The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-29

the hands of the British.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-Lord Roberts
dispatches announce what many peonI
mere take to be the beginning of the fna
stage In the South African campaigr
says the London correspondent OF N
Tribune. The commander-in-cbiafb batd
council Of war with his lieutenants H,,l
Ter French and Pole-Carew, on satur
oay' and on Sunday began a general AT
tack on Gen. Botha's intrenched position
on which not much impression had bee
made. In the preliminary operations o
the previous few days, the Beers ba
chosen a Inc of defense of great naturs
strength, stronger, In fact, than any the
nave held since they fell back from IN
Iugela. Their forces were dispose
along formidable chain of hill countr,
extending over front nearly thirty mile,
thelr hanks resting on spurs of broke
ground protected by morasses.
The British advance began on the wesi
10 the north Of Belfast from which pIac.
the Beers fell back toward the Tevder
purg road. Lord Roberts reports that tn
Boers are making a most determined re
slstance In locality well adapted 10
thelr defensive tactics and badly suite
for cavalry movements.
Some experts think this really Ger
bothas last stand, and II defeated her
ne Will be completely crushed Lord Rob
erts superiority In numbers is so grea
tnat ne may probably attempt to wor
right around the Beers and drive ther
from their position by menacing thei
line OF reatreat To judge from previou
experience. IT is unlikely that the Boer
would stay long enough to permit tn
maneuver to be accomplished
Meanwhile the Beers are themseIve
busy In endeavoring to raid Lord Rob
erts' lines of communication. both in IN
Orange river colony and In Natal. A
| Weinberg. in the neighborhood Of IN
| scene OF some of Gen. De VETS most re
markable exploits, a body of imperis
yeomanry was in difficulties under an at
tack of a considerable force OF oBers o.
| last Friday. They were rescued by rein
forcements hastily sent up from Kroon
stad and Hebron. On Sunday the Boer
again renewed their attack on Winbure
| but were beaten off, having among tn
prisoners captured by the British Com
mandant Olivier, whose famous marc
| from Cape Colony through Lord Robert,
lines, to the northeast of the Orang
river to the colony, was one of the nots
Bile episodes of the spring.
To judge by the fact that heavy reii
forcements have been ordered 10 prepal
to embark for South Africa I'm the nel
few days, the British war office does m
yet believe that Warlike operations al
drawing to a close.
LONDON. Aug. 2S-Lord Roberts re
ports. under date of Belfast, Aug q, a
follows:
"Our movements are slow on accoun
of the extent and nature of the country
Today we made a satisfactory advanc
and met with decided success. The wor
| fell entirely to Buffers corps. 1 me
Butler at Bergendal shortly after IT wa
reached by our troops. I am glad to fin
the occupation cost less than was feared
on account of the approach being acros
| an open glacis for two or three thou
sand yards and the determined stand o
| the enemy. The Inniskillings and SecOn
rifle brigade formed the attacking party
| The lattered suffered most 1 hope tn
casualties do not exceed fifty or sixty
| One officer was killed and two wer
wounded. A good many Beers were kill
ed, and a Pom Pom (quick-firing gun
was captured
French advanced on the left to Swart
Kopjes, on the Leydenburg road. and pre-
| pared the way for the movement Of Pole
| Carews division tomorrow.
| "Baden-Powell reports that he occupied
| Mushroom without opposition. Az tn
country where he and Paget are operatinj
consists of veldt and bush, II Is not de
sirable at the present TO proceed furthe
north, and their troops are returning
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