Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-03-09
BOERS TAKE FLIGHT.
Reported in Full Retreat Before
Troops Under Gen. Brabant.
stormberE, Evacuated by the South
Africans, Is Occupied by Gntncre
Movement for the Relief
of MnfekinE.

Dordrecht, March 6.-Gen. Brabant
has scored complete victory. The
Beers are in full retreat with their
guns and wagons, and are being pur-
sued.
stormberg Taken.
Sterkstroom. March 6.-Gen. Gatacre
entered Stormberg unopposed Monday.
The Beers destroyed the railway ap-
proach, but the station is intact.
To Relieve Mafeking.
London, March 6.-Mafeking is to be
relieved as soon as the British force
already on the way to Kimberley can
raise the siege. This force is described
vaguely as STRONG" Fresh intelli-
gence as to what Lord Roberts is do
ing has ceased again. This silence is
taken to mean that something has hap
pened or is about to happen.
The Boer Position.
Osfontein, March 6.-The Boer posi-.
tion has now been fairly located as
about four miles to the British front
and extending about eight miles. The
Boer right consists of high, long
mountain on the north side of the
river, which Gen. French shelled. APP
parently the space between the noun
| tain and the river has been entrenched.
| South of the river the Boer lines cover
more ground. A few days ago their
left rested on the high kopjes standing
in the middle of the plain. They have
now been extended two miles further
south, while six small kopies stand in
1., 1n,, I,..tt ha ar,1 h.a
left and between the center and the
river and form ridge behind which
the Beers move unseen. The weakness
of the whole position, however, is that
it can easily be turned in either direc-
ton. The country is fiat and water
abounds, the recent rains having near
ly filled all the dams.
An Air of Mystery.
London, March 6.-The air of mys-
terry which covers the movements of
the main British army in South Africa
continues, though what information
leaks through indicates that the cam.
paign is being carried on with steady
progress. There are now practically
three British armies in the field. one
in the Free State, one in Cape Colony
and the other in Natal.
All that it known about the first and
most important is that it is in close
touch with body of Beers estimated
to number about 5000 men. Specula.
tion as to the direction and method OF
Gen. Roberts advance into the Free
State is quite worthless, so carefully
are the plans concealed. In Cape Col
ony, Gems. Brabant and Clements com
mand the two horns of the army. Will,
Gen. Gatacre holds the main Boer force
in check. Gems. Gatacre and Clement!
will probably combine and advance or
Bloemfontein, with Gen. Brabant
guarding the right flank with the mo
bile colonials. This movement will b,
subsequent to securing line of com
munications along the lines of tn,
Free State railroads, which, according
to the latest dispatches, seems almos
accomplished.
The third army, that in Natal, il
comparatively inactive and, with tn,
exception of sorties, a serious move
ment can hardly be expected from i
this week. When il will be ready t,
advance its movements must great,
depend upon how much distance tn
retreating Beers put between them
selves and Gen. Butler. AS an inciden
of the British main objective. which n
last is clearly outlined as Pretoria, tn
relief of Mafeking by force from tn
south may be expected any day, Co
Plumer's force, on the north, seemin!
incapable of accomplishing it.
Kruger's Terms.
Brussels, March 6.-The Transvaa
agency here confirms the statemen
that President Kruger is ready to con
: clude peace with Great Britain on tn
: basis of the independence of the tw
rennhlicS and hat OF her1uiSe 1 he Sfrnn