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O 0o 4 2 ‘has re KROONSTAD CAPTURED. â€" ROBERTS‘ ENTRY. Canadian Killed Ottawa. May 1 in wi was C Flo. Flo: Join fine ; Chris Kroonstad, 12.â€"I was w rear Ventorsl wound is not was killed, a Leonard, and sam> engagor Kroonstad, Orange Free State, May 12.â€"I1 was wounded in the fighting rear Ventersburg on Thursday. ‘The wound is not serious. Private Floyd was killed, and Privates Armstrong, Leonard, anad McLean wounded, in same engag>â€"ment.â€"Stanley McKeown The Boers Fled Without Firing a Shot. Bro wn t&u London, May 13.â€"The War Offico publishes the following despatch from Gen. Roberts, detailing the entry into Kroonstad : " Kroonstal, May 12, 2 p.m.â€"I enâ€" terel Kroonstal at 1.30 without on thi 4 re wit cO th Or is} CARRIED EVERYTHINGWITH THEM Roberts‘ campaiga has certainly been a magnilicent success, proving his military genius, and toâ€"day he can have almost any honor England has to give. When he takes Pretoria he will have the nation at his feet, and take rank with Wellington and Nelson as one oi the country‘s greatâ€" tst herocs. 5 Union Jack Hoisted Ovoer the Town â€"â€"Transvaalers and Free Staters Quarrol â€"â€"Steyn Fled to Lindleyâ€"â€"Colonials Headed Processionâ€"â€"One Canadian Killed and Four Woundedâ€"â€"General Buller Reported Fighting in Natal â€"â€"The Enemy Overwhelmed by Roberts‘ Flanking Movementâ€"â€"Another of Steyn‘s Brothers Capturedâ€"â€"German Press Praises Roberts‘ Tactics. in it« place is marching on toward the final goal. Hall across Africa,. from the east to the wost, the British army extendsâ€"Roberts pierecâ€" Ing the centre. Builor forcing his way through. the mountain passes from Natal, Hunter hurrying in desperate haste to the reliet of Mafeking, whence he can turn and march due east across the Transvyaal toward Pretoria. just as Roberts marched _ Meantime the final campaign _ is moving like clockwork. Each army OT e puysique ristian mo his death which th is cireculat Roberts‘ rul Stanley I Well LV Ki Known at Friumphant MoJ KILLED ase f d it 1000 CVOUtE®: | cal superiority ol the British army. ":f nmdoaysring to persun:'el Whatever mighs have been the ers o conti e opposing us. strength Or' the Boer entrenchments tur lers sni‘ thay would no| 0h _the . Vaal River andâ€" their wa Koaras frontal _ position, which wAS | ger on Oraz> Free S‘*“‘flmm to have been virtually impregâ€"| j _ _off for the Vaal River.| nable, they could not bhave availed 108 Stators accused the; against an enemy advancing in so exâ€" of havin@& made use of | tenstve a line as th>e British. Gen. n descrting. Many Of| Roberts‘ tremendous sweep and his ers have gone to their| flanking operations, which his huge I |! mounted foree made possible, defeatâ€" | 8P© slion entoring the town ; ed the intentions of, the burghers, | PP y my lLodyguard, all of | whose positions woere Completely uver-] rer lonial ;. After my staf{‘| lapped, leaving them no option except | der (licors came the North| to retreat or be encircled. Had the ‘rial Â¥comanry, followâ€"| British generals in the earlier stages ew‘s .li.ion, consisting | of the war been able to dispose of such I and th > Eighteenth B“'I mounted troops as are at Gen. Robâ€"| LO the _ Eightyâ€"third, | erts‘ command the story of the past | th* and LTighty.fifth Batâ€" | few months would have been far difâ€"| 4t câ€"inci guns, manned bÂ¥ | ferent. The Boor commanders conductâ€"| J°T tillory Company, and| ing the rear guard action in the direc. | tio arcars. | tion of Kroonstad realizad this in time| t!* i th> force encamped | to prevent a disaster. They promptly Â¥1. | decided to evacuate Kroonstad, and Ing _ Kroonstad Presiâ€"| this they did, so far as can be ascerâ€"| p issued a proclamation ‘ tained, in an orderly fashion, securing | Kr y the seat of governâ€"| ali their guns and a large convyoy Of | res ‘ree State. k |rallway stock, beside destroying quanâ€" | pri otha and De Wet ac ) t fes of stores which they were unable | Lo Transvaalers.