The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-28
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LADYBRAND.
Beers Stubbornly Defend
ing Eastern End of
Free State.

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Bloemfontein. on Monday, after
driving in the Boer outposts.
A considerable body of Beers
then attacked the British, who re-
tired, after capturing the land
drost.
The British had three men
wounded and the Beers eight.
The Beers are evidently trying
to keep the British from covering
the eastern half of the Orange Free
State until their wagon trains, ad-
vancing from the south, can join the
combined Federal forces at Kroon-
stad.
Oliver's army, which evaded
General French, passed north OF
Ladybrand on Sunday.
oUTposTs ARE FIGHTING.
Fighting goes on nearly all the
time between Roberts outposts and
the Bocrs. On Sunday cavalry
reconnaissance was made toward
Brandfort. The Sixteenth Lancers
by skirmishing, drew the Beers
from their position into the open.
when the Ninth Lancers attempted
to outilank the enemy while they
were engaged from the front by 4
dismounted section of the Sixteenth
Lancers. Captain Sloane-Stanley,
of the Sixteenth Lancers, was
slightly wounded.
A dispatch from Ladvsmith says
that the Beers are massing in their
entrenched positions at Brggars-
berg, and it is added that their
transport trains are packed at
Newcastle in readiness to.lacilitatc
such step. There are indications
that General Butler is preparing
to omarch northward and to attempt
to force the Natal passes.
SMELLING MAFEKING.
Mafeking, March IA. The Beers
began the bombardment of this
place on March II, siX-inch gun,
which had been comparatively
silent for Il week, firing the shrap-
mel used against troops in the open.
The projectiles were Intellectual
against cover, but were dangerous
to pedestrians.
One shell burst in the court house
killing several natives and wound
ing four persons. Several women
also we're slightly wounded. The
steel plate of the shell passed
through the hotel Office and spent
itself beneath a table, where it was
scrambled for by the employees.
Another shrapncl shell burst above
the bomb-proof occupied by the
Reuter- Telegram Company's cor
respondent and sprinkled the wall
with bullets.
A detachment Of colonial natives.
commanded by Mackenzie. advanc-
ed to Jackal Tree Fort, the posi-
tion originally occupied by the siege
gun, on the southwestern heights.
but the Bocrs discovered the plans
and evacuated it.
General Botha denies the re-
ports that Transvaal women were
wounded in the Tugela trenches.
General Butler has sent the Beers
a list of their wounded, stating
that he buried sixty men. General
Botha says this is impossible, as
his rolls do not show any such
loss"
A Ladysmith special says:
"Boer patrols endeavorcd to trap
a party Of the Thirteenth Hussars
March 25 at Waschbank. A hot
chase ensued. Several Beers were
wounded
The same despatch says:
"a printed document has been
found giving the Boer losses at
Splon kop at over $500, but this
can scarcely be credited.
Cape Town, March 27.-Sickncss
among the Bocr prisoners on the
transports is increasing. Three
deaths occurred March 26. The
bodies were buried by the British
with the Transvaal flag and the
coi1ins, the leading Dutch of Simon
town attending the funeral. Ty.
phoid alone claims one hundred
victims among the prisoners, and
the population of Simonstown fear
an epidemic.
London, Wednesday. March 2S.--
The War Office has issued another
table of British losses, showing an
of 10, 6,652, which does not
include 4,O0+ who have been in
home.