The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-03-08
British Attack the Beers at La
Buschagnes Mex and An ALL
Day Battle Follows.
ENEMY DRIVEN FROM HIS POSITION
Beers Make a Determined Effort to
Retake Their Last Grounds But
Did Not Succeed.
Lord Roberts Reports the Enemy in
Force mt NorvaPs POnt Bridge
British Enter the Free State
The Latest War News.

London, March 1.-The war Office
has received the following dispatch
from Gen. Butler:
"Lyttleton's Headquarters, March 1.
-9:05 a. m.--Gen Dundonald, with
Natal carbineers and composite regi-
ments, entered Ladysmith last night"
"The country between me and Lady
smith is reported clear of the enemy.
l am now moving on Nelthorpe."
London, March 3.-Lord Roberts, at
Osfontein, six or eight miles east of
Paardeberg, faces the reformed Boer
army, from 5000 to 5000 strong. This
may be merely corps of observation.
ready to retire on prepared positions.
Doubtless it is receiving accretions
from the late besiegers of LaGysmith
and from other points. Whatever the
force may be. Lord Roberts has ampls
troops to cope with it.
AS a heavy rain is falling on thr
veldt, and TIE grass is improving, this
will be good thing temporarily TO-
the Beers.
Lord Roberts has surprised observ-
ers by the excellence of his transport
during the first advance. and hY is
likely TO do so again, althougj mir
tary men here think he must wait for
some days before going much farther
No adequate explanation is yet made
of the $4,000 reinforcements thai are
preparing for Lord Roberts.
London. March 4-Prestent Kruger
is said to have left Pretoria with the
intention of meeting President Steyl.
The place whore they will meet is not
mentioned, but it is believed to br
somewhere in the Orange Free State.
Those in South Africa who are 'conycr-
SAINT with the effect the recent re-
verses have had on the Beers express
the opinion that the meeting of the
two presidents is preliminary TO a
suggestion for peace. but if this is
the case, it must be due to the pres
sure brought to bear upon the presi-
dents by the burghers and Afriilan
ders in the British colonies rather
than in the personal inclinations of
the presidents, as AL the available
information depicts them as being as
determined as ever to persist in the
war until resources of the republics
are much more enfeebled than they
seem to be at present, although some
significance is attached to the consul
tation in view of the reported visit to
England of Chief Justice Devilliers,
Mr. Hofmeyer and DR.. Tewater, osten-
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