New-York tribune., 1901-01-04
BOER RAIDERS ACTIVE.
pTUNDERING LOYALISTS AS THEY
sWEEP THROUGH THE COLONY.

Cspe Town Jan 3-The military authorities
are preparing for ali contingencies. It has been
decided to transfer the Boer prisoners from the
camps TO transports.
Farmers coming into Carnarvon describe the
Beers as travelling in parallel columns with
numerous fankine parties sweeping the country
NJ horses. piundering loyalists and carrying off
everything eatable. 1t appears that they are
accompanied by strings Of pack horses lightly
loaded
The British battleship Monarch to-day landed
men and guns to relieve the troops for service
northward. 1T is believed that the guns will be
sent up the country.
Five hundred citizens enlisted to-day, the en-
roIment being very active. IL is hoped that the
first batch of mounted men will leave here
within three days for Worcester. They to
hold the passes of the Hex River Mountains, and
protect the railway tunnel. The organiza-
fion is rough and ready, and not troubled with
much drill or special uniform. Horses are
scarce.
Six thousand FIVE hundred South African ir-
regulars have been recruited in the last eight
weeks.
The Beers in the Transvaal have been exceed
ingly active for the last week or so, daily at
facking trains conveys and isolated posts In
most instances they have been repulsed and the
railways now working more regularly.
A commando is supposed TO be in the noun
fans dividing Middelburg and Graaf Reinet,
hut cannot be exactly located. The invaders In
ths west, who expected at Fraserburg to-
DAY have altered their course. and are now NOV
ing in the direction of WilIiston, to the north
The British have occupied Fraserburg
The Beers in Bechuanaland have been again
5oined by the inhabitants who once before re-
helled. Commanders reported to be at Blk
fontein. Boetsap and Daniels Kiul. Their OBJ
5ective is believed to be Griquatown. which is
occupied by the British.
Colest erg telegraphs that Kritzinger's COM
mando IS crossing the MiddeIburg district but IT
is getting few il any recruits.
Here I'm Cape Town such business men as are
unable leave organizing Town Guard
composed Of the leading citizens. The COM
mercial companies have asked the Mayor to call
mass meeting TO urge the Government TO sup
press discyal newspapers and to proclaim mar
tial law.
Sir wilfrid Laurier. the Canadian Premier,
replying Sir John Gordon Sprigg's thanks TO
the Canadian contingent. cables the Cape Colony
Premier follows
Canada will be repaid for the little she has
done ~ her example helps TO bring peace har-
nony and confidence among all Her Maejsty's
subjects in South Africa.
4 station master Of the Fraserburg road has
Milk" addressed to Fraserburg, which contained
1900 split bullets. 500 detonators and $50
pounds OF dynamite.
The enrolment OF volunteers for the defence O,
the Colony started this morning with the
utmost enthusiasm The members of the Civil
Service enlisted in a body. and miIlionaires and
begsars are enlisting with equal ardor
General Kitchener has sent a dispatch TO Cen
ersl Forester Walker dn command OF the Brit
fish forces at Cape TOWN.. saying:
| glad TO hear of the Ministers action
Give them all the assistance in your power
Iee trains 10 get these Colonists south OF the
enemy Ask the Premier TO inform me n \ can
help I'm any way. Inform him that the enemy
sre few. but very mobile. Well mounted men
are most required 10 surround them or drive
them north.
The action OF the Ministers OF Cape Colony re-
'tFred 10 by General Kitchener, is the calling on
the loyalsfs in iwenty-seven districts. incIud,np
the district of Cape Town, 30 assist the r,,. ~
oy the formation OF a paid defence force