The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-02
GEN. FREN Oh DRIVES THE
BOERS FROM COLES SBURG.
Puts His Infantry in Wagons and Flanks the Boer
Position BY d Night March.
Programme Worked Out Successfully and the Dutch Fledn Disorder
When They Found Themselves in Danger Of Capture
News Dssipates Gloom il London

ana engagements 1t should be borne m
mind that Gen. French has only 2.0oo men.
and 80 far as the important points Of the
campaign are concerned, the situation 4
virtually unchanged
Boer Defenses at Modder River.
Il AT Modder river the Beers appear 70 ~
modifying somewhat their line Of defense.
Gem Buffers scouts have discovered ~
Boer camp established in tho vicinity o.
Springfield. southwest Of C6lenso, by q
Free State commando. A similar move
rhent has been made at Modder river. A
large force Of Beers It Is reported. has
formed new laager about Afteen miles
down the stream ct Kameelhoek.
All wen ~ Ladysmfth.
Heliograph reports from Ladymith show
that all was well on December 81 The
bombardment was being continued. but IL
Intensity had relaxed. An onicial dispatch
from Ladysmith confirms the report. CO.
bled yesterday. that several oflcers OF the
Devonshife regiment were severely wuund-
ed by the explosion OF : Boer shell In ths
me8 tent.
"A new armored train has reached Cen.
Butler from Durham.
Al Cape Town dispatch says that an ex-
change Of prisoners Is under consideration.
The entire seventh division viii have
sailed from England BY january II.
wolseley says ARTILLERY II 0osA.
Lord Woiseley. replying TO I correspors-
Cent who had asked for infcrmass0r rswax0-
ing the British artillery. wrote. our maid
artillery-is at least az good = any nsfd
artillery in Europe"
Contract for Co1enso Bsadse.
A British frm. according 10 the Daily
News. after keen competition with several
American hrms has secured the govern
ment contract for the new seven-span
bridge over the Tugela river at CoIenso.
The firm IL working night and day to COM
plete the order.
1t is said that John Churchin, yourrer
brother OF Winston Churchill, win aoeorn-
pany the duke Of Marlborough to the 80
Of war. IA ss
skirmishing Near Derdrecht.
Interest In ths war today ceutsrs isyxe.
" In the comparatively uAimportant aItir-
mishing near Dordrecht. Capt Mont
morency's sortie with patrol Of 12o u1en
Of the Twenty-hrst lancers ana his ~
treat December 80 was followed the next
day by q successful British engagement
and the rescue OF small party supposed
to be the men Capt. Montmorency left b.
hind him. Unuer Capt. Goldworthy &
force of LIS mon. with four guns, acconl-
panied by Capt. Montmorency's scouts,
sailed out of Dordrecht during the morn
ing Of December 81 to relieve Lieut. Tur-
ner and twenty-seven mon left over nigh.
at Labushagns.
The Beers were driven back and Lieut..
Turner'S party was rescued. Eight Beers
and thirteen horses are known to have
been killed
Gallant work Of CoIoniai Trceps.
The Times. In its second edition. pub
fishes u dispatch from sterkstrom, dated
December u. which says:
Capt. Montmorency's scouts were cut
on, owing to their rersisal to Ieave i
wounded officer. Lieut.. Warren, Of Bra,
bant's horse. These men. under Lieut.
Milford and Lieut.. Turner. OF the Frcntier
Mounted rifles. defended themselves most
gallantly against the repeated attacks or
some 800 Beers. The enemy resOrted to
shipping during the night, but were re-
pulsed with loss.
'.At 5:15 this morning Capt. Gcldwcrthy.
with the Cape Mounted rifles arrived,
and the enemy fled to the hills. Turner's
party, whose horses had nearly all been
killed, being rescued. They displayed
splendid pluck, and the brilliant manner IN