The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-07
LORD ROBERTS ADVICE
Urges the Republicans to Go Into
D- the Desert.
BoERs FIGHTING BULLER,s ARMY

No News OF the Battle, However, IL
Given Out at onaId's
Army Makes an Important Move.
Troops Sent to the Front Promptly.
London, Feb. lord Roberts has
caused to be distributed in the towns
bordering upon the invaded colonial
territory an invitation to Free Staters
and Transvaalers to go into the desert,
offering them good treatment and a
restoration to their farms on the
British occupation of republican terri
tory. The manifesto guarantees that
those bringing horses can sell them.
Foreigners will have their passage
paid to Europe. Colonial rebels are
advised to surrender in preference to
being taken prisoners.
Not a word has been received from
the-eorrespondents with General Bull
Ter for three days. 1t is as though
Natal had been wiped off the map, ex-
cepting the heliogram from Ladysmith
saying that the Beers are cannonad-
ing and that fighting is going on"
The Standard has received the fol-
lowing dispatch, dated Monday, Feb.
s, from hoppies Dam: General Mac
donald, with brigade of infantry,
regiment of lancers and one battery,
has reached here from Modder River
camp in what is regarded as an i'm
portant movement to the right of the
Boer position at Magersfontein. Kop-
pies Dam commands the roads from
Kimberley to Hopetown and Douglas.
Two Boer lasgers, at Kamulhoek and
Griquatown, are within strikingd is
lance. The arrival of General Mac
donald's column was opportune, as it
just prevented two large commands
effecting a junction. He now holds
both banks Of the river. Our lancers
had two brushes with the Boer pa
trolls. There is great activity among
the enemy, and strong forces are con-
centrating to oppose our further ad-
vance. The troops suffered from heat
and scarcity of water during the
march.
1t appears that General French's
visit to Cape Town was to ask Lord
Roberts for 1000 more men. Whether
he got them is not disclosed.
Troops are no longer detained at
Cape Tow~. They proceed immedi-
ately to some point at the front. Three
thousand disembarked Monday and
were quickly sent elsewhere. No pub
lie reception was given to the arriving
volunteers at Cane Town, because they
had to leave Immediately.
AS Lord Roberts, since the battle
Of Spion Kop, has had 10000 fresh
troops to dispose of, it is probable that
some have gone to General Butler.
The World says it learns that Lord
Methuen has disbanded Reiningtons
scouts one of the most useful colonial
commands, because he had ascertainei
that some members of the corps had
been communicating with the Beers.
The election in York city yes
terday for successor in the house
Of commons to Rear Admiral Charles
Beresford, recently appointed to the
command of the second division of the
British Mediterranean fleet, resulted
as follows: George Faber, Unionist.
6,24S; A. Murray, Liberal, 4,S1S; Fa-
ber's majority, 1,430. In the rr"vious
election the voting was: Lord les
Beresford, Unionist, $3.50; Sir sur
ness, Home Ruler, 5,64s; Beresford's
majority, II.
All the morning papers comment
upon the immense significance of the
York election, especially in the light
of the fact that the Unionist majority
given Lord Beresford is now increased
to 1,430 for Mr.. Faber. They declare
that it is impossible to ignore the
fact that the country supports the
government.