The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-08
IN BATTLE WITH THE BOERS.
Butler Trying to Turn the Burghers'
Flank Mt Lydcnburg.


LONDON, Sept. THE War Office ha
received the following despatch from Gen
eral Roberts, dated Belfast. September
General Paget reports that in an
engagement near Warm Baths, he had
one killed, nine wounded, and two ta-
ken prisoners. including Surgeon Foy,
who was captured while attending a
wounded man. The enemy directed his
fire chiefly against kopje, which was
ably defended by two mountain guns
under command of Captain Lewellyn,
of the British South African Police and
a company of the Munster Fusiliers.
The enemy lost five killed, including
the field cornet commanding. Paget
collected and sent to Pretoria between
1000 and 5000 head or cattle.
Gen. Ian Hamilton got through to
Dulstroom yesterday, having encoun-
tered slight opposition. He is now
moving along the Lydenburg Road and
is in signaling communication with
Butler, whose guns he can hear and
who informs me that he has been en-
gagged during the morning with the
enemy's left flank. Hamilton is en-
deavorirg to turn the enemy's left
flank.
'Broeklehurst's brigade of cavalry
Joined Hamilton's COLUMN at Barton.
He reports that train proceeding
south was fred at last night near
bunk Station. A few horses were
shot. Previously patrol of bushmen
were fired at near the same place.
One was killed and two wounded
Two strong columns, one under
Clements and the other under Hart.
are now moving about the district
near Krugersdorp and johannesburg
A post held by lbs men of the
Canadian Mounted Rifles, guarding
the railway between Pan and Won
dersfontein, was attacked at daylight
this morning by a body of the enemy
under Commandant Treekhart with
two guns and one pompom. Colonel
Mahon, who was marching within
few miles of the place at the time,
proceeded to the assistance of the lit
tie garrison, but they had beaten eff
the enemy before Mahon and his
troops arrived. 1t was very cred
liable performnce. Major Saunders,
who commanded, and Lieutenant
Moddie were both slightly wounded.
Two privates were wounded and six
are missing. The wounded are:
ID. f. Johnston, of the Mounted In
fantry, missing; Sergeants Hayne and
McCullock and Privates Straig, Glen
dening, Shaw, and Dathburg, all of the
Mounted Infantry.
The party of the enemy which fall
ed in the attempt to take Winburg
hurried toward Ladybrand. which was
being held by one company of the Wor-
cester Regiment and two small troops
of the Imperial Yeomanry. The Beers
surrounded the position in which the
troops were entrenched and called upon
our men to surrender. On the sum-
mons being refused their guns opened
fire and commenced a heavy lombard
ment.
ION the news reaching me | tele-
graphed the officer commanding on no
account to surrender as General Kelly
Kenny had informed me that, hearing
the Beers were making for Ladybrard,
he had arranged to send a small col
umn by Lieutenant Colonel White to
the garrison's assistance At the same
time ordered Sir Archibald Hunter to
send Bruce Hamilton's brigade by rail
from Winburg and Kroonstadt to
BlOemfonten to be ready to assist
Whites small force If required
The enemy, foiled In their object.
fred 800 rounds into our position,
which occupied front of about half a
mile, and kept up heavy rife fire at
the same time.
II was Informed yesterday by the
resident commissioner OF Basutoland
that a small union jack was still fly
ing over the entertainments and this
afternoon / received the joyful news
that the garrison had been relieved by
White. our casualties being only FIVE
wounded. ROBERTS"