The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-04-13
British Move Westward.

LONDON, April 3.-Fullor news Of the
disaster to the British army in thu
ncighborhood Of Sannas Post does no.
tend to improve matters from u British
standpoint, but the dispatches are 81
mystifying it is impossible to accurately
portray the present situation OF to fore.
tell the ultimate issue Of Lord Roberts
attempt to retrieve the defeat.
The war office has posted dispatch
from Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfontein,
as follows:
There has been considerable delay in
getting accurate.returns of the casual.
tics, aS the action took place % milel
hence; the tul2grapiiic cable has been in.
corrupted several times, cloudy weather
has iutDrfcred with signalling and al.
Though there has been no enlargement
:iig@, the force is continually in touch
Wuh ;ac CnviOT.
80 remained III action under a cross
IL" tJ l.G2) yards for some hours, the
":i""u' %"rviNG thc &hns as the casual
'i't tc.iu-"d the attachments.
IN" t.,.E, h:lnst2r, Shropshire and
EvHjEumh'.!anb mounted infantry and
kI5y"y;' horse covered thn retirement OF
lmG u -" drift found hv the cavalry ,
3aiics fUr,h2. Youth alId withst0od tho
determined attacks OF III" cHcny, who
IL SON" cases advanced within 100 yards
II battery Of the S3yul Horse artil.
Jerry WAS suddenly %drrOuIded il tho
lrift and tar oi:irl"5 and men wore all
mad" n.l5an"rS Wj,n0nt ShCt being
sired. BIZ; Nljo" TASlUr and sergeant
ms jor succeeded III escaping in the con-
fusion. Five guns were captured ut the
%nlwu tiIa"."
\ Gintt",! Ecom Na-olu, Busutoland,
dated Monday, says III" Etrl Of Rosslyn,
who )" ling ~ N.W correspondent fOT
ThC Daily hIajl IL So;l;h Nfi len and who
left ihoro %"ril 81 his way TO T!iaba-
N'CIu. LIS r",habiE fallen into the
TGc EH..'; a:'H still occupying the wa
1crwo"i-. which thu british shcllcd yes
Ucrday &it,fmoon, the B0ers replying.
Message from SD"inggont2in suggest
that III" iac5 that press messages are
itaonir censored inuiCatS an carly adj
yauc@ "uIthWmd.
Th@ G"lna3 liner Npanis has again
roaci'"i L,.,n@D Marquee. this time
AIvil% on ua"rI 81 pa scrGers IounJ
1O9 th> III, fyI@'.
Preston, MrU%,' - said to haze PROM
lS'V 70 f'-...'HEN "HCiIfDnt";n fhis; wCC j.
and rhc .tuhnosu l.I".-,rrs seem 10 lie
closing ;,ioraU,Ji:f plIo" in silch force as
promi."; ~ i" trbJ@lrs2mp,. cs,t ciaIly
when il j. realized that t}I2 activity OF !,
strong Bn@t in",'r il tie vicinity of
PaarIlch"Yg has ,,}ryudy interrupted di-
rec; communication.
\ dispatch ls.1n Kimberley, dated
Sunday, ,'.y, 'iiarr i, G.u&t Iioer activity
along lhc Nu@l river. About & 800 bursii-
crs hay" aas nib! 4 ut various point, ba-
tween Fourteen Streams and Christiana.
About 100 Iacn alo occupying the raal
north OF nilirlam and 100 men are
laagcr2d at Brcstap.
The war utlico has received another
dispatch from Lord Rnbcr5;, dated ~
Blccmfontcin, Sunday, IN which, after
CeferIin@ t. liis pYvy'oTf telegram. h.
gives partial list OF the missing British
officers. OF G battery four officers Were
missing. One gunner was killed and 40
commissioned officers and mon are still
missing Lord Roberts then continues:
"In 4 battery all are missing except
Major KyIler and sergeant major. The
two cavalry regiments did not suffer
much.
"a report has just come in that the
enemy has retired TO Iadybrand, leaving
two wounded officers and some 70 men
ut tho watorworks."