‘ | to remove. This latt>r in~luded several | in h Mr. Steyn has desigâ€"| thousand pounds‘ worth of mealies | ha: new seat of the F rae‘, and general provisions. With the exâ€" «* ient, is between forty | ception of the engine shed, pumps, and | did s east, and sllghtlyl tanks, they seem to have left nothing | pla nstaddl. in Cha\ Enmem: thalk ow Ane Fous Pnb o. "Hhra T 547 uret & Co., _ wholesale was a young iman . of and was prominent in ments. _A false report i the first engagement Canadians took _ part some time ago. nst brown Wounded Phree Wounded. im from I r that th Lt D 1 last evening ig to persuad 1° opposing us thovy would nc London n n th Advance. I & 18 i0n JA rom th Duffer rnment Lioeut.â€" 1 l J d CR | sion ol the Boors the | latter place, n stronglyâ€"prepared clearly owing to MOC) | oa} superiority o ua:'el Whatever mighs ; us. , Strength or' the 1 no| 00 _ the â€" Vaal frontal positior V"‘e“mld to have be iver.| nable, they could the| ngninst an enemy t1 t1 i decider to evacuate Rroonstad, and ‘ this they did, so far as can be ascerâ€" ‘ tained, in an orderly fashion, securing . all their guns and a large convoy of rallway stock, beside destroying® auanâ€" | ti fes of stores which they were unable â€"to remove. This lattor inluded several | thousand pounds‘ worth of mealies \ and general provisions. With the exâ€" | ception of the engine shed, pumps, and tanks, they seem to have left nothing in the town that is valuable to the British, and that theso remain was | owing to the failure of two attempts | to wreck the main bridge across the | Valsch River, which mado the final | exit of the Boers somehwat hurried. | A small bridge close to the town was left intact. Major Weston, of the Engineers, and Scout Burnham, tried to repeat the | line cutting which secured the rollâ€" | ing stock at Bloemfontein for the t British, but in this case they were too late, and the Boers thus saved seven engines and several trains, one ‘ of which contained _ $200,000 _ in , specie. An immense quantity of stores flanking operations, mountel force made ed the intentions c whose positions woere lapped, leaving them to retreat or be en British generals in t O London, May 14.â€"The correspondâ€" ents at Kroonstad with Gen. Roberts send the most positive assurances concerning the demoralization of the Free State Boers. One ascribes to Genâ€" erals Botha and De Wet the asserâ€" t‘ion that they ara hopeless of ever getting the burghers to face . the British again. All are convinced that ther> wili be no further fighting south of the Vaal River, and some doubt that a stand will even be made there. They say that very few Free State Boers went north with the Transâ€" vamlers. A majority of them dispersed and are now trying to reach their homes unobserved. There seems to be an inclination in the British camp to predict the speedy end of the war. On the other hand, President Steyn, who is vatiâ€" ously believed to have gone to Preâ€" toria, Lindley and Heilbron, is repreâ€" sented as determined to continue the strugzle, even if he treks with the Transvaalers to Limpopo River, the northern boundary of the South Af+â€" rican Republic. _ across the Free State from Kimber ley to Bloemf{ontein. One or two of the correspondents eay that President Steyn, after tearâ€" fully appealing to his countrymen at Kroonstad not to retreat, resorted to force, sjaimboking and kicking inâ€" dividuals who refused to comply. These and similar. stories emanate from residents of the town. The Line Cut Too Late. Kroonstad, Orange Free State, May arried off. re are no ver oncerning th Boer Generals Hopeless. Destroyed the Stores m, May 14.â€"The raj , May 14.â€"The rapid sucâ€" en. Robervs‘ march on Bloemâ€" and Kroonstad and the deciâ€" the Boers not to defond the place, _ rotwithstanding its â€"prepared _ positions, was owing to the great numeriâ€" rlority o[l che British army. r might have been the of the Boer entrenchments Vaal River and _ their position, which wias theso remain . was e of two attempts bridge across the h madeo the final somehwat hurried. veral trains, one i $200,000 in antity of stores large . lestroy hevy we eliable particuâ€" umber of Boers d. but they are |\ _ Brandford, May 11.â€"Among ‘the ,‘pr'monerfl of the Foreign Legion capâ€" | tured during the fighting at the Zand | River was a German named Trickman, \ from Erfurt. He claimed to be a jourâ€" | nalist, but was found hiding in the ) cactus bushes with a rifle in his hand. The prisoners, ers, appenar gla« tured. They a: war which can Several have e London, May 14.