The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-14
BoER AND BRITON.
The Latest Dispatches Regarding tn g
situation in the south
African War.


Pretoria, Friday, April 6, via Louren-
20 Marques.-lt is reported that Gen.
De Wet attacked and defeated large
force of British cavalry at DE Vets
dorp, southeast of Bloemfontein, cap
turing $50 prisoners and large guam
tity of ammunition and camp stores
and infiicting heavy loss. The federal
loss was two killed and four wounded.
Ahisquiet with the other commanders.
London, April 9.-The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily News, tele-
graphing Friday, says: Owing to a
lack of horses and to the suiferings of
the men from pneumonia, due to thin
clothing, Lord Roberts has decided not
to make big move until the troops
are provided with thicker uniforms.
| London, April 0.-When ii is borne in
mind that all the dispatches from the
| front are severely censored, there is
little in the news to bring satisfaction
to England, Assurances that nothing
need be feared, even if the railways
and telegraphs are cut and Bloemfon-
TEN isolated, together with the news
that the ladies and other civilians are
being dered away, do not augur well.
There are rumors from Cape Town
that the telegraph wires were already
cut yesterday, and also that the hus-
sars who were sent to the relief ofthe
Royal Irish rifles are also missing, al
though probably these are the out
come of Boer eNaggerations designed
to encourage the burghers.
The attempt of Gen. Colyille to catch
the Boer leaders in conference at
Reitfontein failed probably, as usual.
because of the lack of cavalry.
The results of these serious checks
10 the British arms is that the whole
Free State is up again, and that the
Beers are full OF activity over the en-
tire field.
The Beers are boasting that the
Colesberg and Stormberg commanders
numbering 5000. with ten cannon and
$50 wagons. have gotten safely
through thus performing ''magnifi-
cent strategic feat"
Mafeking was still besieged on April
/. The garrison was suffering severely
from lack of bread and a mixture OF
for that article. which is described as
coarse in substance, of the color of
gingerbread and of the consistency of
Norwegian pine
Bethany. Saturday. April 9.-Gen.
Gatacres force has returned here
without having found any trace of the
Inflated British column captured by
the Reddersburg commando. 1t is i'm
possible to estimate the British losses.
but, as the men fought stubbornly, it
is probable that these were large.
Bethany. Orange Free State. Thurs
day, April 5.--The five companies of
British infantry which were surprised
by the Reddersburg commando while
marching across TIE country via De
Vets dorp made plucky stand, but,
as the Beers had three field guns and
the British none. the latter were com
PEELED to surrender. Gen. Gatacre ar
rived too late. Rcddersburg was al
ready reoccupied by the Beers, and
the enemy are now threatening the
lines to the south. ...
Maseru. Basutoland. April 5.-The
Ieoccupation of Ladybrand, Thaba
N'Chu and the Bloemfontein water
works by the Beers, in the very sight
of the Basutos, who recently wit
messed the expulsion of the Beers by
the British, is far the most important
aspect of the situation here. in view
of its probable effect upon the ma
tive mind Already the natives are ar
guing that the British have suffered
reverses, and. should the British evac-
uate Wepenor. the results, so far rs
the natives are concerned. are likely
to prove disastrous. All hope to see
Gen Brabrant advance and drive the
enemy before him.
Lourenzo Marques, Friday, April G.
"A runner who has just arrived here
from Sobobo's krsal Swaziland. saws
Sobobo has been killed and his women
have been tied up with ropes. Unrest
is increasing in the country. which is
in a most unsettled state, bordering
on reign of terror, in the absence of
white mans law" Many natives
have been threatened. and in one dis
tJ'ict they have been completely killed
off. y messenger from Bromersdorp.
Swaziland, says the Beers are making
presents to the queen, and are seeking
permission to pass through Swaziland
armed.
OTIS RELIEVED.