The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-04-05
A British Convoy, Under Com
mand of Col. BrOadwOOd. Fall
Into a Boar Trap.
ALL CAPTURED WITH THEIR GUNS.
English Forces Garrisoning Thaba
Nchu Were Compelled to Abandon
1t During the Night.
Gen. COlvi1le's Division Sheiling the
Boer Camp Near BIOemfontein-
Beers Expecting Great Things
of Their New Comma ndcr.

New York. April IA dispatch
from Pretoria says: Gen. Louis Botha
has been appointed to succeed Gen.
Joubert as commander-in-ch of tho
Transvaal forces.
London. April 1.--Even the details
of the engagement Friday at Karce
Siding station. few miles south of
Brandfort, fail to Instill much inter-
est. 1t appears to have been "A one
sided affair, although the Beers stout
~ held their ground against n force
three OF four times their size for
three hours, when. foreseeing the
danger of the British cavalry en-
yeloping their flank, the burghers
withdrew in good order on their
main body at Brandfort. which. ac-
cordng to Lord Roberts, they seem
later to have decided to relinqush
with the view. doubtless, of occupying
a prepared position further north.
kroonstad, Orange Free State, Fri
day, March 30.-Gen. SHUTS Friday
engaged the British at Mafetkop,
south of Brandfort. and held them at
bay for six hours. The burghers
fought well. The causualties are un.
known.
The Free State Raad will assemble
at Kroonstad April ?.
LONDON april S'-1he 'ollowihs
uispa'cn mas peeh rece''eu from
bushhah hop' dated saturday, Marc'
ol:
Inc BRUSH loree eomhiah"'" ny
Vol broad"ooo' consisting OF ''s
leh'h hussafs' nousehoid oaNa"' =,
TWO morse oat'erieS ana lorcc "i
mounted lhiantry uhaer 'ol' fll.hr'''
Which hao peeh garrlsoh'ng Ina "
Nchu' was oplSeu' III COD equehce t.
lhe near approach o. d iuise lor'' 9.
poers 10 ieaNp iaSt h'sh',
'oi' broau"oou L'''tc'.iu l"
bloe1n1ontelh "aterWcfhs, SCUM "i
the Mouoer' "here ne eh'alhEeu III
thls morning. Al earl. da"h 'ht
camp was sheiieu ny lhe enemy from
near point. I'I' hroau"o'd hsl''
on convoy WIN me pa'teri," Will
'he rest Oh the 'oFe' remained 10 ac'
as rear guard
IT, "nere tne L'osrs were cohcsAl'a'
ana the ehtlre podf walked INTO am
plsh ana was captured tcS' acr
WIN SIN guns lhe loss OF lilt ',7s
NOT great since most OF tHe 'rltisn
h'o Waiked INTO the trap peloie
shob was hreu.
Hen. oolNiiles dlNlsloh W.!lch iett
I'oein.oh'eih early 'ili" hio'H."@ VT
rNeu mere at noon ana ne II no"
Loru hoperts own report OF 'he
aiiair' II yet received ~ ,ne war "'.
nee mas ho' se, peea pun''She'i "no
no account VI 'i'e "h''r Is a,ai'apLs
10 'he Fupi'c eAeeP, 'ne a'Sp"' On
rom pusiiliaii hoP' no'i''lis va" pe
saio' 'hereiore' resaroihS 'ie eHuc'
eN'eii, Oh tne nri''sh misfortune, E!.
'ueh'iS Soi. broau"oou 'houSh' IL
necessary 10 re'reh, III haste from
lhap" Nchu' as nc IiarcIeu an
,hrouSh friuay n,ght, apparently ioi'
lowed ny cohsioeraple 1orce OF the
enemy. Inc convoy an" guns hau 10
pass 'nrouSh ueep sPruit Which the
hoers had occupied DIX OF IL guns,
'oiiPi is'hS ,"o ""'' 'eiies' al 'he "aS
ohs anu u Is feared many men, zen
ih'o tie hahus Oh Doors, Whose oar'
','s' olsPiaSeo 50 near pioeii'loh'eih'
SHOWS 'hat tnes are raPiuly reco''
'rlns learl ai'er 'heir receh' re-
verses
Inc nope Is eAPresseo mere tha'
'en' No'''iie WIZ recover 'he convoy
anu gums pu' .his Is iiaro'y hheiy III
s"c,i oi,h,ui, country anu II IL
pIoo"p,e tha' ,ns neAt news wiz ne
,na'' ai'er d sun hsh'' ueh' So.'iiie
mas cn.riIa'eu ,oi proalWoou from
ms oi'iic"i' Posi'ion' ou' iaiieu W re'
'rie>e 'he u's"s'er'
"reat 'n'hss are expected ny .he
DUETS VI ''e ne" eoiiihaiiue
,;on u,boI,, d,,r;n, ~, ,,.asa,,+
noign FOREIGN officers serving with
the Roers have exnressed SUNRISE at
his clever tactics