Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-01-11
TIE WAR IN AFRICA.
Seventy British Soldiers Made
Prisoners by the Beers.
COLENSO ATTACKED By GEN. CLERY.
Position of Affairs Reported Unchanged
by Gen. Observation-Disclosures Gar
risOn Observation-Disclosures from
White-BOer Dispatch.


London, Jan. s.-The war office pub
fishes the following dispatch from
Gen. Forestier-Walker, commanding
at Cape Town: Gen. French reports
under date of January 6: The stu
alton is much the same as yesterday
but regret to report that a serious
accident has happened to the First
battalion of the Suffolk regiment.
From news just come to hand from
them l gather that, with the author
ity and with the knowledge of Gen.
French, four companies of the First
battalion advanced by night against
q low hill one mile from their camp.
They attacked at dawn. Lieut.. Col.
Watson, commanding, gave orders to
charge. He was at once wounded.
Orders for retirement were given.
Three-quarters of the force retreated
to camp. The remainder held their
ground until they were overpowered
by greater numbers when they sur
rendered. Seventy were taken nris-
Oners, including seven officers. Gen.
French reports that the Boer COM
1nands. which made the attack Jan
uary 1, lost so killed besides wounded
and prisoners. The commando was
dispersed.''
Gen. Ciery's Division Attacks CoIenso.
London, Jan. 6.-A special dispatch
from Frere Camp, dated January 6,
says: Sat two o'clock this after
noon, the whole of Gen. CIerys di-
vision marched out of camp to at
tack Colenso. Gen. Hildyard's brigade
was the left and Gen. Barton's on
the right, with cavalry on the extreme
right. The attack was slowly devel-
oped and at 4:3O the British field
guns advanced on the center and COM
menced Smelling the Boer positions
on the fiat land between Umbulan-
wane hill and Fort Wylie. About this
time a heavy thunderstorm ragged over
the enemy's positions. At $3.50 our
troops were still advancing and had
reached a point very near Colenso.
The naval Al and field guns were
busily dropping shells into the enc
my's trenches along the river and
the forts of the enemy had made no
reply"
Position of airs Unchanged.
London, Jan. S.-Gen. Forester
Walker, telegraphing from Cape
Town yesterday, says: There is no
change in the situation as regards
Lord Methuen and Gen. Gatacre. Re
ferring to my earlier dispatch to-day,
have to report that Gen. French re-
ports, under date of January 6, that
a medical officer has been sent out tic
collect all the wounded to the north
east of Colesberg. The exact list of
persons missing French has not yet
ascertained. Probably about 70. The
first battalion of the Essex regiment
has been sent to replace the First
battalion of the Suffolk. The posi-
ton of affairs, tactical and strategic,
is without alteration. a Boer medi-
cal officer admits it was intended to
leave Colesberg. The enemy's loss
day by day from our fire has been
heavy"
British Garrison SURF endered-
Pretoria, Jan. S.-Field Cornet Vis-
ser, under date of January 2, reports
as follows from Thurman Bechuana-
land: 81 commenced a bombardment
yesterday (Monday) aiming at the
police barracks. The fight lasted un-
til six in the evening, when the gar
rison surrendered, issuing from the
forts and yielding up arms. We took
100 prisoners, including Capt. Bates
and Capt. Dennison, Mr.. Hillyard, the
magistrate, and eight other officers.
We also captured 70 natives, together
with a number of rifles and revolvers
and quantity of ammunition
Me.Eage Received from Gen. White.
London. Jan. 8.-Gen. Butler has
wired the war office the following,
dated January 6, from Frere Camp:
The following was received at four
this forenoon from Gen. White: Have
beaten enemy off at present, but they
are still around me in great numbers,
especially to the south, and I think
renewed attack very probable The
sun has failed and I cannot get fur
Their information from Ladysmith I'M
til tomorrow"
Dispatch from Boer Headquarters.
Lourenzo Marques, Jan. A dis
patch from the Boer headquarters
near Dordrecht says: The British
have been compelled to retreat from
Dordrecht. Fighting continues
around Colesberg, where the British
occupy some of the outside kopjes.
Bullets are dropping inside the
town.
Beers RepuIsed at the Bayonet's Point
London, Jan. 8.-A special dispatch
from Frere Camp, dated Saturday,
January 6, says: Gen. White hello
graphs that he defeated the Beers
this morning. They crept up so close
to the defending forces that the Cor
don Highlanders and the ALanchesters
actually repulsed them at the point
of the bayonet.
Fire in New York.
New York. Jan S.-The fire early
yesterday morning that destroyed the