The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-05-05
IS DIFFICULT 70 UNRAVEL..
The War Situation in South Africa
Keeps the Correspondents
and Experts Guessing.
The BRITISH FORCES ARE ON THE MOVE.
Every Prospect of Sharp Fighting I'm
the Vicinity Of Thaba N'Chu, Gen.
BOtiia Having Been Reinforced
Opinion Prevails nj BIOemfontei
That War VIII Soon End.

Botha Having Been Reinforced
Opinion Prevails Mt BiOemfontein
That War VIII soon End.
London, May at is difficult to un-
ravel the tangled stories coming from
the neighborhood of Thaba N'Chu, but
apparently the British forces are en-
gagged in a movement having for it's
object the hemming in of the Beers
still in that district. While Generals
French and Rumble are holding the
Beers at Thaba N'Chu, Gen. Broad
woods cavalry has been pushed Oh
Hout mex, in the hope of ~intercepting
the federal conveys between Lady
brand and Winburg. AS Gen. Botha
has been reinforced, there is every
prospect of sharp fighting.
New Scene of Operations.
The new scene of operations and the
general movements of the various col.
umns are taken to indicate that Lord
Roberts is deploring his army prepa-
ratory to beginning his northern
march. 1t now seems likely tina, it IL
the commander-in-chief's intention to
advance simultaneously from Kimber-
ley, Bloemfontein and Ladysmith, with
the view of preventing the Beers from
concentrating their forces at any Civ
EN- point.
A Prevailing Opinion.
A dispatch from Bloemfontein, dat.
ed Tuesday, chronicles the prevailing
opinion among the townspeople there
hat the war is not likely to last more
than six weeks, once the British adj
vance begins, but adds that the cor
respondent has been unable to dis
cover any ground for this opinion, be-
You'd the fact that Gen. Darlington
has arrived at the Marandellas base,
whence a flying column will be dis
patched in a direction not made pub
lie.
kruger's PrOcla nation.
A dispatch from Pretoria gives the
text of President Kruger's ploclama-
ton expelling British subjects from
the 1ransvaal. 1t says:
"As numerous burghers insist on
TIC ItlltONdl vi t1c DIttlsI, anu us Tie
government is DESTROYS of complying
with the wishes of the burghers and
others favorable to the republic, ali
B%ritishers residing in the district and
town of Pretoria, and the Witwaters
Rand gold fields must leave the state
within SO hours from noon. April 50.
Exception will be made in the case of
those obtaining special permits"
Gen. HamiItOn's Casualties.
lord Roberts forwards a list of the
casualties of Gen. Ian Hamilton's
force, April 30, as follows:
Killed-Maj. Showers, Lieut.. Parker
and one private.
Woundcd-Four officers and five
men.
Missing-Twp officers and ten men.
A dispatch from Mafeking describ.
ing the Boer attack of April II, says:
Hottest of the Siege.
"The bombardmcnt of the Creusota
WIS al" hottest OF the siege. Many
shells entered the hospital and WON
ans lager. Under coyer of the artil-
iNlN ~ iuiS0 lOlCt commanded DIV
Cronie 1.-THE younger), including the
German corps, advanced close to Fort
Abrams. The garrison laid low unit
the Boer force was ut close range.
when they fired a volley, killed nve.
wounded many and the attack was
repulsed. The bombardmcnt then
ceased. The Beers, under a Red Cross
flag. later, were permitted to recove,
their dead"
The PONerfuIs Naval Brigade.
Windsor is in holiday attire, and
decorated from end to end in honor
of the naval brigade of the British
cruiser Powerful, which assisted il tho
defense of Ladysmith. The naval mer
were summoned to the castle to be in.
spected by the queen. The band oil
the G%renadier guards met the navaI
brigade at the railroad station ant
played them to the castl. through
cheering throngs of people.
Inspected BY the Queen.
The inspection occurred in the quad
rangle and was witnessed by the duke
of York, and ether members of the
royal family, and a number of hirt
naval and military officers. Her mai
esty drove down the line of the blu,
jackets, who then advanced and CAV,
three cheers for the queen. Capt
Lambton of the Powerful. and the Off.
GERS of that vessel were afterwards
presented TO her majesty, who
thanked Capr. Lambton and the bri
gade for their noble services to the
empire.
Ready to DO More.
The captain replied that what they
had done was nothing to what tn,
navy was prepared to do for he,
majesty.
The queen some time afterwards
saw the blue jackets entertained a
dinner.