Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-02-15
WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA
British Claim TO Be Making
Grand Flank Movement.
List Of British Losses at Battle Of
Rensberg.
Relief Of Kimberley to Be FIRST Work OF
the British.
IEeLisH WILL HELP zuLUs

London, Feb. 15.--The silence at the
front has been broken. After General
French's cavalry brigade, which had been
msnenyering around Colesberg. seized on
Monday the crossing on Rist river at
Dskil's drift, the sixth and seventh divls.
ions crossed and are now encamped on
the east bank OF that river. The sixth
division Is Kelly KsDny's. which has
been reported to be cooperating with
French and Gatacre for the clearance OF
the country south OF Orange river. The
seventh Is Tucker, which has been be-
lieved to be at Modder river. These two
divisions, with Rrench's cavalry brigade
and new Infantry brigade made up
from bsttalions lining the railway from
Deaar junction, are now cooperating
with General Methush's army In great
h,nking movement on Rlet below Kim.
berley.
Tho Dutch apparently have been mis-.
led; they weakened their forces In q
quarter where an attack will be made
and strengthened them where the Brit.
ish will remain on the defensive.
This general flinking movement has
been supported by movement OF mount
cd infantry from Orange river railway
crossing TO Ramah. Colonel Hannsy,
who commanded this column In an en-
gagement with the BOers on the hills,
finally pushed his force through to Its
destination on Tuesday with compare
lively slight loss,the casualty list amount
Ing TO thirty-nlns The entire move
ment. with the concentration Of nearly
all the British batallions outside OF Ns-
tai and the slender columns left under
Gatacre and Clements. have been brought
about by scientific strategy under rigor.
GUS operation OF the censorship, the util-
ity Of which has been demonstrated at
last. The relief OF Kimberley evidently
will be the first work OF Lord Roberto,
and the march upon Bloemfontein 10
quel to II.
Fears regarding Boer attack on Zl.
lulsnd are somewhat allayed by q special
from DurbaD, which says that a column
Of colonial scouts, after forced march,
arrived at Eshowe In splendid fighting
form. They were pursued several times
during the march by the Beers, but sue.
ceeded in repulsing them.
BRITISH LOSS AT RENsBERG
London. Feb. l5.-Ths official list OF
British casualties at Reusberg, from
Feb. 10 to Feb. l2, shows: Killed-four
officers, seven men; wounded-six OF.
hcers, fourteen men; missirg-two Of
hcers. eight men. The officers killed
were Col. Cunningham, Worcester regi.
msnt; Major G. r. Eddy, Lieutenants J.
Powell and J, g, Robsrts, all OF the Aus.
tralians.
BRITISH WILL HELP zULUs.
London. Feb. li.-ln the house OF
commons to-day, during the course OF a
reply to question relative to a probable
Boer invasion OF Zllulsnd, the secretary
OF state OF the colonies, Joseph Cham.
berlsin, said that the government had
decided, II the native territories were in
vsded by the Boers, that the natives
would be encouraged aud assisted in
every way In defending themselves.
QUIET AT LADYsMITH
Boer Head Lager. Ladysmitb. Monday,
Feb i2.-Since Friday everything has
been quiet. The English, with their can.
non, have moved toward Chleysley. They
found the Boer position unsssailsble on
the upper Tugela.