The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-12
No WORD COMES
FROM GEN. ROBERTS,


Pioneer railroad regiment. seven; Amnlu,
milton park, Royal marines and lmper1ai
telegraphs, one each: Postoniee corps
one
'Stonhan reports many were severely
wounded and the remaining OF the Fourth
Derbyshire and details OF prisoners, eS-
cept six of the rank and file, are IN MS
camp. All the wounded are in lis camp,
lately occupied by tse Fourth Der6yshire'
Inquiries are being made as TO the names.
ut is inferred the Beers captured over 40
men and as late as June 10. held positions
cutting off the British forces north OF
Kroonstad from achievements.
Gen. Nethuen Fighting.
A dispatch from Gen. ForestierW aiker
says Gen. Metheun was fighting within ten
miles OF Hebron June 6, as follows;
Cape Town June 10.
Gen. Kelly-Kenny reports from Blocm-
fontein this morning that Metheun, with
the greater part OF his division, was fght-
ing early in the morning Of June ). ten
miles south Of Hebron. where Col. Vile
was reported TO be with the Highland bril-
gade. Methuen left Lindley June with
ample supplies for himself and Col. Vile,
leaving paget to hold I.indley with SUM-
Gent force.
'Kelly-Kenny has ordered Knox to press
on the enemy's outpost. believing the
enenly's strength &c be exaggerated.
IAN Is quiet ana there is no anxiety as
regards the district to the south. cormuh-
ications north of Kroonstad have peen cut
since June g.
News Was n shock
The news that the shutting off OF Rob
erts communication with the outer world
was accompanied by serious loss came ike
a thunderbolt In London. until the news
came. It was thought the destruction OF
the railroad was accomplished by Free
Staters who were avoiding rather than ali
Initiating the British detachments station
ed at the point attacked.
Nor are Forester Walkers vague state
ments regarding Methuen and the sttua-
ton at Hebron looked upon as reassnr-
ing The Beers appear to be in sufficient
strength to completely separate all the
British forces north and south of line
stretching some fifty miles between
Roodevall and Hebron. Methuens
march upon the latter place seems some
what in the nature of movement for
the relief Of Col. Vile. All in all to-
DAYS dispatches reveal that the situa-
ton is far more serious than any one
imagined.
nuIIcr Makes n Flank Movement.
LONDON, June I1-10:30 a. m.-The fol-
lowing report from Gen. Butler has been
Issued by the war office:
HEADQUARTERS in Natal, June II.
1.-THE force is concentrated on the Kip
river at it's junction with the Gansvlei
last night. We anticipated at that de-
file a force of the enemy about 5000
strong, who had. | think, intended to
occupy it. and he retired as soon as
our heavy guns opened, which were very
smart1y brought into action by Mai May,
of the Royal artillery. and Capt. Jones.
of the royal navy.
THE South African light horse and the
Second cavalry brigade were smartly en-
gagged while covering our left front
"Our casualties were about six killed
and seven wounded"
Kruger Has n BOdyguHrd.
LONDON, June 12-The I1ourenzo Mar
quez correspondent OF the Times says:
AT Machadodorp President Krogt~ has a
bodyguard of 600 burghers. Stores are be-
ing moved as quickly as possible from that
point to Lydenburg.
THE Portuguese authorities sent A furth-
err body OF troops to the border today"