The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-08

London, March Z, midnight.-The war
Office has just posted the following ad-
vices from Lord Roberts:
Poplar Grove, March Z, evening
We had a very successful day and have
completely routed the enemy. who are
in full retreat The position which they
occupied is extremely strong, and cum
ningly arranged, with a second line of
Entertainments which would have
caused us heavy losses had a direct at
tack been made.
THE turning movement was neces-
sarily wide, owing to the nature Of the
ground and the cavalry and horse ar
tillery horses are much done up.
THE fighting was practically con-
fined 10 the cavalry division, which, as
usual, did exceedingly well, and Gen
eral French reports that the horse ar
tilleTy batteries did great execution
among the enemy.
Our casualties are about fifty. !
regret to. say that Lieutenant Keswick
was killed and Lieutenant Bailey was
severely wounded. both OF the Twelfth
lancers. Lieutenant de Crespigny Of
wounded. Remaining casualties will be
telegraphed tomorrow
Generals De Witt and De Larey
commanded the Boer forces"
British Enter Transvaal.
A special dispatch from Durham says
flying column of British troops from
Zululand has entered the Eransvaal
and has been daily sldrmishing with
small parties of Beers.
The force consists of mounted infan-
try, Natal scouts and artillery, all
commanded by Major PTendergast
The men first crossed the border on
Feb. %. 1t now occupies an entrenched
position on Catasa, nine miles within
the Transvaal.
London, March 8, a. m.-LOrd Rob-
erts wired yesterday morning from OS-
fontein, and in the evening from Poplar
Grove, fourteen miles eastward. BY
an application of the elementary prin-
ciple Of strategy the B0er positions,
fifteen miles long across his path, have
been emptied and their holders have
been obliged 10 retire in confusion con-
sequent upon haSty withdrawal
Nothing was done by Lord Roberts
TO disturb the symmetry, the deadly
/ ingenuity of the Boer trenches in front
Of him. He marched out infantry es-
timated, from the commands named, at
10000 men, and sent 10000 hOrsemen and
| horse artillery in a bold sweep around
the Boer left. whereupOn the BOer cen
ter and right became untenable. Fifty
British fell when the cavalry came into
contact with the Beers.
Strength of the Beers.
The correspondents differ as to the
Rnan0NT'C acrf nj 4
correspondent thinks the Beers numbe
something more than 1000. The Daily
News man estimates them at 10000
As these figures come from observers
at headquarters, il ia clear that Lord
/ Roberts force was Overwhelmingly szl-
( periOr. He can scarcely have fewer
J than $4,000 Immediately available. as
/ the guards brigade reached him from
Lord Methuen Tuesday.
Lord Methuen now commands only
volunteers and the local forces at kim
berley, some Of whom have gone
| toward Mafeking
The Beers do not yet appear to ap-
preciate the mobility of Lord Roberts
4 corps, which was able to strike Sc
/ swiftly in this affair that the enemy
/ had TO abandon a gun. much forage
and large quantity Of camp equip.
ment.
The Standard cautions Englishmer
/ against rising to a height of serene
! cOntentment. which the actual position
| does not justify" aud thus measure:
| the situation:
"A large number of the Beers ar,
still in the field. They have a wild,
range of country over which they car
! operate. Although their morale j.
! somewhat damaged. it would be to,
much to say that they will not stanC
again. Indeed. what we want them [,
do is to stand again. for il is only in :
real Stand-up fight that we can inffic
these losses. which would eventually
lead the defeated to sue for peace.
Know the Results.
Lord Roberts has gained a success
but 1t must not be regarded as a sigma
1 victory until we know what damag,
has be n inflicted and what prisoner.
| have been taken"
The Dutch risings in the northwest
ern districts of Cape Colony are IN,
only clouds visible in the sky of Brit
! ish prospects
The military authorities have decided
that General Cronje and the other Boe
/ prisoners shall be sent immediately [,
the island of st. Helena, there to re
main until the end of the war Lore
Roberts has chosen Lord Bathurst. col
! onel OF a militia regiment at the front
10 command the escort TO st. Helena
/ which was last month placed in cabl,
communication with Cape Town anC
/ London.
i 1t is also asserted that the eabine
has resolved neither to propose nor t
/ entertain a proposal at the Dresen
Juncture for an exchange of prisoners
Mr.. A g. Hales. the correspondent o
I the Daily News. who was captured by
/ the Beers Feb 9 and released a few
| days ago at Bl0emfOntein. telegraph.
ing from Sterkstroom Tuesday, says:
Terrible Fighting to Come.
While I was prisoner at Bloem
| fontein 1 had an interesting interview
| with President Steyn. He said tn
| burghers were determined to fight I,
/ the last man. and that the struggle il
: the Free State would be child's MAY
| compared with what would follow il
| the Transvaal
| President Steyn predicted that III
| capltulatlcn of Pretoria would be pre-
1 ceded by events which would astoniSl
1 Europe. He appointed a deputy presi
dent TO remain at BlOemfontein durin,
his absence at Pretoria in the interest
/ of the Free State
/ A correspondent Of the Morning Pos
/ at Csfontein, telegraphing Tuesday
March 8, says: The agitation BY tn,
/ peace party in England and the hop,
/ that the conservative government NAY
/ De defeated are neutrallzing the effec
I Of the British victories, because They
encourage the Beers to persist in tn,