The sun., 1900-05-04
PROTEST. FROM CHOATE
Salisbury Asked to Explain the Sea
sli;ch Affair.
BOARDED OFF EAST AFRICA.
on the Statement of Her Commander
Ii Is Alleged That British Conf
mitted an Abuse of In
ternationnl Right.


that the United States ambassador Mr.
Joseph III. Choate, has asked Lord Sal {
Isbury for explanations as to the alleged
abuse of International right in the case
Of the American ship Sea Witch. which,
according to the statement OF her com
mnndcr. Captain Howe, was boarded by
the British warShip Wasp within the
three mile limit of Portuguese territory in
east Africa.
The American ship Sea Witch left
Wallefou Dec. ) and arrived at Dclagoa
Bay Feb. l.. she sailed March for
Port Natal tDurban) and arrived there
March ..
The war Office has received the follow
ing report from lord Roberts under date
| Of III emiuntein May .:
"Gtneral Hamilton met considerable |
success yesterday and drove the enemy |
ont of the strong position they had taken
M 1T lIoutnrk. with comparatively small
loss ID MS The Beers dispersed in sev-
eral directions. mainly to the cast and
north leaving % prisoners i'll our hands,
including one commandant and ~ other
wounded men. General Hamilton i
now iii camp ut ,IacohSrlst. As the men
needed rest after tgh,ing seven ont Of
the last ten days ! ordered them to halt
for today General Broadwood.s brigade
of cavalry arrived upon The scene III
time to afford valuable assistance by
threatening the cncmy's rear. During
the afternoon General Ian Hamilton was
joined by General Bruce Hamilton's bri-
gade of infantry.
] ..rhe enemy admit having II killed and
40 wounded Yesterday. Among the for
r mer was lieutenant tiunther, a German
: officer belonging to tho Fifty-ffth regi-
ment. and among the latter was Maxi
q mott, the Russian commander of the for
4 pgn legion. Twpnty-one out of % of the
cnemy's casualties occurred among the
} Imcmbcrs Of that legion. Two Frenchmcn
e were among the Killed.
d Praised by Hamilton.
|. General Hamilton speaks in high
,r terms Of the good service performed by
the Eighth hussars under Colonel Cloves
and made zip into regiment of lancers,
E. which came into General Broadwood' 8
brigade and assisted in making the Beers
yacate their position. The final stroke to
the cnemys rout was given by the Cor
III dons and two companies of the Shrop
ID shire light infantry, who chcered loudly
tie when they got within 200 yards of tht
"A position. Kitchener's horse is also spo
ken of in terms of praise"
Lord Roberts latest dispatch throws
no light on the object and possibilities o.
at the extensive operations in the neighbor
90 hood Of Thabanchu. One military criti
believes he is justified in inferrng tha
Ife Lord Roberts successful attack a
vs.: IIoutnek threatens the Boer centc
,es and puts the British i'll Il favorahl
=, position to crush the Rocr left which /
still facing General Rumble 1T Thubanchr
eu Or their right, which is somewhere be
Int tween Rranafor ana Winberg.
al. General lam EuHilt0n'S success \
H. lIoutnck clcts little pnthusiasn. rs III
y critics unanimously pointed out som
~ timW a@a. that the policy of the Eoci
er, would IL one Of spS retirement.
est Colonel Ealen-p0well report olliciall
from Alafvking, under date u AWil =
thHt I'LL WAS VOL tllplc. lie adds:
ms, ,'l'hinp@n mtiyc women tried to q
The out during tile night Of .Nprll -. II
ant enemy opened tire on tLSn and kilt
.,,s nine ana wounded two | wrote "a Sn.
'ue man. pointing out that he shells the nj
al tiy" stadt which is full of women III
asst children. and that when they are tlyl
~. to escape by day the Doors have captu
cd and logged them and sent them bac
and by night they shoot them down. pr
OF tending to mistake them for night a
on; tacl,s. SnynAn has not replied. III
md proportion Of killed and wounded abo'
III: speaks for ITSELF
ms Other news from AIafeking details Il
ex- careful saving of the provisions and sa
ten there are diminished ratons for 9,0I
persons within the bclcaguercd town.
=, The News From Pretoria.
A Pretoria dispatch says:
An official war bulletin issued he
aph reports that April % the federals ca
rize tured nine prisoners and ten horses ca:
IL. L Al.
a British mounted corps appeared ne
anu Brandfort The federals attacked the
AIRY on two sides, and the British retire
say Two federas were wounded and II pr
and oners were taken.
Another account semiofficial, of IL
- affair says that the Wekkerstroom a
bile Ermelo commands had a skirmish wi
the British near Brandfort. After sha
fight IL prisoners were taken and 10 Br
ish were left dead on the field, includi
H.. Captain Liddy. A few federals we
- wounded.
H. THE heavy bombardment by the Bl
tans iSh has been resumed at Fourte
80 Streams.
tion - NJ I: IN :, " t.".v' ~ .e
nor s."'i 80. - ~ Np.in p.;!, a. i,.ai
49,; ed ten miles east of Brandfort Genel
MI. Delarey ordered charge, and 900 Boo
,,,sa drove them back to their intrenchmen
bout ne az ioui'u ~ u'hu "'i'i tooi,
Lieutenant Crane.
Later in the afternoon General
49,. arey learned that the British had fore
,a,,. heir way 20 miles east Of Brandfort Il
49,. seven miles north of the Modder riv
~. With 250 men Delarey set out in purs
~ of the British who numbered 200. I
,,,n1 forces met in the open country. a sha
lake .;e., ~ toi'9ne.' a.iu tnc prl.sh
ject. ti,,. .h.u 40 Nv I n'ots n;I M npasy
~. five men wounded
dent