â€"The Times corre spondent at Kroonstad says it is re ported that President Kruger wil remove to Lydenburg as soon as Presi dent Steyn, joins him. " Lord Roberts‘ advance was splen: didly ‘ executed. It is worthy to be placed boside the Kandahar expediâ€" tion. ‘The situation is now changed so greatly in ~iavor of the British that the fate of the Transvaal Boers is settled. President Stoyn‘s movement eastward is interpreted as confirming the rumors of bickerings between the Transvaalers and the Free Staters." 12.â€"The arrival of Lord Roberts was hailed with enthusiasm by all the inâ€" habitants. Three hundred Free Statâ€" ers were anxious to surrender. *‘The bridge to the south had not been deâ€" atroyed, but the large bridge near the town had been demolished. Most of the Transvaal prisoners think that, if they are defeated at the Vaal River, the Boers will retreat to Pretoria, but there appears to be a growing distrust in the Transvaal Government. In a word, the back of the Boer resistance seems to have been broken. Burghers are fighting without their previous stubborness. They seem ready to retreat on the slightest pretext. All Must Fight. London, May 14.â€"A despatch from Lorenzo Marques says it is rumored there that the Transvaal Volksraad, at a secret session, resolved to orâ€" der all residents, irrespective of naâ€" tionality, to assist in the defence of the republic. a Berlin, May Kroonstad by resistance has ¢ prise here. The Berlin, May 13.â€"The occupation of Kroonstad by Lord Roberts without resistance has caused the greatest surâ€" prise here. The military expert of the Lokal Anzeiger finds an explanation in the fact that many of the Boers have deserted. He says: The Irish brigade with the federals yesterday burned the freightâ€"shed. Acâ€" cording to the townsprople, many of them were drunk. The Boers are now trekking to the Vaal River, where they are encamped. General French encamped northeast of the town, and despatched a force to cut the line. The project succeedâ€" ed late at night, but, unfortunately, after the departure of the last train. Although the troops had marched 16 miles, they were in excellent form on entaring the town. Many arrests have been made, chiefiy of those who had maligned the British. It was found that many persons have been deported from Ladybrand for ultraâ€" sympathy with the British. _ President Steyn has gone to Lindley, the new seat of the Frue State Govâ€" ernment. _ A number of the burghers are trekking homeward. The oppoâ€" sitlon in the Free State is practically over. All the prisonoers here agreo that the quarrel between the Free Staters and the Transvaalers is so acute that the Transvaalers bhave deâ€" cided to leave their allies, whom they accuse of cowardico and lack of patriâ€" otism. Is Buller Fighting*? London, May 14.â€"Persistent ruâ€" mors come from Durban that heavy fighting has taken place on Buller‘s front. The censorship â€" continues most stringent, and it is impossible . to esâ€" timate the value of the reports. A Red Cross train left for the north Saturday night. Relt London, May 13.â€"A despatch from Lorenzo Marquez: says positive eviâ€" dence has been obtained that the exâ€" plosion in the Begbie engineering works at Johannesburg was due to the carelessness of inexpert workâ€" One Durban correspondent reports the arrival there Saturday of more than a hundred wounded troops. Cause of Johannesburg Explosion. Ladybrand Boers Alarmed. London, May 14.â€"The Boers who have been holding Ladybrand and the country in that neighborhood are reâ€" ported to have taken alarm, and are evacuating their fortified hill posiâ€" tions and are retreating to Lindley, the new Free State capital. C A party of Brabant‘s Horse have occupied the Lieuw River mills withâ€" out opposition, and eaptured an enorâ€" mous stock of grain. Four hundred Boers who attempted to save this grain retreated towards Clocolan. General Rundle holds Thaba Nchu strongly, and has a continuous line of troops thirty miles east of that town. The prospect of the burghers givâ€" ing trouble in this neighborhood seems at the moment greater ,than near the British headquarters. They are very mobile and thoroughly know the country, which favors their methods. _ Their chief concentration is, perhaps, broken up, but separate eommandoes are moving _ without transport, ready to strike _ any weak point in the British lines. Kroonstad, May 12.