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Show BRITISH WITHDRAW FR03I ALL OUTPOSTS Renf'borg, Feb. 13. Yesterday's retirement re-tirement of the western outpests included in-cluded the withdrawal from Coleskoop and all the surrounding posts. The Boers placed a forty-pounder at Bastard's Bas-tard's Nek, commanding the surrounding surround-ing country, and successfully shelled the Britisih positions. The Boers numbered num-bered pome thousands, and were five to one wherever fighting occurred. The British ar chafing under the necessity of a retreat from their pests, some of which they had held since the new year. The British now have a camp west of Rensberg. They safely brought off the gun;i from Coleskcop. The Boers nrc nrtivelv oressine around Rensberg. The British force under Lieutenar.'t Colonel Page, consisting con-sisting of a section of artillery and 15C horses, which had reached Slingersfon-tein Slingersfon-tein Feb. 10, has been compelled to fall back on Rensberg. owing to its eastern east-ern flank being threatened. The Boers again drove in the British outposts on the wetstern Hank yesterday, yester-day, all outpos'51 at Bastard's Ne-k, Hobkirk's windmill and other points retiring to Mae-der's farm. There were several casualties, but details have not yet been received. An Australian newspaper correspondent, correspond-ent, Mr. Reay, paid an interesting visit to the Boc-r camp Sunday to make inquiries in-quiries as to the fate of his missing colleague. Mr. Hale of the London Daily Newf, who va;i captured Feb. 7 at the time Mr. Lambie of the Melbourne Mel-bourne Age was killed. .Mr. Reay arrived at the camp blindfolded. blind-folded. When taken before Command-ent Command-ent Delarey his eyes were unbandaged. Delarey said he deeply regretted that a non-ocmbatant had been killed and expressed his sympat'hy with Mr. Lam. bie's widow. Mr. Reay was then escorted es-corted to Mr. Lambie's grave .and the latter's watch ard other personal effects ef-fects were handeil over to Mr. Reay. The escort informed Mr. Reay that the two republics had 20.000 men fighting fight-ing and were able to continue the war indefinitely. |