The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-17
GENERAL FRENCH
GAINS KIMBERLY
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admirable hospital arrangements made
by the German Ambulance corps under
Doctors .Kaettner and Hildebrand, who
with their staffs, have shown the great
est Kindness to our wounded as they
have to the Boer wounded. Some of
our wounded have been here since De
cember Some were drought in yester
day
BRITISH HOLD JACOBSDAL.
Outside Jacobsda. Orange Free State
Thursday, Feb. 15.-Jacobsdal is now
in possession of the British. Yesterday
small cavalry patrol entered the place
and found it full of wounded, including
several British from Rensburg. The
place was only occupied by small
force which fell back before the patrol,
| after "A series Of small sl1rmishes. y
| battery of artillery shelled the environs
| and drove out the last of the Beers.
Early this morning large force of
Beers from Colesberg with 10 guns at
| tackled convoy of two hundred wagons
at the Riet River, Smelling vigorously
| and doing damage. But strong rein
forcements have been sent hence, and it
| is hoped they will bring in the whole
convoy i'll safety.
General French's division seized three
| drifts on the Modder River. At the
| third drift rhp Beers were fairly strong
| ~ entrcnched. General French bonn
| hardcd them and drove them off Today
| he moved rapidly in the direction of
| Kimberley.
The Beers have left Acknowledgement
which the British now occupy.
| General Roberts is in excellent health
and spirits. The hardships and rapid
marching appear to agree with the
whole army who are in splendid spirits
under the leadership of "Bobs."
FIGHT NEAR JACOBSDAL.
Pretoria. Feb 1G.-The Transvaa
Government has made public the follow
inc official dispatch
yesterday at Rondeva Drift, in the
| neghborhood of Jacobsdal the Federal
troops were engaged in severe fight
with two thousand British who were
trying to reach Kimberley.
"COmmandant Delarey continued the
engagement until this morning, the Fed
era casualties being five wounded.
After another two hours of hard
fighting, it is reported that the British
| retired, leaving Colonel Henry danger
ously wounded. Colonel Henry, with his
servant. was taken to Jacobsdal."
An official dispatch from Colesberg
says that fighting was resumed on
Tuesday. February 18th. and that the
British had sixty killed and wounded
and lost eighty captured The Federal
forces had no casualties during the
| fight
RENSBURG EVACUATED.
Arundel, Wednesday, Feb. 14.-Gene:a al
| Clements withdrew from Rensburg DUR
ing the night. his rear guard arriving at
| Arundel early this morning. The B0ers
| promptly followed, re-occupyng their Old
position in Taaibosch Hills, whence they
have been Smelling the British cavalry
patrones, but Intellectually. The British
| guns returned the fire, making fairly ac-
curate practice.
Al MORO WARSHIPS READY.
London, Feb. 16.-(4:52 p. m.)-A telf-
gram from Portsmouth says the Adj
miralty inquiries at the naval ports have
resulted in the assurance that Al addi-
tional battleships, cruisers and torpedo
boat destroyers could forthwith hoist
| the pennant. The Admiralty today Or
dered the ships in the fleet reserve at
! Portsmouth to be fully crewed and ready
! for sea.
This is regarded in some quarters as
! preliminary to putting the whole reserve
/ in readiness for commissioning.
VOTE MORE MONEY FOR WAR.
London. Feb. 16.-01:30 p. m.)-The
! House of Commons passed the supple
mentary army estimates, 13,OO0,0O0
pounds sterling by 213 votes, against 81,
TEIEGRANIS FOR KIMBERLEY
New York. Feb 16.-The Commercial
! Cable Company at O'Clock this after
noon sent out the following notice:
I'VE are advised that kilograms can
now be accepted for Kimberley, South
Africa at sender's risk, and NOT exceed
| ing twelve words"
SHIELDED BY BRITISH.
Headlaager near Ladysmith. WedneS-
! day, Feb 1.-THE British from Ch;eve-
ley have been bombarding the Boer forces
at Blaauw Grant,, east of Co.enS0 since
yesterday afternoon. the bOmbardment
continuing throughout the night
The Beers responded with rifle fire.
Particulars are lacking.
All it quiet around LadySmith
FRENCH'S RAPID MARCH
R.ct River, Orange Free State, We'd
nesday, Feb 14.-General French in
command of the cavalry division and
with strong force of horse artillery left
Modder River Sunday morning for Ram
bam, II miles east of Enslin, where the
whole division concentrated. The next
day he made rapid march to ltiet Riv-
or, where a party of Beers contested his
passage at Dekiel and Waterfall Drifts.
Afteu. some hours shelling General
French drove the Beers away and cross
ed the River.
Yesterday CTuesday) the column con-
tinued it's march to Kip and Rondavel
Drifts on the Modder River, where again
Il short engagement ensued General
French Smelling the Beers vigorously and
forcing a passage The Beers precipitate-
" retired leaving FIVE laagers in the
hands of the British besides a great