The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-08
strong position they held is now occupi,
by Rundle's division.
CAPTURE OF WINRIJRG


The capture of Winburgsby the British
is confirmed, and the main advance to
Pretoria continues with5the machine-like
precision and rapidity which has charac-
terized all Lord Roberts forward move
| ments. By the occupation OF Winburg
Gen. Hamilton puts hinoself nearly paral-
lei with Lord Roberts, and only TWENTY
| nine miles eastward, while he has the ad-
ditional advantage of sbeing connected
with his chief by means OF the railroad
that runs from Smaldeel or Winburg
road station, as it is sometimes called. to
Winburg. A special dispatch from Small
deel CWinburg road statson);f dated Gas p.
m. Sunday, May 6, gives "details of the
occupation of Winburg9 by Sthe British.
| 1t says:
News has Just come. here that Gen.
Hamilton is giving the Beers ho rest. and
that they are falling back hurriedly. He
entered Winburg today, after a brisk
fight, in which the Beers fell back so
quickly that one of their guns, in addi-
| ton to Maxim, was abandoned''
The same dispatch, describing the
| crossing of the Vet river by the British,
says:
1.-THE Boer forces entreHched on the on
posite bank were prepared to contest the
crossing. Our guns were brought into
play, and terrific shell fire was directed
on the Boer lines. At the same time the
Queens Lancers, under heavy fire
dashed across the rivers and, advancing
in the open, completely sturned the Boer
right. 1t was dusk, but nothing could
stop the gallant Australians. They push
ed on again, seized a commanding kopie
and by brilliant movements and continu-
Gus rifle fire, drove off the enemy in the
darkness. The first CLEAN of dawn this
morning found the enemy in full flight
and our men after thems and by 9 O'Clock
this morning we entered this important
strategic point
NAVAL HEROES LIONIZED.
The annals of service demonstrations
probably show nothing to parallel the en-
thusiasm with which the naval heroes
of Ladysmith, the officers and crew of
the British flrst-class cruiser Powerful.
were greeted in London today. The
scenes in the street were remarkable and
inspiring. The whole route was a floating
mass of color, and the enthusiasm dis
played was of the most frantic descrip--
ton. =
BRITON'S GREAT ADVANTAGE.
SMALDEEL, May G.-The movement
that eliminated in the capture of Win
burg and Smaldeel was part of a great
general movement extending from Gen.
Hunter on the west to Gen. Rumble on the
cast Lord Roberts admirable strategy
resulted in placing everywhere five Brit
ish to one Boer. Out of what appeared
the inextricable confusion of divisions
and brigades order was quickly evolved.
and the Beers were compelled to meet
Lord Roberts under unfavorable condi-
tions. What is more important is that
the British are now able to wait. Their
front and strong positions are safe in the
knowledge that their fanking columns
will advance and outAaI1k the Beers
Yesterday the Beers held really strong
position, from which early IN the cam
paign they could have been forced only
by hard fighting. Gen. Hamilton's ar
rival at SVinburg, although Indirectly out
harking the Beers, made their position
extremely uncomfortable. Cen Hutton's
movement on the left was even more
successful than at first imagined. Forty
Beers We're killed. n,
The march today was short, but Gen
Pole-Carew's division marched fifty-eight
miles in four days. ~
Gen. fuckers division is marching on
our left today, and Gen. Maxwells s brig
ade Will be. able to cross the river before
night. l. -.
Lord Roberts has been very strict in his
examination of farms, with the result of
disclosing the fact that nearly every
house is miniature arsenal, Mausers,
Martins and abundant ammunition be-
4IlS 1OuIlO IL IHeSGr UdQ not DeGD QlS-
covered the army would be leaving in it's
rear the material In arms and men for a
dangerous move by the inhabitants.
All along the railroad culverts of any
size have been utterly destroyed, but the
engineers hope to make a detour in places
and in others they Will fill up the gaps.
Three or four spans of the Vet river
bridge have been utterly destroyed, and it
will be necessary to make temporary
line down the river bed as at the Modder
Reports have been heard This afternoon
showing that more culyerts and bridges
are being destroyed north.
BRITISH HOLD THE VAAL.
WARRENTON, Cape Colony, May T.
The Beers have been driven out of Four
teen Streams and the British are now en-
camped on the north banks. of the Vaal
river.