The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-04
DISASTER INCREASES.
The More the Truth Comes out til
Worse II Appears for britain.

The More the Truth Comes out the
Worse II Appears for britain.
London, April 3.--F'uller news of the
disaster to the British army in the neigh
borhood OF Sannas Post does not tend to
improve matters from a British point Of
view. but with the dispatches SO mysti-
flying 1t is impossible to accurately portray
the present situation or to fortell the ulti-
mate issue OF Lord Roberts attempt to re-
irieve the defeat, The war office has
posted dispatch from Lord Roberts read
Ing as follows
"Bloemfontein, April ., 1880 p. MN
continuance OF my telegram Of March 81,
there has been considerable delay in get
ting accurate returns OF the casualties as
the action took place twenty two miles
hence. the English have been interrupted
several times, cloudy weather has inter-
fered with signalling and, although there
has been no engagement since, the force Is
continually In touch with the enemy.
There were many acts OF conspicuous
gallantry displayed during the day. @
remained in action under CROSSE re at
1900 yards for some hours, tins officers
serving the gums as the casualties reduced
the detachments. Several gallant at
tempts were made to bring away the two
guns, the teams OF which had ben killed,
but at each attempt the horses were shot.
The Essex Munster. shropshire aud
Northumberland mounted infantry anu
Roberts Horse covered the retirement OF
the guns from that position to the cross
ing of the drift found by the cavalry two
miles farther south and withstood the de-
tcrmined attacks OF the enemy, who in
some eases advanced within 100 yards. "
battery OF the Royal Horse Artillery were
suddenly surrounded in the drift and the
| officers and men We're all made prisoners
without shot being fired, But Major
Taylor and a sergeant major succeeded in
escaping, Five guns were captured NJ
the same time. Further details tomor-
row."
Lord Roberts dispatch seems 20 finally
dispose of the earlier report OF the re-
oovery OF the guns. and the tsct that the
Beers rmain In occupation or the water
works Is taken as su ladlcatlon chat they
Intend to mske q stand sufhcleatly lcng
I to cover the withdrawal OF the guns and
wagons 10 a place OF safety, although this
absence OF definite Information regarding
the movements OF Geaeral F.euh's cav7
airy makes il difficult TO estlmlte their
| chances OF adding this growing success
10 the blow already inhlctea
a dispatch from Mazeru, Basu,oland,
dated Monday APRIL :, says that Early
Rosslir. who Is acting as war co,responi-
( emf TO- the Daily Mall in S9u b hirica
and who loft there April | On his way %
Thahanchu. has pr baby fal'sn into the
hands OF The Beers
An official liz, OF the casualties sus.
tanned by the British troops near Bloom
fontein water works Il as follows
Killed northumberland fuslleers. Major
Booth.
Roberts Horse, Lieutenant Crowley.
1 Army medical service, Lieutenant Irvine.
wounded Artillery. Colonel RoehefOrt
and i've others: Royal Horse Guards.
Lieutenant (Honorablel a. V. Meade.
Roberts Horse. thrce; Mounted infantry,
/ four Missing Artillery. Captain Wray,
Tenth ilussars; Lieutenant tHonorablel
.. Il, ". Anderson Pelham and G. W. a.
Crirhion