The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-08
IRB HASTY
WITHDR avail
0F B0ERS
From lRebsrts EFOnt-'Thoy Retired
Bsiors Him In Great Com
GOES 10. 81. HELENA
Epglish Cabinet W1ll Not at Present
Entertain Proposals for Ex-
change Of Prisoners


LONDON, March 8 4 a. m. = Icrd
Roberts wired yesterday morning from
osfonteln aud in the evening from Pop
lar Grove fourteen miles eastward. 5y
an application Of the elementary prin-
ciples Of strategy the Boer poBitions.
fifteen miles long across his path. have
been emptied and their holders have
been Obliged to retire in confusion cons
isequent upon hasty withdrawal.
Nothing was done by Lord Roberts
toidlsturb the symmetry and the deadly
ingenuity Of the Boer trenches in front
Of him. He marched out infantry es-
timated from the commands named at
10000 men, and sent 10000 hoFsemen and
horse artillery in bold sweep to the
Boer left, whereupon the Boer csntre
and right became untenable. Fifty
British feu when the cavalry came into
contact with the Beers.
The Boer Strength.
The correspondents direri as to tas
enemy's strength. The Daily Mails
representative thinks the Boers num-
ber something more than 1000. The
Daily News man estimates them at TO-
0o0 As these figures come from OBJ
servers at headquarters II Is clear that
Lord Roberts force was OVerwhelmlng-
lysuperior. He can scarcely have fewer
than $1,000 Immediately available. ag
the guards brigade lreached him from
Lord Methuen Tuesday.
la4sfNT
volunteers and the local forces at KIM
berley, some OF whom have gone TO-
ward Mafeldng.
The Beers do not yet appear TO ap-
preciGte the mobility Of Lord Roberts
corps, which was able TO strike 30
swiftly in this affair that the enemy
had to abandon gun, much forage and
large quantity OF camp equippage.
"A Note Of Caution.
The Standard cautions Bngllshmen
against rising 70 a height Of serene
contentment. which the actual position
does not Justify" and thus measures the
sltuatiou.
"a large number Of the Beers are still
IN the field. They have wide range
Of country over which they can opeF-
ate. Although their morale IS some
Wf1aL QamaBeut II WOulQ De 100 muCu
to.Ray that they will not stand again.
Indeed, what we want them to do 10 20
stand again, for It Is only in real
stand-up fight that we can inflict those
losses which would eventually lead the
defeated TO sue for peace, Lord Rob
erls has gained success, but It must
not be regarded as signal victory until
we know what damage hns been In
dicted and what prisoners have been
taken"
The Dutch rlslngs In the northwestern
districts of Cape Colony are the only
cloudlet visible In the sky Of British
prospects,
cronje to Go to st. Helena.
The military authorities have de-
eided- that General cronie and the other
Boer prisoners shall be sent Immediate
ly to the island OF 81. Helent. there to
remain until the end Of the war.
Lord Roberts has chosen Lord Bath.
hurst, colonel of militia regiment ct
the front, to command the escort 10 st.
Helena, which was last month placed
In cable communication with Cape
Town and London.
1T Is also deserted that the cabinet
has resolved neither to propose nor 10
entertain proposal at the present
juncture for an exchange OF prisoners.