The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-27

rfedly Ihat they left quantity or am
munition and many rifles behind them.
When the Warwickshire regiment took
the farm house at the foot of the ridge
the Boer pom-ponss inficting no dam.
age, the Welsh regiment advanced
along the WarWlckshires left and ap-
preached the ridge. experiencing
.crOss-fire. Wien the Beers fed they
were obliged to move for some dis
lance along the skyline, and the artil-
lery planted a shell with great accur-
acy, it bursting just above the Beers,
rolling over three horses.
London, April ga press dispatch
is received here as follows
"WalkerstrOOm, near DcWets doG:p,
April 21.-Fighting was continued to-
day, mainly with the artillery. The
yeomanry and mounted infantry
pushed forward on the right flank and
were subjected to Smelling and a heavy
rifle fire. The Royal Irish rifles cap
tured a Free State flag. The Beers
are well entrenched, and hold their
ground tenaciously, The British
casualties have been light.
London, April 24-The following
cablegram is dated Maseru, April %:
'"The British are biRouacking tonight,
according to the latest report, eight
miles from Wepener, and the Beers
who are besieging Colonel Dalgety ap-
pear to be preparing to retire.
London, April 24.-The war office
has issued the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfontein,
Monday, April %, $50 p. M:
Yesterday l dispatched the Elev-
enth division under General POle-Ca-
rev, and two brIgades Of cavalry under
General French, from this point to as
SiSt General Rumble. The force reached
karriefOntein without much OppOSi-
ton. 1.-THE list of casualties given here
includes killed, one mOrtally wounded
and 20 wounded and ,35 men missing[
General POle-CareW:s mounted infan-
try seized Leeuw kpp, a high hill a
few miles north of their last nights
position. The enemy evacuated hur-
riedly, leaving SOME rifles and ammu-
u1ClOu N61SItbl E6pOIlS LIdL
twenty-five men OF the First Worces-
ters are missing Fifty-three were sent
with Wood to an outpost after dark,
and only eighteen returned. Their
numbers and names will be reported
today, as well as four wounded yester-
day"
Details of the Engagement.
The BlOemfontain correspondent Of
The Standard describing the operations
at Leeuw I1op, says: cat an early stage
the cavalry came under a heavy fire
from a pOmpOm on a ridge adjoining
Leeuw kOp. Unable to continue it's
march to the southeast, General Dick
sons brigade fell back to the north to
await the infantry attack. The flank
ing movement having failed, General
Pole-CareW, with General StephensOn'S
brigade, advanced in crescent form
from the south and west with the OBJ
ject Of envelOping the kOpjes. The
Welsh, Warwickshire, Essex and York
shire regiments advanced in extended
line, covering the west, while the
Guards brigade took up a position to
the south, with two d1eld batteries and
naval guns. Sheltered by the rocks the
enemy opened a he9Ey fire from rifles
and Il pompoGa-
Essex Men Drove Them Out.
"Our men advanced over the open
ground in splendid style by a success
sion Of short rushes. falling prone
while pouring in their volleys. The APP
proach of darkness Threatened to leave
the Beers in possession, alut just before
sunset the Essex regiment calamity
pressed forward and drove the last
man of the enemy from Xaarde kraal,
bold spur of Leeuw kOp."
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
The Daily Telegraph says: 1.-The resist
ance Of the Beers at T.eerrw kop was
contemplate. considering the strength
of their position. They escaped in an
.eaSterly direction, the Guards failing to
get quite around them
Boer Report from Weperer.
The following is press dispatch
published here today:
"BOer Camp, Thabanchu, c.. F. S.,
April 22.-Robertson's lower mill is re-
ported to have been captured April q,
and it Is said that the Cape Mounted
Rifles have lost during the siege 120
out of 500 men. The British prisoners
defy the burghers to capture Colonel
Da1gety's camp, even if the British
are not reinforced. A surprising num-
Der of relatives are fighting on ep-
posite sides at Wepener"
Aliwal North. April 23.-ColoneI Dali
getty is holding out at Wepener. It is
reported that all the Beers have crossed
TO the north Of the Caledon river.
FOUGHT AN ARTILLERY DUEL.
British Come In Contact with tho Beers
Near Dewetsdorp.
Bloemfontein. April 22-Continuing
their march ON Friday, Generals
Chermside and Rumble came into con-
tact with the Beers near Dewetsdorp
at noon. The fighting continued until
dark and was principally carried on
by the artillery, which temporarily sill
enced two guns Of the Beers.
The British command the hills for
miles around the Beers, who are re-
ported to hold strong positions, but
are probably retiring. The casualties
on the British side were slight and
most of them occurred among the yoe-
many and mounted infantry. The fir