The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-17

LONDON. Feb. II. AS a m.-oen.
Cron1e. with start of a day or two. 10
seemingly in fun retreat from Lord Rob
erts. moving northward. Gen. French.
with the cavalry, simply stayed over night
In Kimberley and then pushed on 10 get
IN touch with the retiring enemy. A long
Boer wagon train Is moving toward
Blocmfonteln. followed presumably by =
large force ot British infantry. In their
has,y departure the Beers lost quantities
OF supplies ana ammunition.
Roberts Transport Prohiems.
Military opinion here is that Lord Rob-
erts will not push far after the Boers int
mediately, because OF transport problems
and the need OF rest for the troops He
has to feed 7ooa persons in his army.
and the whole OF Kimberley population.
lie must rebuild the railway from dod-
der River town TO Kimberley. and ro-
vietuai the latter.
Gen. French lost few men only In ao-
tion, but tho forced marches and the heat
have probably made many III. Numbers
OF re-mounts must be provided.
Genuine Pr-iiminary Success.
| Lord Roberts has wrought genuine
preliminary success. and the impression IL
| that he has done enough for the present
and viii need 90 prepare for another strike.
| All over England tonight there has been
evidence OF public Joy. In every thcater
and public meeting around the railway sta
| tions and In tho streets there have bsen
| expressions OF siadness and ,ubtiatscn
over the news The newspaper sre edi-
torially rejoicing
One Disturbing ractor.
Those who read the news closely sec only
| one disturbing factor In the Cape siina-
tion. and that is the pressure of the Beers
toward Lord Roberts nne s supply
| through De Aar, which wan never moro
important than now. The Beers. under
| CommsnJants De Lacey and Goblcr. ara
making persistent effort 20 penetrate TO
| the railway. They have pushed Gen. Gle
ments back to Arundel. and have out
fanked him. An are within sixty miles,
! or two hard days march. OF tho Central
railway. Doubtless Lord Roberts has left
considerable forces along the lire, and
can send back more II necessary.
Dispatches Frass Roberts.
LONDON. Feb IA, T,A y. m-~rhs war
offce made public dispatch from Lord
Roberts saying
"Jacohsdsis Feb a.
Tho following from French was tacaiv-
cd this morning 4 have completely dis
persed the enemy from the southern sids
of Kimberley from AlesanreFs fontein 10
olghants font.in, and am now Roing 10
occupy their ground. Hav. captured the
enemY's lnager and store supplies and
supplies OF ammunition. Casualties about
twenty. ~ All ranks. Kimberley cheerful
and well"
Another Later Dispatch.
Gen Roberts later sent the following
dispatch
'JAoohsdAie Fsh ~
u have good reason % t@iissa that As-
gers fnnt.ir trenches have been abandoned
and that the Beers are sna@a sorlnx 20 e.-
caps French II securing rhs country
north ~ kimhsfiey. one ~ Gen kellt-
ksnny'S bFtEadps - infantry s. IN par.
suit of large isoer convoy moving To-
wards bsoemfontein."
Fiii. In the Gap.
90 y. u.-Ths sollo~inx al8patca frp-n
Gen Hohssis hiis The gaps in the eaTiies
dispatches;
sMeaaef River Fah. "a
The sixth division sett waissfsa asift
early ysstsFdsy morning and marched
hers. golnx on the Same evening 10 Rsan-
Z devai arm to has8 sbs crossings - tbs
{ Mofaer river ard leave Gen. French fSse
+ 20 work
{ Shortly after arriving here ihs mount.
Z ed infantry visited laeoSstsl and found n
! fIii ~ women and children wtfh Eea.T ~
eur wounded men DOING well
I ~oH the wsy back the mogassd Infantry
we're aftae kt1 and nias men Nsre sB1Bd-
( "a Col Henry and Maj Hadhsli au5 lea
Z men wern missing Hoth officers wsfs sub
sraosasiy found At Jaeshndai nsiSklsy
wounded
'Tas eavaify aivsssoa Il moving in =
ragghstlF erection aHa has apparently al
ready sHda~ed the pTssRase on Eintefisy
as kesENicn Signals fhaf fhe snssny has
abanaonsa AlsxAnasFsfantein aBd that hs
haa 0acapls8 g.
''FFs8th hSs advanced az fsr a. Atoms.
aaru. Nith a. hKhs loss. ard r. pushing on
tss potn, hip rear bslng hei3 - ns8nged
infaatrg.
flsa-ents. having hsen pressed ~ n.
Bears, hta retired 20 Afanaei 70 sover
NaaupoaFt'
The war offce points oat thas fhs word
mere in the above dispatch nsans som.
point on the Mo5der river. ether Than Mod
der RIVER station.
Roberts Latest Report
llaA ? Tbs wer offiee bss Just issued
the following ffesn lord Roberts
"Jacabsiai Fsh r. rs o. m.
Il 9as mpch grained on arrival here 70
] Ind the admirable AesS.t2i ssrangecne1lA