The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15
FRENCH ADVANCES.
It Is Announced He Now Holds a
Crossing Of the Reit River.
The CASUALTIES WERE SLIGHT.
In Excessive Heat and a Binding Dust
Storm
: o. VANCE MOVEMENT WAS MADE.
lord ~ 20 that It Was a Bril-
lloa. torrance.
THREE BOER LAAGfRs WERE CAPTURED
Together with the suppiics--Inm,
paign I'm the West Improving--of-
fcers and Men Frustrated.

London, February IA. $50 p. nit is
officially announced that the British cav
airy under General French February IL
seized a crossing of the Reit river at be-
Kills, on the east bank of which the Sixth
and Seventh divisions are now encamped.
London February Il, 6.2s p. m.--The
following dispatch has been received at
the war office from Lord Roberts:
Reit River. Tuesday February l3.-Colo-
mel Nanny, in command Of brigade OF
mounted infantry, marched from Orange
river to Ramah had slight engagement
February II Sunday with the Roers
holding the hills and threatening his right
flank. With detached part OF his force
Colonel Nanny detained tse enemy while
he pushed his baggage and main body
through to Ramah. The objective was sue
cessfully carried out. Four men were
killed, two wounded and six are missing.
The following has been received from
General Roberts, Monday, February IL:
The cavalry division under General
French seized the crossing OF the Reit
river at DeKils Drift on the east bank
OF which the Sixth and seventh divisions
are now encamped, The casualties were
two troopers killed and Captain Maiesndte
of the Rife brigade wounded He has
since died. One trooper was wounded.
The general commanding at Rensberg
reports that on Monday February II, he
was attacked in force by the Beers. Leu
tenant Conyneham OF the Worcester regi-
ment was wounded and has since died.
There were other casualties.
London February H. 1l;35 p. m.--Ths
war office has issued the following mes
sage from Lord Roberts received this
evening:
DeKns Drift, February IA, $40 a M
French left this point al 80 yesterday
morning with three brigades OF cavalrs,
horse artillery aud mounted infantry in
GLIDING several colonial conrinCents IN
order to seize crossing Of the Moldcf,
distant about twenty Eve miles. He re-
ports by dispatch datod 5;35 p. m, that
he had forced a passage at clip Drift and
has occupied the hills north ~ the river.
capturing three Of the enemy's laaeers
with their supplies, while General Gordon
Of the Fifteenth Hussars with his brigade,
who had made a faint at Rondeval Drift,
four miles west, had seized II and a Sec
ond drift between that and Clip Drift.
together with two more laagers. General
French's performance is brilliant, con-
sidering the excessive heat and a bindhg
dust storm which RACED during the latte.
part of the day. Owing to the rapidity
of his movements, General French met
with but slight OPPOSITION and his losss,
we're small Lieutenant Johnson Of the
Innlskilling Dragons Is the only officer
reported severely wounded.
The Sixth division was last night on
the north bank OF the Reit at Waterfall
| Drift and is moving to support the cav
airy The Seventh division is here and
will go on this afternoon
Four officers and fifty-three men had
10 be sent last evening In the returning
OK wagons to the railway line. Frustrated
by heat aud exhaustion.