â€"Lord Robâ€" erte‘ official entry was an impressive weremony. The Field Marshal and hisg stail rode in at the head of General Poleâ€"Carew‘s division, and took their stand at the Market Square, where the whole of the infantry and artilâ€" lery filed past. As Lord Roberts took his position a Union Jack was floatâ€" ed over the Court House. The asâ€" Berlin, May 13.â€"Discussing the sitâ€" uation on Saturday before the anâ€" nouncement of the occupation _ of Kroonstad, the Kreuz Zeitung, in an inspired article, discusses the Boer mission to America, saying it conâ€" siders American intervention probaâ€" ble. and advises Britain to accept it and finish ‘the war if Britain wishes to retain United States friendship. Roberts‘ Entry Into Kroonstad. London, May 14.â€"The Times has the following special toâ€"day : _ . The prisoners, even the Transvaal ‘s, appear glad to have been capâ€" ired. They say they are sick of a ar which can have only one end. veral have exclaimed: "We have st our liberty, but why should we se our lives ?" W More Prisoners at 8t. HMelena. amestown, St. flelena, May 13.â€" o hundred additional Boer prison arrived here yesterday morning. Claimed to be a Journalist, Surprise in Germany Preparing to Flee U. 8. Intervention. sembled crowd chreered vociferously; only those who had been recently, disarmed _ stood _ aloo{f, _ evidently vastly impressed. The infantry had marched 17 miles, yet, with the doubtiul exception of the British onâ€" try into Ladysmith, no scene so imâ€" pressive has been witnessed during the war. The Guards, swinging past so the accompaniment of drums and fifes, seemed vastly proud of this {fulfilment of Lord Roberts‘ promise to march at their head into the next capital occupied. The Landrost sent a deputy to Lord .Roberts, who refused to allow him to surrender the town except in person. From the moment the entry was made the burghers began surrendoring their weaporns. t ‘ Another important item contained the despatch is that stiff skirmishi has taken place in the Helpmaka pass. ‘This leads to the assumpti that Gen. Buller has commenced | advance. The Lorenzo Marquez correspondent of the Daily Mail, in a despatch dated Friday, May lith, says: "The Booer papers report severe fighting on the western border. The facts are very much confused, probably by design, to conceal the truth from the burghers, but there is enough to show that the Boers admit a British occupation of Taungs." ‘Taungs is 40 miles south of Vryburg. A special despatch from Christiana, Transvaal, published Waednesday . by the Standard and Diggers‘ News, says : "Six hundred British cavalry crossed the Vaal Friday at Kalnberg, about eighteen miles below Fourteen Streams, and went to Taungs, followâ€" ed by commandoes. A second detachâ€" ment of the British crossed at the same place Saturday. The Griquaâ€" landers, under Gen. Aswegen, after being reinforced, repulsed the British and forced them back in the direction of Taungs. Gen. Aswegen was killed. The other Boer casualties were seven wounded. The British loss was heavy. Everything was brought away from the laagers except a few tents left to attract the enemy‘s shells. Taungs is occupled by about 3,000 British." Free Staters Captured. : Brand‘s Drift, May 12.â€"An extendâ€" ed reconnalsgance yesterday from Ropuis Pop along the ridge behind Maepelrok showed that the Boers had retired. The natives reported that they had taken up a position at Korannabek, but the latest advices indicate that the enemy, alarmed at Lord Roberts‘ progress, is joining the main body north. Over 50 armâ€" ed prisoners have been taken by our scouts, including another of Mr. Steyn‘s brothers. All the commandos are retreating on Lindley. Enormous stocks of Free State Government grain were captured at Leeuw River Boers Gullty of Cruelty. London, May 14.â€"The Times has the following special toâ€"day : Lorenzo Marquez, May 13 : Rumors are current here that the Transvaal Raad, in secret session, resolved to order _ all residents, irrespective of nationality, to assist in the defence of the Republic, according to _ the terms of the amended military law. Park, Neale and Berry, three British subjects, who were arrested when the Boers reâ€"entered Ladybrand, and afterwards released, have arrivâ€" ed here. They were shockingly treated by their captors, who not only threatened to shoot them but flogged them so severely that _ the bruises still remain on their bodies. The ruthless expulsion of women and children is giving rise to pitible sights at Johannesburg and here. The Boer officvials were placed in a dilemma by the refusal of hundreds Siege to be Raised Monday. London, May 12.