NORTHERN FRONTIER.

Otago Witness, Issue 2403, 22 March 1900, Page 22

NORTHERN FRONTIER.

LONDON, March 13.

The correspondent of the Daily Mail states that some of the rebels who were opposing the British- troops in the northern pcrtion of Cape Colony re-opened the grave of the Australian Trooper M'Leod, in order to search for loot. On re-opening the adjoining grave, the searchers found the bodies of six Boers. They then hurriedly closed the grave again.

March 14. The British have occupied Boshof, Barkly East, md Aliwal North.

General Brabant entered the Free State, and occupied the hills after a sharp fight. There were 20 casualties.

The Cheshire Yeomanry and the Canadians have gone to Prieska. The Westralians have returned to Victoria West.

The rebel movement in the Herschel district, near Basutoland, is collapsing. March 15. Two hundred and sixty rebels at Dordrecht have surrendered.

General Clements's patrols have joined hands with those of General Gatacre's at Burghersdorp.

Twenty-eight guns are bombarding the Boers across the Orange River at Norvala Pont.

March 16.

In connection with General Gatacre's advance at Bethulic, British officers faced the enemy and daringly removed the connecting wires, rendering the mines placed under the Bethulie waggon Dridge abori

Captain Grant, of the Engineers, extracted (lie explosives from the holes in the "Deiluilic bridge, Major Shaw, Lieutenant Pnpham, and some Derbyshire hcroM)

teinoving the -wires. The New South 7 Wales ambulance meanwhile showed great gallantry during the shelling. ! - General Gatacre, with 4000 men at Betmilie, expelled the Boers, who arc recreating northwards. I General Pole Carew, with 2000 Guards . land two guns mounted, entrained at 'Bloemfontein, and parsed Bethany unopposed to join Generals Gatacre and Cle- . anents. The latter has 8000 men, and General Brab"ant is with 3000. March 17. 'After the flight of Ihe Boers from Lady ' Grey the loyalists pretended that the British were advancing and made the gaoler don the British uniform, and order the rebels to surrender, which they did, and saluted the flag. i Major Hook, two civilians, and seven mounted police entered Barkly East. The supposed loyalists gave them an ecthusi- ' astic reception, and the officials handed over .the keys. I After Major Hook's entry into Barkly East the loyalists hoisted the British flag, j •which they saluted. The Landdrost fled, ' but subsequently surrendered. Upon hand- j ing over the keys the officials expressed sur- | prise at the British audacity.