London via Bombay, 19th February.
Two of General Elliott's columns engaged De Wet who was in considerable force thirty miles northwest of Reitz on the ith instant, and captured ten Boers.—Reuter.
23rd February.
General De Wet with 400 Boers has broken back northward through the blockhouse line, At West Lindley, Colonel Park with three hundred National Scouts surprised and captured 164 Boers, There were no casualties on our side.—Reuter.
24th February, The laagers surprised by Colonel Park contained the members of the so-called Boer government, who escaped.
Three hundred Boers attacked the Frankfurt-Vrede blockhouse line at Tweekopjes, broke thy fence by driving cattle through, and then rushed through under a heavy fire from the blockhouses. Many of them were shot. De Wet is now at Wilge River.—Reuter. ae the'Vaal, in the eastern part of the Orange The Wilge River is a tributary of River Colony.—Ep. "*N.-C, D. N."
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