The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-01-19
HAD THEM FLOGGED.
Peace Commissioners to Dewst Re
ceivs Rough Treatment.
The Ahalr Has Raised storm of indIgna.
tion In London and Newspaper Cry for
Rsvenge-British Garrison Re-
pels an Onslaught.

Pretoria, Jan. 15.--A commando,
1000 strong. attacked Kaalfontein.
The garrison. numbering i5S. mostly
Chesire mounted infantry, made a
plucly and scientific defense. The
British sustained a six hours bonn
bardment from two guns, and Mar
tint and Maxim rapid-fire gun. and
repuised determined onslaught by
the Boer rifles without sustaining a
casualty. The Beers lost heavily.
They crept in the long grass to with
in 40 yards OF the British trenches,
but were driven back by theSaccnrate
and heavy rife fire of the defenders.
Numbers OF the Beers were seen TO
fall, and they were carried TO farm
house later. After the attack was re-
pulsed Gen Knox, with the Second
cavalry, arrived in time to head the
Hoers of from the southeast, in which
direction they we're retreating, and
he drove them to the northeast To-
ward TygerPoort, where they may
fall into the hands OF British mount
ed infantry force. Later details of the
Belfast fight show that 500 Beers
rushed the position defended by go Of
the Royal Irish regiment The latter
fought with their bayonets until only
30 of them were left alive. Eventually
the Beers were driven from their
positions by the British main garri-
son, the Gordon highlanders and
Others.
losing Admiration for Dewet.
London. Jan. 15.-Lord Kitchener
reports several skirmishes at different
points, with trihing British losses,
and adds: "Three agents of the peace
commission were taken as prisoners
to Dewet's laager, near Lindley, jan
uary 10. One, who was British
subject, was hogged and then shot.
The other two burghers were logged
by Dswet's orders"
The brief report of the fate of the
three members of the peace commit
tee, who were sent TO see Gen Dewet,
excites the deepest indignation on all
sides. One or two papers express a
hope that Lord Kitchener has been
misled by false reports, but II is gen
erally felt that he would not have re-
ported the matter to the war Office
without undoubted evidence. The
Daily Mail heads the report with the
word murder" and declaims against
any further attempt TO coax the
enemy into submission. "Dewet has
placed himself outside the pale of
humanity" says the Mail, 'and not
proclamations but large reinforce
Inents must be our watchword."
Veteran officers who have followed
the war closely at every stage laugh
at the absurd estimates of the
.-t-s~s.L ef -tha Raars in the field
500 with Botha, 1000 with DeIary,
5000 with Botha, 1000 with Delary,
5000 in Cape Colony and 5000 scat
s---s,i he-~- unta- a-ti.s-s.--Aa- -tbArs- are
1900 Boer prisoners and at least
5000 and possibly 10000 have died
| from wounds or disease, these esti-
mates make up an aggregate which Is
utterly irreconcilable with the census.
Officers assert that unless the dragons
teeth have been sown in the Dutch
republics very few burghers can be
left on the fighting line and that
the raiders who have crossed the
Orange river are mainly Cape rebels
and adventurers who have been
starved out Of the Free State and
compelled to pn south.