Show 4 V h 1 J t British and Boer Forces SHave an Egage t1 ment Fifteen Miles Southeast of Pretoria on Monday Boer General When Lord Roberts Left the Field Was Still Unde I featedA Decisive Victory Was Scored by Gens Melhuen and Kitchener Over Dewet at Rhenoster River Boer Forces Scattering Scat-tering in All Directions London June 11 340 a mTize dispatch dis-patch from Lord Roberts clearing up the situation at Pretoria and along the communications stands alone Military observers noting that no mention Ip i made of prisoners assume that Gen D ewet got away with his forces practically prac-tically intact Lord Roberts reports a complete victory gained by Gens Metheun and Kitchener ovev Gen Dewet at the Rhcnostcr river yesterday yester-day June 12th The Boer camp was captured and the burghers it Is added were scattered In all directions MADE CONSIDERABLE HEADWAY Lord Roberts on being notified of the cutting of his line of communication sent Gen Kitchener in all haste to Join Gen Mcthenn June llth Lord Roberts attacked Gen Botha who wns In strong force fifteen miles southeast of Pretoria Pre-toria After strenuous opposition the British forces gained considerable ground but Gen Bptha when Lord Roberts left the field was still unde feiiled I ANXIOUS TO KNOW RESULT The lesult of the battle between Lord Robertas forces and those of Gen Botha is 1 eagerly j awaited here but it Is believed the Boer commander will only complete his retirement which he seems to have already I commenced though there It some hope in London that Lord Roberts will be able to surround > sur-round him METHUENS VICTORY The decisive victory scored by lens Methuen and Kitchener Is regarded as likely to have a more farreaching effect ef-fect than uny recent action In the ri i r 11 v nlnn t 7n TC1fii nuors k operations south must have been almost al-most equalled by the records of all forced marches Ills detachment fronj headquarters was a merely routine pro eoduie anthe Chief of stoJT is responsible responsi-ble for the line of communications 111IiLLEfLU L4qS F Gen Buller enieied Volksrunt AVedncsday pushed througl Clmrleston and cncampqd near Laings Nek The tunnel was not inuch damaged Both ends were blown up bulA the engineers thlnJc the repairs can be effected In about four days Tim advance troops of Gen Buller saw the TJour rear guard four miles distant yeateiday It was estimated that eight thousand Boers were withdrawn with-drawn The townspeople at Ermclo counted fifteen guns ROBERTS REPORTS CASUALTIES The following dispatch has been received re-ceived at the War office from Lord RobeiLs Katsbosch June 12lu yestei days engagement Methuen had one killed and eighteen wounded Among the hatter hat-ter Is Lieut Cearlexof the Twelfth bat talion of Yeomanry On June 7th the Derbyshire militia lost twcntyblx killed ind 101 wounded ollnf I I whom were In the Yeomanry hoK ital which was captured by i tire Iuci and retaken by Methucn x QUIET AT PRETORIA A lengthy dispatch foiivaidgd lo the War office by MaJGcn Knox from Kroonstud presumably hcut there by nujsscnger reads as follows Kroonstad June 12 We have been requested to forward you from Lord Roberts thv following dispatch from the Pretoria Presidency at 8118 a m I I Pretoria June 11 Pretoria and JoJiannesburg are perfectly quiet and several of the Inhabitants have expressed ex-pressed gratitude for the peace andor tier which prevail ATTACK ON BOTHA After surrendering the city Motha retired to a place about fifteen mllb east on the MIddlesburg load He had a small force but during the last few days his numbers increased and his being so near the town kept up the excitement ex-citement Ic the country prevented lie burghers from laying down their amiss and interfered with the collection of supplies It therefore became necessary neces-sary to attack him This I did yester HELD STRONG POSITION I He held a very strong position practicallY UtiflSsfl liable in front which enabled him to place thu main portion of his troops on his flanks which ho knew from former experience were his vulnerable parts T sent French with I Porters and Dlxons cavalry brigades I and Huttons mounted infantry round I by our left and Tan Hamilton WIth Broadwood and Gordons cavalry brigade bri-gade Ridleys mounted Infantry and Bruce Hamiltons Infantry brigade lound by our right Roth columns met with gieat opposition KEY TO jEVRMYS DEFENSE At about a In the afternoon I saw two of Hamiltons Infantry battalions advancing to what appeared to be lie key of the enemys defense on their loft