The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-04

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uina the war. President Kruger has
prevailed on Mr.. stsyn TO make one big
stand before surreadering.
FROM LORD ROBERTS.
Further Facts Regarding Saturdays
Disaster.
London, April 3.-Fuilsr news Of tina
disasser TO the British army In the nsigh-
borhood Of Sannas Post does not tend
10 improve matters from Q British point
Of view, bus. with the dispatches 20 Inys-
tifying, 10 IL Impossible TO accurately
portray the present situation or to fore
tell the ultimate issue Of Lord Roberta
attempt 70 retrieve the defsat.
The war offics has posted . despatch
from Lord Roberts as followsi
"Bloemfon tein, April 9, 1880 p. m.--In
oontisustion OF my telegram Of March
81, there has been considerable delay In
getting accurate returns of the casual
ties, as the action took place % miles
hence; the telegraph cab has been in
tsrrupted several times; cloudy weather
has interfered with signalling, and al
though there has been no engagement
since, the force is undoubtedly In touch
with the enemy.
"Thers were many acts OF conspicuous
gallantrys displayed during the day. Q
battery remained in action under cross
IRE ct 1900 yards for some hours, the
officers serving the guns a. the oasualties
reduced the dstaohments. Several gal.
liant attempts were made to bring In two
guns, the teams Of which had been kille3,
but ct each time the horses were shot.
"The Essex. Mustsr, Shropshi re and
Northum berlAnd Mounted infantry and
Roberts horse covered the retirement
Of the guns from that position TO the
crossing of the drift found by the oaval-
~ two miles further south and with
stood the determined attacks Of the sne-
my, who, In some cases, advanced Within
a hundred yards. q battery of the Royal
horse ARTILLERY was suddenly surrounded
in'ths drift and the officers and men were
all made prisoners without a shot being
ired. But Major Taylor and a sergeant
major succeeded in escaping In the oon-
fusion. Five gums we-s tapeursd at the
same u me. Burther d. si;g tomurrew."
Lord Roberts dsspAtGa seems fLally
to dispose of the earlier report of the re-
oovery Of tine guns. and the fact that the
Beers remain In occupation Of the water
works is taken as an Indication that they
intend to make a stand suffio iently long
to cover the withdrawal OF the guns and
wagons to place OF safety, although the
absence OF definite Information regarding
the movements Of General Frsnoh'g
cavalry makes 1t di6ioult to estimsts
their chances Of adding the browning
SUCCESS to the blow already Inflicted.
THE BOER SIDE OF II.
has been heavy fighting between Brand
fort and Bloemfontsin. The Waerstroom
and EImelo com mmands attacked seven
thousand British and drove them back
with heavy loss.
According TO the reports of the
wounded who have arrived here, fighting
occurred all along the line. The federal
troops held positi ons on the aide and top
Of the mountain, while the British post
tions were on the opposite side of the hill.
The British charged repeatedly but were
repulssd. The latest reports say that the
federAls were more than holding their
own, but the tinal result Of the fighting
10 not known here. The federal loss wns
nine killed and wounded.
Reports from Br andtoyt, received later,
stats that two thousand sderals attacked
three thousand British successfully. but
that thirtsen thousand British reinforce
ment4 arrived and the fsderals were
British severely.
The federal loss, according to these re-
po rts was slight.
ORoNJE GOES TO st. HELENA.s
Cape Town, Tuesday, April 3.-Gsusral
Cronje, Col. 6hils and one thousand Boer
prisoners sailed for st. Helena tonight.
NO SCOUTS OUT.
London, April 4.-The Cape Town ccr-
respondent of the Times telsgraphing
Monday says:
apparently there was not q man
ahead Of the convoy with orders to look
out, but the escort trot ted quietly benind
and only disc overed that something was
wrong after half the convoy had been
captured"
THE BoER ATTACK.
London, April 4.-Mr. Spsnssr Nilkin-
son, discussing the attack ON Col. Broad
woods detachment. In the Morning Post,
says,
"Ihs attack was well planned and well
executed. Col, Broadwood. howsver-
skinfully eVaded the stroke aimed al
him. Possibly Lord Roberts had retired
his infantry with view Of encouraging
the BosTs to advance and to continue
their attack. Probably nothing would
suit him better than that they should at
tempt to move tow ard the railway or to
attack in the direction of Bloeihfoatein.
He IA collecting reInonAts and stores In
order to be ID readiness for renewal OF
the general advance and be will net be
d rhWn away. II the Beers venture too
near they W Ill receive punisrtneHt."
RoER PRISONERS ESCAPED.
Cage Town, April s.-Two small
parties Of Beers escaped ffen the
Green Point track. One party Was tyassd
to a railTyds train which was stopped and