The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-26
An Dcpend. on Frcnch.

Nh arPeuos ON tremC0.
No attempt was made 20 pursue the
conmandos retiring from wcpener. Ev-
crything now depends upon the progress
OF Gen. French's cavalry brigades. but
they are entering very dithcult. hilly
and practically unknown country.
The cavalry have already had IA i0rg
march over heavy and sandy roads. and
nothing is known regarding the condition
OF the horses. In any case Il Is now
race between the fedcrals and the forces
Of Gen. French and Gen. Hamilton.
Beers VIII Probably Get Aways
The siowness Of the recent movements
of the British infantry. and The previous
experience OF the ability OF the Rocrs 10
move rapidly, with guns and baggage.
over their own country leads to "A be-
lief that Lord Roberts enyeiopinw ops--
ations VIII fail. and will have 20 be re-
peated further north. AZ the most, he
will perhaps capture some Boer emrs and
baggage and hurry the retreasing bur.
ghers.
Considerable rcsuIts have hesu. attained
In the relief OF wepenar md IN tho
clearing OF the southeastern corner Of
the Free State OF Beers, but the iseer
army. whatever It's strength. has stilI 10
be dealt with.
Besides the casualties among The men,
the Beers bombardnent OF Col Dali
gety's position wrought great havoc
among the horses and cattle The garri-
son could have held out for another fort
night but IL is IN no condition - render
much assistance In pursuing the Beers.
Msfeki.s rirchea Tor Fesa.
There is little news from other quar-
ters. The inhabitants of MafekInw are
now on a daily ration of two pounds OF
soup and two quarts OF "skiiiy.'
Roberts Report.
The war ONCE has issued tho following
from Lord Roberts. dated Bioemfontein.
April zs. s.2s .. M
THE enemy retired from in front of
wepsner last night. and this morning ilei
nortbeastwsrd along the iadybraud road
Their number was between tcp and kloee ="
The relief OF Col. paigoty was accom-
plished by Gen. Brsbant.
Boers peoccspy Bsshsf.
special dispatch from Pretoria, dated
Tuesday. says the Beers have rooccupled
Boshof. the British retiring
Another List ef cassaisses.
The war onice has issued Lord Roberts
HIST of tho casualties PRIOR 20 the occnpa.
tion of Dewessdorp. showing tina, Capt.
Denny. of the Thirteenth HuaaArs. was
killed and that captain. two lleut~nRnts
and twenty-five men wers wounded. Capt.
prothero. who was wounded at Kasree-
fontein, has since died.
Csptase of Dsw~tsaerD.
Lord ROBBERS has telsgrAphed tbs follow
ing message to The war Office
"Bioemfontein, April -
"Dewessdorp waa occupied by Chsrm-
side without opposition az sm this morn
ing
Pole Csr~w Has som~ fIshtias.
Ths war ofnce has received tbs follow
ing dispatch frnm Lord Roberts;
"1sloemfoutein. Aprfi -.
Pole CArewe division reported II
Rooaek0p yesterday evening without
casaalties The advance was covered
by cavalry snd horse artillery. which
drove hack tha enefny with heavy teaaea
thxir dead being left on the ground Tho
mounted troops halted for shs night II
0rootfontein, ard ~ 10 thia morning
were crossing The Modear river al
Nasisbauki. ia accordance with my An
s;raetsoBs 20 French 70 endaaTer 20 place
himself astFias of tbs snegny's lines ~
retreat. Frenxhs arrival near the Mod.
der evidently. however. alarmed The
Beers. who evacuated their s,rong posi-.
ton near Ds~eissorp during the night.
sa3 n w&s occupied BY Chermxids's dlsI-
sion thia morning. The mounted infan-
lry under Ian Hamilton drove the enemy
on the kop1es 10 the nslxhborhood of the
wAserworkn without casualties on our
side"
Gen. Lueas Meyer Desd.
A dispatch from Durham. dated Tues
day. April "a, reports that Gen. Laeas
Meyer IL eead. buf that the general is
known 70 have been we'll on the previous
aay.
A f5osr version Of She recent British at
tack ct FourEsen Streams says that tvo
Bsers were killed and four wounded.
IAttie damage. IL ss added, was done 70
the camp. though 81 was vigorously bom-
haYosd