The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-13
B0kR REPORTS or SUCCESSES
Two Hundred British Killed or wounded and
O Captured az Roodeval.
spseial Car, Dsspaieh 10 THE So

LONDON, June is.-The correspondent Of tho
Daily Express at Machadadoyp sends by way Of
Lorenzo Marques Boer versions OF the recent
fighting In the Orange River Colony. as
the British now call what wa. formerly the
Orange Free state. which resulted in dis
aster TO a battalion Of the Derbyshire
Regiment. Dating his despatch June 10. tho
correspondent states that President Kruger Is
sued a bulletin reporting that the buruhers on
June 7 advanced In four divisions under Com
nendants Steenkamp. Fronem-n. Duploy,
Fourie and Mel and attacked the British at
r .odeval and Ri River, Severe fighting
snsued, which lasted for hours, Tive hundred
British were killed or wounded and 700 were
car tur together with immense shores. in
Guiding food and ammunition. A Maxim gun
and 1000 lyddiie bombs were also captured.
Some of the food was oommandeered by Boer
farmers and the remainder was burned. The
English mail was also taken. The British were
sheltered behind entertainments and kopies.
The burghers attacked from the open veldt
and displayed unprecede ted bravery.
Another unofllcIal report says that Gen. De
Wet was fighting on June /. He captured 5000
suits of clothing, overcoa,s. boots and blankets.
Being unable 10 remove the property he burned
Il. Its value was GiCO, 900 sterling. He also
captured thousands Of shrapnel and lyddlte
shells. Gen. DE Wet stimate that he put a
thousand British out Of action.
Commandant Stecnkamp took thirty-e'ght
prisoners in a small fight at vredefort Road on
Junes. Five Beers were wounded In this en-
gagement. Five hundred men arrived to reen-
force the British. and tho burghers retired.
The British complain of the cold and suffer
sreatly. Their hospitals are full OF exhausted
and sick troops. Horse sickness IL increasing.
Thousands of animals have Gied in Kroonstad.
President Krnger's supporters at Machado-
dorp arc retailing a story 10 the effect that
Gems. Louis Botha and Dclarey have each re-
ceIved indirectly from the British an offer Of
Q bride Of EiO. 900 pounds sterling per annum
10 desert the Boer cause. The Prosi-
dent expects that the same offer win be
made TO himself, President Steyn and Gen.
DeWet. He believes that the British In attempt
Ing this bribery are actuated by the idea that
they can end the war more oheaply in this man
ner than by fighting. President Kruger de-
clares that such an offer would be refused with
scorn.
A brief Boer account OF Gen. Buffers opera
tons admit that the burghers withdrew from
Botha's Pass after the fighting on June 0 the
Beers having four wounded and the British los
Ing heavily The Boer loss on June 10 was sill
killed and three wounded. II Is further stated
that the British have mad a further advance
east OF Pretoria. and that the Eerste Fabrieken
Commands are awaiting attack.
Under date OF June IL the Lorenzo Marques
correspondent OF the Daily Mail says it Is re-.
ported that Gen. Botha repulsed the British
near Pretoria on June 10. Beers visiting Lorenzo
Marques say that the faint-hearted among the
burshers have been weeded out and that 20. oC
hard fighters are now In the field. determined
10 carry on guerrilla warfare.