The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-14
They E1terminate a Whole Bat
talon Of Britishers.
LONDON ASTONIsHED AT NEWS.
1t Was Confidently Believed That
Power of Burghers Was Irre-
trievably Broken.

walker, III COmmauu oI tuo Anc0 NJ
communication in South Africa. re-
ports that in the disaster to the Britrs
ish troops June 7th. at Roodevaly
where the Beers cut Lord Roberta
line of communications, the Fouxth
battalion of the Derbyshire regimsnt
were all killed, wounded or made
prisoners, except six enlisted men.
Two officers and sixteen men wete.
killed and five officers aud " men
were wounded, many Of them severely
General Forester Walkers dispatch
in full is as follows:
Cape Town, June 10, Sunday
The following telegram has been ~.
ported from Roodeval, June 7th, ~
ceiyed from Stonham, commanding
the imperial yeomanry hospital dsted
Rhenoster river, June 9th. re0etved
here by flag Of truce june 10th: g he
Fourth battalion Of the Derbyshiro|
regiment (the Sherwood Foreaters ~
killed, Lieutenant Colonel Baird
Douglas and Lieutenant Haw3e4'
and fifteen of the rank and file. u
Wounded, Colonel Wilkinson. Captei9
Bailey, Lieutenants Hall, Lawdef and
Blanchard aud So Of the rank and hles
The Shropshire. light infantry. 4; Cap4
Pioneer railway regiment, z; ammunis
ton park, Royal Marines and impes51t
telegraphs. l each; postofice corps s.
"'StoEham reports that many Nege.
severely wounded and the remaining
of the Fourth Derbyshire and detatls
of prisoners, except six OF the efHnk
and file, are in his camp. Aitsfhe|
wounded are in his camp, lately occHs
pied by the Fourth Derbyshire. In
quiries are being made IS 70 TIE
names.
oyRR 500 CAPTURED. s
It is Inferred that the Beers captuIs
en- 500 men and as late as June 40
held the positions cutting of The;
British forces north Of Kroonstad IRON
reinforcements. 3
THE NEWS PARALYzN0.
The news that the shutting of Of
Lord Roberts communications With
the outer world was accompanied by
such q serious loss came ike 9 bolt
from q comparatively clear SKY. III
London, until the news came, itwae
thought that the destruction Of the
railroad was accomplished By Free
Stasers, who were avoiding tathes
than annihilating the British detacfs
ments stationed at the point attacked
Nor are General Forester Walkers
vague statements regarding MethueA
ct Heiibron looked upon as reassuEings
The Beers appear to be IN sufnclens
strength to completely separate ~
the British forces north and south q
a line stretching some fifty miles be-
tween Roodeval and Heilbron. Meth-
uen's march upon the latter plsee
seems somewhat in the nature Of =
movement for the relief of Colyills. s.
According to adYices received t1|
London Tuesday morning. fifty thegs
sand British troops are within hAlk .
hundred miles of the maranding Boeke
north of Kroonstad, and they are exs
pected, of course, to make short work
of them. Nevertheless, outside ot tAe
slender war Office kilograms. no on
knows what is goirg on.
South of Kroonstad there is Midp
gap. The railway is only partially des
Tended, and, as General Kelly Kenny
has hurried all the available troop
northward, the assumptions is that
there is danger of a second raid. IRE
loss of the Derbyshires is estimated q
from 600 to 700 men.
A Reuter- dispatch from MsseE1
says: ..Fifteen hundred Beers suf-'
rendered to General Brabant Monday
in the Ficksburg district. "