Show BOERS ROUT BRITISH FORCE AND MEN KILLED INJURED AND CAPTURED LONDO N. N March larch 3 A. A A dispatch from I PreToria dated today contains details of ot the disaster to the escort of the convoy of empty wagons at southwest of Transvaal colony The British casualties in killed wo wounded and men made prisoners prison prison- ers reach reached d the total of In addition addi addi- tion the Boers captured d two guns who commanded command command- CoL Anderson ed the British force and who has re returned returned re- re turned to Cape Colony with nine officers and men reports when his Jus advance euard gud u rd wit te ten tei nolies of during the morning of February the Boers opened a heavy rifle fire tire on the troops from the shrub These burghers were driven off and the convoy resumed its march when a more determined attack was made on the convoys convoy's left flank th the Boers getting within yards and stampeding the mules harnessed to a number of wagons The attacking forces were again driven en off At about 6 30 in the morning the rear guard was attacked by a strong force of Boers and simultaneously another another another an an- other body of Boers bodily charged the centre of the convoy and stampeded the in all all- xe direction throwing the escort into confusion during which the I Boers Boats charged and recharged riding I I down the British units The fighting I lasted for two hours during which the two British guns and a pompom pom-pom alI almost al al- I most exhausted their ammunition A I detachment of mounted Infantry I from Klerks orp attempted to reinI reinforce rein rein- I force the British but were held in incheck incheck I check by the Boers I Anderson adds that the strength of the Boers was estimated at ati t i from 1200 to 1 1760 CO Commandants DeI DeI De- De I Larey Kemps Celliers Wol- Wol I marans and were all pres pres- I I ent ant Commandant Lemmer i ls std szu Id to I have be beeR been Q Wiled f |