The daily news., 1900-02-16
A BRILLIANT CAVALRY RAID.
Lord Roberts aud General French
Doing Great Maneuveriug.

Lord Roberts aud General French
Doing Great Maneuverimg.
New YORK, Feb IA dispatch to
The Tribune from Londcn says:
The silence at the front has been
broken and whate7or occurs anywhere
else is of little account Generals Rob.
erts and Kitchener. having concen-
trated full army corps, with cavalry
brigade and artillery, could be trusted
TO tnd better employment for it than
that of lining the railways between
Orange and Modder rivers. They have
done so and their secret is at las: out
General Fre1ch's cavalry brigade, which
has been maneuverlng around Coles
berg, seized on Monday the crossing Of
Relt river at DekIl's Drift and the Sixth
and Seventh divisions are now en-.
Camped on the east bank OF that river.
The Sixth division is Kelly kenny's,
which mas been reported TO be co-ope-
rating with French and Ga;Gcre for the
clearance OF the country south OF the
Orange river His division is now re-
ported in the Tiet river with the Seventh
division. fuckers, which has been be.
hevcd TO be at Mo6dar river.
These two divisions, with Frerch's
cavalry brigade aud the new infantry
brigade made up from ba;talions lining
the railway from De Aar Junction. are
now co operating with General Ne
thueu's army IN n great fianklrg move
ment on the right to relieve Kim berley.
1t is concentration Of British force In
an unexpected quarter. and the whole
movement has been so C,cyer!y con.
cealed that no military writer in Lon
don has been able to forecast the pre-
else direction o! Lord Roberts advance.
What is more important the Dutch
themselves have apparently been mis-
led, fer they have weakened their forces
in a quarter where the attack Will be
made and strengthened them where the
British VIII remain defensive.
Hnnnuy Pushing Forward.
This general hauking movement has
been supported by a movement of
mounted infantry from the Orange
river railway crossing to Ramah. TINS
was a strong column, desCrli ed as q
mounted infantry brigade. aad Colonel
Hannay. VINO commanded IL, had an
engagement with the Beers on the hills
and finally p1shei MS force through to
its destination Tuesday with cO;np2ra-
lively slight losses, the casualty list
amounting to 90.
TINS entire movement with its con-
centration OF nearly all the British bat
taiiOns outside Natal and slender col
umns left under Gaiacre and Clements,
has been brought about bv scientific
strategy under Z rigorous operation Of
the censorship. the utility OF which has
been demonstrated al last. This col
ANN on the Ret Eas n promise OF pO-
tencv Tor the relief or klm Oerlev and a
subsequent aayance upon B.CeMfou-
TEN. ard lg so great a diversion o: mill
tary resources JlaU LaGysmIh may yet
lie rescued.
y; midnight report from LORD Rob
erjs desj r bsl a hr.lliant cavalry rald by
General French with three triCaGes Of
cavalry anu q strong force # horse ar
uliery, in which Inree Beer laagers
were captured ana supporting move
meut. conducted Dy General Gordon. by
which two !31C-rs were taken.
These dasnIug movements, which re-
call the best work Of cavalry raids in
the American civil war, are proofs that
the British campaign has entered upon
an entirely new phase. The relief of
Kimberley Will evidently be the first
work OF Lord Roberts, and a march upon
BloemfonJeln the sequel to il.
Mrs. J. X. Miller, Newton Hamii-
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