Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-04
PRETORIA DISMAYED.

PRETORIA DISMAyED.
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seems that the Boer attack upon Irene
was intended to cover the Withdrawn
from Pretoria of all the supplies procur-
able. The last consignment was O."
wagon loads
In the advance OF the grcnadiers Col.
Lloyd led in the face of Il deadly fire lie
was hit but struggled on, only To be dis
| abled by another bullet. Lieut.; Murray,
falling. cried: Forward. SrenddierS ! ne
binding smoke of the veldt hampered the
operations.
Lieut. Lord Seymour. on offering to go
| back to direct the artillery, was wounded.
| The order to retire was given ana exc
cuted under a screen Of smoke. Inc Bocr
| fire WIS kept up until dusk.
according to a dispatch 70 the Dai,y
day the Beers exhibit no signs OF leaving
Laing's Mex. -,,..
Newspaper commentators here generally
regard the situation at Pretoria as eng
NAUTICAL They rather expect news OF me
British occupation. today. An ODD cohSt-
quence of the impending extinction OF inc
Transvaal Is that its coinage j. al N
enormous premium in Cape TOWN. peH-
MES bringing - shillngs.
In the Indian mail landed at Dover
Saturday was bag Of dispatches !. IInIh
Pretoria. including some from the trans
Vaal government to it's agents ABROAD.
The dest inatiOn Of tn" bag Wa NaFitS
but II was landed ut Alden by a cet man
steamer through mistake ana WIS
-hiuped with TN" Indian mail l" lflhhlr'.
where ii was taken ~ the EnGlish AZ
thoritirS.
London. June 4-The Daily Telegraph
has the following from Senekal. dated
MAY %. the scene durin" the bhtt-t
was wonderfully picturesque. rolling
pillows of smoke. higher than IN" hish-
est knpJe, obscuring the cDmbaihnts.
Thu, roar of artillery and the crack"
Or musketry. under the light IF the
flames Of the burning Vrldt. combined
to produce a picture ~ appalling gran
teur. but terrible for those engaged
within its field.
The whole army ~ Free Staters Is
now between. Scnekal l.indl"y ana
Ficksburg II Is reported - y" com
posed chiefly of despcrata men who
would not go to the Transvaal TO fight.
ana who are too proud to surrender
Their total number is believed To b.
from 5000 To 1000"
London. June 2-Thr war office has re-
CpiNtd Tue following lItalllbIidI fhNlA'N
from Lord Roberts. dated Orange Grove.
June >: owing u the interruption u the
telegraph lines. ! only. today. received a
report from con. Sprigs that his batJilion
of imperial yeomanry was attacked be
tween kroonstad ami l.indley. May =.
Casualties to follows.
The shops in Johannesburg are being
opened and there seems to bg general
feeling ~ relief at the peaceful uctulid-
ton If the town.
The proclamation announcing the an
ncXatipn OF the OraNg" Free State VA
made. known at Hlpcmfpntein. May ~; nF
Cen Prcttyman military governor. IN"
trnouS under Gen. Kelly kenny formed 4
square The royal standard Wa hnlSled.
the troops saluted. "a royal salute Wa
fired and the Queen WAS ch"er"d m
name orange River colony WIS wc.i rt-
ccived. 20.
prisoners had escaped from Pretoria
london. Iunc 1.-The Newcastle core
spnuinut vi thr Times teiegrdphln- ME-
b. says: 1T j. possible that the h"glN
viii abandon I.ainE'S Mex without heht-
ing There are reports OF dtmnrtlZ, !'i''
oThr presence NJ A d-iuch gun On Pong
Lord Roberts advance lhreaIrneu Hill
railway that All the guns IN position N'f'
Withdrawn. -. r.r..,,-;,,.
frnm Senrkal. dated May ~. Gen. Kun
de- action. Monday and yesterday 'n-
tirelv secured the object pr "hltu !. Nh
n.
Drawn from Iindlcy ana C"l. SpraS-t ms
Iran abb. To- eNtricate the Duke of cam
bridges ycumInry from their dlintui'''N-
1opdon Juno 3.-Lord Roberts re-
norts 10 the secretary Of state for war
the Marquis of LansdoWne Is f'HoNS-
Johannesburg. May Sl.-9.iG \. NJ
French's report of his operations. our
ing May 2S and %. reached me al = ~
NJ today.
He was opposed Throughout his
march. but managed tn drive ~ the
enemy from the strong positions they
successfully held with very little less.
and il nov holding the place. which !
directed him to do, north of johannes
burc. TWO officers We're wounded ana
two men were killed ana p wounded.
The war office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts:
Johannesburg. June 1.-9.e5 L. NJ
Sir Henry Colville. in reporting the ar
rival of the Highland Brigade at He'll
brun. May %, states that he was oppns-
ga more or less the whole way from
Ventershurg. Eight men were killed
ana four officers and ;. men We're
wounded ColVille says the Lancashlre
battery Of field artillery did excellent
work. Grants naval guns were most
valuable. ana the troops behaved IN
most soldierly manner throughout the
trying march.
bundle telegraphs that his casual
ties were - killed and l50 men wound
ed
Lord Roberts last report Of the
movements Of the British troops in the
TranSvaal is somewhat mysterious.
From the fact that Gen. French'S re
port took two days to reach the COM
mander-in-ch at Johannesburg. it is
believed that either French must be
many miles north of that city or that
he is having trouble with his commur-
ications. The former is generally &C
cepted as the most probable, and ii is
surmised that Lord Roberts vague
phrase setting forth that French lis
now holding the place which | directed
him to do, north of Johannesburg.
means that his position is quite close
to Pretoria.
The additional fact that Lord Rob
erts dispatch published. today. is dated
four hours earlier than the one given
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