The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-17
KIMBERLEY is
AT LAST RELIEY WE'D.
General French Reached
There on Thursday.
BOERs DISPERSED.
Their Depot and Ammunition Supplies
Were Captured.
CASUALTIES WERE VERY FEW.
One Of General Kelly-Ikenny's Bri-
sadcs Of Infantry is in Pursuit OF
Large Boer Convoy Moving
Towards B!ocmtnntcin.
Admirable Hospital
Arrangements.
CASUALTIES WERE VERY FEW.


LONDON. Feb 16---9:15 a. M.-The War
Office announces that Gerenal French
reached Kimberley Thursday evening.
Following is Lord Roberts message to
the War Office:
..Jacobsdal, FEB. 1c-2 a. M-French
with a force of artillery, cavalry and
mounted infantry, reached kimberley
this evening. Thursday
LONDON, Feb LIFTS P. M.-The War
Office makes public dispatch from Field
Marshal Lord Roberts, saying:
'.Jaco bSdai. Feb 16-The following from
General French was received this morn
ing:
~ have completely dispersed the
enemy from the southern side OF KIM
berlev. from AleXandersicntein to on
phamtsfontein. and am now gong to oc'
cupy their ground. Have captured ths
erehly's Iaager and store depot supplies
and supplies of ammunition. Casuatt e.
about twenty of all ranks Wo'lndsu:
:. Kimberley ckssrful and Well
General Roberts also sent ths 1oi'o"iiis
dispatch:
".Jacobsdal. Feb 1G-I have good rea'
son to believe the Masersfontsin trsncfe;
1ave been abandoned, and That the Seer.
aye endeavoring TO escaE@.
General IErellch is securing the couh'
try north Of Kimberley.
One CT General kelly-Nennys prlsaoes
-of infantry is in pursuit of a large Boei
convoy moving towards Eln9,Iinoi''ei 91
FULL OF WOUNDED.
OI1.rs7IlJIc J,AtC COBSDAL. .. T. S., Thurs-
day. Feb lJ.-Jacobsdal is now in posses
sion of the British. Yesterday small
cavalry patrol entered the place ana
found it full of wounded. including sew
eral British from RensburE. The place
was only occupied by small forcs:, which
fell back before the patrol, after series
Of small skirmishes. A battery OF 3rtu-
lery shclied the environs, and drove cut
the last of the iBoers.
Early this morning a large fc:ce OF
Beers from Colcsberg, with zen guns, at
tackled a convoy Of two hundred wagons
at the Reit River, sheliing vigorously
and doing damage. But strong reinforce
ments have been sent hence, and It IS
hoped they will bring in the whole cen
voy in safety.
General French's division seized three
drifts on the MOdder River. At me third
drift the Beers were fairly strongly en-
trenched. General French 5omblrded
them and drove them Off. To-day lie
moved rapidly in the direction of Kim
berley.
The Beers have left Alexanlersfor:ein,
which the British now occupy.
General Roberts is in excellent health
and spirits. The hardships and rapid
marching appear to agree with che whole
army, who are in splendid spirits under
the leadership OF ''Bobs.''
sHoWERED SHRAPNEL.
OUTSIDE JACOESDAL, Q. +. s..
Thursday. Feb. 15-The road between
NIudder river and .Iacobsdal is now open.
The distance is only nine miles The
road is available for sending reinforce-
ments and supplies
When the Beers evacuated Jacobsdal
they were obliged to pass over ridge
where they afforded a splendid mark
for the British guns. which showsred
shrapnel upon the retreating enemy.
The convoy which was attacked at
Riet river had been courtermanded. but
the order did not arrive in time, and the
experience was very warm one, al
though the Beers did little material dam
age
AS General French. with the strength
ened division, pushed forward toward
Kimberley. he found the beleaguerinG
Boers deserting their position at Alex
andersfontein, thus allowing a portion OF
the Kimberley garrison 10 occupy AMI
entreEch the place.
LONDON, Feb. 1G-11:55 P. M.-The
War Office has just issued the follow
ing from Lord Roberts,:
''Jncohsdal. Feb. 1G-T:45 P. M.-Much
gratified on arrival here to find adnllra-
BILE hospital arrangements made by the
German Ambulance Corps. under Doctors
Kaettner and Hildebrand. who. with
their staffs. have shown the greatest
kindness to our wounded as they have to
the Boer wounded. Some OF our wounded
have been here since December. Some
were brought in Yesterday.
ADDITIONAL REPORT.
LONDON, Feb 1.-THE following dis
patch from General Roberts fills the gaps
in the earlier dispatches:
''NIodder River, Feb. 16.-The Sixth Di-
vision left Waterfall Drift early yestar-
day morning and marched here. going on
the same evening to Reondeval Drift to
hold the crossing of the AIodders river
and leave General French free TO act.
Shortly after arriving here the mounts
ed infantry visited Jacobsdal and found
it full OF women and children. with four
of our wounded men doing well.
"On the way back the mounted infan-
try were attacked and nine men were
wounded. Colonel Henry and Major
Hatcheli and ten men were missing. Both
officers were subsequently, found at Ja-
cobsdal, slightly wounded.
Z ..Ihe cavalry division is moving in a
@northerly direction, and has apparently
already reduced the pressure on kimber-
ley, as kekewich signals the enemy he 5
abandoned Alexandersfontein and that
& he has occupied it.
..French has advanced as far as Abons-
dam with slight loss and Is pushing
on the posts. his rear being held by
mounted infantry. E
.'Cieinhnts, having been pressed By the
Beers. has retired to Arundel to cover
Naauwpoort. =
Z The War Office points out that the
word Here in the above dispatch
means some point on the Modder river
other than the AIodder river station
CAPTURED #TREACHEROUsLY.
e RIET RIVER, Feb. Ii.-Coionel Ham
nay. while on his way to Rambam, e1-
Ecountered 800 Boers with two gins. Mold
Ing a Kopje commanding the valley lead
Ing to the Drift. Tie lighting lasted