Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
General Buffers Inactivity In.
cites the Beers to Activity.
HELD BACK BY THE CENSOR
No Nous Received from Lord Roberts. the
British Commandcr-in-Chief,s Since Fri
day Evening General Benbout's Colo
NAL Division Threatened Two Hun
~drcd Doors Made Prisoners-Th Brit
ish Lost Nearly Seven Hundred DIcn in
tho Fight at Redusburg.
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London. April 7.-Midnight-No news
was issued by the War Department to-
night. None was received from the
front except dispatch from ,Bloem-
engagement Of General Gatacre at Red
dersburg. which seems to have been
held back by the censor.
1t will be remembered that Lord
Roberts in reporting the unfortunate
occurrence at Reddersburg said that
General Gatacre had arrived there on
the morning of April 4. Hence he may
have succeeded in engaging the Beers
later in the day 1t is strange, how
ever, that General Gatacre's subse-
quent movements have not been men
toned in Lord Roberts other dis
patches, the last of which was dated
the evening OF April 6.
It is reported from LadySmith that
the Beers are beginning to construe
General Buffers inactivity as sign
of fear or inability to resume active
operations. Hence they are showing
much activity, particularly, around
Bjggarsberg. and are said to be plan
ming to out1ank General Butler by an
advance IN force by way of Help
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not likely that the Beers will find
Butler unprepared.
The Beers state that the Colesberg
and Stormberg commanders. number
ing six thousand men and ten guns,
. have reached Kroonstad.
THREATENING GENERAL BRA
EANTS.
London. April 7.-2:35 p. m.-The
Beers are in force at Wepener. north of
Smlthfield. Orange Free State. and are
threatening General Brabants' colonial
division, the main body OF which, with
the artillery. is at Wepener
A telegram which left Maseru, Bas-
utoland. north of Weptener. at mid
night. describes the Beers as being sin
great force" and as afraid to make a
frontal attack. but 1t is added, they
were endeavoring to turn the British
position by crossing The Basuto from
tier by 4 road sIiirtiny Calendon.
BOERS MADE PRISONERS.
Carnavon, Cape Colony. April CT Is
reported that 200 insurgents, who We're
not aware that Sir Charles Parsons had
occupied Kenhardt, and who were on
their way TO that place. have been cap
tured by the British troops.
CASUALTIES.
London. April Lord Roberts re-
ports to the War Office as follows:
"Bloemfontein. Friday, April 6.-The
casualties at Reddersburg were
Officers killed-Captain F--G. Cas-
son and Lieutenant G. r. Barclay,
both of the Northumberland. Wound
ed-Two. Captured-S Non-commis-
stoned officers and men killed-S.
Wounded-33. The rest were captured.
"Our strength was 1877 mounted infan-
try and 224 infantry. The enemy was
said to be 5000 strong, with five
guns"
AMERICAN CAPTURED.
London, April S.-A special dispatch
from Bloemfontein, dated April 8. says
that the American scout, Il. r. Burn
ham, was captured near Thaba N'Chu,
but made his escape.He wandered about
for two days. finally reaching the camp
of the Twelfth Lanciers in a weak
state. He says the Beers are deter
mined, but that they realize their
eventual defeat is inevitable.