Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-10

London, May 1O.-Thc following dis
patch dated May s, has been received
from Smaldecl: ~
"The British have been successful Mt
all points recently. General Hunter mas
passed Fourteen Streams after night
in which over 20 Beers, including two
commanders, were killed.
AT the Vet river the Gordon high
landprs put large commando to flight,
and the Eighth hussars Killed over ~ of
the retreatng Beers.
although General Ian Hamilton was
fighting every day last week, his asdal-
tics were only about 100.
"The Beers are reported to be retiring
from the Zand river.
MANY Beers are turning in ,&elr
horses and Mausers."
Later dispatches from Smadrol aay
that General French, about whose m. e
mcats there has been considerable r.
tely for several days, has joined
Roberts forces. liz. s.s II 4
IT is announced in special dlsps@rh
from Lourcnco Marques that the govern
ment of the Orange Free State has beer
moved from Kroonstadt to Hebron.
Although the British expected consider
able opposition at the difficult drift OF
| the Zand river, the latest advices Indicate
| that the foderals are not yet ready tt
| make determined attempt to stem Lord
| Roberts advance. The latter's front
| indeed. is so wide and overwhelming ii
| numbers that ii is difficult TO see how
| the Beers can help being ousted out OF
| Virginia Siding as they were out OF
| Smadcel, even if they elected to give
| battle.
May Retard the Advance.
| The same considerations would proba
| bly, affect the situation at Kroonstadt
| hence the general belief that little rea
| opposition will be encountered south o
| the Vaal. The repairs to the bridges
over the Vet river and the Naal are eX
pected to retard the general march from
| Sma!decl and Fourteen Streams for three
or four days. when General Butler will
also be ready.
The general idea is that Lord Robert
will direct his right on Harrismith i'll or
der to get in touch with the Natal arm.
coming through Van Reenan's pass.
A dispatch from Maseru says:
1.-THE Boers have deserted Ladybran'
| ana L ElCkSDufS. utS tooh Il iot VI pooN
and documents with them and destroyed
such others as might give information
as to the origin of the war and the sup
plying of the Free State burghers AM
Cape Colony rebels with Mausers from
the Transvaal.
"The roads from Wepener to Clocola
are shrou(cd in dust. Owing to a bloc
of the continuous stream of wagons an
cattle going northward they are nov
iammed together in an neXtricable mass
the leaders not knowing which way t
| turn.
"'rhe British occupation Of Winber
and Senekal is said to have frightene
the Beers, who fear that their retrea
may be cut off"
The Globe. commenting on the attitud
of cordality displayed by the New Yor
aldermen toward the Boer delegates. i
spite Of the "unanswerble opinion o
| Alderman Brice." asks:
"Whnt would have been the sentimon
in the United States if, during the lat
war, the lord mayor of London had offer
cd Il public welcome to the delegate
from the Philippine Islands asking fo
European intervention in behalf Of thoi
independence? Our conduct then appear
ed to evoke intense gratitude, but tn
value of such gratitude becomes obviou
when blown to the winds on the approac
of presidential election"