The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-26

sp~,ai Ca,ls DspdfehS 10 TnH sUS.
LONDON. sept o-Ths War Ones has
received the following despatch from Lord
Kitchener dated at Pretoria yesterday
Yesterday three companies Of M lted
Infantry with three guns under Major
Cough, were reconnoitrins south Of Utrecht
In conjunction with the mounted rifles
under Stewart. Cough sighted 500 Of tho
snemy who were retiring from Schecper's
N1. The enemy o~n-saddled and Cough
proceeded TO the ridge overlooking them.
He asked Stew art. who WA an hour be-
hind. 70 cooperate with him.
The Boer move wa evidently a trap
When Cough reached his objective point, no
Wa suddenly attacked on his light and
front and overpowered. Our guns were
lost. but tho sights and brecch-b blocks
we're destroyed.
W had a captain. "A lieutenant and
fourteen incn killed. and "a captain. three
lieutenants and twenty-five men wounded.
and five ofncen and iO men were taken
prisoners, Stewart was Unableto oo6pcrate
with Cough
Capt. CTacrof,. who escaped during the
night. brings tho report. lie says tho Beers
numbered over q thousand and were under
command Of Botha.
French reports from the south that.
In order 10 broak the Gordon which Was
hemming them In, tho BOer invaders rushcl
q squadron Of LRnccrs at ElGndsriVer
Poort, killing three officers ard twenty men
and ~woundlng "a major and thirty mon.
The squadron fought CALAMITY and In
fiicted heavy loss on the enemy. VINO we're
dressed In KHAKI and were mistaken for
our own troops
Lord kitchsner's despatch shows the
British are In n worse position even than
the casualties indicate. IL Is no longer
doubtful that the Boer leaders aro pre-
pared 70 make counter tactics % meet tho
new British methods, which were to be
adopted after Sept IS. The intention -
tho Beers Is 20 make "a determined effort
10 obtain a strong foothold both in Cape
Colony and Natal. Tho position Is acute
and there will he immeiiAte rrprisals on
British inhabitants II the forfeiture and
hanishment clauses 81 Lord kitcheners
PROCLAMATION are In force.
Utrecht " close 10 Natal and Il Is more
than likely that Gen Botha has already
invaded that country. The fight al
Tarkasd was in the middle eastern portion
Of Cape Colony, where the country j. most
difficult for British troops, and the in
habitants are largely pro-Bocr II j. ccr-
tain that tho Beers will attempt 90 make
n vigorous and aggressive campaign IN
British territory. The grass. which -
now beginning 10 grow On the vcltt, will
reduce the Disadvantages Of the Beers
shortages Of stores.
DURHAM. Natal. Sept. IL The Natal
Mounted Volunteers have been called out
again in view Of sn expected AID by the
Boer-.
PRETORIA, sept. is-lt Is reported that
Gen. Botha. the Boar commardcr-in-chie
has started an intended raid into Natal
with 1900 men. He has one Creusot gun
and ono pompom.
Great satisfaction l. expressed by the
British military authorities over the prompt
hess with which the Rand mine guards
turned out on saturday when there was
an alarm AZ Johannesburg They have
tscn commended for their efficiency and
the military people regard them a. a vac
uhble auxiliary force
The Bocrs continue their sripinc tactic
on the eastern railway line near Brug-
spruit and witbank and the British troops
are sleeping on their arms a; night.
The Gordon highlauders have captured
about twenty men and women who were
living In n cave west Of prcto-il.
The Boers hnvo been tryin: 60 steal
horses from the remounts In the past few
days
CApt TowN. Sept Io-ThH Bo"r invaders
yesterday Appeared between S'erAsiroom
and Queenstown. and a passenger train
which had .tartcd for the north returned
An armored train went out from Stormborg
and II II reported TINT a sta lglt followai.
Tho Government has published an afi-
ds Wit made by tho Postmi,tre-s 81 Van
Wyks Wei IN regard To the burning II
buildings therc by tho Beers on Aug. -.
She says that the BOers, who wore rcd.
white and blue ~rosette~. throw her Out ~ thu
oaic., tore her dress snashed the telegraph
and then set frc 20 the premises.
A party Of SCOTS Railway Guards sur
pri-ed i've sleeping Beers In the ne.ghbor-
hood Of wndsorton to-day and captured
lhem.