â€"The despatch from the correspondent at Pretoria brings the longâ€"lookedâ€"for information that a British column is moving rapidly to the relief of Mafeking when the desâ€" patch was sent, and that it was withâ€" in one hudred miles of that town. It is now expected that the siege will be raised by Monday or Tuesday. This despatch will be received with enthusâ€" lasm and the most ardent hope throughout the entire land. Rals 0: of women to quit t] young man whose wif few hours to Fse was her bedside in the hosp ed and placed on a tra to be allowed to postp ture for a single day A special telegram from Pretoria, dated Monday, in the same paper, records the British seizure of Fourâ€" teen Streams, Sunday afternoon. It says: ‘"‘The British force at Wilrand was overwhelming. Subsequently, the enemy moved their line toward our positions, bombarding them with such effect that the burghers were pompelled to retreat, which they did in regular order. Toâ€"day a forward move of the British was checked by bur forces, who drove them back in two places." §#L:(1_(_[ FC ¢ ) (@stne j Preforia Still Hopeful. Pretoria, via Lorenzo Marques, May 11.â€"The federal forces are rapidly concentrating, and a magnificently stubborn resistance south of the Vaal River is certain. Pretoria, May 11.â€"In his speech to the Volksraad Prosident Kruger said : " Thirty ‘thousand burghers _ have fough!t two hundred thousand British soldiers. By the providence of God we are still alive ‘to fight our vindictive and voracious foe, our eternal enemy since 1836." Kruger‘s Fervid Appeal. Cape Town, May 11.â€"At the closing of the Volksraad on Monday, May 7, President Kruger cried out: _ _ â€"President Steyn arrived yesterday at Kroonstad, after a week‘s heayy {ighting. 3:A Mills, A telegram from Pretoria, dated Tuesday, in the Standard and Digâ€" gers‘ News, says: "The British, in their passage along the Stellaland border toward Mafeking, were enâ€" gaged by Commandant Bissell, near Taungs, with great succoess. Hunâ€" dreds of Eritish troopers met a watâ€" ery grave while attempting to cross the Vaal. _A second advance was made upon Taungs, by 7,000 British troops and 14 guns. Communication with Taungs was cut Sunday afterâ€" noon." documentary proofs of a "devilish conâ€" spiracy to annihilate the republics." "God of the Volksraad, shall this be the final act? No! It shall not. God will be merciful and strengthen the right. Ours is ‘the right." _ Value of Lyddite. London, May 11.â€"In reply to a War Department enquiry as to the efliâ€" clency or otherwise of the lyddite ght. Qurs is ‘the rI@gnt." T he President added that he had * Our Voracious Foe." {ige vesterda y from the ridge behind that the _ Boers natives reported It L Kince their first use in the Soudan war various improvements have hbeen made, and the 6,000 rounds sont out on Saturday in the Dunvegan Castle for use with the siege tran at I‘reâ€" toria are as nearly as possible perâ€" fection & shells in use in the African campaign, | legislatos, who is ds Lord Roberts has telographed home | m sent bonj@amin ir that all the gonorals commandizg at | w _ the front are perfectly satisfied with _ Bade the Canadi the new projectile. / n d | Lordon May 11. Jamestown, 8t. Helona, May 11.â€" Yesterday one of the Boer prisoners confined at the Deadwood camp was discovered scaling the wir» fence which ensloses the grounds where the burghers are detain>d. The guard who saw him challenged him three tim»s, but th»e Poer mad» no reply, whereupon the guard shot and killed him. large plece of plate to be sent i General Cronje, the Boer commander who is now a prisoner of the Britisl at St. Helena, as a token of sympn thy. It is bhoped that 30,000 rouble (%2?2.500) will be subscribed. Moscow, May 11.â€"A subscrip: has been started here to purchas laraa niaca of niate to be sent try lihe East London, May 11.