Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-10

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-TIsnaituu va. in setiou Yesterday
and sucr~~,ls,l In preventing tuueti"a
~ tive hs~r forr~s Nv w~li.~Nccute,l
movement hy -~n~ ~ ,hs Ilou..hol
raeairs. ihe Tw~ltth lancer. iasl
kitchcn-r's hors.. who charged lrnd,
~ the enemy. and inflicted s~rioas
loss. The enemy He'd. leaving their
dead On the field and their wounded
to - attended by our doctors
Me cDonald's Highland brigade III.
ioderd the en~my ON the righ, Hank.
uusser cover of the naval guns. "a
hlch operation the Hack Watch dis
ting uish~i themselves. and w-rr very
skiliuily i~,l
Hamilton was advancing this morn
ms g. n difhcuit drift over the ki~inoc.
river.
H.rs--'. "r,zss~ H~.Sts Es.sx-a.
Hunter reports that Sarton's bri-
Fasie WAS heavily engaged this MORN
inT two miles north of Rooidan. The
en-mys position WAS quite four mil~-
loeg. and strongly held. He states
iAas our men marched maguifieently
ane EARNED ridge after ridge IN grand
stair.
'tsxuaiti-s in this force, IN usmii-
tom and Hunters. will b. reported a,
soon a. I,azSible.
capt. Miller. vho was taken prison
~ nesr That,a NCha. has h..~n sen, H.
sunsile's camp bt the enemy. with q
s~ver- wound in the ai,siomsn.
as-s.iI, treated d, ,a- n.~s.
tsrsbanf reports that one ~.rEvant
and ihr-~ mrn we're captured. On Nav
:. whil. op patrol and that Que 90
them. ho had be.n brutally ill-trva'-
~ and left for dead by the Bo-rS. was
found tbs. following dsy
"fieut. LHl~y. Victoria mounted
rifle. reported missing. was found ~
Firandinrt dangerously wounded. aud
has been must carefully attended by
tn. Netherlands ambulance
tn. ttsht 81 the N-t River.
Yesterday the british. after long
march. encountered the ii,,-rS hohiing
Vet river with six gums. two bring of
loul range. m artillery duel ensured
Meanwhile zen. Hutton. after a sharu
engagement. CROSSED ih. river on the
left lust before sunsr' The Ho~rs re-
treated during the night
q. trtsii~ss D..t
zen. foie-tarew started. Yesterday.
on i9-uils march. lie first came into
contact with iioers holding the river at
4. M III. british soon had tive l.st
ieri.s in action. aud later they aa,is.l
two naval nine FOUNDERS. two a. anil
fi.v-iuch siege GYMS.
-rbe Ito-rs fired with gr-st ac-
cursey. and the duel continued una
h>ted with a terrible din. until sunset.
and even later there was d-sultorx tt-
ing. II Was marvellous that nobosiy GA
the British side Was injured
for~~a the Ha~r. O.. Vail HseL.
ten. Hutton started early 10 find the
drift west. When this ~as discovered
IL proved TO be- strongly held and pro
ieeted by two guns The British speed.
ily engaged the Boers. who enhtadesl
the dismoun,sd firing line with a
M1Nim. hut Gen. Hutton pushed for.
ward his own pom pom and a galicp-
l~ass the river bed.
The encounter WAS terribly hot
Later the whole british force crossed
the river. threatening the Bo~r right.
The Boers must have received about
the sam. time news of Gen. Hamil.
tons occupation Of winburg.
Brtitisst sspssr~ by Na.srsissa..
About sunset = detsehm-n, Of sG
Australians. who had er-p, unseen to-
ward the river bed. found themselves
near a kopje occupied by the Boer~
Af,-r firing they fixed bayon-ts. and
charged. capturing the koT ie. Al,
w>~ done on their own initiative.
Tho whole ns~~ Fer~~ HAD rI~s.
Thus night fell. Early this morn.
irg IL WAS discovered that whole Boz,
forve had ned. G-n. Hutton. durinl
the wight. had got two squadrons "a
olow up the line near SwaldSel.
The British discovered. yesterday '
at every hundred yards along the rail
way concealed small packets of higi
explosives The Beers had DESTROYED
tnree bridges over spruits betweer
here and Brandfort. but in every cas-.
II was impossible TO make detour
The Beers appear to he lighting with
much less spirit. II is reported the,
are commanded by Gen. Lucas Meyer
B.rte. Driving TIE Besrs.
warrenton. Sunday, May s.-Yester
dsy Gen. Barton drove from two I,
three thousand Beers from a hilly po
sition at Rooidan. where they awsite,
them. They retreated after stiff 6gh,
ing. leaving n number of dead on tn.
field. The British casualties wer,
slight. Gen. Barton is still pursuing
windsorton and Klipdam have beer
evacuated.
Gen. Paget's brigade is attacking III
Boer position at warrenton- The en-
gagement yesterday was severe. Last
ing from . a. IN. till o. m