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‘ DETAILS OF RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY.

Cronje’s Rear CGuard Attacked.

BRITISH HOLD ROAD BETWEEN JACOBS: DALE AND MODDER RIVER.

THE GENERALS ACTIVE ALL ALONG THE LINE.

Hard Fighting

Australians Suffer Severe Loss—They Fought to

the Last—Boers try

Dragoons, but Fail—Siege of Ladysmith Re-}"vt™ bat been countermanied, but the

Near Rensburg.

to Capture Enniskilling

laxing—General Buller Becoming Active Again —An Expert's Opinion of the War Situation.

SpEcIAL DESPATCH TO THE EXAMINER.

PARTICULARS AT RENSBURG.

Lonpoy, Feb. 17.—The Daily Telegraph has the follow ng from Naauwport, da‘-d Feb, 13th and delayed in transmission : “Very severe fighting hss occurred on beth our flanks near Rensburg.

“The enemy greatly cutuumbered our troops, being about 4,000 in sumber.

“They attacked the Worcestershire regi- menton their hill aud with desperate

determination charged home only to ex- perience such heavy fire from our men that the death roll of the assailants must have been considerable.

“A patrol of the Enniekiilen Dragoons wae *urrounded by some 500 Boers and gallaotly cut its way through without loe~ inga man. But a company of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry was unfor- tunately asnibilated. Most of the men’s bayonets however, bore the impress of sevguinary conflict with their foes.

“Colonel Conyrgham was shot through the heart at the outeet of the engagement.

“Phe ‘enemy chose the time of the moos’s setting for their onslaught. Out of five Colcnial offisers only one returned

te camp.” THE RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY.

Lospoy, Feb. 1!.— Kimberley has been relieved after a siege of 123 days, Gen- eral French baving reached the out-kirts of the town Thursday evening.

General Roberts has estabiisbed his headquarters at Jacobadale in the Orange Free State, the Division under General Kelly-Kenny havisg been pushed north to bold the Modder River drift.

Comparatively little resistence has been met with, and allowing for the element of surprise, occasioned by General Freuch’s rapid movements, the remarkable quies« gence of the Boer forces euggests to the people of London the question of where is Cronje with his fifteen thousand to twenty thousend ?

A large Boer company was observed ‘moving towarde Bloemfontein, and Lord Roberte states that he has no reason to be- lieve that the trenches at Magersfontein have been abandoned.

Full as are General Roberts’ official despatches, describing the British moves mente, this very important fact is not

contained in them. The Commander-in-Chief says he bas

| reason to believe that the Magersfontein i trenches have been abandoned,

aod that the Buers are trying to escape.

If this is the case, it eeems strange that no word comes from Lord Methuen who would naturally move forward upoo the first eign of evacuation.

General French, it would appear, did pot actuaily enter Kimberley, but joined hands with Colonel Kekewich’s gatiant forces at a deserted Boer position at Alex- anderfontein, and then continued his ad~ vance to the Noth of city, where, at Jast accounte, he was eweeping the country.

General Babington, Lord Methuen’s cavalry commander, is probably doing the same to the southward.

What Crovje will do with his big gunr, during the retreat which now seems cer: tain, is a matter of great interest. If they are mobile they may be carried eff by the Boers. It they are enly semi-mobile they will probably fal! into the British hands,

The occupation of Jacebsdale completes the communication between all parts of Lord Robert’s great force which,on Phars- day formed a great semi-circle, or three- quarters of a circle, extendiog from Kim- berley to the Modder River drifte, thence to Jacobsdale and Modder River station.

The arrival of General .French at Alexanderfontein on Thursday completely cut cif the Boer line of retreat to the eastward and the only way the open to the enemy was to the west, toward

Vaal River. General French, appareotly bas, as his

mission, to move beyoad Kimberley to prevent the Boer retreat northward be- tween the town snd the Vaal, and aweep round to the west if possible perhaps meeting the lett wing of Lord Methuen’s force and closing the opening in the Bri- tish lines on that side.

Supreme iatereet now centres in this at- tempt to prevent the Boers from making their retrea:, or failing that to pursue

them. Cronje has net been able to take the

first course Open to him, that of retreat to Bloemfontein or Beshof. Apparently he bas not risked the second alternative of standing to fight, but prebably he has chosen the third course nnd retreated across the Vaal River,

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yelery, aP to thn nosiLion of Orur) ind the Boer leadera purpose.

As for Kimberley, there is spparent 7) no doubt that only enough men to form a siroug port will be left here, well po- | while the great bulk of Lord Roverts’ troops will press on, some, per- bape, to relieve Mafeking and the rest, follewing up any main bodies of th» Boers that have not got too long a start,

The great value of Lord Roberts’ suc cessful flank movement, «peaking from the British standpoint, ig the effect it will

have en Ladyemith, IN NATAL.

Lexpox, Feb. 17.—The Boer investment of Ladyemith is relaxing.

General Buller continues activity.

He is seemingly attacking in the di- rection of Monat Inhlane, since there has been fighting in the Blaaww Kuan'z,a little river to the south of that moun. (ain,

The Daily Mail’s despatch from Pieter maritzburg says that there are indications of a decided British move on Golense.

