Lager and entiladed the
right of the enemy's position. The artll-a
lery fire in reply was very hot from
15-pounder using Royal laboratory am
nunition, and other guns. We sfienced
the guns on the enemy's right flank,
demonstrating with cavalry and guns to
the north of Colesberg towards the junction
where strong Laager OF the enemy was
holding q hill and position southeast OF
Colesberg, as far as the Junction. Our
position cuts the line OF retreat via the
road and BRIDGE. Some thousands OF
Beers with two guns are reported to be
restiring towards Norvalspont. All Rem
inSton's scouts proceeded towards Ach-
terand yesterday morning. Slight cas-
ualties, about three killed and two wound
ed. Details later"
TUGDLA FORDABLE.
LONDON. Jan. 3.-The Daily Telegraph
has received the following, dated jan
uary Cd, from Frere Camp:
'.The weather is fine. The Tugela
river is now fordable. General Buffers
army is in fine form. ready and conf
dent for the work before it,
, NIODDER RIVER, Jan. 2.-Yester-
days cavalry expedition, under General
Darlington. commanding the Ninth and
Twelfth Lancers, proves to have been in
oo-operation with a similar movement
from Belmont. This directed by General
Wood consisted OF 4 flying column and a
force under Lieutenant-Colcnel Pitcher.
from Belmont. This force moved into the
territory between the Orange and Riet
rivers. At Sunnyside, northwest OF
Douglass. it encountered considerable
commondo, believed to be wholly COM
posed of disloyal British subjects.
General Babington's force proceeded in
the same direction. but on the north side
of Riet river. The result of this reccn-
no:ssance has not yet been reported.
FROM A BOER SOURCE.
PRETORIA. Jan. 2.-Last night (Sun-
day. the British in great force. attacked
Commandant Schooman's commando, in
the Colesberg district. and tried to storm
the position. They repeated the attack
this morning, but We're forced to retreat,
the Beers holding the position.
The loss of the British is not known,
but it is reported to have been heavy
The Beers consider it a compliment to the
Transvaal that Lord Roberts should have
been selected to the supreme command
of the British forces.
DUBLIN, Jan. Extra precautions
have been adopted by the military au
thorities here. The 4constahulary has been
fully armed: sentries. from sundown to
morning, have been increase at the bar
racks. Patrols march around, and all
leaves of absence are suspended.