Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-05-03
FROM TWO SIDES.
British Attack the Beers at Leeuw
Kop.
infantry and Cavalry Combined in an
Assault that Resulted I'm the Beers
Being Driven from "a strong
Position - Ordnance Ex-
perts Build Gun Fac
tory at Pretoria.


| April 23.-Fighting was continued
| Saturday, mainly with the artillery.
| The yeomanry and mounted infantry
| pushed forward on the right flank and
were subjected to shelling and II
heavy rifle fire. The Royal Irish Ri
| ties captured a Free State flag.
London, April 24.-The war Office
late last evening issued the following
dispatch from Lord Roberts. dated
Bloemfontein, April 90:
yesterday / sent the Eleventh di-
vision under Gen. PoleCarew and
two brigades of cavalry under Gen.
French from this point to assist Gen.
Rundc. The force reached Karrie-
fontein without much opposition.
Gen. Pole-Carew's mounted infan-
! try seized Leeuw Kop, a high hill Il
few miles north of their last nights
position. The enemy evacuated, leav-
! ing some rifles and ammunition.
Gen. Rumble reports that 35 men
of the First Worcesters are missing.
Fifty-three were sent with Wood to
ali outpost after dark, and only 1S
returned"
! The Bloemfontein correspondent of
| the Standard, describing the opera
tions at Leeuw Kop. says:
AT an early stage the cavalry
, came under heavy fire from a pom
pom on a ridge adjoining Leeuw Kop.
Unable to continue it's march TO the
, southeast, Gen. Dickson's brigade fell
i back TO the north to await the infan-
try attack.
''The flanking movement having
failed, Gen. Pole-l'arew, with Gen.
Stephenson's brigade, advanced in
crescent form from the west and
south with the object of enveloping
the ltopie. The Welsh, Warwickshire,
Essex and Yorkshire regiments adj
vanced in extended line, covering the
west, while the guards brigade took
up a position to the south, with two
field batteries and naval guns. Shell
tered by the rocks, the enemy opened
heavy fire from rifles and a POM
pom.
"Our men advanced over the open
ground in splendid style by success
sion of short rushes, falling prone
while pouring in their volleys. The
approach of darkness threatened to
leave the Beers in possession, but,
| lust before sunset, the Essex regi-
ment gallantly pressed forward and
drove the last man of the enemy from
Paarde kraal, a bold spur of Leeuw
Kop."
The Lorenzo Marquee correspond
ent of the Times says: 1.-The foreign
ordnance experts in the Boer war de-
partment have succeeded in equipping
a big gun foundry at Pretoria. The
first gun has been sent to the Free
State. Nothing is known here regard
ing its caliber."
Maseru, April 24.-Fighting began
early Monday morning at Bushmans
Kop. The colonial division under
Gen. Brabant advanced cautiously,
followed and supported by Gen.
Harris infantry brigade. 1t was found
that the Beers lad evacuated their
position on Bushman's kop during
the night.
Gen. Brabant is moving in a north
easterly direction. keeping Basuto-
land close on his right flank. Thou
sands of Basutos are watching the
operations. Our casualties so far are
25 wounded.
London. April 26.-The war office
has issued the following from Lord
Roberts. dated Boemfontein, April
25:
"The enemy retired from in front
OF Wepcner last night and this morn
ing lied northeastward along the
Ladybrand road. Their number was
between 4.0G0 and 5000
\ special dispatch from Pret oria,
dated Tuesday. says that the Beers
have rc-occuped Boshof, the British
retiring.
II is now apparent that the chances
of Lord Roberts catching the retreat
ing Beers in a net are very slender.
The Beers have everywhere retired at
the first pressure of the British ad.
vance and the hope that Gen. Rumble
would be able to induce them to re-
main at De Vets Dorp until they
had been forced TO fight or to surren-
der mas been disappointing.
No attempt was made to pursue
the commandos retiring from Wep-
ener. Everything now depends upon
the progress of tien. French's cava,-
ry, bat they are entering a very diiii-
cult. hlly and practically unknown
country.
London. April 27.-Gen. Hamilton
has probably by this time arrived at
Thaba N'chu, as he is using his ut
most endeaNorS TO cut on the boers
who are retreating from De Vets
| Dorp. The Boer forces at Thaba
N'chu are not unlikely to make a
stand to cover the escape of conveys
from the sou;hward. Otherwise thece
is no news beyond belated details
of recent operations. IT appears that
Gen. Brabant, in the fight with the
Beers at Wepener, had a narrow es-
cape.
4 FrightfuI Explosion.
Pretoria, April 21.-A serious eXpIo-