The Delta independent., 1900-04-06
BOERS TROUBLING ROBERTS.
EnsiaaS cssaaiy IsaaalliaAs y 1he LaAsa Dfaasas
I've Nse Ls6yanih an1 K3mhs3y.

Lsassa. Apsa 1-fAe MAR s1es -
received ths sensWlng 11eDaseo 1eD
Lsra 1ssssn. lsssd Bsssofsssaas
z rscslvsd aews lats ysslss1ly
evening fra0 CoDooel DruaAW0o6, W6o
woD at Thahan Chu, thiSty-et9ht DASa1
sast a hese, that infogDatieo had
reached him that IT, sasOy was ap-
peoachins ia I've eseeaA. fro0 tie
aoeth and u easG Hs 01AtD1 tAat u
tho report peevsA tsos. - wssld retire
towards tie Watse woS6s. eeveatesa
niles nearer Diea0fsots1n, whoss we
have had . delsehnsat q noaDted h.
fantry for tie peeesetiaa q IL wcsAa.
6epesal Robssts gave oetlesS that .
brisade ef iafantsy sAsalA nsscA g
daylight To-Day 70 suppoet hin, ao4
should reeire fro0 IL water woGkA
He moved thsee during H. night aad
bivouaeksd. Al dawn To-Day - was
shelIed b. ~ eaeny, Mo attseksd -
three sidea. He l00sdiately 0lor
patched two bogao aFt11lesy batteries
and hiD haOgaee t0Ward Rl0em6ootein,
c0vesing soDe - tAs0 with hb eny-
al.y: -. -.
woeas the road eruasas . aesp Da19aA,
o. spruit, n Which, dueinG IL nlgA1,
. fOrce Of BoesD ~ csacoa1Go to0O-
selves. 10 well WON tAay hi11ao thot
our IaaAlng ocootD paG1D6 ever ~ 1gaft
Wlthoot 1taeoveslAg tAo0, ao4 Z WoD
not uneil ~ WaeQna a11 guns Wsfe
sotseing tie drift tAst ths Boess ehow-
I'd the0aeaves and speaed Gre. Asay
of TIE drivers q the artillery hornss
Wess in0ediateiy shot down at sbort
raAGe. and seves1l of The suns were
captDrsA TAs rsnatnAer eallopsd
away. covered b. Ro0eFt6 HoruR.
~MeA0whlae LbeoeaAant Chestefmas-
tesv q Rs0aagess'a Srosts fs1nd .
pa0AGe arran IL aprult u1ocruVeed
b. IL essny. ~ which tie renainAer
u 0SuoAWosd's foere cssed. They
refssneA With great steadtnseA. D0t-
wtttseaodlAg an that ~ psevsssaly
"tsrosdwood's rrport. which has Jest
reaeAed NJ. and which coatains % -
taila, 0faeed that - hAA S0oe ssveA
suas ard an BIZ hs9gASe. He estimstes
au his cssnalties % abost 80. iscind-
iag 10 uiaslag.
'Oa hsng1ng th6 Dogaiag that DraaA-
woaa was hara psessea innedlaaely
1Saesrd 0eaesal HNach With tWo ~
maining cavalry belGsAes - fellow h
supPast - tts kisth divisisa- TAe NJ.
Ter, aftee Q nasni0cpaa naEeA. arrived
n IT, sreas e acttsa sAsrtiy after
nss.Awsos-s s.rc. c.ass.s,s a d.
Royal HoaseAosd cavalry. tAs Te1th
lsSssAzA ~ . asd U b,staessss - the
Reyal Herr aStillesy snd Pfehsrs
- - n
Tia seseasth q the soe1y = ed
mated a. fssm A000 - 1A6oe wttA
ssaA ~ ssabss - vhieA \ - ~
L. lossAusss Aans.ssAss sss sseHs.
$50 lnFsua6ne. - - - -
= 01oEs11a 1an1H - thsUs 49, -
Mn, anA - ~ - eelles1 = watch
sase1u1Dy ~ cu0Duntcatiso with
Osaa0s sivrr. The srtivtty e . strsag
Hort. foscs b the vicinity ee Paarde-
hes9 hss 2tresdy interrupted dlrgct
cosemunicatiou lrtwrea 1Infsl RsAsgts
and kimhegiey. Bst for the ovsr-
Whelsalng n0mhess n the dlnQunl of
o.0rd 1obsrea. the n1tuatioa wOo1A juaa-
" nuA 0e1at Britain GreaDe snxSety.
A. n ls. tAe natioo h isegian1Ag - real
ixe frsm IT, natnrW e the gUeeyilla
warfare that u - llalee - esntasyam
the future m0vcments of tAe 0fitish
trOogA.
i.sdyuussth. Apsil 1-Tbe no-n arr
brcoming daringly bosd aud are ap-
pruachlaG wtehio sight os l1sdysmith.
whIlc Bslsev's army lies apsaresaly 10
sionlrss. After the relief of ladysnith
the Bocfs fen tack 10 the 0oaataio
passes. hst aot1lag thsy wese not par.
sued tley have gradually drawn nesr
strung columa caRe within eleven miles
of ibr towu a eeaday. Thser patrsls
scour the csustry % al siAes.
I.osdse. Aessl IA spectsl disvatch
from naornfsseetn tbis nernias ~
place has bspa eue Il. TSs b ne nat.
the water w0ska.
To lsse guas has elvsys hssa esasl1-
~rrd II military elsssss . AlaRace 10
partieslariy usfostuaaep = ~ ~
heavtfe thao h any dasose puI3o1 q
thrss m11ensy histosy slars IT, ADses-
can nsvseue6sa.
N1eAd1nsuhp NJ. esue: esornhesg. two;
-: tseal tWsoey-aAses. In excAnnuR
tbey nass eapeusQ1 0nly seveo o1nA
ave ta6eA Wjth Oeopsa1 Crso1o q
raaResees8 aaA twe susss0Aessa - -
trsp ooa1n. IT, = ~ . WI an11o.
fseess1 sar1aaes ~ . grsst asi1eeasy
pUUge - unAR.
Whoe unAss sAas osss ~f uea 80
OumD @1ulU ununnn1oA1s 70 0nuoah0ea
= ~ sveeS0 ~ ~ 4 wss 1ee -