thank This was almost gained be fore dark Bud 1 ordered the force to bivouac on the giound they had won POLECAREVS ADVANCE I PoleCarew with his division occupied occu-pied our center As 1 have explained he could not attack but he gradually advanced so as to support Ian Hamilton Hamil-ton and when I left the field ho was on the line held by the enemys outposts I out-posts in lie morning I METIIIENS MOVEMENT I I hurried hack to get news of Mcthucnh imivement On hearing that the Free Staters had taken advantage of our classing the Veal to Interrupt our line of communication I sent Kitchener with buch troops aa I could then spare to Ver Vredefort with orders L or-ders to push south and communluatg with Mclhuen who 1 Knew had avery a-very compact force Ih the vicinity of Hellbron I also dispatched a special messenger to Mcthucn Instructing to push on at all speed to the mainline main-line l of railway I ViCTORY oyran DEWIJT i These two olllcer mel at Vrede ia fort rend stulIoM In time evening of Juno JOtlK Thc > nmnli5d yesterday to I Rhenoster river whcre Methuen gained a complete victory over Ddwct and took possession of his campvand scat tered his troops In all directions He and Kitchener marched today toward Kroonstad I BRITISH ARE SECURE Her Majestys Government need have no apprehension as to to the se I curity of the army in South Africa The enemy gained a slight success which wan unfortunate but which will I be remedied very shortly and It will not take long to repair the damage done to the railway < As these diver slims are all in existence I am now able to hold the line between this and Rhenoster In strength Methucn wilt arrange to guard It onward as he ad vances a Hunter Should be ac Poatschcf 3 strooni today He will then move on Johannesburg We have communicated 1 with Buller who will no doubt SOOM make the presence of Ills force in the Held felt feltBRITISH BRITISH CASUALTIES I Our losses yesterday were not I trufcr serious but I deplore the death of that gallant soldier the Earl of Ar He Tho only other casualties reported J as yet are Seventeenth Lancers the Hon Lionel Porlesque and Lieut the Hon C Cavendish both killed Gen Knox safe adds that Kroonstad is inlet and j SUSPENSE TS ENDED LordPtobertss dispatch Is regarded Cl as eminently satisfactory It ends a period of suspense caused by the cut ting of his line of communication and Indicates what a strong grip he has on JOIN PRESIDENT STEYJN Thivte hundred Free Statere icleased from guarding Van Bcenans paaa have gone to Join President Steyns com mand in the eastern part of Orange Rlyor colony Gen RundU has sent notice to the Free Stat rrf that unless they surrender by June 15th their rarity and other possessions conJJbcaled will ± be KRLbB1IjrD TO FLY President Kruger according to a dlspatdh from Lourencn Marques Keeps a locomotive with steam up at tached to the car in which he concen trates the executive officers of the 0ev eniment and it Is l said that he Intends to leave Machadodorp soon and to es fr tablish the Transvaal capital at Nel Spruit in the mountains a fine d ° fen slve region The slate printing press Js operating at Machadodorp producing leaflets con tahiing war news for distribution among the Beers THROUGH SWAZI COUNTRY It Is again reported at l Lourenco Marques that tin British are advanc ing through Swaziland Lord Roberts It a appears however coun countermanded the order given to Straiheonas Horse to land on the coast and to penetrate to the Tiansvaal through the Swaxl country SOHREtNER RESIGNS I Mr Schrelner the Cape Premier and his colleagues resigned last evening bir Alfred Mllner accepting their resltr na Ian The London pai > eis only YC cently abused Mr Sihrelncr lot nof making Aar preparations Now they are complimenting his refusal to Lou low the majority of the Afrikander Bund In opposition to the British mili tary nolloy a J1JLLJEWS LOSSES Gen Bullerscasiialtles on June 10th have Ijeen Issued bythe War office They were twentysix killed t2i wounded and two missing HISSED CHAMBERLAINS NAME 4 meeting of women who object to 3 the war was held at Quefns hall last fl evening Mrs Howard Courtney pre t ti sided and Mis James rryce moved a ji I resolution declaring that I j the war re suited from the bad policy of the Government This a anti other anti iJ l war resolutions were adopted The meeting hissed Mr Chamberlains name vigorously 4ji I I KKUGER TOOK THE GOLD M H Donahue the Daily Mall cUr respondent at Pretoria insists that President Kruger took XiGOOOOO gold In hl 4 niplit |