New-York tribune., 1900-04-22

ane how yog , e 9 but il i he is Of the right sort
re-1-- ~ los ne ne E9,-a1s 49, ND
oead So A. our officers an officer OF my old regi-
msnt got -Ro in MS thigh one through his hand,
three t1roz-h ne helmet ana his rlsAt arm was
shoi OF L1tz IS certainly extremely buslnessike
hundred yards. when All men shoot fairly well. On
ne 2laeE Asi1l, me b2frs 2aze aN2s an aaIL1s i
tances. have described my Own experiences but
fFee o. fo- men mi, orr 81 three or foIr hundred
Il Cur zareoa Al Gutat- where they wiped ont every
nau who stood on his feet L have already told
ypu how ] was missed at close range by twenty OF
tht-tE --feTnen ana, on the whole don't th!nk
Where they are tacile princepes is AZ mounted in
:oI 9E = P9-------' P -' - -, m 5or 40 %a 7enes @
Ir5eed. against a slowly moving army Ike ours
who's precise tactics compel il shift in leisure
~ manner they very formidable Each good
BoeT IS general in himself each pile Of stones he
three hundred man in a good position means three
ler 71 their ammunition unstintingly. as far as
SIR -ha- nothing denoraiizes an enemy more than
-, --- .- .--,--,i ef.c+e [-i+r, +beir 1itria
boers PrzlLce EI@L iI-.Iii e-L ~ - ~, -t5
hulle-s They are extremely busy AT TWO thousard
- - 1- - rse,z - 30 Thousand va r,is'
range and whistle God Save The Queen at The
same tine. T any one accepts my bet he Will
7vhar a-fords The Beers most gIee is our regular
csTalrT- Indeed. i does present a numerous ap-
rea-ar-e in this country of stones and kopjes- I
otter wonder what would happen TO q regular cav
air. brigade f SURPRISED armed as they are; with
lance 50 1re and carnine- The untluF t5oeI morse
nan with his grass ted pony iopes along quite
regardez= his fornlida 1le looking adversary II
the lancer attempts Eioence me Topper eisiiloI,9
sn6 shoots. our colonial cavalry i a little better
buJ -hev suffer considerably from their want OF
knowledge of horses Even they are no match for
the Boer AT the game Of hide and seek. tortu-
AsleiE I-eF arr DItEt 1lll L4s = -el41i az
80 -. ysr s w j,- ~ tl[ would be unable
-r- g. =F
think them formidable as they -ook Their Worh
n Narsl however cannot be sufficiently extolled
7 s r-l rf he most pleasing features Of the cam
palEr. T. IS alnosr certain that OUT cavalry VIII
have 70 10 differently trained a. al events aTn1ca
ucalir oVe- Those vast plains Of 1lerInanE - i ato
Austria. where MIra-'s egions Numbered 70 VIC
.orv are now .ntersected with wire fences
WHAT a HANDFUL OF BOERs DID.
General French. IN trying 70 intercept the main
BODY n Beers in their retreat at Poplar Grove was
fo-ed hv few rihener- A Daily News CORE
spocde-- describes how this came about
About six thousand yards from the square koP1e
a. Driefontein. 5nch Creusot ana Lickers-Na'LlTn
o2enee tre on our advance. A 80 sre.i' IA uial M md
? Ba-rerr opened ID an attempt 10 slienee lhtst @
g1ns. whose chance or escape seeiLlel '-ie'1 'ei'
Bur here an exciting and unlocked for change oc-
eurred French once more re1izilS .lat - 80, -
his right was thing TO effect gave orders 20 tl1I
end and riding himself 10 MAKE ms alst',7lLor-- @
- about fifty I3e-r siaruSho0t-rs VINO not oIllE
draTa n NJ General ana ais star hut forced the
ret,re-re-7- l. -ra whole right wing. barring
soua6r-.n o+ F4c.,ser0is with two MaXms. some
mounted infantry with Maxim ano 4 sqGaoIo!- % %
Rim1Etsn's Guides. al posted il broken ground on
GUY r-g-r and under SHARE hre ron lte iot'J7f
nae neglected seize. = Battery Al lIsl -,
q forty 70 Cf-v Beers Delt-s-t-- iii,
tempt. Then Fu9irg how effective nre Ih-y coA4u
clrrc- and r1isuuderstauding Fr@tlci-F r 'ilei ~
the- 10 =upu The ridge instead limbered up 10 re- re-
tre- French and staff luckily e5cz1pels "44,.-sSC5
injury except rOrS~ shot lie H!IAsel H.i7Lis-
GoWn ahead II the battery ana c3TIett1 bof,r~ and
Dlr advance was stopped Iof N n 80, - -
rweCf- minutes suffered nearly ILtl - a
ana more important than All, ne - t55s ,@-,1s
most gallant stand. brilliantly executed a.,
We -zd -Ha ,ragrt- of watching from the cls-
pufeE rsegl the distant retirement of me t59.i
cO1v5v Ng- -iIl rty- Gay did hear that f0Tesi7
ceIl hr had been present q - -. - Erc,rnt
The war 20 sudden enc. for the ill-=tiilIe Ie-
traction u oar right wing. which u Deans -
much 80 ehor- q radius ana which had no JUS ~ u
cation any effort the part oi lils - -
2fesk through cur centre. ~no on IN ( On his lei.
Throughout r1e DAY consistently rae- - l,s+.sau
actually gurnank-ug our contracted IiEIi'
anc -e z. and again al , n 49,. "a r,y,.d
wednesday evening the cavalry ulF-s-- ,oefffou
Drtefortein al tae rear Of the enemy s Eos4L-o @
ana mis- line u rerireTnei1j, %i.I-~ta7 re-
marked for miles 10y the ietsam u iluiII5eN -
rresf-bags u -four. meziies. bran ana oHo7 'A--4
enes y All sorts.
T. e. Hales rhe Australian correspondent W.
vas captured by the Beers and released DF -
Cent steyn. writing from BUrghersdoTp 20
Daily News" SAYS.
Fpssiby Il may interest Englishmeu. si5l il9,y
Il NJ 1T Eat matter 10 know ~nat q - II them
sro., ana as nave seen lHii q '-p<i, r-sr and
rom ne enemies side Of the wall. roUgh 30 -
shftcn may nor De anisE- In war .i1ss - MS
never under any circumstance lyl,pfas
saeer in me open country II there are any sol57S
s.lL Ao matter how secure ne may Iailes ,,,5r
ss-l alLaek no matter # there Is NOT Toe
-g niles q MIN the BoeT COMMANDER -
- -ees aia lasger IN place Of safety % %5et~esal cen he
gzfs-4si lines Of hills. so attack can De