The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-14
IN HAIL OF BULLETS AND SHELLS.
Beers Make it Warm For Colonel Dalgety's
Force at Wepener.
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7 London, April l4.-Ine 1lneS mas inc
following from Jammersburg, dated April
18th:
Colonel Dalgety's force has been sur
rounded by thousands of Beers with eight
guns, two pom poms" and two MaXms,
since Monday morning. They have gal
lantly withstood a heavy attack on Mon
day and again night attack on Tuesday
and on Thursday there was continuous
shell and rifle fire.
1--WE are confident of being able to re-
pulse any attack. Food is plentiful. Our
casualties under the circumstances, are
small. The brunt of the fighting, as also
Of the loss. has been borne by the Cape
mounted rifiemen."
BOERS ADOPT NEW TACTICS.
London April 1.-THE Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Morning Post, teie-
graphing Thursday, says:
"The enemy have evidently determined
to adopt entirely new tactics. TWO
columns are known to be moving to the
south of Bloemfcntein. They are relying
on Cape carts for transport and are car
rying scarcely any forage and only suifi-
cient food to meet the immediate require
ments Of the convoy with OK transport
following at a secure distance. The boer
columns are thus enabled to move almost
as quickly as cavalry.
1T is reported that there are 5000
Beers to the South of Dewetsdorp. The
force extends from that point to Odendahl.
The burghers who had returned to their
farms are undoubtedly rejoining the
enemy.
Lord Roberts has appointed the Duke
of Marlborough to be assistant military
secretary at headquarters
TOWN GUARD RE-MOBILIZED.
Kimberley. April 13-The town guard
has been re-mobilized and guns have been
remounted at the forts, owing to the
fears of the populace that the Beers will
again attempt a siege.
A battalion of the Scottish rifles has
arrived and the redoubts around the town
are manned with regular troops
The military authorities regard these
fears as groundless
BRITISH HAVE A CLOSE SHAVE.
London, April 1.-THE Daily Telegraph
has the following from Elandslaagte,
dated April 18th
'The Beers are changing their tactics
and are moving from Glencoe westward
with a view Of threatening our lines of
| communication to Ladysmith.
con Tuesday corps of carbneers and
another of Thorneycrofts Horse narrow
ly escaped being cut off, owing to the
treachery of a Kaffir and native guide
MUST NOT PASS DURHAM.
Cape Town April 13-The Admiral in
charge CT the British fleet in these wa
ters has refused to permit the British
steamer Mashona, Captain Johnston, to
proceed beyond Durham. The agents Of
the vessel announce that the cargo des
tined for Delagoa Bay will be landed at
Durham. y
The British gunboat Partridge. Decem-
Der Sth, captured the steamer Mashona,
which had sailed from New York Novem-
Der 3rd via st. Vincent November 10Th
fer Delagoa Bay, laden with -four for the
Tran vaal. The vessel and the food
stuffs were subsequently released under
bend and the prize court March 18th, rem
dered a verdict that portions of the cargo
were condemned but that the steamer
was formally released. The Mashona ar
rived at Delagoa Bay April 4th from Cape
Town and was to proceed for Durham and
other ports.