Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-12
The British Are Only Few Miles
Distant From That Boer
Stronghold.
SEVERAL SMALL SKIRMISHES
Free Staters Are Disarmed and Allowed to
Return to Their Farms-The Beers Are
Holding Entrenched Positions
At Boshrand.

nounced that Lord Roberts reports tina
he marched twenty miles yesterday
and is now within fourteen miles o
Kroonstadt.
BOERS ARE INTRENCHING
Geneva Siding, May 1.-THE British
forces arrived here, marching splendid
ly General French in advance. Firinf
was heard yesterday in the direction o
his forces. Some Inniskillings appr oach
ed the kraal where the Beers were con
cealed. 1t Is expected that the railroad
to Zand will be completed tonight The
line was almost entirely destroyed
north of the river but beyond, where
the British are, the Beers retreated toe
hastily to do much damage. The Beers
are reported to be intrenching them
selves around Kroonstadt, twenty miles
Off
PUSHING FORWARD.
Eden, May 1.-THE Beers returned
somewhat to-day, but it is impossible
to say where they may turn up next
owing to their great mobility. General
back near Rapuishop, while General
Brabant pushed forward in the direc-
tion of Brands drift, along with Gener-
al Campbell and the sixteenth brigade
EIGHT MILES FROM KROONsTADT
London, May u, 2:3O p. m.-The war
office received the following from Lord
Roberts:
'Boshrand, May 12. a. MI am
eight miles south of Kroonstadt. The
enemy evacuated the first line of in
trenchments during the night. We are
now reconnotering toward Kroonstadt.
General Frenchs cavalry seized the
drift over the Walsh river last evening,
just in time to prevent the passage be-
ing opposed by the enemy"
BRITISH MOVEMENTS.
London, May 12.-Lord Roberts tele-
graphs the war office from Geneva Sid
ing May II, evening: "My headquarters
are with Pole-Carew's division. We
marched twenty miles to-day, and are
now at Geneva Siding, four miles from
Kroonstadt, and about six miles from
Boshrand, where the Beers are holding
intrenched positions. Gordon's brigade
is in touch with them; fuckers divi-
Hamilton's force is still further east.
Broadwood's brigade overlook part of
the enemy's conveys at Potgieter's laa-
ger, southeast Of Ventersburg, and cap
tured several wagons and some prison
ers. French, with Porter's and Dick
sons brigade and Hutton's mounted in
fantry, is some distance due north of
this place. We have taken nearly 100
prisoners the last two days. All Free
Staters who could give good account
allowed to return to their farms. The
nights are getting much cooler"
PREPARING FOR A DECISIVE BAT
TIE.
London. May 12.-Lord Roberts is
now face to face with the Boer position
at Kroonstadt, and despite the reports
of it's strength, the result of the meet
ing of the opposing forces is expected
to be very similar to the outcome fol-
lowing the British advance on Brand
fort and the Zand river. Roberts is ap-
parently keeping the federals moving
far too quickly to give them time for
effective occupation Of any position
near him, and though numerous kopjes
in the neighborhood of Kroonstadt af-
ford strong positions from which delay
ing action may be found, it is antici-
pated by the best experts here that the
Beers will now hurry on to the Vaal
where they will once more attempt to
stem the passage of the invading army
while the bulk of the federals prepare
for what will perhaps be the decisive
battle on the ridge running east and
west southwark from Johannesburg
where open ground to the southwark Of
fers the defenders splendid advantages
over any attack in force.
ENTERED KROONSTADT.
London, May 12, $40 p. m.-Genera
Roberts has entered Kroonstadt, meet
ing with no opposition.