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Gen. Clements has been forced back to Arundel to protect Naawpoort as the Boers have almost threatened hia flank.

A ROAD OPEN.

Osrcsipe Jacopspate. Feb. road between the Modder river and Jacobsdale is now open. The distance is only nine miles, and the road is available for sending reinforcements and supplies.

When the Boers evacusted Jacubsdale, they were obliged to push over the ridge where they afforded asplendid mark for the British guns which showered schray-

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A coovoy which was attackei at Reit order did notarrive io time, and its ex pirience was avery warm one, although the Boers did little materiel damage.

OPINIUN IN GREAT BRITAIN.

Lonpon,Feb.16.—There is no news from Natal, exceptthe report that several Boer guns were dieabled in the recent opera- tions, and that the British army is mas- sing for another aesault upon Cole neo,

Lord Roberta’ etriking succees bas cans-

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England.

It bas also spiked the guns which Roseberry and Campbe!!-Bannerman have opeo‘d upon the ministers’ pew measure of national defence.

Mr. Balfour was enabled t> make a spirited reply tothis belated reinforce-~ ment of tue tault-finding black press.

AT MAFEKING

Pretoria, Feb. 13.—A small rifle and artillery duel took place at Mafeking on the 12th. No Boer losses.

The Britieh attacked’Port Eloff, south of Gaberonee, at daybreak on February 12ih, but were forced to retire, leaving #ix dead and four wounded on the field. Captain Friend was among the killed.

The Boers are reported to be leaving Spy'foztein and going in a northwesterly direction.

The Boers captured a large coavoy as a result of yesterday’s fightiog fer the relief of Kimterley.

LATER. A SPLENDID PRIZE,

Lexpoy, Feb. 17.—A despatch from Roberts eays that General Kelly Kenny's brigade, on Friday, captured seventy-eight wagzons of stores and ammunition belong. ing to General Cronje.

CRONJE IN RETREAT.

Jacosspate, Feb 16,—General Cronje, with ten thousasd of his men, ie in fuil retreat towards Bloemfontein.

General Kelly-Keony is fighting the! enemy’s rear guard and harraesing the | retreat. |

The British casualties are comparatively elight 1m view of the tremendous bombard- | ment, '

Less than thirty were wounded and only one killed.

Hockey.

Mowrrzat, Feb. 17.—The Shamrocks retained the Stanley Cup forthe hockey championskip by defeating the Victorias, of Winnipeg, last night—5 to 4

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CAN ADIANS INIT,

JacopspaLe, Feb. 17,—In the opera- tions which have resulted in the occupa~ tion of Jacobsdale by the Britieh troope, the haety retreat of General Cronje from

Magersfontein, and the reli-f ef Kimberly, the Royal Canadian Regiment was giv @ & share.

When the orderto make the forward movemeat was given the Canadians whe, as T before bave eaid, were origaded in the ninth divisiou m oved out from Wegedraal @» the right flank of the force to attack Jacobedale as a reserve. Pyrepsratory to the occupation of Jacobsdale, General French arrived at Wegedraal on the 15th, and the 7th division advaiced ujom Jacobedale from the East.

On the afternoon of the same day, after the junction of forces at Wedgedraal and the decision to advance upon Jacobsdale, it was seen that a sharp flight was in store.

The City of Londcn Volunteers formed the advance guard, the South Wales Bor- derera were placed in the centre, the North Staffords cn the right flank. These lavter were the first in Jabobsdale.

They cleared out the Boers opposing them after a gallant charze with the bayonet.

Meanwhile the artillery shelled the out- skirts of the towo. Retarning towards Magersfontein where General Cronj-’s forces were entreached.

Celonel Henry snd Major Hazlett were wounded and captured in the action cn Tuesday, and after the Boers evacu ted dacobsdale, we found these officers and ten of the British who had been wounded ia prison engaged in the German Red Cross hospital.

While the Canadians as part of ninth division were protecting the right flank of the trcops operating forthe capture of Jacobsdale, the rear guard composed ot troops from the Ninth division attackei Wastervaal drift.

They were acting as an escort to the British supply columao aad quite a heavy eng igement resv ited.

General French with cavalry, after the capture of Jacobsdale, oushed ona towards Kimberley; and official informa- tion which reached here on Thursday at midnight stated that he bed reliewed that piace an| on Friday evening dined at the the Club there.

In the advance from Wegedraal several Canadians feli on the march, and are either in bogpital or capiured.

Their namesfare Private James Drake, formerly of {the 63rd Halifax Rifles; Private H. Muonis, formerly of the 63rd. Halifax Rifles; Private T. J. Waleh, for- merly of the 66th of the Princess Louise Pasilrers, of St. John, of “8” Company ; Private Bo:den was of“ D” Company; Private A W. Woodward, formerly of ihe 26°b. Middl s-x Light Infantry ; Pri-

vate G. B, Corbeauld, formerly of the Fifth r. giment of Canadian artillery, both of **A” Conipanv

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