Show HUNTERS HARD FIGHT IN FORCING RELIEF NEK HIS CASUALTIES WERE 100 tHis t-His Capture of Fouriosburg was Preceded by Heavy Fighting for Two Days London July WA dispatch from Fourlesburg dated July I 27th shows that the capture of Fourlesburg was preceded by heavy fighting to force a passage of the pusses which were stubbornly contested fpr two days Gen Hunters forces had the hardest work In forcing Relief Nek his casualties cas-ualties amounting to about 11l Upwards of GOOD Boers with a very large number of wagons a large quantity quan-tity of stores and many cattle have been driven into the mountain passes where they arc watched by British troops Their escape from that point will be very difficult Pretoria telegrams announce that Lord Roberts has arrived there with his staff apparently finding It useless to spend his energies against a constantly con-stantly retreating foe Commandant Gen Botha with several sev-eral thousand Boers like Gen Christian Dewet hasthus far eluded Gen Rob ertss grasp Gen Delaiey is besieging Gen Baden Powell at Ruslenburg In western Transvaal The relief force sent toG to-G n BadenPowells assistance under Col Hickman proved too weak to bo effective and was obliged to fall back on Pretoria The operations have been hampered with bad weather thunderstorms and deluges of rain accompanied by intense in-tense cold Lieut MacLaren and thiee Highlanders have lIed of exposure us well as many horses and cattle A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Lour < nco Marques says President Presi-dent Ivruger < Is now at Watervalendcr He adds that a fight Is expected and I if i the Boers are beaten President Krugcr will trek through Swaziland to I I Delagoa bay and take a steamer for I Europe I |