The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-29
IN SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, Aug. 25 Lord Roberts re-
ports that the enemy in considerable
force opposed Gen. Buller's advance
and tried to trap his cavalry. The
Beers used fifteen FOUNDER pompoms
which the British finally silenced, The
Boer trap failed but two companies of
a Liverpool regiment strayed into the
Boer lines losing ten men killed. forty.
five wounded and thirty captured. 9th
or losses were four men killed, six
wounded six missing. Gen. Pole-Ca-
rev has occupied Belfast station near
Machadadorp on the Delagoa road. He
met with no opposition.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-A Pretoria tel
egram announced that the sentence of
death on Lieut. Cordua for conspiracy
to abduct and kill Lord Roberts and
other officers was carried out yesterday
afternoon.
LONDON, Aug. 81. - The British
army fought all day Sunday along the
front for thirty miles. The Beers held
their own bravely. Lord Roberts re-
ports from Belfast under date of ves-
terday Sunday eve engaged the
enemy greater part Of the day over
perimeter of thirty miles. Gen. But
Ter operated southwest of Dalmoutha.
Gen. French is northwest of Belfast
with Gen. Pole Carew supporting him.
The enemy evidently has been consid-
erably strengthened and opposed us
stubbornly. They brought "Long
Toms" and other guns and pompoms
into action, firing until dark. The bat
tie was hot and persistent The coun-
try is difficult and we'll suited to their
tactics. The ground is less adapted to
cavalry than any we have previously
worked over.
Gen. Buffers casualties are TO ty
killed. The others have not yet re-
ported. Col. Ridley, with $50 of the
Imperial Yeomanry was attacked by
one thousand Beers with two guns.
Ridley entrenched himself at farm
and fought until relieved. He had
thirty casualties. Rumble received
the surrender of 1859 Beers at Harri.
smith,
LONDON, Aug. ga despatch to
the central news from Belfast, in the
eastern Transvaal dated August 81,
says, ''Fighting was resumed here
this morning. The Boer lines were
broken and the enemy retreated. The
British lost heavily" Lord Roberts
in q despatch also dated Belfast, Au-
gust 81, confirms the report of British
success. He says, "Our operations
are necessarily slow but today we met
with a decided success. General Bull
Ter is capturing Bergendel, very
strong position two miles north of Dali
manutha railway station. l hope Gen.
Buffers casualties will not exceed fifty
or sixty. Many Beers were killed and
one of the Beers pompoms were cap
tured. Gen. Butler managed his troops
in most skillful manner. Gen.
French has advanced to Schwartz
kopjes on the Lyndenburg road pre-
pairing the way for Gen. Pole Carew's
movements tomorrow. Baden-Powell
reports he occupied Nylestroom with
out opposition. AS the country where
he and Paget are operating is covered
with dense bush it is not desirable to
E proceed further north and their troops
are returning to Pretoria. Gen. Run
die captured 700 cattle at Brandwater
basin."
PRETORIA, Aug. 26.-General Dew
ct, who recently doubled back from
North Pretoria has appeared near He'll
bron, south of the Vaal.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-The Boer gen.
eral Olivier has been captured. News
, comes in an official despatch report
that General Bruce Hamilton has beat
: en- the Beers at Winburge in the GEN.
: trail part of Grange River colony. The
} capture of Olivier was incidental to the
engagement between Bruce Hamilton
and the Beers. Olivier was with
Prinsloo just before the latter sur
rendered to the British several weeks
, ago. Olivier said that he would die
before he would surrender. Three of
Olivier's sons. members of his COM
mando, were captured at the same
time. The Beers attacked the British
at Winburg on three sides but were
beaten back with considerable loss.