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went into the trenches. sciapped Their
hands and hurrahed when the sneuasle
near the English women. .ady & s'al IN m
Wilson was slightly wounde u,
Gould-Adams and captain sss1it-.
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RETIREMENT 10 RENSBURG..
RE;NsBURG. Tuesday. Feb. 3.-.sBefore
dawn yesterday the enemy opened an at
tack upon Slingersfontein,sa ssaultnB Wilt VIII
musketry the hills on the northeast nsid
Fby three companies Of the Worcesters ,un-
der Captain Howell. The artillery attack
began at runrise- The Beers approached
In great numbers estimated at seven TO
ten The British, under good cover s1la- g.
tatned the attack throughout the day.
Meanwhile two big guns on the west
opened upon the British at dayiSnt anu
fred for half an hour. when a Eritish
howitzer silenced them with 5lyddite, tne
British artillery firing with precision.
The sheilins continued all day.. anu saSe
evening the Beers brought up 4o-pound-.
err II, order to lombard the camp from
a hill to the nortn-
The attempt&was plainly visible as the
gun could be seen being drawn UP by
eighteen oxen. With the Beers surround
ing the British In overwhelming num-
bers and having artillery. 1t then pc
came evident that 1t would be imposs>
5ie to retain SuuSersforyein. which the
British evacuated under cover OF the
darkness. falling back upon Rensburg.
| The British casualties were lighter than
might have been expected under the cir
cumstancs.
No GAIN 70 EITHER SIDE
LONDON. Feb IA dispatch from
General Butler at Chleveley was received
to-day. announcing a reconnoissa nee at
Springfield. resulting in no gain OF ground
on either side.
| Captain Hamilton Russell, Lieutenant
Churchill and ten men were injured, and
Lieutenant Pfllzinstoh and six men were
captured by the Beers. Churchill is said
to be Winston Churchilfs brother, re,
Gently given a commission In the South
African Light Horse
The dispatch proves that the Beers are
| actively following General Buffers every
move.
| a dispatch from Mafeking says the
! garrison there can hold out until June.
General Buffers despatch from Chieye-
ley. dated Monday, February 18th. says:
The commanding officer at Springfield
reports this morning that a squadron of
| the First Dragons moving to the out
l post line covering the right flank OF the
camp, met a party Of Beers near Fus-
| tenberE. The Beers reaching the crest
| of a hill first. opened a heavy fire on the
squadron, which retired He sent out
supports and the Beers retired The
! dispatch then gives the casualties as al
ready cabied.
A RECONNAISSANCE.
"Dundonald with TOO mounted men. a
field battery and the First Royal Welsh
| F'usiliers February 18th reconnoitered
! the high ground which the enemy mas
been in the habit of visiting. The enemy
| evacuated it with the los of two men,
| after slight resistance. When the force
retired on the completion of the recon-
naissance, the enemy returned in consid-
| cradle numbers and kept up a heavy
rifie-fire. wounding slightly Lieutenant
| G.. Churchill. of the South African Light
Horse. Five men are missing.
| 1t is not quite clear who wrote the dis
patch, as Generals Littleton, Iiildyard,
| Warren and other generals are believed
| to be in the neighaorh bod &C Springfield.
LONDON. Feb ia dispatch to the
Morning Post from Chieveiey. dassd
Tuesday, confirms the report that par
ties of Beers have occupied the old
British camp on Spearman's Farm This
correspondent who identities the wound
ed Lieutenant Churchill as the brother
Of Winston Churchill, says he was shot
through the right leg
BoER GUNS SILENT.
LONDON. Fab. H-Advices from
Gaberones, dated February 4th, says:
THE artillery duel between Colonel
PIumer's force and five hundred Beers
| continued until to-day, when the British
dropped two shells into the Boer fort.
| The Boer guns have since been silent.
Colonel Plumer's advance has been
| checked by foods
LORENZO MARQUES, DINoGOA
| BAY. Feb. H.-Webster Davis, United
| States Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
| has arrived here from Pretoria, and sails
on the steamer Kanzeler via Naples on
| Inns way home.
TOTAL BRITISH CASUALTIES.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE total British
casualty returns UP to tonight are: Off
GERS killed, 152: wounded. $50: missing.
| 112; men killed, 1,4T; wounded, $3.50:
missing. 2.7s1; other fatalities reported,
563. Grand total, 1866.
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