The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-14
A VICTORY FOR EACH SIDE
GEN. MAREUIL OF THE BoERs
KILLED.
Methuen Captures a Body of Beers
The Beers Take Five Companies of
British Infantry Prisoners.

LONDON, April GA rumor was cur
rent this afternoon that Lord Methuen
has gained a victory over the Beers,
but the war office was unable to con-
firm the report.
LONDON, April 6.-The War Office
has received the following dispatch
from Roberts, dated Bloemfontein,
April 5th:
''Methuen telegraphs from Boshof, in
the Orange Free State, little northeast
of Kimberly, as follows: Surrounded
Gen. Villebois Marueil and a body of
Beers today, none escaped. Villebois
and Beers killed, wounded, 80 pris-
oners.
"'Our losses were: Killed-Captains
Boyle and Williams, both of Yeomanry,
and two men of Yoemanry. Wounded
About seven men.
1.-The attack lasted four hours The
corps behaved very well. Our force was
composed of Yoemanry and the Kim
berly mounted corps, and the fourth
battery of mounted artillery
a SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
| Marueil was the chief of staff of the
Boer army. He was fifty years old and
| is said to have been responsible for
many Boer successes. 1t is said that
he entered the Boer service merely be-
cause war was his trade.
In the death of Gen. Villebois Mare
uil the Beers lost their best instructed
soldier in continental methods of war
fare.
| AS the late General Joubert's chief of
staff his brain devised the Boer doings
against General Buffers advance at
Ladysmith. He was the best notable
of all soldiers of fortune serving the
Beers.
BRITISH CAPTURED.
| LONDON, April 6.--The War Office al
about p. M, posted a dispatch from
Lord Roberts announcing Lord Meth
uen's capture of "a Beers and the killing
of General Villebois Marueil, the CHIEF
of staff of the Boer army.
A few minutes later a second tele-
gram was bulletined reporting the loss
of five companies of British infantry.
The lost companies are probably part
of the force guarding the railroad from
Bethany, thirty miles south of Bloem,
4 fontein.
The Beers are evidently operating IL
force near the railroad, and there is {
possibility of the line being interrupted
for brief period at any time.
AS the captured British soldiers wert
in a position to defend themselves fol
nearly twentyfour hours, and were
then forced to surrender, the fightins
must have been severe.
The Beers We're in force yesteriay g.
miles south of Bloemfontein. They haC
brush with the British patrols.
Advices from Springfontein, dated
p. M, April 9Th. announces the BOer
have been sighted west of the railway
Il is officially announced that the I3ri
tish companies in the Boer ambush Eea
Sannas Post, total up 450, including II
missing.
ALL TAKEN PRISONERS.
LONDON, April 6.-Lord Roberts re
ports that five companies of British
troops have been captured by the Boer
near Bethany
LONDON April 6, 4:0S p. m.--The fol
lowing is the text of Lord Roberts dis
patch to the war office announcing tn
capture of five companies of his troops
"BLOEMFONTEiN Thursday, Apr
5.-Another unfortunate occurrence ha
occurred, resulting, I fear, in the cap
, ture of a party of infantry, consisting
of three companies of the Royal Iris
: Fusillers and two companies of Mint
, Regiment of Mounted Infantry nea
Reddersburg, a little eastward G
Bethany railway station, within a fey
miles of this place.
"They were surrounded by stronge
force of the enemy with four or fiv
guns. The detachment held out froT
before noon on April 3, until a. m, o
April 4, and then apparently surren
dered, for it is reported that the firin
ceased at that time.
Immediately after heard the new
during the afternoon of April 8. OF
dered Gatacre to proceed from Spring
I fontein, his present headquarters, I
, Reddersburg, with all possible speed
S and I dispatched the Cameron Highlar
: ders thence to Bethany.
t He arrived at Reddersburg at 10:;
t yesterday, without opposition. but coul
r get no news of the missing men.
y 'There can be no doubt the Who'll
:, party has been made prisoners"
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