Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-11

of Water Fighting Tuesday and Yes
tcrday Near Wcpcncr.
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:HEAVY CANNONADING HEARD.
PictcrmaritZburg, April TO-
Heavy cannonadng commenced
this morning in the vicinity Of
Elandslaagte.
Ladysmth April TO- = Heavy
firing was heard carly this morn
Ing in the direction of Sundays
river. 1t continued for a few
hours.
No details of the engagement
have been received.
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London. April ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Brandfort dated Sun
day, says:
Yesterday General Dewet inflicted the
third defeat of the British within II
week at Mecrkatsfontein, killing and
woundng six hundred. He captured
nine hundred. with twelve guns, losing
five Beers killed and nine wounded.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
London, April 1.-THE Daily Mail
publishes the following, dated April 10,
from Lorenzo Marques:
1.-The Netherlands Railway Company
processes to have received Il telegram
reporting 81 Boer victory near Kroon-
stad, the Beers capturing 900 British"
Commenting upon this, the Daily
Mail remarks:
There Is Meerkatsfontein about
eight and Il half miles southeast OF
Kroonstad, but. II the report be true.
this can hardly be the place"
London, April 1.-THE Daily News
has the following from Pretoria, dated
Monday, by way of Delagoa bay:
cit is officially announced that O. bat
tie has been fought south of Brandfort,
in which six hundred British troops
were killed and wounded and 500 taken
prisoners.
ing great difficulty owing TO scarcity
OF water.
MORE FIGHTING.
Aliwal North, April 9.--An engage
ment took place to-day ut Wepener.
The Boers' Vickers- Maxim did consid-
cradle execution at first but the Brit
ish gunrers soon got the range and did
great havoc.
The fighting was severe and lasted
check. The casualties were rather
heavy on both sides. Another com
mando is advancing toward Wcpcner
from Dcwct's Dorm.
The Rockville commando las gone
to Wenener.
BATTLE RENEWED.
Alwal North. April 10.-Hcavy fight
Ing was continued at Wepener this
morning. Three Boer commanders are
attacking the town.
HEAVY CANNONADING
Pretoria. Monday, April 9-(Via Lou
renzo Mnrques) Heavy cannonading is
reported at Fourteen Streams. The
British are using naval gun. Lord
Methuen is moving in the direction of
Hoopstad.
BRITISH LOSSES.
Pretoria. April 9.-Via I.ourenzo
Marques)-The British CASUALTIES in the
fight at Dewet's Dorp were one hun
dred killed and wounded and four hun
dred and fifty-nine captured
The Transvaal Volksraad has been
summoned TO meet in ordinary session
on May 10.
GENERAL BRABANT ATTACKED.
London. April 1o.-The Beers attack
OH General Brabants force at Wepener
was resumed again at dawn to-day.
The enemy's attack on two or three
sides on Monday last until 23O o'clock
III the afternoon, when the firing
ceased and It was believed that the
enemy had been beaten off, but 1t was
announced this morning from Aliwal
North that the fighting had again be-
gun. General Brabants force. number
ing from two to three thousand hold
positions in a rough country. The
numerical strength of the Beers is be-
ing rapidly augmented. A BODY of o.
600 Beers is marching towards Spring
fontcin from Smithied between Wen
ener and Springfontein. The detona-
ton of heavy guns was heard at Ma
zerup on Monday. Sir Godfrey Lag
den, the British resident Commission
er of Basutoland has left Mazeru for
the border.
The events in the Southeast portion
Of the Free State have caused the
eighth division. which had been order
ed to Fourteen Streams to be diverted
to Springfontein.
MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS.
Mysterious movements of troops at
Bloemfonten are proceeding. The
newspaper correspondents are not al
lowed to telegraph their destinations,
and the presumption is that Lord
Roberts is making dispositions to cut
off the raidng Boer forces when they
try to withdraw northward from the
pursuing British columns.
The temperance of the Roers in the
occupied country has caused n revival
of the warlike feeling among the Free
Staters of the Fauresmith and Philip
polls districts. The Federal agents are
busy getting details OF the surrendered
Beers. and owing to the British garrE
rans being withdrawn from these dis
ecsstS the British residents are uneasy,