The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-04-10
NET MORE REVERSES.
England Believed to Have Been
Again Defeated by the Beers.
A Rumor That the Hussars Who
Were Sent to the Relief of
the Royal Irish FusiIiers
Are Also Missing.


Saturday. The casualties numbered
$50.
London, April 4-Fuller news of
disaster to the British army in the
neighborhood of Sannas Post does not
| tend TO improve matters from a Brit
ish point of view, but, with the dis
patches so mystifying, it is impossi-
bic to accurately portray the present
situation or to foretell the ultimate
issue of Lcrd Roberts attempt to re-
trieve the defeat.
BloemfOntein, Monday, April p
Gen. COlville's division and French's
cavalry have returned here. Every
thing is quiet.
London, April THE following is
the text of Lord Roberts dispatch
to the war Office announcing the cap
ture Of five companies of his troops:
"BlOemfontein, Thursday, April o
Another unfortunate occurrence has
occurred, resulting, / fear, in the cap
ture of a party of infantry, consist
ing Of three companies of the Royal
Irish Fusihers and two companies of
the 9th regiment OF mounted infan-
try, near Reddersburg, a little east
ward of Bethany railway station,
within few miles of this place They
were surrounded by a stronger force
of the enemy, with four or five guns.
THE detachment held ont from
noon, April 3, to April 4, a. m, and
then, apparently, surrendered, for it
is reported that the firing ceased at
that time. Immediately after [
heard the news, during the afternoon
of April 3, 1 ordered Gatacre to pro-
coed from Springfontein, his present
headquarters, to Reddersburg, with
all possible speed, and 1 dispatched
the Cameron Highlanders hence to
Bethany. He arrived at Reddersburg
at 1890 yesterday morning with OPP
position, but could get 40 news of
the missing detachment.
There can be no doubt that the
whole party has been made prison.
ers."
The war office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts.
dated BlOemfontein, THURSDAY April ):
''Methuen telegrephs from BochOa
lin the Orange Free State, little
northeast of Kimberley as follows:
Surrounded Gen. Mareiul and a body
Of Beers to-day. None escaped. Vile
bois and seven Beers killed, eight
wounded. fifty prisoners. Our losses
were: Killed, Capts Boyle and VIII
liams, both of the yeOmanry, and 20
men of the yeOmanry. Wounded,
about seven men. The attack lasted
four hours. The corps behaved very
well. Our force was composed of yeo-
many, the kimberley mounted corps
and the 4th battery of artillery"
Gen. De Villebois Mareml was the
chief of staff of the BOer Grmy.
London, April 9.-When it IS borne
in mind that ell the dispatches from
the front are severely censored, there
is little in the news to bring satisfac-
ton to England. Assurances that
nothing need be feared, even If the
railways and telegI apis are cut and
BlOemfOntein isolated, together with
the news that the ladies and other CT
villains are being ordered away, do not
augur well.
There are rumOrs from Cape Town
that the telegraph wires were cut ON
Sunday, and also that tire Hussars,
who were sent to the relief of the
Royal Irish Rifles, are also missing,
although these are probably the out
come of BOer eXaggerations designed
to encourage the bUIghers
The attempt of Gen. COlville to
catch the Boer leaders in conference
at Reitfontein failed probably, as
usual, because of tie lack of cavalry.
The results of these serious checks 10
the British arms a e that the whole
Free State is up again and that the
Beers are full of activity over the en-
tire field.
The Beers are Boosting that the
Coiesberg and Stcrmberg comman-
does, numbering 5000, with 10 can
non and $50 wagons. have gotten safe
ly through, thus performing a mag
nificent strategic feat"
The Beers are displaying increased
activity in Natal, but there is no sign
that Gen. Butler is moving.
Mafeking was still, besieged on April
1. The garrison was suffering severe
" from lack of bread, and a mixture
of oats, bran and mea'ies was doing
duty for that article, which is de-
scribed as coarse in substance, of the
color of ginger bread and of the con-
sistency of Norwegian pine"
London, April 9.-The Cape Town
correspondent of tic Daily News, tel
egraphing Friday, says: Owing to a
lack of horses and to the sufferings Of |
the men from pneumonia, due to thin
clothing, Lord Roberts has decided
not to make a Big move until the |
troops are provided with thicker uni
FORMS"
Aliwal North, April THE ROYAL !
Irish Rifles, which have Deen falling |
back from Rockville, arrived here |
safely last night. Their retirement |
was covered by a detachment sent by |