The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
Advance Is Made With the
Greatest Care and I'm.
usual Caution
Beers FALL BACK SLOW
Fifty Thousand Soldiers Are NOW
Spread Out on the Line OF
Advance and Are Moving
on to Pretoria
Slowly.

that the British have captured Brand
fort.
Brandfort, Tuesday Morning, May
3.-Brandfort was captured by COM
bined movement of Colonel fuckers
and General Pole-Carew's divisions
on the east and center, and General
Hutton's mounted infantry on the
west. The British surprised the
Beers, who retreated hastily. Four
thousand of the enemy moved here
yesterday evening in order to oppose
our advance. Colonel fuckers ar
tillery had sharp duel with the en-
emy's guns and put two of them out
of action.
London. May 4.-4:I5 O. m.-General
Broadwood's cavalry brigade has reached
lsabefontein. twenty-eight miles north of
Thabanchu. General Ian Hamilton Is
Bivouacking at Jacobsruhl fifteen miles
north of Thabanchu. General fuckers
division IS moving eastward from Karee
siding. The divisions of General French
and General Rumble are in and near Tha-
banchu. Thus Lord Roberts has $1,000
men operating clear of the railway along
a front of forty miles. lie IS advanc-
ing slowly with some successes. but moth
ing decisive. Yet in all points of con-
&c ltration, the Beers appear In force suffi-
cient to compel the British to proceed
with caution. Their wide front In "A rug
ged country makes turning movements
off-hand difficult.
The Beers. Mr. Winston Churchill says.
have enormous herds OF cattle and focks
of sheep gathered in the southeast. These
they are driving northward.
Observers at headquarters In Bloemfon-
tein seem to think that the Beers are pre-
pairing to evacuate Brandfort and Lady
brand. The Beers stu holding Thaban-
chu district are estimated at 1900 They
have among their guns a forty-pounder.
one correspondent, wiring from Bloem-
fontein Wednesday. at 11:55 i. m, said
the British hoped to cut off the whole
commando.
The correspondents at Kimberley have
been forbidden to communicate for sew
eral DAVIS. the deduction being that a for
ward movement is under way there. The
Beers i'm Natal are restless. TWO nun
dred crossed Sundays river "Wednesday
and tried to engage the British outposts.
The Hioemfontein correspondent OF lhe
standard. telegraphing, May I'd. says;
- have lust ridden hither from Tina
banchu. along the line of our advance
east OF Bloemfontcin. The distance Is
fully forty miles. and yet almost every
point OF concentration Is contested by the
enemy. - II r,;...A \,
General Rumble. with the Eighth d.
vision Is posted on our right nank with
orders IN guard Il strong and DOidly out
lined frontal position in country Oh
decidedly difficult nature Ihere the
Beers have posted number oil guns OF
superior weight and range 10 our Owl, OWL,
hnW dlGDOSlllun
more than keep in touch with us and to
harrass our advance. -,
Further to the west General ian nam
iIton with his division OF mounted IN
fantrv is pressing northward, encounter
ing only a desuitory fire. The Highland
brigade from NalkrantZ, has been en-
raped while General Tucker, command
ing the Seventh division. has moved east
ward from Karee Siding and has returned
south, followed by the Beers.
Nevertheless the caVary, oWihf 70
the great numbers of the enemy, nave
heen prevented from completing the
movement that was intended to enclrcle
the Beers on the march TO Bradtort,
and the enemy Is now prepared 10 oiier
stubborn opposition on an entrenchcd
hin To the southeast of Kroonstad: They
will probably abandon that position as
soon as their stores nave peeh moNed
north of the Vet river
general Tuckev's attempt TO advance
on Bradfort showed the enemy TO be
I'm considerable strength. The Colonial
cavalry were engaged, and they lost
twenty horses while under lire from
nounoms The Beers were, however,
driven from their position.
The Daily News has the following from
Tnabanchu, dated Wednesday:
Yesterdays thanking movement Captain
Towse and fifty Gordon HighlanderS
were surrounded by $50 Beers, who de-
manded their surrender. Captain Towse
ordered his men to fix bayonets and
charge With a wild cheer the Gordons
rushed at the enemy and swept them
away with great slaughter. Captain
Towse was blinded in both eyes by the
eneny's fire and throughout behaved
most heroically."