The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-21
oarassed on the flank and rear b.
British.
british In Hot Pursuit.

Br1uEh
British in Hot Pursuit.
Having thus passed the Modder under
cover OF darkness the Beers trekked
through the night in the direction Of
Bloemfontein. Gen. Kelly Kenny, with the
sixth division, pursued them at daylight
Gen. Macdonald, with the highlanders, fol-
lowing him Gen. Macdonald reached Kip
kraai drift by forced marches Sunday Can.
Kely-Kenny, moving from Kip kraal DRIFT,
was endeayoring TO outfank the enemy arid
to cut them off from Bloemfontein. go as
TO drive them back into Gen. MacDonald's
hands When left the front Gen. Kelly
Kenny had not come up with the enemy
PIumer Meets n slight -.epuise.
BULUwAYo, Feb. 12.-col. Plumer sent
Mas. Bird with 300 coonials, to attempt to
capture the Hoer 12-pounder on a kopIe
near Crocodile pool.
Mai Bird met with such a terrible rife
and shell fire that he considered the posi-
ton too strong and ordered a retirement
Col H. r. White was slightly wounded,
Mai straker was severely wounded, nine
teen privates were wounded and Capt
simpson French and nine men are missing.
The Queen Ha. Good News.
LONDON, Feb. 2O.--The Queen, prior TO
leaving osborne house this morning, on
Fourth battalion Of the Lincolnshire militia.
Her majesty announced. with a gratifed
smile that good news had been received
THIS morning from the seat Of war. An
other account says the queen specified that
the good news was from Ladysmith.
Ramors of Kitehener's Movements.
Unoficlaily, It is rumored Kitchener has
brought cronje TO standstlh and engaged
him. and II ia sure the war office is only
waiting the result OF a battle. This. how
ever. though plausible. may be premature.
In any case confident hope that Cronje
has been cut on from Bloemfontein con-
tlnues to prevail in London.
Train. Run to Kimberley.
The first train to Kimberley left Cane
Town last night and the neighborhood Of
the famous scene seems thoroughly clear
ed OF Beers.
Beers starting NorthwnrA.
The Westminster Gazette's military
critic SAYS he believes the Beers have
started northward IN Natal, and viii raise
the Siege of Ladysmlth and reinforce
Cronie. But this must be regarded as
rather optimistic. at any rate until Bull
Ter has developed tho Beers second line
OF defense which on every attempt TO
reach Ladysmth has proven impregnable.
ZnluIsnd Is Quiet.
A dispatch from Pietermaritzburg. dat
ed Monday, says all Is quiet In Zuuland,
and the Beers main bodies are reported
retiring from Dundee and Helpmaaker.
leaving small forces and two pieces OF
artillery at each magistracy.
Boer Force At strombers.
According 10 a special dispatch from
Tarkastad refugee who has arrived
there says the Beers are six thousand
strong al Stromberg, but that at Burgh-
crsdorp they have only small town
guard
Dispatch From Roberts.
The war office has issued n dispatch
from Lord Roberts, The main Importance
is the fact that It is dated paerburg. TOO
p, IN. Monday. rsarsburg II thirty miles
east ~ Jacobsaai The dispatch an
nounces that the railroad 10 Kimberley
Is open and that Gen. Methuen will pro-
coed there with achievements for them
forthwith. and large supplies will be for
warded to the town
Casualties 20 the Relief Column.
The war office announces the following
casualties among tho officers during the
relief OF Kimberley;
Killea-fieut. Heskith. sixteenth anc-
ers. Lieut. Theron, W McCilntock- Bun
bury Second Dragons
Wounded-capt. Gordon and Lieut. Bras
sey. Ninth iancers Capt. Tuson. sixteenth
lancers: tieuts. Furdyce and Long. Second
dragoons, Lieut. H. NJ Durand. Ninth
lsBeCrS
The ist ~ casualties again demonstrates
the fact that n number of mere boys are
serving IN South Africa. Lieut. the Hon
W. McClintoek- Bunbury was the eldest
son and heir of Lord Rathdanuell He
waa born In iSIs Lieut. n NJ Durand
was boin IN 1876 He IL the heir Of Sir
Henry Mortimer Durand. British minister
at Teheran. Persia. Lieut. W Long was
horn IA 1870 He II tho heir Of Right Hon
waiter lond, president Of the board of
agriculture.
Haiicr's Casualties,
Tho casualties among gen. Buffers fore
"a IN The hshiing az iussar Hill Monte
Crisio hih and at other places from Feb
ruarx Is 70 February Is were Killed.
cart, T. II Burncy and thirteen men:
wounded. ak officers and IA mon
H"iier Reports Ills Operations.
Tho following dispatch has been re.
ceivcd a. the war office from Butler.
Flows Farm CruUsdayl. tio p. m.
The fusiiier brigade Yesterday took
tiiangwana Hill, on the rieht ~ the enc
my's position. and commanding Colcnso,
the RES, " tho force advancing towards
tire ruEcia. This morning the rncmy fas
withdrawn ar his troops tJonl north OF the
Tugela aud practically evRuatrd t'oicnso.
To-day Hart occupied Ca'c4se after very
SllEht resistance hv a weak rear guard
and Wv hold the TuGela on tho
south side from Cplcuso to Taele
Nest The enemy seem To- be In
fsill retreat ana apparently are only hold.
ing the position they occupy across from,
Salcuao with weak rear ..uar8 If4rt's
advance guard Is crossing az ColsusN
Our casualties yesterday ami TODAY
have, I hope. been Few "
News has been received here that cen
Hart has occupied CoiepSo after a SLIGHT
engagement