The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-02-20
THE RETREAT OF THE BOERs
General Kelly-Kenny is Fighting
the Rear Guard.

Iacobsdal, Feb. 17.-CVia Modder Riv-
er)-General Cronje with 10000 men, il
IN full retreat towards Bloemfontein
General kelIey-Kenny is fighting a rear
guard action and harassing the retreat.
The Beers are reported TO be ieavina
Npytfonteiu, going III a northwestern!
direction.
The Beers captured a large convoy
as a result of yesterdays (T~hursday's)
lighting at Riet River. The British cas-
oaitieS were comparatively slight in view
OF the tremendous bombardment. Less
than 80 men We're wounded and but ont
Killed.
General French's division was emhusi
a~~tlcally welcomed at Kimberley. Th,
officers dined at the club last evening
ihe news Of the entry into Kimberley
has greatly cheered the troops who ar,
working Splendidly.
BRITISH CAPTURE STORES.
London, Feb. IA dispatch to the
War Office from Lord Roberts say
that General Kelley-kenny's brigade
Friday captured IS wagons of stores anG
ammunition belonging to General Cronje
Following is the text of Lord Roberts
dispatch:
"Jacobsdal, Feb. 11.-(5:5O a. MI
General helly-kenny's brigade captured
Yesterday IS wagons laden with stores.
two wagons of Mauser rifles. eight boxe.
OF shells. 10 barrels Of explosives and 3
large quantity of stores. all belonging t.
tronje's laager, which was still beine
shelled by our artillery when Kitchener
dispatched his messenger
BRITISH IN JACOBSDAL.
JacobsdaI, Thursday. February 10
Lord Roberts troops today entered thi,
town which has been i'll possession of til
british since yesterday. The utmost or
der prevails. Military police patrol tn.
s%tFeets, but not a stick of furniture.
not even an apple from the trees ha>
.rcn taken. A sentry has been placed
"etore each store and the soldiers ar,
@iio"'d TO enter and purchase what the,
require Everything is so peaceful tha.
me inhabitants express the utmost sun
PRISE as 1t had been diligently reported
Jhat the British occupation meant instant
lootIHG. Judging from the conversation.
u tt.e inhabitants the Free State j.
weary OF the war. 1t is openly sail
mat PRESIDENT Steyn betrayed the PEG
ne When the latter became satisfiet
mere was 40 truth i'll the stories of I'll,
iootih@ proclivities of the British til,
to"nSpeople welcomed the troops as
friends. Since the battle Of the Mod
DER river the town has NOT been garri
Soned, but has beer merely used as .
hospital depot. When the Beers tire6
on the British Wednesday the townspeo
}ae protested. Although the British shed
ing Yesterday considerably frightened tls
women the shells were only directed at a
'i1Se beyond the town which was in
1#ehehed. The German hospital remains
1 heautlful order. 1t is clean and SAM
-1f5 and the wounded Of both sides are
equally Well attended.
\ correspondent talked with Il nunrbel
~ Inc Boer wounded and they all ac-
AAeNIedged that the British movements
Had honplussed the burgher commanders
Even now 1T is added they are under the
impression that the sole object was the
capture Of Jacobsdal. When informed
81 the relief of Kimberley they were a
AfNt ~ncredulous and then astounded.
The landdrost remains in the town.
News has reached here that the Boeur