â€"The Governâ€" grent storeâ€"ship Craigellachie has bects wrecked off Port Alfred. The steamer Ifafa, bound for Port Natal, rescued the captain and crew. terly opposed the proposition. Jonkherr Van Rensburg said while the burghers were fig private property would be & their disadvantage to a mer( speculative clique. ”')a:(:t Pre Kruger said, Klimke px« sed . valued at $5,000 and $6,000 ea ought to be dismissed. President Kruger said hbe want money to feed and clothe the 1 ful and confident, baing in _ strong contrast to Lord Salisbury‘s address at the meg&ng of the Primrose League. He not touch upon domesâ€" tic politics, beyond making a humorâ€" ous reference to Lord Rosebery‘s atâ€" tempt to form a new Liberal Imperialâ€" ist party, which, Mr. Chamberlain deâ€" clared, would consist of "foolish poâ€" litical virgins, who would trim the Unionist lamps fourteen years too la te." Disagrees With Toronto World. Mr. Chamberlain said that the war in South Africa was just, necessary, and inevitable The Government was really overâ€"patient. As regards reâ€" sponsibility he wouM not be ashamed Chamberlain at Birmin London, May 11,â€"Colonial Chamberlain was glven an . tic reception today by th Un‘on‘st Association of Bir He made a speech which w ful and confident, baing in contrast to Lord Salisbury at the memng of â€" the League. He not touch up tic politics, beyond making London, May 12.â€"The Times‘ corâ€" respondent at Lorenzo Marquez says that a remarkable discussion _ took place in the Volksraad at Pretoria on Tuesday on the proposition to sell the underground mining rights on the Rand. ‘The Progressives biwâ€" Pretoria, May â€" 11.â€"The Gover ment has issued a notice that t underground mining rights on t Rand will be sold at public anctic in the Church Square at Pretoria c June 26th, when the conditions : the sale will be made known. he As soon as it was safe, it was posâ€" gible that the new colony would be inâ€" troduced into the circle of selfâ€"governâ€" ing colonies. . I An Appeal for Mafeking. London, May 12.â€"Lady Georgiana Curzon has issued an urgent appeal for help for Mafeking. She says : ‘"Nothing but absolute knowledge of the sufferâ€" ings of the people of Mafeking prompts me to inaugurate Aanother fund ; but the heartrending accounts received from my sister, Lady Sarah Wilson, must be my excuse." Throughout his speech Mr. Chamâ€" berlain referred to President Kruger as "Mr. Paul." Gatacre in England. London, May 12.â€"Gen,. Gatacre has arrived from Routh Africa, his comâ€" ing being marked by no demonstration of any kind. A despatch received here toâ€"day from Cape Town says that Gen. Sir Charles Warren has been gazetted military governor of Cape Colony, north of the Orange River, with the exception of Kimberley. _ Tried to Procure Assassination. The South African Review asserts that a momber of the Legislature of Cape Colony offered money to a man to shoot Sir Alfred Milner, the Britâ€" ish Hl{h Commissionar. Affidavits on the subject are said to be in the hands cf the Attorney General. The Review demands the arrest of the Missing Canadians Safe London, May 11.â€"The fo anadians, reported missing {r inadian Mounted Rilles, have | the regiment : Pte. C. 0. De Lisle, Toront I‘te. A. H. Morehouse, 7ith tome of the members retorted that ie President himsel{ declared in his residential speech that the Governâ€" ent had ample funds to conduet the ar. They accused the Government [ squandering its funds. President Kruger left the chamber i a fit of passion, declaring that e washed his hands of the business. State Attorney Smuts protested, ying that President Kruger was ying to deprive the members of their herty of action. Prisoner Shot l)lu'us;slon in the Volksraad Will A. H. Mo: Squadron. J. Nilant Storeâ€"=â€"Shin Wrecked Plate for Cronje B Sell Mining Rights. at St. Helena. s of the busine Smuts protest lent Kruger w members of th id tha fighting m ittal D n ready losing heart from the d a~ stration on their flank, but theyem up a rapid, though wild, fire. " At this moment th> iinal charge was ordered, and away went the Lancashires and the Saussex Regiâ€" ment again, but the Boers could not stand, and they fairly bolted ; and the rout of the Boers along the whole line was then complete." English Lads Use the Bayonet. Reit Spruit, May 10.