Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-15
BoERS STRIKE A BLOW.
Roberts Line of Communications Cut,
ana Dcrbyshire Regiment Meets
with Disaster.


mand of the lines of communication Il,
South Africa, reports that in the dis
aster to the British troops, June Z, at
Roodeval, where the Beers cut Lord
Roberts line of communications. the
Fourth battalion of the Derbyshire
regiment were all killed, wounded or
made prisoners, except six enlisted
men. Two officers and Is men were
killed and five officers and 72 men were
wounded. many of them severely.
The Beers returned the wounded to
the British The officers killed were
Lieut.. Col. Baird-Douglas and Lieut..
Hawley.
The wounded include Col. Wilkinson
and Lieut.. Blanchard, of the Canadian
infantry.
Gen. Forestier-Wallter's dispatch in
full is as follows:
cape Town, June 1O.-The following
telegram has been received from Charles
hnox: 'Kroonstad.-The following cas-
uaities reported from Roodeval, June l.
received from Stonham, commanding the
imperial yeomanry hospital, dated Rhen-
oster River June s, received here by flag
of truce June 10:
The Fourth battalion of the Derby
shire regiment tthe Sherwood Foresters).
Killed, Lieut. Col. Baird Douglas and
Lieut.. Hawley and 10 of the rank and
file wounded, Col. Wilkinson, Capt. Bal
ley, Lieuts. Hail. Lawder and Blanchard
and 81 of the rank and file; the Shrop-
shire light infantry, one: Cape Pioneer
railroad regiment, seven; ammunition
park. Royal marines and Imperial tele-
graphs, one EACH post office corps, one.
" Stonham reports that many were
verely wounded and the remaining of the
Fourth Derbyshire and details of pris-
| oners, except six of the rank and file, are
| in his camp. All the wounded are in his
camp. lately occupied by the Fourth
| Derbyshire. Inquiries are being made as
| to the names
1t is inferred that the Beers captured
| over 800 men and as late as June 10
| held positions cutting off the British
| force north of Kroonstad from reen-
| forcements.
A dispatch from Gen. Forester
| Walker says Gen. Methuen was fight
ing within ten miles of Hebron June
| G, as follows:
Cape Town, June 10.-Kelly-Kenny re-
ports from Bloemfontein this morning
| that Methuen. with the greater part OF
| his division, was fighting early in the
| morning of June s, ten miles south Of
| Heilbron. where Colville was reported to
be with the Highland brigade. Methuen
| left Lindley June 5. with ample supplies
| for himself and Colville, leaving Paget to
| hold Lindley wit. a sufficient force and
supplies.
"Kelly-Kenny has ordered Knox to
press in the enemy's outpost. believing
| the enemys strength to be exaggerated.
"All is quiet and there is no anxiety as
regards the district to the south. Com'
| munications north of Kroonstad have
| been cut since June G"
| London. June IA Reuter- dispatch
from Maseru says: Fifteen hundred
Beers surrendered to Gen. Brabant to-
day in the Ficksburg district.
Machadodorp has been officially pro
claimed the capital of the Transvaal
A LourenZo Marques dispatch says that
the village has swollen into n small city
the majority of the new inhabitants
living in tents.
An official Boer telegram assert.
that the British have been defeated
with considerable loss at Donkers
poort. in the southern extremity of thu
Free State or Orange River Colony, ter
miles from Norval's Pont. 1t wa'
thought that this district had beer
cleared of Beers and rebels long ago
The Beers still cling to Laing's nek
but Gen. Buffers forces are still work
ing far around in that direction.
London, June 12.-The Lourenzt
Marques correspondent of the Time
says: At Machadodorp Presiden
Kruger has bodyguard of 1000 burgh
ers. Stores are being moved as quickl.
as possible from that point to Lyden
burg.