The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-04


BrOadwood's Force
Bushman's Kop, Monday, April g.
The Beers are still occupying the wa
terWorks, which the British shelled yes
terday afternoon, the Beers replying.
London, April 3.-Fuller news of the
disaster to the British arms, in the
neighborhood of Sannas Post, does not
intend to improve matters from a Brit
1sh point of view, but with the dis
patches so mystifying it is impossible
accurately to portray the present sit
uation, or to fortell the ultimate issue
OF Lord Roberts attempt to retrieve
the defeat. Official dispatches received
in this city up to 2 O'Clock this after
noon add little information. The war
office has posted a dispatch from Lord
Roberts, reading as follows:
"Bloemfontein, April 2.-10:30 p. M
Gin continuation of my telegram of
March S1.)-There has been consider
able delay in getting accurate returns
of the casualties, as the action took
place twenty-five miles hence, the tele
graph-cable has been interrupted sever
al times, cloudy weather has interfered
with signalling, and, although there has
been no engagement since the force is
continually in touch with the enemy.
There We're many acts of conspicu-
GUS gallantry displayed during the day.
@ battery remained in action under a
cross fire, 1T 1,200 yards, for some hours
the officers serving the guns as the cas-
ualties reduced the detachments. Sew
eral gallant attempts were made to
bring in two guns, the teams of which
had been killed, but at each attempt
the horses were shot.
''The Essex, Munster, Shropshire, and
Northumberland mounted infantry and
Roberts Horse covered the retirement
of the guns from that position by the
crossing of the drift found by the cav
airy two miles further south, and
withstood the determined attacks of the
enemy, who, in some cases, advanced
within hundred yards. U battery of
the Royal Horse artillery was sudden
ly surrounded in the drift, and the Of
ficers and men were all made prisoners
without shot being fired. But Major
Taylor and sergeant-majo succeed
ed in escaping in the confusion. Five
guns were captured at the same time.
Further details tomorrow"
Lord Roberts dispatch seems finally
to dispose Of the earlier report Of the
recovery of the 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 suffi-
GENTLY long to cover the withdrawal of
the guns.
A dispatch from Maseru Basutoland,
dated yesterday, says that the Earl of
Rosslyn, who is acting as war CORE
spondent for the Daily Mail in South
Africa, and who left there on Sunday
on his way to Thaba NChu, has prob
ably fallen into the hands of the Beers.
Messages from Springfontein suggest
that the fact that press messages are
keenly censored indicates an early adj
vance northward, although there is the
question whether The loss of the guns
and convoy will not delay the COM
mander-in chiefs movements.
The alarming increase in the mortali-
ty among, the Boer prisoners at Simon's
Town has induced the authorities to
promise to remove to the mainland the
prisoners who are not going to ST.
Helena.
dispatch from Van Wyksvlei dat
ed Monday, April.2, indicates the pacifi-
cation of the northwest part of Cape
Colony The refugees are returning to
their homes Driver Bradley of the
Canadian artillery died April | at Van
Wyksvlei, as the result of an accident.
dispatch from Pretoria announces
the arrival there of twenty-eight pris-
oners, mostly residents of Ladybrand,
who were seized when the Beers forced
the British to evacuate that place.
The German liner Koenig has again
reached Lorenzo MARQUEE, this time
having on board 257 passengers bound |
for the Transvaal.
NEAR THE WATER
WORKS..
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