Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-06-07
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Dispatch From "Bobs" Telling o.
Pretorin's Fail.

Dispatch From "HOOS" Telling OF
Pretorim's Fail.
London, June 5.-12:3O p. NIT is
officially announced that the British
have occupied Pretoria. The war of
flee has issued the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
pretoria, June 5.--1i:4O a. m.-We
are now in possession of Pretoria. Of
fetal entry will be made this after
noon at 2 O'clock"
London, June Sit is officially an
nounced that Lord Roberts occupied
Six Mile spruit on June 4. The dis
patch to the war office from Lord
Roberts follows:
six Mile spruit, $3.50 p. M, June A..
We started this morning at day
break and marched about ten miles to
Six Mile spruit, both banks of which
Were occupied by the enemy. Henry's
and Ross mounted infantry, with the
West Somerset, Dorset, Bedford and
Sussex companies of yeomanry, quick
ly dislodged them from the south
bank and pursued them nearly mile,
when they found themselves under a
heavy fire from guns which the Beers
had placed in a well concealed posi-
ton. Our heavy guns of the naval
and royal artillery, which had pur-
posely been placed in the front part
of the column, were hurried to the
assistance of the mounted infantry as
fast as the oxen and mules could trav-
ell over the great rolling hills sur.
Supported Sy stevenso mS g brigad we're of
the Pole-Carew's division, and af-
ter few rounds drove the
enemy from their positions. The
Beers then attempted to turn
our left flank, in which they We're
foiled by mounted infantry and yeo-
manry, SUPPORTED 'by Maxwcll's brig
ado, of fuckers division. AS, how
ever, they still kept pressing our left
rear. | sent word to Ian Hamilton,
who was advancing three miles to our
left. to incline towards us and fill up
the gap between the two columns.
This finally checked the enemy, who
were driven back towards Pretoria.
] hoped we would have been able to
follow them up, but the days now are
very short in this part of the world /;
and, after nearly two hours march
ing and fighting, we had to bivouac
on the grounds during the day. The
Guards brigade is quite near the
southernmost fort by which Pretoria
is defended and less than four miles
from town."
The Fight at Scnckal.
The Daily Telegraph has the follow.
ing from Senckal, dated May 30:
General BUNDLES action Monday
and yesterday entirely secured the OBJ
jet for which it was undertaken
The Beers have now withdrawn from
Lindley, and Colonel Sprigg has been
able TO extricate the duke of Cam.
bridges yeomanry from their diff
culties."
The London Daily Telegraph also
has the following from Senekal
dated May 20:
''lhe scene during the battle was
wonderfully picturcquc, rolling bill.
COWS of smoke. higher than the high
est koric. obscuring the combatants
The roar of artillery and the crack OF
musketry, under the flames of tn.
burning welt, combined to produce {;
picture CT appalling grandeur, bu,
terrible for those engaged within its
field.
Tonight the surroundings of tho
Boer position are blackened and
waste. We expect the enemy to va
cate the hills before morning and te
retire. Their desperate efforts dur
ing the day were directed to getting
a force to the kopie which Genera
Rumble threatened last night and to-
day in order to enable Colonel Sprige
to extricate the: duke of Cambri1ge's
Neomanry. The whole army of Free
Staters is now between Senekal, Lind
ley and Ficksburg. 1t is reported tc
be composed chiefly of desperate mer
who would not go to the Transvaa
to fight and who are too proud to sur
render. Their total number is believed
to be from 1900 to 4,OOO,'