The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-04
In SOUTH AFRICA,

LONDON, June 30.--Active guerilla
operations by the Beers are reported
from several points in the Orange Riv-
er colony. The war Office has received
the following from Lord Roberts:
"Paget reports from Lindley that he
was engaged on June 26 with body OF
the enemy, who we've strongly rein
forced during the day. A CONVOY of
stores for the Lindley garrison was
also attacked on June 26; but, after
heavy rear guard action, the convoy
reached Lindley in safety. Our cas-
ualties were ten killed and four officers
and fifty men wounded.
"The fight reported yesterday was
under Lieutenant Colonel Grenfell not
Dreiper. Brabant came up during the
engagement. Total casualties of the
two columns, three killed and twenty
three wounded. On the previous day,
near Ficksburg Boyes' brigade was in
action with body OF the enemy. Our
caualCies were two officers killed, four
men wounded, and one man missing"
A dispatch from Lorenzo Marques
says consignment to a foreign
firm marked Dutch damaged
proved, on landing, TO contain army
boots for the Beers. 1t passed the Gus
toms nevertheless with unusal despatch
and the British consul is making repre-
sen'ations to the Portuguese govern
ment.
LONDON, July 2.-Increased activ.
ity is shown by General Botha. His
| patrols cover wide stretches of country,
approach near the British outposts,
end engage in skirmishes, while larger
bodies threaten to attack, declining to
allow themselves to be caught by the
return blows which the British prompt
| ly seek to deliver. Attacks of this
sort were made on Friday last at Pr
MARS Poort on Gen. Pole-Carew and
at Springs. Generals Botha and De-
wet are seemingly operating in combi-
nation. Botha is reported to have di.
vided his force into two parts, one
moving west and the other to the south
to try to effect juncture with Dewet.
Boer circulars are out eXaggerating the
Chinese troubles and urging the
burghers to rejoin the army.
DR.. Conan Doyle, in an interview,
said the hospital arrangements had been
severely tried, but that no more could
have been done. Lord Roberts, in the
course of an interview, said he thought
the charges brought against the gov
eminent by William A. p. Burdett-
Coutts, conservative member of Parlia-
ment from Westminster, that made
quate provisions had been made for the
sick and wounded were probably based
upon one hospital and a hasty gener-
alization thereon. The Times Pretc-
i "a correspondent telegraphs that Gen.
Colville has been ordered home.
LONDON, July 3. - AMI important
step in the attempt to round up the
Boer commanders who are still active
in the Orange river colony, is reported
by Lord Roberts today. He states that
Gen. Hunter has crossed the Vaal river
from the Trsnsvsal into the Orange
river colony and should have reached
Frankfort, twenty miles south of the
river. Monday. He expected to join
MacDonslds brigade from Hebron.
Buffers leading brigade has gone to
Graylingstadt in the Transvsal on the
| direct line north from Frankfort. Bull
ler's move is part of the scheme to
tighten lines about the Beers.
LONDON, July Sit is officially an
nounced that General Methuen has
captured Andres Vessels, the head of
the Africander bond. Vessels was
captured with commander Dewet's
scouts on the Hebron Kroonstadt
road.