Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-07

fare. As General Jouberts chief Of staff
his brain devised the Boer defenses
against General Buffers advance to the
relief of Ladysmth. He is supposed to
have chosen the gun positions and to
have laid down the covered trenches. He
disposed the Beers at the centers, from
which they were sent massed to the de-
Tense of any part of a wide arc. Gener-
al Nillebois Mareuil was the most notable
of all the soldiers of fortune serving with
the Beers. He had written occasional in
teresting letters to French correspond
ents.
AS the captured British soldiers were
in a position to defend themselves for
nearly "a hours and were then forced to
surrender, the fighting must have been
severe.
\ Brush with British Patrols.
fhe Beers were also in force five miles
from Jagcrsfontein. situated GO miles
south of Rloemfontein. They had a
brush with the British patrols.
Advices from Springfonten dated April
: announce that the Beers have been
sighted west of the railroad.
The following is the text of Lord Rob-
crts' dispatch TO the war Office ANNOUNCE
ing the capture:
"Bloemfontein. April 5.-Another I'M
fortunate occurrence has occurred re-
sulting, | fear. in the capture of party
of infantry consisting of three companies
of the Royal Irish fusileers and two
companies of the Ninth regiment of
mounted infantry near Reddersberg, a
little eastward of Bethany railway sta
ton, within "A few miles of this place.
They were surrounded by stronger
force of the enemy, with four or five
guns. The detachment held ont from be-
fore noon, April 3. until 8 a. III. April 4
and then apparently surrendered, for it
is reported that the firing ceased at that
time.
''Immcdiately after l heard the news,
during the afternoon of April 3, I ordered
Gatacrc to proceed from Springfontein,
his present headquarters, TO Reddersberg,
with all possible speed, and ! dispatched
the Cameron higllandcrs hence to Beth
any. He arrived at Reddersberg at
1890 yesterday morning without opposi-
ton, but could get no news of the miss
ing detachment. There can be no doubt
the whole party has been made prison
ers."
The killing of Mareuil.
The war office soon after received the
following dispatch from Lord Roberts,
dated Bloemfontein, April 5:
"Mcthucn telegraphs from Boshof lin
the Orange Free State, little northeast
of Kimberley as follows: Surrounded
General Villebois Mareuil and body of
Beers today. None escaped. Villebois
and : Beers killed, 8 wounded, 30 pris-
oners. Our losses were: Killed, Captains
Rmle and Williams, both of the yeo-
many, and two men of the yeomanry !;
wounded. about seven men.
""The attack lasted four hours. The
corps behaved very well. Our force was
composed of yeomanry, the Kimberley
Mounted corps and the Fourth battery Of
artillery"
The following queer telegram comes
from Kimberley:
"April 5.-Sincc the departure of the
main body of troops Lieutenant Colonel
Chamer remains in command Of the gar
rison here"
The departure of any considerable body
of troops has heretofore been unmention-
cd in the censored cables. Lord Methuen
was last reported at Kimberley ten days
ago, and the srlppostion is that he has
advanced with his main force from Kim
bcrley and gone to the relief of MAIZE
king.
some uneasiness has been caused by
the report Of native uprising on the
west coast of Africa. 1t is feared tnat
the revolt may spread and hamper the
government in its war against the Trans
vaal.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived from Accra, British Gold Coast,
Africa, dated April >:
"Trbal fighting has taken place in
Ashanti. Governor and Lady Hodgson
are ut Kumassi. The telegraph wires
have been cut, communication stopped
and dispatches destroyed. A body OF
hussars is leaving here for Kumassl.
The situation appears to he serious.
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes has arrived In this
city. He is we'll and cheerful, but is mucE
more exclusive than he was on his pre-