The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-03
BRAVE KANUCKS
Residents Of Douglas Give
Them an Enthusiastic
Reception.
BOERS CONTINUE TO RETREAT
British Supply Train Runs
Away-Latest From
the Front.
rBy Cable to The Associated Press. ]

LONDON, Jan. 3, 1900.-Lacking news
from the main British camps in south
Africa, whose future action can alone
have an important effect on the larger
issues of the campaign, the British public
is making the most of Colonel Pitchers
miniature battle. Unbounded tribute Is
paid to the prowess of the Canadians ana
Australians, and graphic accounts are
published Of the enthusiasm in Douglas
as the victorious troops entered that
place.
The representative of the Associated
Press with the flying column says
1.-THE immediate result of Colonel Pilche-
er's success is the entire dispersal of the
rebels who have been governing the coun-
try for the past six weeks.
After Sunnyside was captured the To-
rontos occupied the laager for the night
and joined the main body the following
morning, bringing the whole of the Boer
tents wagons and loot, and leaving the
Cornwalls in garrison at Sunnyside. The
British force then started for Douglas,
the Torontos bringing up the rear in wag-
ons. In the afternoon the troops entered
the town unopposed and amid extraordl-
nary scenes The inhabitants were over
1OyeQ ana CrOWuSQ dpoue tAo SSAoASA =,
shaking hands with them, and when they
learned that their deliverers were Cana
dams and Australians the enthusiasm pc
came frenzied. There were deafening
cheers as the troops trayersed the main
street and it was almost impossible Tor
them to make progress, the crowds being
so eager to shake hands with the colo
malls
'.It appears that the LanddroSt and all
the mounted rebels evacuated the place
on the previous night. The unmounted
rebels reported to be entrenched IN the
vicinity. Quantities of ammunition were
captured and destroyed"
A despatch from the Moddor River inti-
mates that the Sunnyside prisoners Will
not be treated as prisoners of war but as
British subjects caught in open rebellion
At the Modder River camp the conduct
Of the Colonials is greatly admired and all
are delighted that they have struck the
first blow on the Western frontier since
the battle of Magersfontein. 1t is believ-
ed the relief of Kuhuman will quickly fol-
low.
The latest advices from the Colesberg
district tend to modify the self congratu-
lations on General French's success. The
predicted occupancy of Colesberg had not
been accomplished yesterday evening,
while the Beers guns, announced to have
been silenced, were still active.
The War Office, this afternoon, issued
despatch received from General French
under yesterdays date, saying his position
was the same as on the previous day, that
with small reinforcements he could dis
lodge the Boers from Colesberg, and, in
the meantime. he continued manoeuvring.
General Butler continues his night bonn
bardment and patrol surprises. AS the
Tugela River is again fordable and the
observation-disclosures have again been requi-
sitioned at Durham and Fietermaritzburg
there is a disposition to believe that the
British advance will not be long delayed.
| 1t is reported at Durham that the cap
tured German steamer Bundesrath had on
board five big guns, fifty tons of shells
and 1So trained artinerymen.
Nothing further has been heard from
Molteno which was reported, from Sterk-
stroom, to have been attacked by the
Beers this morning. So far as known
here, there is only a small force there.
| A despatch from Sterkstroom announces
that Swanelef, the Boer commandant at
Stormberg, has died of his wounds.
A special despatch from Rensburg, dat
ed Tuesday, January 2, says supply
train, without locomotive, was set in
| motion within the British lines, near
| Colesberg, and proceeded so near the
Boer position that it was impossible to
recover it and the British guns there
| fore, destroyed the trucks. 1t is sus-
| pected that this was the act of traitor.
The total British casualties about Coles
| berg in two days, were six men killed
! and twenty wounded.
| The supply train, says another despatch
from Rensburg, ran into a broken culvert
and was wrecked. The Beers began loot
| ing it and another Rensburg train was
| despatched to the spot in an attempt to
| recover the provisions. The Beers opened
| FIRE on the troops and natives accompany
| ing it, forcing the second train to retreat
| after several of the natives had been
killed.
It is reported that the Particular Ser
| vice Squadron, now at Gibraltar, will be
| ordered to South Africa as soon as the
| Channel Squadron returns to Gibraltar.
! 1t is added that this squadron OF cruisers
| is Just suited to watch Delagoa Bay.
KIMc rHRPlES IN DEIAGf1A Ray.