Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-04


rctrented hastily. Four thousand of
the enemy moved here yesterday in
order to oppose our advance. Col.
fuckers artillery had IA sharp. duel
with the enemy's guns and put two
of them out of action.
PRETORIA, May AN official war
bulletin, issued here, reports that or
April 2S the Federals captured nine
prisoners and 10 horses eastward of
Thaba N'Chu, and that on April 80
British mounted corps appeared near
Brandfort. The Federals attacked
them on two sides and the British re-
tired Two Federals were wounded
and II prisoners were taken.
Another account, semi-ofhcial, of
this affair, says that the Walkers
troom and Ermelo commands had
skirmish with the British near Brand
foCt. After a sharp fight IL prisoners
were taken and 10 British were left
dead on the field, including Capt. Lid
dy. A few Federals were wounded
The heavy bombardment by the
British has been resumed at Four
teen Streams.
The correspondent of Reuters Tele-
gram Agency in the Boer camp at
Brandfort wires that when the British
appeared 10 miles east of Brandfort,
Gen. Delary ordered charge by 500
Beers, who drove them back to their
entertainments The Federals found
four dead on the field and took II
prisoners, mostly wounded, including
Lieut. Crano.
Later in the afternoon Gen. Delary
learned that the British had forced
their way 20 miles east of Brandfort
and seven miles north of the Modder
river. With $50 men Delarey set out
in pursuit of the British, who num-
beFed 1900 The forces met in the
open country, a sharp engagement
followed and the British retired AS
the Beers had n heavy day they were
not pursued. The Federals had five
men wounded.
An American has been arrested in
connection with the Begbie explosion.
LONDON, May 3.-The war Office
has received the following report from
Lord Roberts, under date of Bloem-
fontein, May 2:
Gen. Hamilton met with consider
able success and drove the enemy out
oe tho c+rono pocif;op thav had taken
up at Houtnek with comparatively
small loss to us. The Beers dispersed
in several directions, mainly to the
east and north, leaving 26 prisoners in
our hands, including one commandant
and 16 other wounded men. Gen. Ham
ilton is now in camp at Jacobsrust.
AS the men needed rest after fighting
seven out of the last ten days, / or
dered them to halt for the day. Gen.
Broadwood's brigade of cavalry arriv-
ed upon the scene in time to afford
valuable assistance by threatening the
enemy's rear. During the afternoon
Gen. Ian Hamilton was Joined by Gen.
Bruce Hamilton's brigade of infantry.
"The enemy admit having II killed
and 40 wounded yesterday. Among the
former was Lieut. Gunther, a German
officer belonging to the Fifty-fifth reg
iment and among the latter was Max
imoff, the Russian commander of the
Foreign Legion. Twenty-one out of
30 of the enemy's casualties occurred
among the members of that legion.
Two Frenchmen were among the
killed
Gen. Hamilton speaks in high terms
Of the good service performed by the
Eighth Hussars, under Col. CLOVIS, and
made up into a regiment of lancers
which came into Gen. Broadwood's
brigade and assisted in making the
Beers vacate their position. The final
stroke to the enemy's rout was given
by the Gordons and two companies of
he Shropshire Light Infantry, who
cheered loudly when they got within
zoo yards of the position. Kitchener's
horse is also spoken of in terms of
praise"
Lord Roberts latest dispatch throws
no light on the subject and possihili-
ties of the extensive operations il the
neighborhood of Thaba N'Chu One
military critic believes the inference
Is justified that Lord Roberts success
full attack at Houtnek threatens the
Boer center and put the British in a
favorable position to crush the Boer
left. which is still facing Gen. bundle
at Thaba N'Chu, or their right, which
is somewhere between Brandfort and
Winburg.
Gen. Ian Hamilton's success at Hout>
mex ELECTS little enthusiasm. as the
critics unanimously pointed out some
time ago that the policy of the Beers
would be one of slow retirement.
Col. Baden Powell reported oficially