The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-03
TRYING To HEM IN THE BOERs.
Object of the Recent Operations
Around Thaba Nchu.

Around Thaba Nchu.
London, May At is difficult to unravel
the tangled stories coming from the neigh
borhood of Thaba Nchu, but apparently
the British forces are engaged in a move
ment having for It's object the hemming
in of the Beers stiI in that district.
While Gems. French and Rumble are
holding the Beers at Thaba Nchu, Gen.
Broadwood's cavalry has been pushed on
Houtnek mot Houtney) in the hope of in
tercepting the federal conveys between
Ladybrand and Winburg. AS Gen. Botha
has been reinforced there In every prospect
of sharp fighting.
The new scene of operations and the
general movements of the various columns
are taken to Indicate that Lord Roberts
is deploying his army preparatory to begin
ming his northern march. II now seems
likely that it is the onhnander-in-chief S
intention to advance simultaneously from
Kimberley Bloemfontein and Ladysmith,
with the view of preventing the Beers
from concentrating their forces at any
given point
A dispatch from Bloemfontein, dated
yesterday, chronicles the prevailing opin-
ion among the townspeople there that the
weeks once the British advance begins,
but adds that the correspondent has been
unable to discover any ground for this
opinion, beyond the fact that Gen. Car
rington has arrived at the Marandelles
base, whence a flying column will be dis
patched in direction not made public.
Expulsion of the British.
A dispatch from Pretoria gives the text
of President Kruger's proclamation, ex-
Ig,4& Il.
vail. 1t says:
'As numerous burghers insist on the
removal of the British and as the gov
ernment is desirous of Complying with
the wishes of the burghers and others
favorable to the republic, all Britishers
residing in the district and town of Pre-
toria, and the Witwatersrand gold fields
must leave the state within thirty-six
hours from noon, April 30. Exception
will be made in the case of those obtain
ing special permits"
Lord Roberts forwards a list of the cas-
ualties of Gen. Ian Hamllton's force April
so as follows: Killed, Maj Showers,
Lieut. Parker and one private; wounded
four officers and five men; missing, two
officers and ten men.
A dispatch from Mafelxing, describing
the Boer attack of April IL. says:
1.-The bombardment of the Creusots was
the hottest of the siege. Many shells
entered the hospital and women's laager.
Under cover of che artillery a large force
commanded by Cronje (the younger), in
Guiding the German Corps, advanced close
to Fort Abrams. The garrison laid low
until the Boer force was at close range,
when they fired q volley, killed five.
wounded many and the attack was re-
pulsed The bombardment then ceased
The Beers, under a Red Cross flag, later
were permitted to recover their dead"
In Honor of the Powerful.
Windsor is in holiday attire to-day and
decorated from end to- end In honor Of
tho naval brigade of the British cruiser
Powerful, which assisted in the defense
of Ladysnith The naval men were sum-
moned to the castle to be Inspected by the
Queen. The band of the Grenadier Guards
met the naval brigade at the railroad
station and played them to the castle
through cheering throngs of peop'e. The
inspection occurred in the quadrangle and
was witnessed by the Duke of York and
other members of the royal family, and
number of high naval and military Of
ficers. Her majesty drove down the line
of blue jackets, who then advanced and
gave three cheers for the Queen. Capt.
Lamblon of the Powerful, and the Of
ficers of that vessel were afterwards pre-
sented to Her Majesty, who thanked
Capt. Lambton and the brigade for their
noble services 10 the empire The captain
replied that what they had done was moth
ing to what the navy was prepared TO do
for Her Majesty.
The Queen some time afterwards, saw
the blue jackets entertained at dinner.