The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-04-26
FRENCH DROVE
THE B0ERS.
British Steadily Advanced
by Use of Shells and
CarbineS.

vance OF the Guards brigade ana
French's cavalry to head off the
Beers around Wepener are publish
ed this morning.
Five miles east of Lseuw kop,
April 24.-Yesterday evening small
parties OF the enemy were on both
our TANKS and about 300 re-enforc-
ed the kopjes en- our left flank.
Roberts Horse made a dash for the
right korjes and the Fourteenth
Hussars made similar dash Tor
those OIL the left. The enemy were
forced back. but had sequence of
positions with one automatic Wick
ers-Maxim gun. BY the action OF
Roberts Horse we had seized one
end of a low hog's-back range of
hills, the enemy retaining the re-
verse end till dark. 1t was then
too late to finally dislodge enemy,
so we returned to their first posi-
tons, which battalion of the Cold
stream Guards held all night while
French's cavalry and the Pole
Carew division bivouacled through
the night on the broad cXpansc of
open veldt. The days casualties
were about twelve.
Roodckop. thirty miles south of
Bloemfontcin, April 2+.-General
French pushed forward in light
order, leaving the baggage TO fol-
low with the infantry. He found
the enemy at o'clock holding the
line with front commanding the De
Vets dorp road. One squadron of
the Eighth Hussars reached the top
of the ridge but were driven back.
Then. REINFORCED with three more
squadrons and two 1-iEch MaXims
the Hussars renewed the attack,
reaching the crest just as the
enemy was coming up the reverse
side. A heavily sustained carbine
fire drove the enemy into the plain
in full retreat. Ashley crosscdthe
open our machine guns followed
them up and took an hour to dis
lodge the enemy.
At o'clock We got photographic
communication with the south 1t
proved to be Beers, who at first
said they were Brabant's force but
afterwards they used bad langu-
age. Later we found Rundle's
Telegraph. lie reported that there
were about 1000 of the enemy in his
vicinity. The country in front is
broken by low hills.
Polc-Carew is steadily advanc-
ing and has found it necessary to
use shell on the left flank. Rcpris.
ais are being made on such farm
crs as are found aiding the enemy
after receiving our magnanimity.
Constantia, April a. Our posi-
ton is unchanged with the exccp-
ton of a judicious Strengthening on
our right, where the country is
open. Our advance battery was
shclled to-day by the enemy, prin-
cipally with Vickers-Maxim guns.
Our mounted infantry is now in
touch with the Beers.
London, April pa special
dispatch from Pretoria dated Tues
day, says that the Bocrs have re-
occupied Boshof, the British re-
firing.
London, April %. --Mafcking now
claims that it can hold out until
May Is, though sure to suffer great
privations from now on. eaor
DC Vets Dorp, April Is (even.
ing). General French entered this
town to-day with two cavalr Y, hi,
gades. He left camp at daylight1L
and found the Bocrs holding the
hills. These were shclled, and the
Beers retrcated. The cavalry push
cd around the position of the Beers
above the town, where they were
holding General Rumble in check.
It is reported that 5000 Beers
passed through the town last night
in order to avoid General French S
attack in the rear.
Pctoria, "Wednesday, April 25-A
serious explosion occurred at the
Begbie Works, used by the Govern
mcnt as an arsenal, last nipbt
The Walls of the building we're de-
stroyed and the structures in the
neighborhood are a mass of flames.
The shricks of women and children
in the adjoining streets added TO
the horror Of the scene.
Ten worlmen we're killed and
thirty-two injured. includinp. Herr
(,rumberg, the manager of the
works. The most important of the
machinery we're saved.
The cause of the explosion is UNI
known.
The works employed 200 persons,
mostly Frence and Italians.
The Rod Cross ambulance did