New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-04-11

IRISH FusILEERs AMONG The CAPTURED
Near KimberIeysHfeth Surrounds
~ and nptures q: Small Body of Boers
Gen. Villebois Mareuil LIS Killed
-Burshers Trying TO Redeem
Promise to Retake Bloemfontein.
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London, April 5.-The Boer army is
laying siege to Bloemf ontein, where:
the greater part Of the British forces
in South Africa is now massed, accord
ing to the. latest advices from that city.
The dispatches say that the burghers
are closing in on all sides, with the
intention Of surrounding the town. . 81
10 - @aRepel Two Attacks.
London, April Ga special dispatch
from Lorenzo Marques says sharp
fighting occurred April in the neigh
borhood of Mafeking. The garrison
made a sortie, while Gen. Plumer's
cavalry attacked the Beers at Ramath-
labama. Both attacks were repulsed.
Twenty of Col. #Plumer's men were
found dead on the field and six 9TH
ers were made prisoners. The federal
losses were small. ..t..s...~ H..
British Captured. s-.
London, April 7.-The following is
the text of Lord Roberts dispatch to
the war office announcing the capture
of five companies of his troops. Y
"Bloemfonte1n, Thursday, April 5.-An-
other unfortunate occurrence has occurred
resulting, fear, in the capture of a party
of infantry, consisting of three companies
of the Royal Irish fusiliers and two COM
panies of the Ninth regiment Of mounted
infantry, near Reddersburg, a little east
ward of Bethany railway station, within
few miles of this place. They were sur
rounded by stronger force of the enemy
with four or five guns.
1.-THE detachment held out from noon,
April 3, until April 4, nine a M, and then,
q 1oYS09 fo,r to- tod
that the firing ceased at that time. I'm
med1ately after I heard the news, during
the afternoon of April 3, ordered Gatacre
to proceed from Springfontein his present
headquarters, to Reddersburg, with all
possible speed, and I dispatched the Cam
eron highlanders hence to Bethany. He
arrived at Reddersburg at 1890 yesterday
morning without opposition, but could get
no news of the missing detachment.
There can be no doubt the whole party
has been made prisoners"
Severe Loss to Beers.
The war office has receivedNt the fol-
lowing dispatch from Lord'~ ROB
erts dated Bloemfontein Thursdp y,
April 5:
"Methuen telegraphs from Boshof Gin
the Orange Free State, q little northeast of
Kimberley as follows:
Surrounded Gen. Villebois Mareuil and
body of Beers to-day. None escaped.
Villebois and seven Beers killed, eight
wounded. Fifty prisoners. Our losses
were:
KILLED-Capts Boyle and Williams,
both of the yeomanry, and two men of the
yeomanry.
'WOUNDED-Abou seven men.
The attack lasted four hours. The
corps behaved very we'll. Our force was
composed OF yeomanry, the Kimberley
mounted corps and the Fourth battery of
artillery"
British Losses Heavy.
It is officially announced that the
British casualties in the Boer AMBUSH
near Sannas Post total up $50, inclul-
ing 173 missing.
To Redeem Their Promise.
London, April 1.-THE Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Morning Post,
telegraphing Thursday, says: The
Beers are apparently making an at
tempt to redeem their promise to re-
take Bloemfontein. A considerable
force has moved south through Thaba
N'Chu. Gen. Ticker's isolation at
Karee, is more apparent than real
since the open ground north of Bioem-
fontein offers small opportunity for
Boer tactics. They may possibly en-
gage him to distract attention from
operations elsewhere. Remounts are
anNiOusly awaited.