Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-06
LAST GUN LOST.
Gen. DeWet Now Hard Pressed
by the British.
Last Gun, Ammunition, Horses and
Mules Just Captured.
Vessels Routed With Some Loss
British Casualties Light,

London, Feb. 5.--The British pursuit
of Gen. Dewet has been successful to
the extent that his last gun has been
captured and Commandant Vessels,
of his principal lieutenants. has been
routed. Lord Kitchener sends the news
| in dispatch from Pretoria dated Tues
DAY. Feb. 4, as follows:
| "Byngs column while proceeding to-
wards Liebenburgvlei, after a night
| march attacked and routed a consider
able force of the enemy under Com
| mandant Vessels. We captured a 10
FOUNDER and pompom taken from Fir
| mans column and also Boer pompom.
that was the last gun Dewet had and
three wagons of ammunition. $50 horses
| and 100 mules. The Boer casualties
| were five killed six wounded, and q
men captured.
Among the killed was Field Cornet
Vessels. Among the prisoners is
| Capt. Muller. of the Stats artillery.
The enemy was scattered.
| Our casualties We're slight.
The National scouts near Middle
| burg, (Cape Colony, captured 10 pris-
| oners.
''Plumer, near Amersfoort Grams
vaaD captured seven prisoners and 500
head of cattle.
Gen. Gilbert Hamilton captured 80
prisoners
Lord Kitchener has sent the follow
ing message from Pretoria: Major
Leaders force surprised Delarey's COM
mando, killing seven and capturing 49,
The British casualties We're slight. No
British were killed"
London, Feb. 5.-Major Arthur Lee.
member of Parliament for the south
division of Hampshire, who announced
in the House of Commons, Monday
night, that the British army officers
purchasing horses in the United States
could have had the services of the
chief horse expert Of the United
States army, said to a representative
of The Associated Press. today. that
Adjutant General Corbin was quite ac-
curate in saying he tMaj. Lee) never
had any communication with the adj
jutant generals department on the
subject of horses AT the same time,
said the major, he had nothing TO with
draw in his statement, rs cabled to
The Associated Press.
Lord Salisbury. the premier unveiled
ii ll1e-SiZeu Il3TDIt statue OF the latt
Queen Victoria at the Junior ConStitu-
ticnal Club. tonight. Speaking at n
dinner after the unwilling the premier
referred to the recent Dutch note in Il
tore. for him. of unusual flippancy.
Lord Salisbury said that doubtless
some of his auditors thought it bit
of luck to catch a cabinet minister and
extract from him some information
concerning that abortive crisis which
had lately filled columns in the news
papers. The speaker said he doubted
however. If they would extract much.
For himself he was unable to imagine
the object Of the Dutch government.
for whose friendly feelings he had the
greatest admiration. but he could not
see the precise object they hoped to
gain BY this curious step.
1t was clear that the Dutch. contin-
ued Lord Salisbury. had no AUTHORIZE
ton from our enemies on the continent.
since from the moment this action on
the part Of The Netherlands govern
ment was announced, these enemies
We'd with each other in declaring the
Dutch action to be undesired.
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