Show HAD TO FLIP British Meet with Three 1 More Reverses in i South S Africa 5 s I I BEATEN BY THE BOERS Serious Accident to the First Suffolk Regiment THEY ATTACK BOER POSITION Four Companies LieubCol Watson I in Command Make tho Assault h Watson was Wounded and Retreat R an 4 treat Ordered Three Quarters of Command Reach Camp Others were Overpowered and Compelled I to Surrender British Have Also been Compelled to Retreat rom Dordrccht Fighting Continues Around Colesberg1 The Garrison ab < Kuruman British Bechuanaland After Prolonged Fight Surrenders L 120 Prisoners Being Taken Seventy Natives Also Captured i t > J London Jan 7The War office publishes pub-lishes lfle following dispatch from Gen Forester Walker commanding at Capetown Gen lrench reports under date of Januauy 6th The situation is much the same as yesterday but I regret to report that a serious accident has hap pcned to the first battalion of the Suf folk regiment ATTACKED AT DA WN ii From news Just come to hand from them I gather that with the authorit and > wlilL tho knowledge of oi lirqnch fom conipaiilcs oC the lr1 1 battalion advanced by night againTt a low hill one mile from their camp They attacked at dawn LleutCol Watson Commanding gave ordcra to charge He was at once wounded Orders Or-ders for retirement were given SEVENTY BRITONS CAPTURED Threequarters of the force retreated re-treated to camp The remainder held their ground until they were ovevpow ere < i by greater numbers when they surrendered Seventy were taken prisoners Including seven officers plsolers Including olccrs Gen French reports that the Boa commando which made the attack January Jan-uary 4th lost fifty killed besides wounded and prisgners Tho commando i com-mando was dispersed GEN WHITE IS ATTACKED Gen Bullor has wired the War of flee the following dated January 6th from Frere camp The following > message received from Gen White at 1 p I m today ii January Gth 1 3 m Attack continues con-tinues and enemy has been reinforced from the south BEATS OFF THE ENEMY The following was received this forenoon from Gen White January Gth 1245 p mHae beaten enemy off at present but they are still around t me In great numbers especially to the south and I think renewed attack very probable The sun has failed and I cannot get further Information from Ladysraith until tomorrow WHITE VERY HARD PRESSED Gen Duller sends the following from Frere Camp dated today This from White dated Saturday 3lu p m Attack renEwed Very hard pressed I have absolutely no more news and there Is no sun There I Is a camp rumor that White defeated the enemy at 5 this afternoon and took 100 prisoners pris-oners I sent oil l available troops yesterday yes-terday to make demonstration at Co lease Tho trenches there were all occupied oc-cupied by 1 the enemy RETREAT FROM DORDRECHT A dispatch from the Boer headquarters headquar-ters near Dordrecht via Lourenco Marques dated January 4th flays The British have been compelled toro to-ro treat from Dordrecht Fighting continues con-tinues around Colcsburg where the British occupy some of the outside kopjes Bullets are dropping Inside tho town KURUMAN SURRENDERS A dispatch from Pretoria Thursday January 1th via Lourenco Marques January under date says Field Cornet Vesser ll er of Tuesday January 2nd reports as follows from Kuruman British Bcchu analand I commenced a bombardment of Kuruman yesterday Monday aiming at thc police barracks The light lasted until G In the evening when the garrison gar-rison surrendered issuing from the llton forts and yielding up ann Vo took 120 prisoners Including rapt Dates the and Capt Dcnnlson Mr Iflllyard tnd offlcciv and eight other 01CCl Wo magistrate also eiiptui < i seventy natives together to-gether with a number of rifles and ro rles velvets and a quantity of ammunition FIFTEEN BRITISH WOUNDED FIFEJN Fifteen British were wounded They are being attended by us with the help of Dr Bearne an English physician Tho horses oxen mealies and flour prisoners have > been taken from the prisners tnen tI of Vryburg sent to Pretoria by way Vrybur NO CHANGE IN SITUATION Gen Foiestler Walker telegraph Fllcster today says There hi from Capetown 8YO as regard In the situation a rcgr no change ltunton Metliuen and Gen Gatacrc Ite D Lord Ge Sy dispatch today I earlier tod ferring to my that t Gen French have not to TeLt h1o under date ot January Gth that n metl1 to collect cal ofliCOr has been scnt OUt oJcer the northeast lect au the wounded to te nortca ot ColcHbcr Thc exact lst ot persona French has not yet nscer sona mIsflg Tb Probably ajjout seventy tamed First battalion Prbaby the Essex re mot battlon thC First bat has been sent to r replace to FJrt taHon of the Suffolk The position ot affairs talC n strategic Is without alteration A Moor medical oflleer ad ml is It was Intended I In-tended to leave Coksberg The enemy ° loss day I by day from our lire has been heavy |