Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-12
ANOTHER ROUT MADE.
Beers Could Not Hold Their Position
Before the British.
BRlT0NS ADVANCING.
flfg Outwit the Beers and Take Their
Siands, but Not without Fight.
Ing Roberts l. Now Across
the Xind River.

london, May II. - So quickly has
Roberts advanced that his cavalry is ou.
ly - miles from Kroonstadt, while the
main army ~ only II miles behind them.
Hence IN about a day the British will
be- within striking distance of the
Orange Free State headquarters. Crit.
les differ widely in opinion A. 70 wheth
er any determined stand will be made
there by the Beers
Tho presence Of lo.n00 Beers in the
nclghborh0od OF Thabanchu Is con
iirmod They are holding line from
2p miles north 10 the southeast Of Tha
banchu Bocr patrols were sighted
Thursday at Thabanpatchoa. 4 detach.
ment Of Bmbant's horse pursued the
burghers, who retired after some fight.
ing Brabant then took up position
on the bill and Is now holding it. Few
casualties on tbs British sida. R0ar
headquarters are at Eden and more
fighting Is expected
The South African Review aSserts a
member Of the legislature Of Cape Colo.
ny has offered money 10 the man wha
would shoot Sir Alfred Milner the Brit.
ish high commissioner Anidayits on
tho subject are said 10 be in tho hands
of the attorney general The review dc.
mauds the arrest Of tho legislator who
is described IS prominent bondsman
from Piquothorg
Roberts telegraphs The war office from
Rciispruit, under dato Of May 10, a. FOL.
lows.
I'VE had a successful day, and have
driven the eucmy irom punt Ia point.
French, with porter's and Dickson {.
brigade Of cavalry and Hutton mount.
od infantry, crossed the Zand at Verne.
tons kmal and then worked round in q
norihcasterly direction 20 Maatschapny,
being opposed continuously by the enc.
my. Pole-Currw division and Gordon.
cavalry brigade. augmented by battery
J Of the Royal Horse artillery, aud by
Heurys aud Ross mounted infantry.
crossed thc river by a drift near railway
bridge. Nv quarters accompanied this
force With the infantry portion we
arr eight miles northof the nvrr. The
cavalry and mounted Infantry ara at
Nentyrs burg rmd station aud Turker' +
division at D,cliontein north. Ian Ham.
ilton force and Braadw1uds cavalry
brigade were making for cross roads
near Ncntorshurg when | last heard
from them. Hamilton's column met
with stubbon resistance aud Smith.
Dorien's brigade was eaeagad Tor some
hours in protecting the rear flank of his
foFco. The only casualties reported at
present are four killed and five wounded.
Noreturns yet received from thecavalry
nor Hamilton's force"
\ special dispatch from Roitspruit do.
scribing more fully Thursdays opera.
tious. SAYS
General Hamilton's scnut bad on two
previous days ascertained the Beers po
Hton and strength "Wednesday night
the Chcsh iro regiment crossed the river.
cntrenched themselves, aud prepared e.
hold the passage Of the regiments or %
following them. At daybrcak Thurday
the main body crossed ne two or three
points. Mounted infantry was then in
action driving on the advance Beers
preparatory 10 q general forward move.
meut The Boer right first gave wav.
but Tucker and Hamilton had a tougher
task on tho left. Tho Beers had six guns
and served thom we'll. working with n
great determination. but tho British
worked up closer and closer. their guns
In the meantime firing iucessantly.
The East Lancashire aud Sussex rori.
ments by II O'Clock had worked wall to
the front The oadcr was given and
like fash the two regiments sprann
forward simultaneously aud in a few
moments had secured two commanding
ridges The advanced limo was now
within 1900 yards of the Beers main
trenches, and tho latter already losing
heart from the demonstration on their
flank, but kept upn rapid though wild
hre. At this momont final charge was
ordered and away went the Lancashire.
aud Sussex regiments again. but the
Beers could not stand and they fairly
boltcd. and the rout of the Beers along
the whole limo was then completed.
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