The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-04-03
BRITISH AMBUSHED.
q Convoy, Under Command of Col.
Broadwood, Falls Into a Trap.
Sen. COIviIIe's Division Smelling the
BOer Camp Near BIOemfOntein-
Beers Expecting Great Things
OF Their New Commander.

New York, April IA dispatch
from Pretoria says: Gen. Louis Botha
has been appointed to succeed Gen.
Joubert as commander-in-chief of the
Transvaal forces.
London, April Even the details
of the engagement Friday at Karce
Siding station, few miles south of
Brandfort, fail to instiil much inter-
est. 1t appears to have been one
sided affair, although the Beers stout
ly held their ground against a force
three or four times their size for
three hours, when, foreseeing the
danger of the British cavalry en-
velOping their flank, the burghers
withdrew in good order on their
main body at Brandfort, which. ac-
cording to Lord Roberts, they seem
later to have decided to relinquish
with the view, doubtless, of occupying
q prepared position further north.
KrOonstad Orange Free State, Fri
day. March 3O.-Gen. SHUTS Friday
engaged the British at Mafetkop,
south of Brandfort. and held them at
bay for six hours. The burghers
fought well. The casualties are I'M
known.
The Free State Raad Will assemble
at Kroonstad April >.
London, April 1.-The following
dispatch has been received from
Bushman Kop. dated Saturday, March
81:
The British force commanded by
Col. Broadwood, consisting of the
Tenth Hussars, Household Cavalry,
two horse batteries and a force of
mounted infantry under Col. Pitcher,
which had been garrisoning Thaba
Nchu, was Obliged, in consequence of
the near approach of a large force of
Beers 10 leave last night.
Col. BrOadwOOd marched to the
Bloemfontein waterworks, south of
the Modder, where he encamped at t
this morning. ut early dawn the
.amp was shelled by the enemy from
near point. Col. Broadwood sent
oil n convoy with the batteries while
the rest Of the force remained to act
as rear gGard.
The convey arrived al a deep Spru-
it, where the Beers were concealed,
and the entire body walked into am
bash and was captured. together
with six guns. The loss of life was
not great since most Of the British
had walked into the trap before a
shot was fired.
Gen. COlville's division which left
Bloemfontein early this morning ar
rived here at noon and he is now
Smelling the Beers
Lord Roberts own report OF the
affair, if yet received by the war Of
flee, has not yet been published and
no account Of the affair is available
to the public except the dispatch
from Bushman Kop. Nothing can be
said, therefore, regarding the exact
extent of the British misfortune Ey-
identity Col. Broadwood thought it
necessary to retreat in haste from
Thaba Nchu, as he marched all
through Friday night. apparently fol-
lowed by a considerable force of the
enemy. The convoy and CUPS had to
pass through Il deep spruit which the
Beers had occupied. Six of u guns,
comprising two batteries, all the wag-
ons and, il is feared, many men, fell
into the hands of Beers. whose dar-
ing. displayed so near Bloemfontein,
shows that they are rapidly recOv-
ering heart after their recent re-
verses.
The hope is expressed here that
Gen. Colville Will recover the convoy
and guns but this is hardly likely in
such Il difficult country. and IL is
probable that the next news will be
that, after a stiff fight. Gen. ColyiIIc
has eXtricated Col. BroadwoOd from
his difficult position, but failed to re-
trieve the disaster.
Great things are expected by the
Beers of the new cOmniander-in-chief
Gen. BOtha, who mas made his rcputa-
ton wholly during the present cam
paign. Foreign officers serving with
the Beers have expressed surprise at
his clever tactics.
The proof of continuing Boer ac-
tivity I'm the Free State viii compel
greater circumspection on the part
of the British and will probably de-
lay the march of Lord Roberts north
ward
Detailed accounts of the fight at
Karee Siding estimate the Boer forces
variOusly from 5000 to 5000 men.
Lord Aiethuen has issued the fol-
lowing notification at Kimberley:
i have received instructions that if
any disturbance occurs west of the
Naal river my force is to return and
punish the re0els immediately
st. Petersburg. April 1.-The semi
official Journal de St. Petersburg pub
fishes an announcement, which it is
assumed is inspired, that neither now
nor at the end of the war. can the
Beers hope for Russian Intervention.
Russia has no interest in South AZ
RIGA.
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