The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-11
ARE STILL ADVANCING.
The English Are Now Encamped on
North Bank of the Vaal River.
since the Deadlock at Warrenso.
Has Been nroken the Relief OF
nnf"king l. "A Matter of only
a short space of Time.


London. May s.-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts. dated Smaldeel. Nav
:, io;55 p. m:
Gen. Hunter. after defeating the
enemy, May =, joined hands with Pa.
get, near Warrenton. The enemy left
- killed and wounded on the ground.
and We captured several prisoners.
Our losses were slight
Hunter speaks in high terms Of the
gallantry Of the Neomanry under Col.
Mayrick.
"fhc enemy have retired from the
front of Thaba N'Chu. and the ex.
ceeding stroag position they held Is
now occupied by Ruadle's Division"
London. May s. The capture Of
Winburg by the British is confirmed
aud the main advance 20 Pretoria con.
tinucs with the machine-like precis.
on and rapidity which has character.
Ncd all Lord Roberts forward move
mcnts. BIS the opening Of winbure
zen. Ian Hamilton puts himself near.
iy parallel with Lord Robess and
only 20 miles eastward. while he has
The additional advantage OF being con
nocted with his chief by means Of the
railroad that runs from Smaldeel on
Ninburg station. a. IL il sometimes
called. To winburg.
London. May s.-The Beers have
been driven out OF Fourteen Streams.
and ths British are now encamped on
the ucTth bank of the Naal river.
The Boers are everywhere retiring
hefore the British. except on the Ma.
iai frontier and az Mafcking. To the
inner circle Of their defenses. They
appear determined not 20 fight until
the kroonstad hills are reached.
Lord Roberts - expected To do an.
other 40 or so miles ane then 90 walt
for time in order TO bring up sup
plies and repair the railway There
are one or two hints In the dispatches
rom the front that be may rest for
few days az Smaldeel.
Gen. french's 10000 cavalry have
aot BEEN mentioned in the Official OF
pnoficial dispatches for four days II
j. by no means likely that he Is idle
aud the conjecture Il that he II either
detouring toward Kroonstad or raid. /
ing the Ladybrand district.
Fifteen thousand British are now
on the western frontier 81 |
the Free State. AZ the deadlock az
Warrenton has been broken and the |
lIoer~ are retreating. there IL nothing
formidable eNrcpf distance between
'Nsr1ersos and Matching. The most
hopeful adyices from Mafckinc %
April - were that the garrison would
be barely able 90 hold out for q
month. At that time the fever was
breadinE.
J According 10 advices FROM Na~eru.
several thousand Free /
Sfaters are north OF l.adybrand. |
where they have collected great herds /
The district II rich Ia food for men /
AMI horses. and the Beers seem re-
solved not 10 move northward. but &c |
be preparing 90 rcsis; where they are. |
N they are let alone they will menace
the line of communications after the
main British army has passed into the |
rransvaal.
Lori Roberts and Lord Kitchener
directed the artillery In
The Vet river engagement.
Queen Victoria viii send a signed |
90 Col Kekewich, the
hero of Kimberley.
Six thousand four hundred and
ifty-eight troops are nov al sea ON
the way To South Africa. No Others
,re under orders TO 20 except NJ re.
fruits 10 fll up the losses OF regi-
nents at the front.
London. May s.-Lady Sarah Wilson
wires from Mafeking. under date of
April p. as follows. The situation
i unchanged. The garrison il de-
pressed at there being no sign Of re-
ief. hut - as determined as ever 20
Ieprise the Boers of a browning tri-
lmph on the western border. As,ase
II whisky realized $40 at a rattle. and
, pound OF -four was sold at auction
'or two guineas."
London. May s.-The Lorenzo Mar
,ues correspondent Of the Times
avs: "Commandant Snyman Is 50
Harmed at the prospect of having his
-etreat cut OF that he has appealed
or permission TO retire northward
rom Mafeking TO intercept Col Plu-