Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-03-02
DRIVEN FROM CAPE COLONY
DEWET HAD TO RETIRE.
His Forces Scnttered-AIl in Full Re-
treat-Many Beers Taken Prison
Captured.

ers-Ammunitton ana Supplies
Captured.
London, Feb. 25.-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener:
"Middleburg, Transvaal, Feb. "a
French reports from Pet Retief, Feb
ruary %, that the result of the col
umns sweeping the country east is that
the Beers are retreating in scattered
and disorganized parties to the num-
Der of 5000 in front of him. Amster-
dam and Pet Retief have been occu.
pied and troops are protecting the
Swat frontier. French will push on,
but is much hampered by the continu-
Gus heavy rains.
Summary of losses inflicted upon
the enemy up to February IS: 292
Beers known to have been killed and
wounded in action; Sc taken prisoners;
1873 surrendered one 15-pounder gun,
462@rifies, 100000 rounds Of small am.
munition; $500 horses, 20 mules $3.50
trek oxen, 1900 cattle, 155,440 sheep
and 1910 wagons and carts captured.
Our casualties: Five officers and Al
men killed and four officers and 108
men wounded. l regret to say that Ma
jor Howard, very gallant officer of
the Canadian scouts, was killed Febru.
airy II.
"Plumer reports that Colonel Owen
captured Dewet's 15-pounder and POM
pom February %, as we'll as SO prison
ers and a quantity of ammunition. We
had no casualties; enemy in full re-
treat and dispensing after being vigor-
ously pursued.
"Dewet's attempt to invade Cape
Colony has evidently completely
failed"
Cape Town, Feb. 25.-Colonel Plum.
err engaged Dewet yesterday near Dis
selfontein, on the south bank of the
Orange river, capturing gun and
pompom and taking so prisoners. The
Beers were scattered and are being
pursued by Colonel Plumer. 1t is re-
ported that General Dewet escaped to
the opposite bank in boat and is now
fleeing with handful of followers
1t is reported from a Boer source
from Zeerust that General Delarey has
been captured.
London, Feb. Pa correspondent
of the Daily Mail, with Henniker's COL
umn, wiring Saturday, says:
General Dewet was routed yesterday
by Colonel Plumer, with whom were
Colonies Henniker, Craddock, Jeffreys
and Drabbo. This success was pre-
coded by a series of desperate attempts
on the part of the Beers to escape from
the water belt of the Orange and the
Brak rivers.
General Dewet, after unsuccessfully
attempting to cross the Brak at Kip
drift and the Orange at Reads drift
of the Orange with one gun and one
pompom and laagered opposite KAN
eel drift. At dawn Colonel Plumer left
Welgeverdon. % miles west of the
Boer camp, and moved northeasterly.
At Zurugat he attacked the enemy,
taking 40 prisoners. The pursuit was
continued during the afternoon, the
Beers moving toward Hopetoun. To-
ward evening the leading troop sighted
the enemy, who had laagered beyond
the range. Colonel Owen charged the
spot where the Boer artillery was sup
posed to be and captured the whole of
it. The enemy fed, leaving their
horses ready saddled and their cooking
pots full. According to the latest re-
ports only 400 Beers recrossed to the
north side of the river The Orange is
greatly swollen.
London, Feb. 25.-The Daily Tele-
graph publishes the following from
Deaar, February "a:
Mr.. Steyn addressed the Beers yes
terday and told them they must shift
for themselves, returning to Orange
river colony as best they could. He
and General Dewet took 800 Of the best
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