The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-12

JOUBERT IS REPORTED ADVANCs
ING WITH FORCE OF SIX
THOUSAND MEN
sK1RM1sH1NG AT RENsBERa
Dispatch Posted at the War Office
at London Shows No Great
Change In Situation in south AZ
rica Beers Withdrawing Their
centrating Upon Kimberley.

centrating Upon Kimberley.
DURBAN, Feb. lit Is rumored here
| that Gen. Joubert is marching with q
| column of 5000 men to outflank Gen. Bull
ler.
ROBERTS REPORTED.
MODDER RIVER, Feb. 1O.-Lord Rob-
erts is here. Upon appearing before the
| troops on Friday he was enthusiastically
| cheered He visited the camp of the
| Highland brigade this morning and COM
| plimented Gen. Macdonald and his men
| on their steady conduct at Koodoesberg
Drift.
Apparently the Beers have brought all
| their big guns from Mafeking to shell
Kimberley. Our naval guns shelled Mag
| ersfontein today, but the Boer guns
were silent. 1t is supposed that the enemy
has withdrawn its artillery. They are
blowing up the permanent way beyond
| Morgan Siding.
| The Beers still man their trenches,
but their numbers are apparently reduced.
The bulk of their force has gone to KIM
berley or toward our flank.
| The Highlanders returned last night.
| Before retiring they found the bodies Of
| twelve Beers They think the losses Of
| the enemy were heavier than our own.
because 1T is known that in addition to
| the dead Beers found several had been
| buried.
| WAR OFFICE RESUME.
| LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE war office has
| just issued the following dispatch from
| the general commanding at Cape Town:
| Clements reports from RensberS that
| on Friday Feb. 8, the Beers tried to turn
| his right flank. but were beaten off.
Kimberley reports that the Boer fight
| ing force was apparently increased on
Wednesday, Feb l. Next day the Beers
T commenced the construction of trenches
| to the east, parallel to the g.acis and
| 1000 yards from the Premier mine. A
native reported that he accompanied
/ berley, carrying with them a six-inch
gun and quick-fring field gun. The
former opened fire on Kimberley. Other
| wise the British situation is unchanged.
AUTHORITIES ALERT.
The Pietermaritzburg correspondent of
the Daily Mail, telegraphing yesterday,
/ says:
1.-THE British have occupied Bloy's farm,
| south of the Tugela, which is under an
hours ride from Chieveley, and have
turned the homestead into hospital
| ION the farm are hills commanding
both bridges over the Tugela, as well al
| Forts Wylie and Molyneux, and from
| which view of Bulawana and Lady,
| smith is obtainable
| There is much apprehension here re-
garding the Boer movements, and the
| authorities are on the alert
RUMOR DOUBTED.
Spencer Wilkinson In the Morning Post
! today dwells upon the evident numerous
| increase of Beers near Colesberg, where
| they are already half surrounded on the
south. He points out that the Boer posi-
| ton covers a front OF twenty miles and
says there must be several thousand on
the ground He doubts that the report
from Durham that Boer force is advanc.
! ing in the hope of outflanking Gen. Bull
Ter is correct, for he considers that Gen.
| Joubert would thus expose his force to
just the same blow delivered to the force
operating abainst the fortified positions
north Of the Tugela
SENSATION AT SYDNEY.
The Daily Mail publishes the following
| dispatch from Sydney, n. s. W.:
'"The news of Gen. Buffers reverse has
| caused great sensation here. Cardinal
Moran, in a remarkable speech, has ad-
| vocated conscription In Australia, in
view of possible complications. He thinks
| 1t may become necessary to defend Aus
| tralia, and therefore regrets the depart-
| ure of the local troops"
BoERs oUTFLANKED.
RENSBERG, Feb. 1O.-Today the Beers
/ shelled the British camp, but with little
| effect.
The Beers outfanked the British here
yesterday A considerable force of the
| enemy was threatening the British COM
| munications between Rensberg and Slim
gersfontein, twelve miles away. By a
reconnaissance by some Inniskillings and
| twenty Australians from Slingersfontein,
| the Beers were discovered attempting to
| get gun into position to shell the British
| position. The Australians, having come
into very close contact with the enemy,
took cover under hill about 5000 yards
from the camp. Thereupon the Beers
took up position with a view of pre-
| venting their retirement. Some burghers
got within 200 yards of the Australians
and called upon them to surrender. They
replied by fixing bayonets and shouting
defiance. Sergeant Edwards and two men
made dash and, galloping under a hot
fire. passed number of hills held by the
Beers, took word that the Australians
were safe and confident of holding the
enemy at bay and of getting out after
dark, which eventually they did.
The Innskillings prevented the enemy
getting their guns into position. The
Australians lost one man killed and three
| wounded.
The conveys have been safely gotten
to Slingersfontein today the British es-
corts having had several brushes with
parties of from twenty to thirty Beers
infesting the region. Lieut.. Col. Page,
with a section Of artillery and $50 horse.
got one large convoy through by shellins
the enemy out Of the road.
The Beers also outflanked US on the
west, placed gun in position at Bas-
tards Mex, and fired on one Of our out
! posts, driving off LOCO sheep.
/ In Wednesdays brush two Australian
correspondents, Messrs. Sambe and
Sales, who fell behind were captured.
The British took two prisoners.
A picket OF five Victorian rifles, after
holding post for some hours today, was
forced to retire, the Beers getting on
hill and firing down on them. Three were
slightly wounded, one is missing and one
/ escaped unhurt.
/ Out of patrol from Tjusfonsein, under