The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-02-22
A FINE STRATEGIC MOVE
Good News>Stirs England and
Praise For French Is Heard
On All Sides.

A London special under date OF
February IT, says: General Cronje'
with a start of a day or two, is in full
retreat from Lord Roberts, moving
northward.
General French, with the cavalry,
simply staid over night at kimberley
and then pushed on to get in touch
with the retiring enemy. Along Boer
wagon train is moving toward Bioem-
fontein, followed presumably by a
large force OF British infantry. In
their hasty departure the Beers lost
quantities of supplies and ammunition.
Military opinion in London is that
Lord Roberts will not push far after
the Beers Immediately because of the
present problems and the need of rest
for the troops. He has to feed TO-
900 persons in his army and the whole
Kimberley population. He must re-
build the railway from Modder river
to Kimberley and revictual the latter.
General French lost few men on
~ in action, but the forced marches
ard heat have probably made many
ili. Numbers of remounts must be
provided.
Lord Roberts has wrought genuine
preliminary success and the impress
sion is that he has done enough for
the present. He will need to prepare
for another strike. All over England
there have been evidences of public
JOY.
In every theater and public meet:
ing, around the railway stations and
in the streets there have been express
sions of gladness and jubilation over
the news. The newspapers are edito
riaiiy rejoicing.
Those who read the news closely see
only one disturbing factor in the Cape
situation, and that is the pressure o1
the Beers toward Lord Roberts line
of supply through De Aar, which was
never more important than now.
The Boers, under Commandants De-
larrey and Gobler, are making per
sistent effort to penetrate to the rail
way. They have pushed General
Clements back to Arundel and have
outAanked him. All are within sixty
miles, or two days hard march OF the
central railway. -.
Doubtless Lord Roberts has LEFT
considerable forces along the line and
can send back more-if necessary.
A special dispatch dated two days
back, and just transmitted from ChieVe
lev, says that an important move Ya'
then pending there, although contrar.
indications are found in the fact tha
$50 ambulance bearers have been tenn
porarily disbanded and the further fac
that traction engines are arriving a
Durham from the front to be sent t.
Lord Roberts. More artillery is be
ing sent to lord Roberts from Cap
Town.
GEN. FRENcH's MOVEMENTS.
The following from Riet River
Orange Free State, tells how Genera
French reached Kimberley:
General French, in command
the cavalry division and with stront
force of horse artillery, left Modde
river Sunday morning for Ramban
twelve miles east of Enslit, where tn
whole division concentrated. The mex
day he made rapid march to RE
river, where party of Beers contest
ed his passage at Dekiel and Waite
Fall drifts. After some hours shell
ing General French drove the Boer
away and crossed the river.
yesterday (Tuesdsy) the colum
continued its march to Kip and Rom
dayal drifts on the Modder river
where again a short engagement er
sued, General French shelllng tn
Beers vigorously and forcing a pas
sage.
:.The Beers precipitately retreated
leaving FIVE laagers in the hands {
the British, besides a great quantlt
OF cattle and 2. 600 sheep.
s'The rapidi.y of General french
march, and the overwhelming natur