The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-18

ethin forty asc miles ~ Kfoonsind
The Free statfrs IN the expectation
that kfunusiad vii speedily become
untpnuhle. are. according % infofma.
tiDn from t.oarcnlo Marquee prcpar
ina t0 transfer their government q
tlrihhorn. little more than nfty
miles northeast The proclamhuons Of
Lord Roberto appear 10 have little e.
feci up1n the Inhabitants % the In
yadod districts. Every farm IA found
deserted. except by the women and
children. All the men are away fight.
ing
Hutton Has Fight
LONDON, May i0.-General Hutton 5
mounted infantry brigade, including the
Canadians, with part of Gen. French
cavalry, crossed the Zand river Tuesday
and began to work cautiously along the
railway northward In the track of the
re- iring Beers. About 500 horsemen
were probably engaged in this advance.
General Hutton, before he was Joined
by a part of General E'rench's force, had
a sharp fight. This was on Monday,
when he crossed the river and saw the
Boer conveys on the other side, and he
pressed forward, intending to cross and
capture them. The Beers, however,
opened fire with from eight to ten guns,
forded the river above and below, ap-
parently in thousands, and sought to
envelop the British. General Hutton
fell back several miles, the Beers fol-
lowing until other British cavalry re-
enforced Hutton. During the night the
Beers retreatcd, not further contesting
the crossing.
Lord Roberts. according to one cor
respondent, left Smaldeel Tuesday to
c. insult one of the Hamiltons, fifteen
mlies distant.
The Boer attack on General Hutton
does not indicate any such panicky
conditions as have been alleged to ex-
list among them. Nevertheless, the Brit
ish advance rolls on steadily. General
Broadwood and General Bruce Hamil-
ton have penetrated fifteen miles be-
yond Winburg. According to Boer ad-
vices, sharp skirmishes are of daily oc-
currence, and there was n brisk rifle
engagement outside Winburg on Satur-
day.
From Boer sources comes also the re-
port that in a skirmish outside of Ma
feking, May 9Th, Colonel BadenPowell
was slightly worsted.
Battle of the zand.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Daily EX-
press in its second edition this morning
publishes a dispatch dated Rietspruit,
May TO- morning, describing the cross
ing of the Zand river by the British. 1t
says:
THE rear guard of the end Of the
Beers, with their guns, resisted the ad-
vance. The mounted infantry, two bat
tGries and pom-poms, cleared the way,
and the Third Cavalry brigade acted as
"A screen before the main column. Gen
eral French was on the left and General
Hamilton on the right. The Beers had
destroyed all the bridges during their
retreat.
1T is impossible to ascertain the Boer
losses, but they are thought to be
heavy Those of the British, consider
ing the important advance made, are
light"
RIETSPRUIT, Thursday, May To-
Beers opposed the Brit
ish advance, holding positions north of
land drift back along the whole line,
from General Hamilton on the east and
artillery was engaged. The Sussex reg
lnent charged a kopje at the point of
the bayonet, and the East Lancashires
"a tured another.
The British loss rs insignificant.
General Hutton had series of artil-
cry duels. the Beers always retiring.
twenty Beers were taken prisoner. The
advance continues.
A later dispatch dated Cable Cart, |
Nay 10. says: I'VE are now across the |
zand river The enemy are in full re-
.reat. They occupied position only
.wenty miles in length. Because of the
widely scattered force, it will take some |
line to learn the casualties, but / am
peful We have not suffered much. The |
,avalry and horse artillery are pursuing |
he Beers by three different routes"
A dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated |
Iand River Camp, May 8, says: II have
'eceived most CHEEKY telegram from
den-towell, dated April o."
Free States Concentrating.
MAsERU, BASUTOLAND, May 1O-l
cree Staters are concentrating strong |
y in good positions On the Koranno-
,erg hills lying eastward of the direct |
inc of the Thabanchu to Windburg.
President Steyn was with them yester-
lay but is believed to have gone north
ward after inspiring the Burghers with
Predictions of approaching Boer sue
ess through the assistance of thou
ands of foreigners who he said we're
touring into Delagoa Bay.
General bundles division campea |
vening ON the banks of the Little
.iuw River between Thabanchu and
Iadybrand.
Details from ReIt Spruit.
LONDON, May II, 1904 dispatch
rom Reit Spruit dated May 10, de-
cribes that fully successful operation.
says General Hamilton's scouts had
n two previous days ascertained the
'oers' position and strength. On We'd
esday night the Cheshire regiment
rossed the river, entrenched them
elves and prepared to hold the pas
age for the regiments following.
"At daybreak on Thursday the main
ody crossed at two or three points.