The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-16
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I. CUPl|Es DUNDEE.
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Beers, Retreat After Loot.
ing the Houses and
Damaging the Col.
liery Machinery.

London, May 1a-Following al.
most as logical result Of the Brit
ish advance in Natal comes the
news of the occupation of Dundee
by General Buller's army. This
will place in British hands for the
second time the immense coal sup
plies Of the district.
| There was little opposition to the
occupation, the Beers retreating ia
the northwest to Glencoe, where
they could be in touch with the
railroad.
General Butler cables the War
| Office as follows; -.
Dundee, May 16. l p. m.-We
have occupied Dundee. About $500
of the enemy left yesterday for
Glencoe, where they cntrained.
Their wagons also left yesterday
by De Jagers drift and the Damn.
hauser road. Their Kaffirs said
they were going to Laings Mex.
Almost every house in Dundee is
completely looted. The navigation
colliery is all right. The machin-
cry Of the Dundee collieries is de-
stroyed. The houses of the town
are structurally intact.
Kemps Farm, May 16.-The fol-
lowing kilograms sent to Roberts
are now repeated to you. They
begin under date Of May 10: In &C
cordance with instructions to keep
the enemy occupied at the Biggars-
berg, OH May IL l concentrated
the Third Cavalry Brigade of the
second division and some corps
Of artillery at Sundays River drift
on the Helpmakaar road and d.
rected Colonel Bethune to advance
on Greytown with the Bethune
Mounted Infantry, the Umvoto
Mounted Rifles and the Imperial
Light Infantry.
On May y we moved to Wasch.
bank and Bethune to Pomeroy'
while General Hildyard, from
Elandslaagte, occupied Indoda
Mountain. On May 10 sent Gen.
eral Hamilton, with three battal-
ions, up the steep slopes of Whit
hook Hill. The Third Cavalry Bril-
gade crowned hill on each side Of
the main road. and Bethune at
tackled by the Pomeroy road from
three sides.
The enemy evacuated Helpma-
kaar Mex during the night leaving
rear guard OF about thousand
men in front of us. These we have
forced back throughout the day
under considerable difficulties, as
they fired all the grass on top of the
berg as they retreated, and the
wind being unfavorable to us we
were scarcely able to see at all. l
halted the infantry, who marched
very well through the hot smoke at
Beth. The cavalry have not yet
reported, but are some miles ahead.
We have taken few prisoners.
Our casualties are small.
A third dispatch dated from the
kemp's Farm, May Is, says:
Dundonald reported late last
night that he had driven the rear
guard on to the main body of the
enemy, near Buralinden where they
occupied in force strong position
with three powerful guns. Major
Cough, with the composite regi-
mept, Unanswered to the right
round their left flank and they re-
tired. Dundon aid then halted. He
was twenty-five miles, as the crow
flies, from his previous nights BIZ
vouac and had covered nearly forty
miles during the day in water
less country, most of the time rid
ing through smoke. | think his
pursuit very fine performance.
From prisoners learn that the
enemy numbered over 1000 at
Helpmakaar. and being now joined
by those who left Van Jonder's
pass, they must total nearly 5000
men.
We move on Dundee to-day.
Hildyari reports the occupation
OF Vessel $ Mex and is repairing
the line.
London, May 15.-The War Of
flee has received the following from
Lord Roberts, dated kroonstad,
May Is, l p. M:
Badcn-Powell reports, under date
of May I, all going well. Fever is
decreasing; the garrison is cheer.
full, and the food will last until
about June 10.
The most contradictory reports
are being received as to Mafeking.
Lorenzo Marques dispatches say
that kilograms received there re-
port very heavy fighting at Mafek-
ing. Pretoria reports that Mafek-
ing has fallen, and the Netherlands
Railroad Company has issued a
statement that Col. Baden Powell
has captured large force of Beers.
a war bulletin posted at Pretoria
May II announced that the British
were advancing to the relief Of Ma
feking.
The Beers Saturday occupiedthe
kattr location at Mafeking, say the
Lorenzo Marques dispatches. They
were, in turn. attacked during the
night of Saturday, and on Sunday
found themselves surrounded. The
Beers lost seven killed and seven
teen wounded. The British loss is
reported to have been heavy.
Baden-Powell has cabled to the
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