The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-08-03
Beers co
BACKWARD.
Roberts Reports Eng
Iish Advance.
HARASSED BY FLAAKERS
Krueger's Men Said to be Anxious
to Quit but Foreigners
Persist.

patch from Lord Roberts:
"yANDERMER WEST STATION, July
Ave made general advance yester-
day from the position we have been hold
ing, east of Pretoria, since June 18th.
ian Hamilton. from the north, reached
Rustfontein. seven miles north of BRONX
hurst spruit on July 22d. This COM
pletely surrounded the enemy's line of re-
treat that they abandoned the strong
position they had been occupying in front
Of Pole Carew. Stephensons brigade
advanced yesterday unopposed to Glands
River Station. Our right was protected
by the First and Fourth Brigade of cav
airy under French and Hutton's mounted
infantry. The former crossed east of Will
gee river.
Telegraph and railway communication
were restored last night.
"In the supply train captured at Roode-
val were 200 Welsh Fusileers, most of
whom had been prisoners. Dewets force
is continuing to move northeasterly 1t
was at Roodepoort, July 22d, with Broad
wood not far behind, and Lttle's caval-
ny brigade following Broadwood.
"Baden-Powell reports as follows:
"MAGATA FARM, July 22.--Colonels
Arey and Washington, with 450 men,
drove 1000 beers from a very strong posi-
ton and scattered them with considerable
loss. Our casualties were six killed anu
nineteen wounded"
1t is not clear whether the supply train
and 200 Fusiliers mentioned in the above
dispatch are identical with the train and
one hundred Cameron Highlanders, the
capture of which was reported by Lord
Roberts In his communication of July 20.
The following dispatch from Lord Rob-
nrts has been received at the War Office:
"BRONKHURST SPRUIT. Tuesday,
July A.--We marched here today. This is
the place where the Ninety-fourth was at
tackled December 20, 1880. The graves of
the officers and men are in fair preserva-
ton and will now be put in good order.
The march was unopposed, but French's
cavalry and Hutton's mounted infantry,
making wide detour on our right, met
bodies of the enemy. These were driven
back. leaving several dead and wounded.
A good many were also captured. Our
casualties were one killed.
"Broadwood reports that he captured
i've of Dewets wagons today. He was
waiting at Vredefort until Little Joined
him."
BOERs FOLLOW KRUGER.
BRONKHORST SPRUIT, Tuesday, Ju-
~ A.-The boers, having got wind of the
British advance, nave evacuated all their
positions and are reported to be moving |
to the northeast towards Leydenberg, |
whittier President Kruger is going. a |
portion of the Beers remain north of
Bnshveldt. whence they attempt to inter |
rupt communications on this line.
The bridges here and smaller bridges to
the east have been destroyed.
The British force comprises two bril- !
gades under General French and a bril- |
gade and a half under General Hamilton.
1t is not likely that the advance upon
Middleburg will be contested. The Beers
remaining upon their farms state that
most of the burghers are anxious to bring |
matters to a finish but that the foreign
rs are persistent.
ROBERTS NEW TACTICS.
NEW YORK, July GA dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
The campaign In South Africa has taxi
en- an unexpected turn. Lord Roberts
army has advanced to Bronkhorst Spruit,
about half way between Pretoria and
M.ddleburg. He Is leaving Pretoria and
johannesburg under strong guard, and
acting on the theory that the Beers profit
by his halts and lose whenever his col
umns are in motion. The Beers have at
tempted to thwart his plans by raids west
and north of Pretoria and to hold him
back by hanging on his TANKS, just as
they did when he set out from Bloemfon-
tein to Pretoria. He has again pushed
ahead. and Is striking for the gateways to
the Gutenberg district. leaving Lord
Methuen and General Baden-Powell to
suppress the raiders in the western dis
trict and Colonel Broadwood to pursue
General Dewet across the Vaal.
1t is not clear whether General Dewet
has made q fresh haul of 200 prisoners be-
onging to the Welsh Fusiliers, near Rood
erval, or whether this incident Is an
amended form of the previous account of
the capture 100 Highanders.
The situation is most confusing, ana
Bono .l~.~
nut apparently Lord Roberts has decided T.
that the best method of suppressing guer-
rilla warfare is to follow the railway to-
ward the entrance to the Lydenburg dis
trict. and to cut off Boer communications
with the only remaining base of supplies
at Delagoa Bay. The plan is n bold one,
since commanders of raiders are prowling
about In many directions, but Lord Rob-
erts counts, without doubt, upon effective
support from Sir Redvers Butler, and also
upon the paralyzing effect OF renewal of
the advance toward Mr.. Krueger's last
stronghold.
LONDON, July 26.-Lord Roberts reports
to the War Office. under date of Balmor-
al, July 25. as follows:
I'VE marched here yesterday without |
seeing the enemy. The Beers on July "a,
engaged French and Hutton, six miles
south of Balmoral. While Anderson's
mounted infantry attacked the Beers
right. French maze turning movement
around their left. Seeing their retreat
threatened, the Beers broke and fed 4
French and Hutton followed and proposed
to cross ELEPHANTS river today at Naauw-
poort.
sour casualties were one wounded"
Lord Roberts reports to the War Office
that General Donald Hunters command
was heavily engaged July "A and July %
in the hills south of Bethlehem. The Beers
were strongly intrenched and fought
stubbornly throughout the oath and COM
PEELED the British TO retire from some of
their positions with about fifty casualties. /
At last accounts General Hunter had
worked around into Brandwater basin,
in the rear OF the Beers. while Hector
Macdonald and General Bruce Hamilton
were blocking outlets on the front OF the
Federais. who had evacuated their posi-
linn n yulsualr