â€"â€"Morning. â€" The Boers opposed the BRritish adâ€" vance, holding positions north of Zand Drift, back along the whole line, from Gen. Hamilton on the east and Gen. Hutton on the west. Chiefly artilery was engaged. ‘The Sussex Regiment port Assaye. The High Comm #s miade a spaech to the proopers c the cours» of which he expresse belief that they woal!l emulat exce‘leâ€"t example of the other ( diins at the front. ready losing heart stration on their 1 up a rapid, though " At this moment wheh laz2d»d yoso: and which «aiel | today or board t and in a few moments had secured two commanding ridges. "‘The advance line was now withis twelve hundred yards of the Boers main trench, and the latter were al}â€" Boers Resisted All charged a kopje at the point of the bayonet, and the East Lancashire captured another. The British loss is jnsiznificant. Gen. Hutton had a sertes of artillery duels, the Boers always Tetiring. Twenty Boers were taken prisoners. The advance continues. The Boers are fighting half heartediy. The Free Staters are sick of the war. g point. French, with Portor son‘s brigades of cavalry, a mounted infantry, crossed NVermenten‘s Kraal and t round in a northeastorls Maatschaphy, being oppo "‘The Ea.. Lancashire and Susser Regiments by 11 o‘clock had worked well to the front. ‘The order was given, and like a flash the two regiâ€" ments sprang forward simultaneously "We have had a successiul have driven the enemy fron Front London, May 11, 10 Doterts telegraphs to from liet ®pruit, und 10th, evening, as folio« main body crossed at two or th points. The mounted in{antry w then in action, driving off the : vance of the Boers, preparatory a general forward movement. Boer right first gave way, but Tu er and Hamilton had a tougher t: on the left. The Boers had six g: ously by the divis‘on and ( augmented b Royal Horse . and Ross‘ mo the river by . bridge. . My this foree. W we are cight The cavairy are at Vento: Tucker‘s divi nordi. Ian Ha wood‘s ceaval for the cross when I last I Boers Foug "Hamilton‘s col born resistance, : brigade was ong: in protecting th and served them well, working with great determination, but the Britâ€" ish worked up closer and closer, their guns mear‘‘me firing incessantly. B s Routed. "‘The Ea.. Lancashire and Sussexr Regiments by 11 o‘clock had worked agdvance made, are consid Mave Learned Scou A special despatch 1: Spruit, dated May 10th, more fully yesterday‘s operation, says : _ "Gen. scouts had on two previou certained the Boers‘ po strength. On Weinesday Cheshire Regiment crosse entrenched themselves an to hold the passage for th "‘The Governments of the old world appear paralyzed. We hops to find a different state of things in the new world. We know that at the very time the Jameson raid threatened the inâ€" dependence of the Transvaal the Amerâ€" ican Republic succeeded in inducing Great Britain to submit to arbitraâ€" tion a question which involved not her existence, but the frontier interests of the Republic of Venezuela. As you obtained arbitration for YVeneguela after England had declared it was imâ€" fn-illc. so we venture to hope the res>, enlightened public opinion of the gulngmt.ho Republic will succeed in inâ€" power ai our very ooo governâ€" ment of these regions to the free judgâ€" ment of an impartial tribunal." London, May 11, 1.35 p. m.â€"Mr. W. T. Stead, who was the last man in Europe to bid farewell to the Boer delegates, obtain=d from Mr. Abraharm Fischer, a member of the Orange Free State Executive Council, and one of the delegates, a uessage to the Amerâ€" ican people whick s practically in the same words as the message previously sent through the Associated Press. Mr. Fischer, however, added © n protecti iis force. iifficult, a: o come fp it â€" da vbre: Boer Delegates Losing Hope. At are cight miles nort cavairy and â€" mou at Ventorsburg rog ker‘s division is a 1i. Ian Hamilton‘s fo d‘s ceavalry brigad sTORY OF THE PATTL ng them. daybreak â€" o body crossed Wit he enem,; Gordon‘s y P | Artillery wunted i , it is impost Boer losses, b be heayy. TH sidering . the le, are consid a ht *tubboraly Crossed the river, Ives and prepared e for the regiments m Thursday, the at two or three ted in{antry were riving off the adâ€" ‘s, preparatory to | movement. . The ve way, but Tuckâ€" ad a tougher task oers had six guns vell, working with m, but the Britâ€" er and closer, their Along the B Cayi Ba tt« e bridg mpossit the im; onsidered Scouting h from t? sition _ and night the 1 the river, id prepared ie regiments L7 W describing successful Hamll ton‘s day, and point to ind Dickâ€" Hutioa‘s bri wor ks mti rI Of it h