The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-17
BY DISPOSITION OF TROOPS TO HEAD
OFF THEIR FORCES.
FIGHTING AT SEVERAL POINTS
Wepener still Besieged-Ninety Thou
sand Soldiers south of Dewecs Dorp.
Beers Change Their Tactics-K KIM
berley Fears Another S~iege-Trans-
vaal Urged by Germany to Begin the
War Communication with Lady
smith Threatened.

checked" says Lord Roberts. This
is taken TO mean not by fighting. but
by dispositions to head OF further ad-
and bar their way TO vulnerable
points in the line OF British commu-
nications.
Relief is on the way to Pinar. n
Beers in Natal appear incapable OF de-
veloping an aggressive movement at
Elandslaagte.
Lord Methuen is at Zwartkopfontein.
twelve miles east of Boshof. and is
sending small swift columns through
the adjacent country. Lord Gresham,
commanding one of these encountered
a small commando about ten miles
southeast of Zwartkopfontein. He
found most of the farms occupied by
women and children only.
An editorial note in The Daily Mail
AYERS that Mafeking is in a very bad
way and that the hope of relief is far
off, as no force is advancing from the
south.
The a office that 1000
horses will arrive at the Cape this
week. 1t is we'll understood that the
animals are not fit for work until
about ten days after the voyage. Two
thousan more are due at the Cape next
week.
The war office has called out the
reserve companies of several infantry
battalions, whi$h will be sent to
South Africa forthwith.
GERMANY URGED THE WAR.
The Boer Peace ENJOYS have docu-
mentS, the Rome correspondent of
The Daily News avs, showing that
urgent to the Transvaal to
wage wal We're originally made by
Germany. This correspondents also as
serts that Count Won BueloW, the Ger
man foreign minister, who was said
to have gone on a visit to a sick broth
er, really went to Milan for the ex-
press purpose of comforting with the
delegates.
received the following dispatch from
Roberts: "Bloemfontein, April 49,, 1870
p. 1.-THE enemy'S movements south
have been checked. Wepener is still
surrounded but the little garrison is
holding out we'll. Troops are being
moved to their assistance.
THE health of the troops is good and
the climate perfect"
Bloemfontein, April 13.-Accounts re-
ceived here Of the fighting of the troops
under Colonel Dalgety at Wepener
show the Beers attacked them vigor-
ously, but We're Erepulsed with great
loss. The Beers subsequently relin-
pushed the attack, and it is said here
they are returning northwards.
Reddersburg, April 13.-The Third
division, commanded by Major Cen
eral ChermSide, has arrived here from
Bethany without any incident worth
recording. The Beers have been locat-
ed south of Wepener and Smithfield
districts.
BOER PATROLS.
Aliwal North, April 12.-The detach-
ment of 200 of the Rockville commando
is patrioling in this direction. Many
of the men go TO their farms ait night
and rejoin the detachment in the morn
ing. The Rockville commando num-
bers 700. A large body Of BaSutos is
closely watching even the border. The
weather is too cloudy to permit Hello
graphing.
It is reported thai the Beers lost
heavily in the recent fighting at Wepe-
ner. There is much weeping among
I the women and an Urgent message foI
\ assistance has been sent to the Roux
vile commando. There was fighting
at DeWet's dorp today.
REICHMAN NOT AIDING THE
BOERS.
Pretoria, Wednesday, April IL
United States Consul Hay in an inter
view had here, says that the report
that Captain Reichman, h United
tates military attache, participated
in the fight near Sannas-Post is abso-
lutely false. Captain Reicf1man, it Is
said, was occupied most of the time
attending upon the wounded Dutch
military attache, Lieutenant Nix, who
has since died. Consul Hay has nc
doubt Captain Reichman has been con
founded with the American lieutenant
Loesberg, of the Free State artillery
who took a very active part in the
fight.
BOERS' NEW TACTICS.
London, April lathe B~loemfontein
correspondent of The Morning Post,
t~elegrephing Thursday, says, Tho en-
|, envy are evidently determined to adopt
entirely new tactics. Two columns are
known to be moving to the south OF
Bloemfontein. The are relying or
J Cape carts for transport and are car
rying scarcely any forage and only
sufficient food to meet the immediate
requirements of the convoy, with OK
transport following at a secure dis
lance. The Boer columns are thus en-
abled to move almost as quickly as
cavalry.
1T is reported that there are 3d. 0t
Beers to the south of DeWet's dorp
The force extends from that point IL
Odendahl. The burghers who had re.
turned to their farms are undoubtedly
rejoining the enemy. Lord Roberts has
appointed the Duke of Marlborough Il
be assistant military secretary a
headquarters.
KIMBERLEY FEARS ANOTHEF
SIEGE
Kimberley, April 13.-The town gu5rt
has been re-mobiliZed and guns have
been remounted at the forts, owing tt
a of the populace that the Boers
will again attempt a siege A oattai
ion of the Scottish Rifles has arrived
and the redoubts around the town ar
manned with regular troops The miii
tary authorities, however, regard thes
i fears as groundless.
II London, April 14-The Daily Teie
. graph has the following from Elangs
laate dated April 18th: The Beers ar
moving from Glencoe westward with
d view of threatening our lines q com