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ADILY EXAMINER CHARLOTTETOWN SEPTEMBER 26, Tg0e!

}TMECAPTURE OF PRINLSOO.

ROBERTS’ MILITARY STRDLEGY DID IT. (Times Correspondent.)

Capretown,Aug, 16.—The capture of Prinsloo was the result of a most elaborate piece of military strategy, well thought out and well carried out. It will be remembered that after Lord Roberts forced his way to Pretoria the whole cf the eastern Free State was thrown into a ferment by the raids ofa strong body of Boers led by De Wett: Our troops under Methuen, Clements and Rundle had at various times met these Free State Boers, and had always ‘driven them off, ‘dispersed them or ‘utterly routed them’; but no amoun of dispersing and routing had any last- ing effect on the mercurial spirits of De Weit and his follow ng, and it be came clear that nothing short of abso- luvely surrounding them would bring their Gareer to an end. People at a distance are always unable to under- stand why our troops cannot overtake and destroy these Boercammandos but South Africa is thickly sprinkled with natural fortresses in the shape ef kop- jes, and all that a Boer ieader has to do when hard pressed isto throw a strong rear-guard into some suitable kopjes and let them hold the position all day, while he marches his guns and waggons off cut of danger. At this kind of fighting De Wett was an abso- lute gunius. Given half an hour’s start and a few kopjes to go through, he would protect his rear all day long, re- treating from kopje to kopje as occasion required, moving his transport all the time, and finally escaping at night. In the open country of the Fre2 State it was impussible to surround him, as he could march north, south, east or west at pleasure; and the only country that held out any hope was down on the Basuto border. Here there was a chance to get him into a net, because the Caledon river formed a boundary which the Boers dared not cross, and the surrounding mountains had only a few roads by which wheeled transports could move. When once he was driven in among these mountains‘it would be a fairly easy matter to watch all the passes and prevent him frem getting his wagons and guns out again. The

for fear that the natives would in re- turn come into the. Free State and ravage the farms; so that Lord Rob- ert’s tactics were to drive the Boers in among thése hiils and close in on them; and these tactics were more likely to succeed, because the Boers were quite willing to go into the hills, looking upon them as a stronghold and not as a trap.

On June 19, Ian Hamilton’s force left Pretoria to co-operate with the troops then in the Free State in this closing movement, but an accident to Hamilton left Sir Archibald Hunter in command. Nearing Lindley, the force heard the guns firing where Page: and Clements were engaging De Wet, but Hunter’s force did not turn off io Lindley to join in the fighting, but marched steadily along on Bethlehem, thus blocking De Wet from darting over to Harrismith. On arrival ai Bethlehem it was found that Clements and Paget had d.iiven the enemy down through Bethlehem and the Boers had gone into the hill, and matters now became exciting. A hugh semi-cir- cular range of hills runs round Fouries- burg, and once inside those hills n should have been impossible for therm to get their waggons out, as the Cale- don river was at the back of them, and tre only passes in the hills were Com- mando Nek, down below Fouriesburg, Slabberts Nek, and Retiefs Nek near Bethlehem, and Naauwpoort Nek and Golden Gate atthe head ofthe Cale- don Valley. Hunter sent Bruce Ham- ilton to Naauwpoort Nek and Golden Gate, aniwatched Retiefs Nek him- self; Paget was at Slabberts Nek and Rundle was holding Commando Nek; so it really looked as though the Boers were fairly trapped. ‘Then it was that the genius of De Wet showed, itself. He must have realized at once that he had got himself intoa trap, and he swiftly set getting clear again. He took fifteen hundred picked men and five guns; each man was well mounted and had a led horse to carry all his gear, and the supplies of ammunition

| were carried on light carts, well horsed.

It unfortunately happened that Paget

' was not camped quite close enough to

Slabberts Nek, and De Wet seized the epportunity to slip through in the

Gentlemen,—While driving down a very «teep hill last August my horse stumbled ard fell, cutting himeelf fear fully about the head and body. I used MINARD’S LINIMENT free y on him and in a few days he was as we!! as ever,

J. B.t{A, BEAUCHEMIY,

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Boers dared not cross into Basutoland‘

. We Can Hel You There:

: : z all right. He got his force clear on of

the hills, and as soon as he was clear he set off across the country at a great pace, leaving a rearguard as usual to engage Paget’s force, The first news that Hunter had of his escape was the sound of the C. I. V. battery engagin

De Wet’s rearguard. Hunter sent his cavalry under Broadweod and his mounted infantry under Ridley to as- sist Paget’s force, and if possible, bring De Wet to a standstill. How De Wet got away in spite of their pursuit is now well known, and we must return

/to the Boers who did not accompauy

De Wet.

