The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-01

Lord Roberts replied as follows:
"All under my command are deeply
grateful for your majestys most gracious
message Congratulations from their queen
are an honor the soldiers dearly prize"
Roberts latest Report.
The war Office has received the following
dispatch from Lord Roberts:
t'Panrdeberg. FEB. q. 1900
"cronje witt his family left here yester-
day Ia charge Of Maj. Gen. prettyman and
under escort OF the City Imperial voiun-
teers and mounted infantry.
Later In the day the remaining prisoners
went in charge OF Earl Enroll and escorted
by the GIoucesters and hundred lmper-
iaI volunteers. The women and children
are being sent TO their homes.
II understand that great dissatisfaction
was felt by the Beers at Cronte's refusal TO
accept my offer Of safe conduct TO the
women and children and medical care for
the wounded. no Of whom are now in orr
hospital. Many OF them are in terrible
plight for want or care az the earliest
stage.
II inspected the Beers lager yesterday
and was much struck with ingenuity and
energy with which the position was made
almost Irnprcgnable"
naiIer Reports His Movements.
dispatch from Gen. Butler
rIEADwATERS LANDMARK. Feb
q. a. m Finding that the passage Of
Langewatchcs spruit was commanded by
strong intrenchments. reconnoitered for
another passage on the Tugela. One was
found for me below the cataract by Col.
sandbach Royal engineers on February
25 We commenced making an approach
thereto. and on February g. finding I
could make the passage practicable,
crossed the guns and baggage back TO the
south side Of the Tugela took up the pom
toon bridge on Monday night and relaid II
at the new site. which is Just below the
. present marked cataract During all this
Y time the troops had been scattered,
crouchlng under hastily constructed small
Fstone shelters and exposed 10 "A CALLING shell
and rifle fire. Throughout they maintain
ell the most excellent spirits. Tuesday Gen.
Barton, with two battalions OF the Sixth
brigade and the Dublin fusleers, crept
about a mile and a half down the banks
OF the river and assembled an almost per-
pcndcuar cliff OF about 500 feet assaulted
and carried the top Of pieters hill. This
hil to a certain extent turned the enemy's
left and the Fourth brigade under Col
Norcott and Eleventh brigade, under Col,
Kitchener the who.e under command OF
Gen. Warren. assaulted the cnemy's posi-
ton. which was magnncently carried by
the South Lancashire regiment about sun
set. We toak about. sixty, prisoners and
scattered the enemy IN an directions
There seems 10 he stiIi considerable body
~ them left on and under Bu.wano noun
tain. Our siosses, | hope are not large.
They certainly are much less than they
would haya bern were 1t not for the ad-
mirable mapnsr IN which the artillery was
served. especially the guns manned by tho
Royal naval force and the naval volun-
teers"
The queen has teiegraphed Butler as
follows:
The Queen Cables BuIIer.
Il have heard with the deepest concern
Of the heavy losses Of my brave Irish sol
dierh and fhslre to express my syn-
patty and admiration Of the splendid
fighting qualities they have exhibited
throughout these trying operations"
Addistonsi Ints Of wounded.
Roberts has forwarded an additional
list Of British casualties during the three
Gays fighting at Paarieberg. showing
twelve killed and righty-two wounded
and sfDur ssis~ins. including seven officers
and four Canadian privates wounded
salvage for the Troops.
Gikeon Bowlcs. Conservative member
Of parliau,eut fur Kings Lynn. who was
much struck BY me statement OF Cecil
Rhodes the other day that tho profits of
the De Beers company last year were
f20oe.ooo and that there are diamonds In
Kimberley now valued Al fisl 900. intends
10 suggest 90 Mr.. Balfour. first lord OF
the treasury. that the rescued property
be distributed among the troops az sal-
wages or al least be applied TO the relief
OF the widows and orphans OF the fallen.
Tho Advance OF the Iaatsktliiaxs
dispatch to the Daily Telegraph IRON
Coleuse. dated Monday. describing The
famous advance Of the innlskillngs on
Friday, says;
II saw the first company waver and
then break before sheet OF well.diracted
m ,ssSs" ~ r ss,se minute .a.s not "a
me that the brave company OF fusieers
was Fannihilsted.se1
SHORTLY afterwafi however could sce
some Of them move. then fiso and finally
walk quietly 60 the rear. taking cover
The supporting company was also cut
up. but not quite 40 severely
The Beers are placed ON high unas-
sallabir koptes, and Il would take ten
ttmee thetrsuumherr go carry these posi.
. tions successfully, The kapjeS command
the railway from Calepso 60 I.advsmith
and n ryal risht nank atsaes h. rendered
impossible, owing TO a Nah aad prechpi-
'uAe fANihts Nhich opens upon the Eu-
gela. while the left Is too open and void
OF cover and cannot be seriously eonsid.
cred means % assault
The Beers and British ffntrrniked dur
Ing yesterdays armistiee. II is reported
that 400 Rocrv have lett the vicinity OF
LADY smith Tor Dundee
Trace to Tend I'll. Wounded.
wtnssen Churhhl, in dispatch from
Col.nso, dated Tuesday saws;
The condition 81 the Wounded who
were INTENDED on the hillside Sunday was
20 painful thai Gen, Butler sent "a Hag of
truce TO the enemy. and g was arranged
that thraughant SUNDAY military move
ments should cantinec or both sides. hut
there SHOULD be no shooting
This truce Terminated az dusk
The .l,oera thsn resumed q furious
mugkstA attack on the British left The
attagk WRa repulss1 Fighting continues
vigorously We shah see who can stand
'bncketlng' best the Rrltou of the porr
Mr. Churehil goes on 70 Say ,hAf there
4 abundant praaf 90 the Hners usinw a