Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-09

by this time also the Rifles had OK
pended their last cartridges. Finding
that there was no sign Of succor they
SURRENDERED. having fought for nearly
80 hours. They lost 10 killed and many
wounded. among the captured IS
cant. Tenant. Cen. GltIcrc's chief in
tclligonce officer.
Lourenzo Marquee. April 6.-Prcsi-
dent Steyn, in his address To the Free
State Nolksraad at kroonstad,
Wednesday, April 4, said thc burEhrrs
were in better position than At the
commencement Of hustiitirs. H.
threatened those who had surrendered
to the British and announced that TIL
Free State had borrowed G5oU.oo0 from
the Transvaal for thu purpose Of war.
England. he declared, had broken
every convention.
Referring to the correspondence with
| Lord Salisbury he observed: The Dies
| tiny of the republics is in higher hands
| than those Of the British goVcram NTH
namely in the hands Of the rcopl" uf
France. Russia and Germany WHO are
agitating for intervention, The war
! will soon end. If it be true that Bucr
prisoners have been sent To- s.. Helena.
we would be justified i'll "nnsiEnng
| British prisoners to the lowest depth
Of the Johannesburg mines"
London. April 9-Thc Blocmfontcin
! correspondent Of the Times. telegraph
| ing. Friday. says: THE Beers now
! stretch in a thin line from Sannas Post
! on the south. to a point east Of JagerS-
| fontein. The railway stations are
| amply protected but their defence nee
essitatcs heavy patrolling work.
London. April S.-Thc Bloemfont,in cor
| respondent Of the Daily NJ iii. telegraph
! at Boshof of Gen. De Nilcbois Marcut-
/ commander of the French Legion in the
| Bocr army. says: lie was a tine tyne IF
| the French beau saDreur. brave dashiuG.
polished gentleman at home ana schol-
arIy and almost brilliant writer lie Wa
Of far too high, type to he understood
for his advice and disobedienCe to his or
ders. He it was who warned Gen. Crnni"
that he was being flanked BY Lord !. Re-,
| ish will never leave the railway.
London. April 9-The Blocmfontcin cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph, in a
1lS lldlCH tdltu FIIl'lN. S.iN MI - 't''4'
here. Remnunts and reinforcoments ar"
arriving and preparations are being mad
to deal with the enemy Last Tuesday.
many Of the historic regiments. like the
Scots Grcys. the Inniskilling Dragons
and the Lancers. could not muster 10.
mounted men, while artillery horses were
entirely cleaned out from the position
thew lately occupied north Of Glen, and
| the British force there is being cpnSid-
eragly augmented Lord Kitchener com
Il. =, i1xx-lN ~ 40 an
positions are secure against interruption
The troops are all in good spirits, thouGl
badly in need of clothing and boots.
Eloemfontcin. Friday. April G.-Thc ath
division. under Gen. Cnlyille, marched
Wednesday. i'll the direction of Reitfnn-
TEN. but arrived too late to dispense q
gathering If Ioer leaders who had as
scmblcd there for conference. The diVl-
sion returned here, today. The Bocrs
have shot Free State hurgher name
ct,aslin who was employed by th'
Eritish as 4 conductor Of the wagons
which the Beers captured at IN" l'locm-
retired to Bethany on orders from mead
quarters to guard The railway.
Mazcru. Basutoland, Thursday, April
5.-The rcoccupation Of Ladybrand,
Thaba Menu, ana the Bloemfontein
water works by the Beers. in the very
sight of the Basutos, who recently
5 witnessed the expulsion of the Beers
by the British. is far the most import
ant aspect If the situation here. in
view Of its probable effect upon the
| native mind. Already the natives are
= arguing that the British have suffered
rcvcrees: and. should the British eVac-
uate Wepenor the results. so far as
the natives arc concerned are likely tC
prove disastrous. All hope to see Gen
Erabandt steadily advance and drive
the enemy before him.
Ailwal North. Saturday, April 7.-Th
1 Royal Irish Rifles, which have beer
. falling back from Rockville. arrived
here safely, last night. Their retire
rent was covered by a detachmen
= sent by Col. Brabant. frustrating tn
el Beers and irterrupting the mOvemen
!, Of the enemy from Rockville. Lieu
Eonsey ana two men Of Brabant's de
: tachment of the Border Horse. ar
missing. Two Beers were killed in TIL
: rear guard action. y strong Boo