THE SOUTHERN BORDER.
THE RETIREMENT FROM RENSBURG REGENT FIGHTING. AUSTRALIANS DISPLAY COOLNESS AND BRAVERY. Capetown, Feb. 17. Major-General Clements retired from Rensburg in order to protect Naauwpoort. The Boer casualties on Monday in the engagement near Ronsburg were heavy. The Australians were greatly out numbered, but displayed great coolness and bravery, covering the infantry retreat. Two companies of the Wiltshire regi ment engaged in outpost duty were intercepted. Two privates of the Victorian Rifles were wounded— Burrows severely, Gifford slightly — taken prisoners, and sent to Pretoria. A large force of Rensburg Boers, with ten guns, reinforcing General Cronje, intercepted a convoy of two hundred waggons on the Reit river and captured them after a hot fight. The British casualties were thirty.
A FIERGE ENGAGEMENT.
(Received February 19, 8.50 a.m.) London, Feb. 18. The fighting which took place at Rens burg on Munday was fierce and determined. Four thousand Boers attacked a hill defended by the Worcester regiment, and were badly repulsed, losing at least 100 killed. Ultimately the Boers occupied Rensberg. Two companies of the Wiltshire regi ment, holding a post in the vicinity of Rensburg, were forgotteu when the British retired to Aruudel, and were captured. "BRILLIANT BAYONET CHARGE. The colonials made a brilliant bayooet charge at Dordrecht on Friday night. The Boers fled before the charge. •

THE NATAL CAMPAICN.
BULLER'S ARTILLERY FIRE,

Durban, Feb. 16. General Buller's fire at Dimkloof dis abled two big guns. Another was damaged at the mouth, and its shells are aimless. A fourth gun was destroyed. Mr Hutton, Reuter's correspondent at Ladysmith, escaped by night, walking and crawling 22 miles to Chieveley, evadiDg the Boer pickets.
THE BOERS MOVING.
