Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-03

Reichman was detached from the 18th
on all military operations. Like the
French and German attaches he is be-
lieved to be helping the Buer forces in
whatever way he can. If he joined in
fighting without first resgning from the
United States army he will be liable to
court-martial on return. If he does not
return he will be dismissed from service
in disgrace.
AN ARTILLERY DUEL.
Bushman's Kop, April 3.-The Beers
are still occupying the water works,
which the British shelled yesterday aft
ernoon. The Beers are replying.
OVERWHELMED BY NUMBERS.
Pretoria, March 31.-Reports from
Brandfort state that 1000 federals at
tackled 5000 British successfully, but
that $4,000 British re-enforcements ar
rived. and the federals were compelled
to retire after furnishing the British Sc
verely. The federal loss was slight.
BRITISH IN DIFFICULTIES.
London, April 3-Lord Methuen's diff
ficulties are apparently increasing. He
has Boer laagers or guerrilla bands on
three sides of him, and will be obliged
to watch carefully the communication
with the Orange river. The latest news
from the front adds little to the knowl-
edge Of the disaster to the British near
Bloemfontein. No credence is given to
the reports that the Beers numbered
between 5000 and 10000 men. The gen.
eral belief is that there could not have
been more than one-half of that num-
ber but the mere fact that even so
many as half could have been collected
so near to Bloemfontein without the
knowledge of the British commander
in-chief provokes sharp criticism
MORE DETAILS.
'The Essex, Munster, Shropshire and
northumberland mounted infantry and
Roberts horse covered the retirement
of the guns from that position to the
crossing of the drift found by the cav
airy two miles further south, and with
stood determined attacks Of the enemy,
who in some cases advanced to within
100 yards, until the u battery of the
Royal Horse artillery was suddenly sur
rounded in the drift and the officers and
men We're made prisoners without a
shot being fired. But Major Taylor and
the sergeant major succeeding in escap-
ing in the confusion. Five guns We're
captured at the same time Further de-
tails tomorrow"
WAR CORRESPONDENT TAKEN
Roberts dispatch seems finally to dis
pose of the early report of the recovery
of the guns. A dispatch from Maseru
Basutoland, says that the Earl of Ross
lyn, who is acting as war correspondent
for the Daily Mail in South Africa, has
probably fallen into the hands of the
Beers.
GENERAL FRENCH BLAMED.
The disaster is regarded as a direct
result of the inability of General French
to cut off the commands of Gen. Olivier
and other commanders when they es-
{ capped from the Orange river. Little
news has arrived from other points.
Kenhardt has been formally reoccupied.
The report that the Beers are massing
in the vicinity of Taunga and Kip dam
Is confirmed.
BRITISH FOUGHT BRAvELY.
London. April 3.-The Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Daily Chronicle,
describing the loss of the convoy, says:
"The Beers opened with a murderous
fire. Tt was simply slaughter. Kaffir
drivers of the convoy ran away, leaving
the teams and it was impossible for our
men to hit the hidden enemy.
"Our gunners fought bravely. trying
to save the guns, but our people were
greatly hampered by the Kaffirs, who
ran hither and thither looking for COW
err from the fearful fire that poured In
on all sides. Meanwhile the enemy were
hotly pressing Colonel Broadwood
surrounded.
1.-THE British showed magnificent
bravery The officers were quite cool
and composedly directed operations
The opportune arrival of re-enforce-
ments saved Colonel Broadwood from
annihilation.
'The water supply Is out, and the
pumping gear was destroyed, as well as
the field telegraph. One hundred wag-
ons were lost through the cowardice OF
Kaf1r drivers.
81. 1T is reported that two guns have
been recaptured. The whole force is re-
tiring on Bloemfontein."
THE BRITISH DEFEAT.
London, April 3.-Fuller news of tn,
disaster to the British army in tn,
neighborhood of Sannas Post does no
tend to improve matters from the Brit
ish point Of view, but with dispatches
so mystifying, It is impossible to accu
rately portray the present situation o.
foretell the ultimate issue or Lord Rob
erts' attempt to retrieve the defeat. Th
war office posted dispatch from Rob
erts as follows:
"Bloemfontein, April 2.-In continue
ton of my telegram Of March 81, ther
has been considerable delay in gettini
accurate returns of the casualties, a
the action took place twenty-five mile
hence. and the telegraph cable was in
terrupted several times. Cloudy wealth