Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
BRITISH OCCUPY DUNDEE
About twenty-five Hundred Beers Left
That Town Monday for Glencoe.
THE HOUSES AT DUNDEE LOOTED
They Are Damaged, But Are
Structurally Intact.
NAVIGATION COLLlERY is ALL RIGHT

London, Eng, May Is, 1.30 p. H.
The War Office, today, issued dispatches
from Gen. Butler, confirming the Asso-
ciated Press story of yesterday telling
of Gen. Buller's move on the Biggars-
berg Mountains. The DISPATCHES are as
follows:
'Kemp's Farm, May 13. In accord.
ance with instructions to keep the
enemy occupied ut Biggarsberg, on May
11th, | concentrated the Third cavalry
brigade of the Second division and
some corps of artillery at Sundays River
drift, on the Helpmakaar road, and
directed Col. Bethune to advance on
Greytowp with the Bethune Mounted
Infantry, the Umroti Mounted Rifles
and the Imperial Light Infantry. On
May 18th, We moved TO Waschbank. and
Bethune to Pomeroy. while Zen. Hid
yard, from Elandslaagte. occupied
Indoda Mountain. On May 18th, sent
Gen. Hamilton with three battalions
up the steep slope of Withock hill. The
Third cavalry brigade crowned hill
on each side of the main road, and
Bethune attacked by the Pomeroy road
from three sides. The enemy hurriedly
abandoned tho position which they had
strongly entrenched, and retired to the
nek in front of Helpmakaar, whence we
hope 10 dislodge them tomorrow, as
many of them have retired. We have
gained the summit of the berg with the
loss oi only few men wounded. l
advance tomorrow on Beth, and Hid
yard moves on Vessels nek. Our small
loss, think, was certainly due to the
excellent troop leading of Gems. Hami-
II t..t Il Il .
kemp's Farm, May IA. The enemy
evacuated Helpmakaar nek during the
night, leaving a rear-guard of about
1000 men ia front of US. These we have
forced back throughout the day under
considerable difficulties, rs they fired
all tile grass on top of the berg as they
'retreated; and the wind being unfavor-
able to us, we sre scarcely able to see
av all. l halted the infantry, who
marched very we'll through the hot
smoke, at Beth. The cavalry have not
yet reported, but are some miles ahead.
We have taken few prisoners. Our
casualties are small"
"Kemp's Farm, May Is. .--Dundonald
reported late last night that he had
driven the rear-guard on to the main
body of the enemy, near Buralinden,
where they occupied in force strong
| position with three powerful guns.
Major Cough, with the composite regi-
ment, manmuvred to the right around
their left flank. and they retired. Dun
donald then halted. He was 25 miles. as
the crow flies, from his previous nights
bivouack, and had covered nearly 40
miles during the day in waterless
country, most of the time riding through
smoke. think his pursuit a very fine
performance. From prisoners. learn
that the enemy numbered over 1000 at
Helpmakaar and being now Joined by
those who left Van Jonder's pass, they
must total nearly 5000 men. We move
on Dundee today. Hildyard reports
the occupation of Vessels nek, and is
repairing the line."
Judging from the above dispatches,
the British advance is little more than
an alduous march. The Beers, who
were active at first, later appear to have
shown the same readiness to retreat
which is now marking the movements
of the Federals in the Free State.
Apparently, the burghers are about to
evacuate Natal, and concentrate for the
defence of Laing's nek northward and
| Van Reenen's pass westward. Tho
reoccupation of Dundee by the British
4
their hands.
From elsewhere, there is little news
of definite character. Interest for the
moment is almost entirely centered in
Mafeking, whence the wife of the mayor
today received cablegram setting
forth that all was we'll on May 9th.
| 1.56 r. m.-The War Office has re-
ceived the following dispatch from Gen.
| Butler:
t'Dundee, May Is, l p. m.-We have
occupied Dundee. About ., 500 of the
enemy left yesterday for Glencoe, where
they entrained. Their wagons also left
yesterday by De Jager's drift and the
Dannhauser road. Their Kafiirs said
they we're going to Laing' nek. Almost
every house in Dundee is completely
looted. The navigation collieiy is all
light. The machinery OF the Dundee
colieries IS destroyed. The houses
Of the town are damaged, but are
structurally intact
| BRITISH Loss WAS HEAVY.
Lorenzo Marques, East Africa, May
15.-The Beers, Saturday, occupied the
Kaffir location at Mafeking. They were
in turn attacked during the night of
Saturday, and on Sunday found them
selves surrounded. The Beers lost seven
killed and II wounded. The British
loss is reported to have been heavy.
ORDERED TO LEAVE THE TRANsvAAL.
Lisbon, Portugal, May 10. 1t is
rumored here today that President
Kruger has ordered the Portuguese
consul to leave the Transvaal Republic.
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