Show SURPRISE BOERS WEST OP BELMONT CAUGHT IN A TRAP london jan 2 A dispatch from the associated press representative at dover farm dated jan 1 says A mount fed force consisting of canadians at the toronto company of queen fj slanders commanded by col luckardt lUck ards I 1 two guns and a horse battery under major de rougemont forty mounted ct antry under labut ryan and of tho cornwall light infantry the 31 whole commanded by col pilcher loft belmont at noon on a march westward covering twenty miles before sunset the dorco encamped at cooks farm tho welcomed en by tho farmers at 3 this morning tho force approached pro ached the spot where a laager of boere waa reported col pilcher Pil chor on approaching the which was a line of strong detached major do rougemont th the guns Toron toa and mounted lj fantry to work towards tho right aaning a turning movement himself with the Queena lands toward the south position the manoeuvre was a complete success tho british shells were tte first indication of the presencio pre senco of ae troops the boers left their laager 1 I and opened fire but the Queens lands y plating tho movement the laager vas captured with forty prisoners the casualties were two men killea ebreo wounded and one missing the aholo force worked admirably men killed belonged to tha contingent |