The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-12
MAFEK|NG RELIEF
COLUMN ADVANCES.
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the Cheshire regiment crossed the river,
intrenched themselves and prepared 10 nold
the passage for the regiments following:
"At daybreak the main body crossed at
two or three points. Inc mounted MAJ
try was then in action, driving on the
advance Beers preparatory to general
forward movement.
1.-THE Beer right rrst gave way pul
Tucker and Hamilton had a rougher task
on the left The Beers had six guns ana
served them well. working with great de-
termination, but the British worked up
closer and closer, their guns meahWhiie
firing necessarily.
.aThe East Lancashire and Sussex regi-
ments by II o'clock had worked Wen 70
the front. The order was given and ike
a flash the two regiments sprang for
ward simultaneously. and in few mo-
ments had secured two commanding
100 yards of the Beers main trench, and
the latter were already losing heart from
the demonstration on their flank, but they
kept up p, rapid, though Wild Wild i nnaros WAS
ordered and away went the Lancashire
and the Sussex regiments again, but the
b1s Go n5 the hot ras t and oe sy a ag
the whole line was then complete"
Money TO Assassinnte Miner.
The South African Review asserts that
a member of the legislature of Cape Col
ony offered money to man to
commissioner. Affidavits on the subject
are said to be in the hands OF the attor-
ney general.
Fighting Near Thaba N'Chu.
The presence of 10000 Beers in the neigh
boorhood Of Thaba N'Chu is confirmed.
north to southeast Of Thaba N'Chu. A
detachment ta Of a,u Brabant's horse pur,
ter ,dm tine rbpa b sn se tssa
took VI. position on hill, which they are
now holding. There We're few casualties
on the British side. The Boer headquarters
are at Eden
Free staters Sick of II.
RET SPRUIT. May 10, morning.-The
Beers opposed the British advance, hold
ing positions north OF Zand drift back
along the whole line, from Gen. Hamilton
on the east and Gen. Hutton on the west.
Chiefly artillery was engaged. The Sussex
regiment charged a kopje at the point of
the bayonet and the East Lancashires
captured another The British loss is in
significant.
Gen. Hutton had series of artillery
duels, the Beers always retiring. Twenty
Beers We're taken prisoners. The advance
continues. The Beers are fighting half
heartedly. The Free Staters are sick OF
the war.
On the Southern border.
MAsERU. Basutoland, May 1O--The
Free Staters are concentrating strongly
hills lying eastward on the direct line OF
the Thaba N'Chu road to Winburg. Presi-
dent Steyn was with them yesterday, but
Is believed to have gone northward after
inspiring the burghers with predictions of
approaching Boer success through the as
sistance of thousands of foreigners, who,
he said, We're pouring into Delagoa bay.
Gen. Rundle's divisions camped last even
ing on the banks of the Little Iium river,
between Thaba N'Chu and Ladyhrand
Boer Prisoner shot.
JAMESTOWN. st. Helena, May H.
Tuesday night one of the guards shot a
Boer prisoner as he was attempting to es-
cape over the boundary fence. The sentry
challenged the prisoner, but received no
answer and then fired. The matter Is
being Investigated by a court-martial.
strathcOna's Horse Sails for the Cape
LONDON. May 11.--Lord Strathcona and
Mount Royal. the Canadian high commits
sioner, babe farewell today to the con-
tingent of Canadians belonging to Strath-
Liverpool and which sailed for South AZ
RIGA today on board the British transport
Assays. from this city. The high COM
and expressed the belief that they would
emulate the excellent example OF the other
Canadians at the front
Rumble and Brabant Advance.
MASERU. Basutoland, May 1i-British
foroes from Tha6a NChu, under Gen.
nave advanced towards Colocan and
PlatsburE.
n large commando OF Beers has return
ed from the Korannaberg hills, and is in
readiness to meet the British but the
Beers are puzzled to know by which route
the British Will appear.
Fighting on the Western Border.
LONDON, May 12-The Lourenzo Mar
quez correspondent OF the Daily Mail in
dispatch dated Friday. May II, says:
The Boer papers report severe fighting
on the Western border. The facts are
very much confused. probably by design
to conceal the truth from the burghers
but there is enough to show that the
Beers admit a British occupation of
Taungs."
A special dispatch from Christiana
CrransvaaD published in the Standard and
Diggers' News says
six hundred British cavalry crossed the
Vaal Friday at Kalmorg, about eighteen
miles below Fourteen Streams. and went
to Taungs, followed by commandos A
second detachment OF the British crossed
at the same place Saturday. The Grioui-
landers, under Gen, Aswogon. after being
reinforced. repulsed the British and forced
them back In the direction OF Taungs.
Gen. Aswogon was killed. The other
Boer casualties were seven wounded The
British loss was heavy. Everything was
brought away from the laagers except a
few tents left to attract the enemy's
shells, Taungs is occupied by about 1000
British" wv