Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-03
COLONIAL TROOPS
Men from Canada and Australia
Score a Point in the South
African Campaign.
FRENCH'S VICTORY SMALL
The People Of Douglas Welcome the Ool'
onial Soldiers With Great Joy and
Lionize Them for a Victory
Over the Beers.

attacked Molteno this morning. A brisk
action is in progress.
Naauwpoort Cape Colony, january g.
There waAs brisk fighting to-day in the
y hills around Colesburg. The Beers
stubbormly resisted the British ait every
point, but gradually retreated. The
British held AN extreme position to the
south and aast, overlooking the town.
London, january '3.-Lacking news
from the main British camps i'm South
Africa whose future action can alone
have an important effect on the larger
issues of the campaign, the British pub
lie is making the most of Col. Pitcher s
miniature battle. Unbounded tribute Is
paid to the prowess of the Canadians
and Australians, and graphic accounts
published of enthusiasm ait Douglas as
the victorious troops entered. A repre-
sentative of the Associated Press with
the flying column says: '"The immedi-
ate result of Colonel Pitchers success Is
the entire dispersal of the rebels who
have BEEN governing the country for the
past six weeks" After Sunnyslde was
captured the Torontos occupied the laa-
ger for the night, and Joined THE main
body the following morning, bringing
the whole of the Boer tents, wagons
and loot, leaving the CornWalls In the
garrison at Sunnyside. The British
force them started for Douglas, the To-
rontos bringing up the rear in wagons.
In the alfternoion the troops entered the
town unopposed, amid extraordinary
scenes. The in1habitlants, overjoyed,
crowded about the soldiers, shaking
hands with them, and when they
learned their deIiverers We're Canadians
and Australians the enthusiasm be-
came frenkied. There were deafening
cheers ais the troops traversed the main
street, and 1t was almost impossible for
them to make progress the crowds be-
ing SO eager Ito shake hands with the
colorhlals. 1t appears the Landrost and
all mounted rebels evacuated the place
the previous might. Urlmounted rebels
are reported intrenched in the vicinity
Quantities of ammunition We're cap
tured and destroyed. A dispatch from
the Mod|der river intimhtes that the
Sunnyside prisoners have not been
treated as prisoners of war, but as Britt
ish subjects caught In open rebellion. At
the Modder river cernp the conduct of
the colondals is greatly admired, and
all are delighted THAT they struck the
first blow ON the western frontier since
the battle Of Magersfontein It is be-
neved the relief Of Kuruman will quick
ly follow.
The hills around Colesburg are 11u
merous, not in ranges, but In groups,
making it very difi1cult to hunt the
Boees out. Sixteen wounded arrived at
Arundel
The latest advices from the Colesburg
district tend to modify the estimate of
French's success. The predicted occu-
patton Of Colesburg had not been ac-
oomphshed last evening, while the Boes
gums announced to have been silenced
were stiM active. The war office this
from General French under yesterdays
date, saying his position was the same
as on the previous day; that with small
endorsements he could dislodge the
Beers from Colesburg, and meantime
he continued naneuvering.
London, january 3.-General Butler
continues night bombardments and pa
troll surprises. AS the Tugela river is
again fordalble, and stretcher bearers
again been requisitioned at Durham and
Pietermandtzburg there is a disposition
to believe British advance will not be
long delayed.
1t is reported at Durham that the cap
tured German steamer Bundesrath had
on board five big gums, fifty tons Of
shells and 1870 trained arttllerymen.
Nothing further has been heard from
Molteno, which was reported from
Sterhsn,oem to have been attacked by
the Beers this morning. So far as
known here there is only small force
there.
"A dispatch from Sterkstroem an
no,inces that Swanelef, the Boer COM
aaridamt at Stormberg, died OF wounds.
"a special from RerEsberg, dated Janu-
ary 2, says "a supply train without a To-
connective was set in motion within the
British lines near Colesberg, and pro-
ceeded 50 near THE Boer position it was
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