The sun., 1900-05-08

that part General Butler has elected 10
take i'll the operations. At present there
are no indications of any movement on
the part of the Natal army. Doubtless Al
few days, or less will bring out the Brit
K ish line of action before Biggarsberg.
a .ord Roberts in now nine miles north
J u the Vet and 63 miles north of Blocm-
AStesrein. Evidently he is not letting tine
Grass grow under his feet, though the
Boers seem equally anxious to retreat TO-
y ward Kroonstadt and are so doing.
A& There is nothing new from General
! Hunter, hut il is presumed he is pushing
steadily forward III the direction Of Ma
feking. aided by The asgreSSivcneSs Of
Barton's and Paget'S hrigndeS.
The Taking of winberg.
a special dispatch from Slnaldcel dat.
ed !i;45 u. III. May 6. gives details of the
occupatiun Of N'inberg by the British
1t says:
News has inst come here that General
Hamilton is giving he Beers no rcst and
that they are falling back hul'ricdly. lie
sentcred Winherg today after brisk
fight. i'll which the Beers fell back 50
quickly that one Of their guns in addi-
tion 70 Maxim. WAS abandoned"
eGThe same dispatch. Describing the
crossing OF the Vet river by the British,
says:
t& The Roer forces intrenchpd on the op-
positc bank prepared t. contest the cross
ing. Our guns were brought into play,
and Il terrific shell fire was directed ON
the Borr lines. Al the same time the
Quepnslandcrs, under heavy fire dash.
ed across the river and advancing in the
open, completely turned the Bocr right.
ii was dusk, but nothing could stop the
gallant Australians. They pushed on
again, seized IL commanding kopie and
by brilliant movements and continuous
rifle hre drove off the enemy in the
darkness. The first gleam of dawn this
morning found the enemy in full flight
aud our men after them, and by o'clock
this morning we entered this important
strategic point"
~ dispatch from Boshof, dated Friday.
May l. says General AIcthuen made n
reconnaissance from there the lay pre-
viously TO the neghborhood of Sjurtkop.
pies Fontien locating the Boer luarer
AFTER an uniElpOrtant exchange of fire
the Beers removed their aagcr. A fair.
ly strong force of Beers was seen moving
northward General Mcthuen then re.
turned to Roshof
The Beers In Retreat.
Lord Roberts reports to the war office.
III dispatch dated Smaldccl Nav e.
afternoon. as follows:
I'VE crossed the Vet river this mornin.
and are now encampcd at Smaldeel June.
tion. The enemy is iii full retreat TO.
ward Zand river and KroonStadt. The
turning movement was made by the
mounted infantry just before dark yester.
day. 1t was Il very dashing affair. The
canadians, New South Wales, New Zen
land rifles and Queensland mounted in.
fantry Wed with each other in the deter. |
mination to close with the enemy Can.
tam Anley of the Essex regiment. com.
manding the Third infantry battalion
Behaved in very gallant manner.
~Ihe naval guns and the artillery made |
lfexcellent practice, particularly two inch |
EST used for the first time with this
force.
we captured Maxim and % prison.
frs. Our casualties are very few-only
70 wounded, l killed and 3 missing"
F "A dispatch from Smadee SAYS:
he British arrived here without on
position The Beers last train left late
saturday night. The Bocr losses Sun
aay ON the west flank were 40 killed.
Iheir rear guard remains behind kopies
ten miles distant. There is much railway
sNorage and corn here. 1t is stated that
3he Beers are retreating toward Kroon-
Ndt. The Iand river bridge is reported
Nhave been destroyed"
great Welcome to the Powerful,
MVhe annals of service demonstrations
baby show nothing to parallel the
lusiasm with which the naval heroes
ladysmith the officers and crew Of