The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-09

For the rest Of the month Dewet made
laily descents Cn the railway line and the
telegraph pests, rendering communsea-
ton between north and south almost i'm
possible. Gen. Knox started off in deter
mined pursuit, and on Oct. p corne. ed
his quarry. Dewet, as usual, broke
through. but not without paying toll to
the tune Of three wagons and two Of
hds precious guns. No sooner was he free
than he dashed down ON the railway line
at. Geneva, captured the Cape neadl and
took ninety men prisoners.
For the next few weeks he ranged I'D
and down the railway line, leaving his
mark nightly on broken culverts and up
'ooted rails. On Nov. % Dewet dashed
through the British lines between Alex
andrla and Warringham's store, attacked
strong British post, was beaten Off, and
headed for his favorite hunting ground
around Dewetsdorp. On the :23d he at
tackled the town, and after a stiff fight
captured it. along with two guns of the
5ixty-eighth field battery and $50 men
Of the Inflated Gloucesters and Irish
rifles.
This insult was more than Lord Roberts
oC'uld stand, and Gen. Knox was sent in
pursuit of the freebooter. Up and down
he northern bank Of the Orange river
the two forces chased, and at last Knox
got in front and headed Dewet from Cape
Colony. This time his capture seemed
certain He was in a space between the
flooded Caledcm and the unfordab BILE
Orange, Knox had his force drawn across
the base of the triangle, and another
strong party Of cavalry awaited him at
he apex. But Dewet laughed at cordons
and on Dec. 5 crossed the swollen Gale
don at kareepont Drift and returned
northward to Reddersburg. On the 10th
he snapped UP 12O of Brabant's Horse.
and ON the 18th found himself once more
cornered.
The Finest Thing of the War.
Gen. Knox was within an hour Of De-
wet at point among the hills some
fifteen miles east of Thabanchu. The
British were in overwhelming numbers,
the only possible escape was past two
fortified posts, and the guns covered the
guerrillas. 1t was the finest chance the
British had had in the war, and theoret-
tcally, DeWet was Glands up."
But Dewet had six months experience
at his back and a troop of seasoned vet
Grams under his command. Knox was
just about to give the coup de grace
when across the fiat, full tilt at the Brit
fsh lines the twenty-five hundred Beers
came laundering In open order, straight
for the pass between the fortified posts,
the guerrillas, led by President Steyn
and Commandant Fourie, charged.
Taking advantage OF e spur of the
kopje, the Beers recsived the fire of only
one fort, and past that they streamed In
a long, struggling line, Christian Dcwet
the last man to pass through. Only
twenty-five Of the forlorn hope fell into
the hands of the British, with one IT,
FOUNDER, and once more Dewet and
steyn had shaken off their pursuers. It
was the finest deed Of the war, ana
marked Dewet 4 leader as bold In exc
cution as he has proved himself willy in
design. -. -. ..- ~ -.
The century ended with Gen. Dewet
pinned in by Generals Knox, Barker, Pill
cher and White at Lennhop. Time and
again the guerrilla chief tried to burst
through the close British Gordon, but
could not force his way south. While his
attempts at an advance southwark We're
regularly frustrated, the British were,
however, unable to make any impression
Knox endeavored to follow up his advan-
tage against a retreating foe he was met
by strong rearguard of Dewet's light
est and best-horsed men. For half q
day these men held the British at bay.