The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11
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Stubborn Resistance Of Their I d
vance Made by Beers.


Is London, May - The war. ONCE haS
published the following dispat CHI from
lord Roberts, dated Vet river. ssatur-
day, May S, 7:1s p. M: s.s $780,
II marched here to-day With Pole.
Carew's division. Headquarters and Wa.
vAlPs brigade, 81 the Seventh fdivisioA, ara
two miles IN the rear. Aaxwell's bril- 1i6s,
Of the same division, Is the same diitance
to our right. s5:i So Nh Z
The enemy are in considerable strength
on the opposite bank Of the river. Our n,lns
Engaged theirs for some three hours With
out being able to force q passa@e 6f the
river. but shortly before dusk tho mount
ed infantry. under Gem Hutton. turned the
ner pushed across the river under heavy
shell and muaketry fire. We are nowitiv-
ouaclking for the night within three miles. OF
Vet river. Our casualties, hope. are not
numerous ~. :,
Hamilton was in action yesterday, ana
succeeded in preventing junction Of two
Boer forces by well-executed movement
Twelfth lancers and Kitchener's horse,
who charged a body of the enemy and in-
nicted serious loss. The enemy fled, Ileav-
Ing their dead on the field and their wound
ed to be attended by our doctors. s$s#ss,
Macdonald' g Highland brigade dislodged
the enemy on the right flank under cover of
the naval guns, in which operation the
were very skillfully led f$S
Hamilton was advancing this morning
to q dtmcult drift over the Kleine Vet Git
tie Vet) river. .>5Sr .
Hunter reports that Barton's briRade
was heavily engaged this morning two
miles north Of Ruidam. The enemy posi-
ton was quite four miles long and strongly
~ orr fA0 that =
magnidcently and carried ridge after ridge
In grand style. ~ d, =, 5S1 ;a*
Casualties in this force. in Hamilton's
and Hunters will be reported as soon az
possible. " 49, -. l5,''
Capt. Miller. who was taken prisoner
near Thaba Nchu, has been sent to Run
dies camp by the enemy with a severe
wound in the abdomen.
Brabant reports that one sergeant and
three men were captured on Maya while on
patrol, and that one OF them, who had been
brutally Ill treated and left for dead by the
Beers, was found the following day. III
~ Lieut.. I.illey, Victoria mounted rides,
daneerously wounded, and has been most
bulance.
A~Severe Engagement. e.
Warrenton, May 7.-Saturday Gen.
Barton drove from 1000 to 1900 Beers
from hilly positions at Rooidan, where
they awaited them. They retreated
after stiff fighting, leaving a number
of dead on the field. The British cas-
ualties were slight. Gen. Barton Il is
still pursuing. Windsorton and Kip
dam have been evacuated. Gen.
Paget's brigade is attacking the Boer
position at Warrenton. The engage
ment Saturday was severe and lasted
from nine in the morning until four
in the. afternoon. More than once the
British infantry were obliged to en-
gage the Beers at close quarters, and
the: Beers only retired when their, re-
treat was nearly cut of.
The British losses were five killed
and Is wounded-mostly Welsh fusi-
leers. The British took batch of
prisoners, including the Swedish am
bulance, which they allowed to re-
turn. The Beers, in their hurried re-
treat, left IS dead I, Id = @s=as.., = =.
!, 80 Beers Retreat. :%''$
Z. Vet Liver, May 7.-Saturday ): the
British, after long march, encoun-
tered the Beers holding Vet river,
with six guns, two being of long
range. An artillery. duel ensued.
Meanwhile Gen. Hutton, after sharp
engagement. crossed the river =on tho
left just before sunset. The Beers re-
treated during the night.
Gen. fole-Carew started at day.
break Saturday ON 1s-mile march.
He first came into contact with Beers
holding the river at one o'clock p. M.
The British soon had two batteries
in action, and later they added two
naval nine-pounders, two ~ and 1--WE
inch siege guns. The Beers fired with
great accuracy and the duel contin-
ued unabated, with a terrible din, un-
til sunset, and even later there was
desultory firing. It is marvellous that
nobody on the British side was in
jured.
Later the whole British force crossed
the river, threatening the Boer right.
The Beers must have received about
the same time news Of Gen. Hamilton's
occupation of Winburg. About sunset
detachment of 26 Australians who
had crept toward the river bed found
themselves near q kopje occupied by
the Beers. After firing they fixed bay.
onets and charged, capturing the kopje.
All was done ON their own initiative.
Thus night fell. Early Sunday morn
ing it was discovered that the whole
Boer force had fed. Gen. Hutton dur
ing the night got two squadrons to
blow up the line near Swaldsel.
The British discovered, at every hun
dred yards along the railway, con.
concealed small packets of hi h ex-
plosive. The Beers had destroyed three
bridges over spruits between here
and Brandfort, but in every case it was
possible to make a detour. The Beers
appear to be fighting with much less
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