The Topeka state journal., 1900-12-14
British Force Under Gen. Glenn
ent Compelled to Retire
After Having Five Officers Killed
in Severe Fight.
BOERS ARE REFUSED
At Various Other Points of At
tack in TransvaaI.
British Garrison at KOmatipOort
in Serious Situation.

London. Dec. 14.-Lord Kitchener re-
ports that after severe fighting at Moo
itgedacht, General Clements forces
were compelled to retire by Commander
Delary with a force of $500 men, Five
British officers were killed. The other
casualties were not reported.
Lord Kitchener's official dispatch to
the war office is as follows:
Pretoria, Dec. 13.-Clement's force at
Nooitgedacht, on the Adagaliesburg. was
attacked at dawn today by Delary, re-
inforced by Beyers' commando from
Warm Bath making a force estimated
| at $500. Though the first attack was
repulsed, the Beers managed to get at
the top of the Magaliesburg, which was
held by four companies of the North
cumberland fusiliers and were thus able
to command Clements camp. He re-
tired on Hekpoort and took up a posi-
tion on hill in the center of the val
ley.
pletely reported, but the fighting was
very serve and I deeply regret that
Colonel Legg of the Twentieth Hussars
and Captains Mclean, Murdoch and At
hins were killed Reinforcements have
left here
Lord Kitchener also reports that the
Beers made an attack and were re-
pulsed at Lichtenburg and that General
Lettmer was killed.
Attacks upon Bethlehem and Brede
were also repulsed, the Beers losing ten
killed and fourteen wounded. Bryhead
was attacked December II. Sniping
continued when the message was dis
patched.
EXPECTING ATTACK.
Lourenzo Marques, Dec. 1.-THE Brit
ish troops at Koomatipoort are stand
ing to arms in the expectancy of an at
tack by a Boer force Of fifteen hundred
which is in that vicinity. It is believed
to be the intention of this force to make
a dash upon the town. The situation is
regarded as serious.
BOTFIA HEARD FROM.
Standerton, Transvaal Thursday. Dec.
13.-General Louis Botha is reported to
be twenty miles from here with l. 500 men
and one gun. He has called a meeting
of the burghers for Saturday
REINFORCEMENTS SENT OUT.
Lourenzo Marques, Dec IA force
of $50 infantry. a squadron of cavalry
and two guns were dispatched to the
frontier today.
HEAVY CASUALTY LIST LOOKED
FOR
London. Dec. 14.-The scenes at the
war office today recall those witnessed
in the early stages of the war. A con-
Stant stream of excited people filed the
lobbies, all seeking details of the dis
aster. The absence of the names of any
of the officers of the Northumberland
fusileers in General Kitchener's dis
patch leads to the forebOding that the
four companies of the fusileers men
toned are in the hands of the Beers.
The war office officials evidently expect
a heavy casualty list, but they are hope
full from the fact that the dispatch does
not mention the capture of the North
umberlands, that such a. great catas-
trophe has been escaped.
Orders were issued at Aldershot, Malta
and other military centers to dispatch
all the available mounted infantry to
South Africa.
HAS STOPPED DE WET.
London, Dec 14-It is reported that
General Knox. cooperating with the
British column at Reddersburg, has
stopped General De Wet and that a.
battle is proceeding. The report adds
that many of General De Vets fol-
lowers have been captured.