Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
BOERS ARE MAKING
DETERMINED STAND
Are Supplied With a Large
Number of Guns.
COUNTRY WELL SUITED TO THEM
Not Favorable to the British
Cavalry,
The Burghers Were Engaged the Greater
Part .of Sunday Over the Perimetre of
Nearly Thirty Miles-Firing Was Hot and
Persistent Until Dark.

London, Eng. Aug. 81, THE follow
ing dispatch has bean received from
Lord Roberts:
Belfast, Aug. 26. = Engaged the
enemy the greater part Of the day over
the perimetie of nearly 30miles. Little
tons division and two brigades of
cavaliy,a under Butler, operated south
west of Dalmanutha. French, with two
brigades Of cavalry, moved northwest
of Belfast, driving the enemy to Le-
kenvly, on the Belfast. Lydenburg road.
As soon as French reached Lekenvly,
Pole Carew advanced from Belfast 10
support. The enemy, in considerable
strength, opposed Buller's and Pole.
Carew's advance. He brought three
long Toms and many other guns into
action The firing, until dark, was hot
and persistent. Butler hopes his casu-
alties will not exceed 40. Pole -Carew
has not yet reported. The Beers are
making determined stand. They have
large number OF guns. The county
Is difficult and we'll suited for their
tactics, and is less favorable to cavalry
than any we have hitherto worked
over. !"
London, Eng, Aug. 81. The War
Office has received the following dis.
patch from Lord Roberts:
''The Beers have been beaten back
by Bruce Hamilton at Winhurg. Gen.
Olivier has been captured. -
The text OF Lord Roberts dispatch
from Belfast, under today's date, an.
nounclng the capture of Gen. Olivier,
shows that three of Olivier's sons also
were captured in the attack. which
the Beers made from three sides,
on Winburg.
Lord Roberts adds that Gen. Olivier
was 'the moving spirit among the
Boers in the southeast portion of the
Orange Colony during the war. ~ =
London. Eng. Aug, 2s. = A special
dispatch from Pretoria, dated August
9th, says'
"lt IS stated that fighting with
Botha's commandos was resumed this
morning. The Boer lines were broken,
and the enemy is falling back. The
British casualties are reported TO be
considerable. :"
Lord Roberts reports. under date of
Belfast, August 9th, as foilowa y Il I. X
'Our movements are slow, on account
Of the extent and nature of the country.
Today, we made n satisfactory advance,
and met with decided success. The
work fell entirely to Buller's troops,
and resulted in the capture of Ber-
gendal, very strong position two miles
northwest of Dalmanutha. / met Butler
at Bergendal shortly after it was reached
by our troops. am glad to find the
occupation cost less than was feared,
and on account of the approach being
across an open space for 1000 or 8, 600
yards and the determined stand of the
enemye The Inniskillings and Second
Rifle Brigade formed the attacking
party. The latter suffered most. i
hope the casualties do not exceed 30 or
60. One officer was killed, and two
were wounded. A good many Beers
were killed, and a pompom tquick-
firing gum was captured.
French advanced on the left to
Swartzkopies, on the Leydenburg road,
and prepared the way for the move
ment of Pole -Carew's division to-
morrow.
Buden- Powell reports that he nccu-
pied Mushroom without opposition. AS
the country where he and Paget are
operating is dense bush and veldt, it is
not desirable at present to proceed
further north. and their troops are
returning to Pretoria.