About 6,000 of these remained in the hills from choice thinking they were safe there, and as they were all local men they did not wish to leave their ewn district and go away to the Transvaal. They were led by Roux and Prinsloo, the former being a clergyman who had taken up the cause of his flock, and the latter an old farmer who was elected to the po-

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net cenducted in a smallarea. It was nearly 20 miles by the track from where Hunter and Rundle were, at the southern end of the valley, to where Macdonald was, at the other end of the Golden Gate; it was impos- sible to surround 20 miles of moun- tain road, and all that Hunter could do | was to block the passcs and make sure |of the waggons and carts, and these terms Hunter conceded. ‘The result | Was that men who had actually gone out of the valley at night cane back to sur- render. As Roux, the fighting preach- er, put it, ‘the Boers love their caris more than their fatherland.’ Aad | thus with afew casualties, the bulk of |the Free State forces were gathered in like so many sheep. They came in for hour after hour with wagons, carts, ox- en and horses, all heartily sick of the | war, but all more or less puzz'ed as to ‘how they had got trapped. They would not have surrendered but for the hopelessness of fighting where they were, and the prospect of leaving

sition on account ot his having had ex- | all their transport and going out into

perience in the native wars. Our troops made simultaneous attacks on all the the passes; at Retiefs Nek the Boers fought desperately, and their po- Sition was only carried by a daring

rush of the Seaforth Highlanders. One |

the snow-clad meuntains without any gear whatever quite cowed them and made them surrender with little re- luctance, Hunter has been blamed for giving them their wagons and gear, | but if it had not been for this thous-

company of this regiment, headed by a {ands would have got away at night, subaltern, crept up to within a ftew/and in these gorges and ravines no

yards ofa ravine held by the Boers, and then charged across the open at the run, the Boers fleeing down the sides of the ravine. This gave usthe nek, and :t was well to get it with so little loss— 100 Casualties—as the position is be- yond all comparison stronger than that held by Cronje at Magersfontein. Rundle and Paget—or rather Clem- ents, as he had come to join Paget— forced their way in at Commando Nek, and Slabberts Nek respectively, but; Bruce Hamilton could made no head. way at Naauwpoort Nek. Hector Macdonald was therefore sent round to reinforce him, and also to see that the pass known as Golden Gate was se- curely blocked; and here occurred an- other ieakage whicn might have been prevented. No one appeared to know exactly where Golden Gate was, and whether it was a pass through which vehicles could be brought. Sueh local people as were forthcoming differ- ed very much in their stories. Some said Golden Gate was quite impassable; others that it was a fairly easy road; it was thought better to occupy it, but it could only be reached from where our troops were by going through Naauw- poort Nek, and the delay in carrying this nek gave the more astute of the Boers a chance to get out at Golden Gate. Ofthis they were not slow to avail themselves. Olivier got out and took about 1,0e0 men with him, and even when our troops closed in the valley at all ends there was nothing to prevent the Boers from riding over the mountains at night. It must be un- derstood that these operations were

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Mr. J. H. Crow, 421 Keefer St., Vancouver, the wejl-known contractor, writes:—‘‘I: had been a great sufferer from catarrh for over fifteen years, during which time I tried a score of doctors and every remedy I thought would relieve me, but the result was only temporary relief, in each case the catarrh returned. About a year ago I used six boxes of Japanese Catarrh Cure, and since completing this treat- ment have been entirely free from catarrh. I can recommend it with every confidence.”

Japanese Catarrh Cure is the only permanent and guaranteed cure for catarrh. Price, 50 cents, by all druggists.

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If you have any watches, clocks or jewelry to be repair- ed you will make no mistake to bring them to The Modern Jewelry and Fancy Goeds

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Charlottetown ‘Business {College Writing Academy,

Will re-open'forthe fall and winter verm On Monday, Auzust 20th inst.

Although students may enter at any time, it is desirable that intending stu. dente enro!l as soon as possible after the term opens.

Graduates from this college secure employment, and they will greatly aid us in keeping up our reputation in this direction by entering as early in the term as poseible.

Supsects:, Book-keeping by single and double entry (theoretical and practical,) Actual Business Practice, Businese Penmanship, Business Correspondence, Commercial Arithmetic,Commercia!l Law Railroading,Steam boating,Banh ing (actua practice in the College Bank) Typewriting Shorthand and Navigation.

Facrtiry: LB Miller, Principal, Teacher of Book-keepisg, Arithmetic, Basiness Practice, Business Correspund-

,eace, Typewriting and Navigation.

A C Macmillan (Vice-Principal), Teacher of Railroading, Steamboating

JUPTy & Co.

Banking, Accounting and Actual Businese Practice.

J Harry Williams, Teacher of Business F enmaansbip.

Wm. Moran (licensed) Teacher of Shorthand.

J L, Joncas (Quebec), Teacher of Draw- ing, Lettering and Auditinge

Beside our regular course of lecturee on Commercial Law, Lectures will be given by many of our Professional and Business mew. Ansouncement later. For application forms, testimonials, etc

epply at once to L. B. MILLER, Principal.

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‘NOTICE!

ROCKY POINT FERRY.

On and after Monday, Sept. 17th, the steamer Elfin will make her last trip from Charlottetown at 6 p. m., and 6.30 from Rocky Point; alse dis- continue 3 o'clock trip on Sunday afternoon 11—3i.

ket now is what

makes poultry pay. It causes perfect assimilation of the food elements needed to form eggs in the winter,

Tf you can’t get the Powder send to us. One ack, 25 cte; five, $1. Large can, £1.20; six, S& p. paid. §.& JOHNSON & CO. Boston, Mase,

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acres, D. C. McLEOD, ; Solicitor. 20th, 1900

NOTICE.

A Special Cable will be received by the Dairy Board of Trade, on Friday, 2let, inst., for the benefit of Faetory- men who did not sell at Jast meeting of Board.

Salesmen can get advice (by tele- phone) at Central Office, Ch’town, or at the store of Jenkins & Son, City.

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