The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-04
Roberts OfHciaI Report.


The war office has posted a dispatch from
Lord Roberts reading as follows;
"Bloemfontein. April q 1890 p. m.
I'm continuation of my telegram Of March
81 there has beer considerable delay in get
ting accurate returns OF the casualties as
the action took place twenty-five miles
hence The telegraph cable has been inter-
rupted several times. cloudy weather has
interfered with signaling, and although
there has been no engagement since, the
force Is continually in touch with the
enemy There were many acts of conspicG-
Gus gallantry displayed during tho day.
'aThe men remained in action under fire
at 900 Yards for some hours, the officers
serving the guns casualties reduced de-
tachments Several gallant attempts were
made to bring in two guns. the teams Of
which had been killed but al each at
tenpt the horses were shot. The Essex.
Munster. Shropshire and Northumberland
mounted infantry. Roberts horse, covered
the retirement Of the guns from the poSi-
ton to The crossing OF the drift. found tv
the cavalry two miles further south. and
withstood the determined attacks Of he
enemy who IN some cases advanced withia
100 Yards Q battery. of the Royal horse
artillery, was suddenly surrounded in he
drift and the officers and men were all
made prisoners withou. a shot being fired.
But Mai. Taylor and a sergeant major src
ceeded in escaping In the confusion. Five
guns were captured at the same time.
further details tomorrow"
No Scouting Ahead.
The Cape Town correspondent OF the
Times. telesraphing Monday says:
"Apparently there was not man ahead
Of the convoy with orders to look out but
the scort trotted quickly behind and only
discovered that something was wrong
haH hes GA
Rand Mines Closed Down.
The correspondent cf the Times az Lou
renzo Marquee, telegraphing Tuesday,
says.
cit is reported here that all the Rand
mines closed down last Thursday British
workmen and their countrymen In other
parts OF the republic are being expelled
by the wholesale from the Transvasl.
ION the other hand. the Beers are so de-
moraIized that It Is impossible to induce
many now on furlough to return to the
front"
Sent TO St. Helena.
CAPE TOWN, April 3.--Gen. Cronie, Col
shieI and / 900 Boer prisoners sailed for St
Helena today.
Boer Parties Escape.
Sir Alfred Miner has returned mere
Two small parties Of Beers escaped from
the Green Point track One party was
traced to a railway train. which was
stopped and searched near Cape Town.
The Beers jumped through one Of the win
dows of the train and got away.
British to Use Portuguese Territory.
LISBON, April 3-Tn the chamber OF
deputies today the minister o. foreign ar
fairs. Senior Neiga Beirao. announced
that Great Britain had demanded Of Por-
tusal consent to transport sBrltish troops
through Beira. In accordance with exist
ing treaties Portugal has notified the
TransVaal government Of it's decision.
Tho minister asserted that the relations
between Great Britain and Portugal were
most cordial
Resolutions for Annexation.
WASHINGTON. April 8--War depart
meut officials do not believe the story
that comes from South Africa to the et
feet that Capt. Carl Reichmauu, seven
teeuth infantry. was one OF the leaders OF
the Beers at the last aght between the
Beers and the English az the Bloemtonteln
vaterwofEs. Adt Gen. Corbin would not
even discuss the possibility OK the story
being true. Rolchmaan's brother ofnccFs.
men who know him well, say that it is
very probable that Belchmaun occupied
some conspicuous point Of vantage from
which to view the light. and his discovery
IN uniform ~ the British was the basis
for the supp0sition that he wss one Of
the Boer leaders.
RESOLUTION. for Annexation.
CAPE TOWN. April AIT mass meet
Ing held today. al which soeo people We're
present. resolution was passed amid
great enthusiasm. declaring the solemn
conviction that Incorporation cr the Soafh
African republic ana orange Free state
into the queens domiuions alone would
secure prosperity and puoic freedom iU
South Africa
THE BRITISH FOUGHT WELL.