Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-09-25
Boors Victorious in South Africa.

Pretoria, September 1S.-Tho Beers,
on September IS, ambushod three COM
panics of mounted infantry with three
guns, commanded by Major Cough, in
tho vicinity of Scheepersnck. After
severe fighting tho British were over
powered and lost lhcir guns, the sights
and beech blocks of which were first do
stroycd
Two officers and fourteen mon were
killed. and five officers and twenty. five
men were wounded. Five officers and
$50 mon were made prisoners. Major
Cough, who escaped during the night,
reports that tho Doors number 1000 men
and that they were commanded by
General Botha.
ANOTHER DISASTER.
General French reports that Command
Gordon, rushed on squadron of tho
Seventeenth I4ancors at Glands river
poort, killing three officers and twenty
men and wounded ono officer and thirty
men. The Beers who wcre dressed in
khaki and who were mistaken for British
troops, lost heavily.
ALI. is EXCITEMENT.
Piotermaritzburg, Natal September 10.
In view of the immnenco of tho rein
vasion of Natal by General Louis Botha,
with force of 800 men, a special issue
of tho Gazette has called out number
of the men of tho Natal corps to muster
here to-day.
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR BOERs.
London, September 20.-Lord Kitcho-
ncr reports that the Beers have captured
q company Of mounted infantry and two
guns at Vlakfontcin.
Ono officer was killed The Beers, in
superior force, surrounded tho British.
Lord Kitchener is making strict inves
tigation and has sent columns of troops
in pursuit of tho Bocrs.
Tho succession of "regrettablo Incl
dents" which Lord Kitchener has ro-
ported has evoked editorial councils to
| the government to cease to endcavOr to
niZe the need of crushing the Boers by
| force of arms.
No news has as yet been received that
tho Doors have liberated tho prisoners
recently captured, and according to Boor
circles in Brussels, Commandant General
Botha intends to hold tho $50 British
prisoners as hostages against the carry
| ing out of tho terms of Lord Kitchoner's 8
proclamation.
| ANOTHER BIG DISASTER.
| London, September 22.-Tho war Office
has received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, Sep
tcmber %:
"Kritzingcr, while cndcavoring to force
a passage of the Orange river, near IIcr-
schal at o'clock Friday morning rushed
tho camp of a party of I.ovatts scouts.
lie failed to cross tho river, but tho scouts
lost heavily. Liout Colonel, tho Hon.
| Andrew Murray and Captain Murray,
his adjutant, were killed Deeply regret
out the war, had led Lovatts scouts with
great Gn,lantry.
"Under cover Of darkness tho Bocrs
managed to carry of gun. They were
promptly followed up and tho gun was
recovered in smart engagement, in
which Kritzingor lost two killed and
twcnty ta'lcn prisoners"
Lord Kitc.lolol also roports that Brit
ish captured by tho I'ocrs in tho ambush
been released and that tho British casu-
altics in tho recent Vlakfontcin engage
mont whom tho BOcrs captured com
pany of mounted infantry and two guns,
were one officer and five men killed, 2}
mon wounded and six officers and 100
mon taking prisoners. IIo announces
that these prisoners have since been
released.
IIo further reports tho capture of two
commanders, ono consisting of 55 mon
under COmmandant KOchs, who were
taken with their transport west of Adon-
burg, and the other consisting of 81 mon,
including j. 30tha, who were taken
with IS wagons and their belongings, "a
miles south of Carolina.
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