The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-17

COL. HANNAY
Who Commanded the First English Bri-
gade That Invaded the Oranges Free
State.
| trenched. Gen French bombarded them
| and drove them off Today he moved
! rapidly in the direction of Kimberley. The
| Beers have left Alexandersfontein, which
| the British now occupy
| Gen. Roberts is in excellent health and
! spirits. The hardship and rapid march
| ing appear to agree with the whole army,
who are in splendid spirits, under the
| leadership of "Bobs.''
JACOBSDAL ROAD OPENED.
| OUTSIDE JACOBSDAL, Orange Free
| State, Thursday, Feb. 15.-The road be-
| tween Modder River and ~Jacobsdal is now
| open. The distance is only nine miles.
| The road is available for sending REIN
| forcements and supplies.
| When the Beers evacuated Jacobsdal
they were obliged to pass over a ridge,
! where they offered a splendid mark for
| the British gunners, who showered shrap-
mel upon the retreating enemy.
| The convoy which was attacked at Riet
| river was countermanded, but the order
| did not arrive in time. The enemy, how
| ever, did little damage.
| Gen. French, with the strengthened di-
| vision, pushed forward towards Kimber-
| ley. He found the beleaguering Beers de-
serting their position at Alexandersfon-
I tein, thus allowing a portion of the Kim
| berley garrison to occupy and intrench
| the place.
BOERS CLAIM A VICTORY
PRETORIA, Feb 16-The Transvaal
! government has made public the follow
| Ing dispatch:
Yesterday at Rondal Drift, near ia
| cobsdal, the federal troops were engaged
| in a severe fight with 1000 cavalry, who
were trying to reach Kimberley Com
mandant Devery continued the engage
| ment until this morning, the federal cas-
ualties being five wounded. After an
other two hours hard fight 1t is reported
! the British retreated, leaving Col Henry
dangerously wounded. Col. Henry, with
his servant, was taken to Jacobsdal'
RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY.
CAPE TOWN, Feb. 16-Gen. French.
with cavalry. relieved Kimberley last
night
| LONDON, Feb. 16.-London takes the
relief of Kimberley very quietly The
news was Immediately posted at the Man
| sion house and the various clubs and ho-
| tells, but nowhere did 1t attract more than
| ordinary groups. AT the war office itself
| the crowd in the Hobbies was scarcely
larger than usual. At the same time
there is an immense feeling of satisfac-
ton and renewed confidence that Lord
Roberts plan of campaign is working sat
| isfactorily.
DINED AT KIMBERLEY CLUB.
The Standard publishes the following
| n Icras1 1fnh fvor MI.
| at midnight:
Official news had been received here
| that Gen. French arrived at Kimberley
| today, and dined at the club
| The calling out of the reserve fleet is
| regarded by some observers as the gov
ernment's reply to Lord Rosebery.
GERMANS ARE IMPARTIAL.
| The war office has Just issued the fol-
| lowing from Lord Roberts:
| ."Jacobsdal, Feb 16, 7:45 p. m-Much
| gratified; on arrival here, to find admira-
| bic hospital arrangements made by the
| German ambulance corps, under Drs.
Kaetner and Hidebrand, who with their
staffs, have shown the greatest kindness
| to our wounded, as they have to the Boer
| wounded. Some of our wounded have
been here since December. Some were
| brought In yesterday"
| J..
| The Pietermaritzburg correspondent Of
| the Daily Mail, under date of Friday,
! says:
There are indications of decisive
movement at Colenso. I have informa-
tion that Beers rely on their intrench-
| ments and wire entanglements along the
| principal roads to checks Lord Roberts
| progress in the Free State. The roads
| to Ladysmith are studded with these for
| midable barriers"
A correspondent Of the Morning Post,
| telegraphing Wednesday and describing
| the evacuation of Rensberg, says
Two companies lost their way and are
missing. They will probably be reliev-
ed tonight. The Boer losses around Coles
| berg on Monday are reported to be
extremely heavy"
DID TERRIBLE EXECUTION.
mutilated dispatch from Cape Town,
dated Wednesday. Feb. IA, says some
grenadiers went through a body OF
eighty Beers four times and that only
seventeen of them escaped AS the
grenadiers form part Of the Modder river
column, this bayonet charge may be con,
nected with Lord Roberts movement.
MIR. WILKINsON's COMMENT.
Spencer Wilkinson, discussing the mill
tary situation in the Morning HOSt, says:
s'It may take a day or two to fill In
the gaps In Lord Roberts first opera
tions Interest now centers in the at
tempt of the Beers to retreat or, falling
that, in the attempt to pursue them.
Gen. Cronje has probably chosen to re-
treat which, if successful, would take
him across the Vaal river.
1.-THE purpose of Lord Roberts strate-
CIV undoubtedly was to surround Gen.
Cronie's force and to cut off his retreat.
A few days will determine the fate of the
Boer commander
SLAUGHTER NEAR RENSBERG.
The Daily Telegraph has the following
dispatch from Naaupoort, Feb. 13, and
delayed in transmission:
very severe fighting occurred on both
our fanks near Rensberg. The enemy
greatly outnumbered our troops, being
1000 in number They attacked the Wor-
cestershire regiment on the hill, and with
desperate determination charged home,
only to experience such a heavy Maxim
and rifle fire from our men that the
death roll of the assailants must have
been considerable.
"a patrol of the Inniskilling dragons
was surrounded by some 500 Beers, and.
gallantly cut it's way through, without
losing a man, but company of New
South Wales mounted infantry was un-
fortunately annihilated, most of .he bod
les bearing the impression of sanguinary
conflict with their foes. The enemy chose