The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-22
NEAR ARJOHANNESBURC
British Horse Is Advancing.
Flight From Pretoria.
RELIEF OF MAFEKINC DESCRIBED.
Hunters Flying Column Made Rapid
Time-COlOnels Mahon and Plumer
Met ut Jnmmasibi and Three
Days Later saved the Town.

Met ut Jammasibi and Three
Days Later saved the Town.
lONDoN, May 22.-Brltlsh horsemeE,
according TO dlspatch from Lourenco
Marques. are now close to the Vaal river,
"ithlh ~ hles OF johannesburg.
ne migration from pretoria mas be-
gun women ana chllureh are pelhg sent
IN trans to Machadadorp, on the way to
Lydehbllrg. Trains are arriving at Lou
renco Marques filled with passengers,
among whom are many Germans, who
are bound fo' Europe.
some details of Colonel Mahon's Mafe-
KING reiief expedition are now coming
through from wayside points. 1t was Sne
!nnS rush to Mafeking. Mr.. L. X. Hands,
Inc DAILY Nails correspondent, mel-
t1"hed IN Lord Roberts dispatch to the
war oihce as dangerously wounded i'll the
hght In the bush May IL, sent his last
message from Nryburg May by runner
to Kimberley, May Il. lie says:
Tho hying column secretly and swiftly
organized by General Hunter started
from Barkly and arrived here tonight,
covering l30 miles in five days. 1t is u
+ grand force of mounted men, imperial
hghthorsc from l.adySmth, the t\1mber-
ley mounted corps, with royal horse artil-
lery and pompoms, and selected body
Of infantry from the fusleer brigade. A
special equipment of light springed mule
transport completes this splendid force.
"fhe force so equipped was enabled to
move with such rapidity that although
this is difficult country, requiring vigil
IIDt SrnIItjuv thn Ronpg wHra SIIrnrspI
1h" column moved parallel with the enc
mT's positions on the Naal at Rooidam
and Fourteen Streams, actually getting
behind them without firing Il shot. So
close were we Sunday and Monday that
General Hunters balloon was visible and
his bombardmcnt heard.
''Ihr route taken was between the Vaal
and the Hart rivers, then along the right
bank of the Dry Hart to a point abreast
of Taungs and thence to Pudimoc,
Rood"poort and Nryhurg'
correspondent with General Hunter
telegraphs as follows from Fourteen
Streams:
Colonel Mahon's relieving column left
Rnrlily West under secret orders May
and reached Vryburg May II. The Beers
marched on thc right flank of the British.
and Il strange race followed, Mahou
pressing toward Mafckng with the ut
most speed consistent with keeping the
force in condition and the Beers hurrying
parallel in an effort to pass him and to
throw themselves across his path
"lhe Beers succeeded. Mahon then
turned west during the night. The Beers
followed, overlook and attacked him in
the bush but were beaten off"
Then, as Lord Roberts wired, Colonel
Mahon and Colonel Pluncr united forces
at .Tammasibi May IS, and Mafeking was
relieved three days later under condi-
tions not yet known here. A correspond
ent of The Daily Express says:
General Hunter devised and guided
the relief, which was daringly executed
by Colonel Mahon." ,.-
The last message from Colonel Ma
hons column before the relief was dated
ut Majanamabilj, May II. 1t SAYS:
"'rhe column crt Vryburg yesterday,
did 10 miles and outspanncd at 2 n. m.
No fires were allowed. We started at
dawn today and trekkcd herc?"
Colonel Baden-puwelI's hardest blow to
the besirgers fell upon Commandant
Sarcl IGioif, President kruger's grandson,
and his men. 1t is thus described in Il
dispatch from Mafeking, May II, via
Ootsi. May II: