The Saint Paul Globe

Gen. Olivier Taken.
Free State Commander Captured by British Troops.

LONDON, Aug. 27.—The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts: "The Boers have been beaten back by Bruce Hamilton at Winburg. Gen. Olivier has been captured."

The text of Lord Roberts' dispatch from Belfast, under today's date, announcing the capture of Gen. Olivier, shows that three of Olivier's sons also were captured in the attack, which the Boers made from three sides on Winburg. Lord Roberts adds that Gen. Olivier was "the moving spirit among the Boers in the southeast portion of the Orange Colony during the war."

The following dispatch was received today from Lord Roberts: "Belfast, Sunday, Aug. 26.—Engaged the enemy the greater part of the day over a perimeter of nearly thirty miles. Littleton's division and two brigades of cavalry, all under Buller, operated southwest of Dalmanutha. French, with two brigades of cavalry, moved northwest of Belfast, driving the enemy to Lekenvlei, on the Belfast-Lydenburg road. As soon as French reached Lekenvlei, Pole-Carew advanced from Belfast in support."

Wiring from Belfast today, Lord Roberts says:

"Our casualties yesterday (Sunday) were wonderfully few, considering the heavy firing and the number of hours we were engaged. Buller estimates his at two killed and twenty-four wounded. His troops had no bivouac, where they stopped after darkness fell, and accurate returns are as yet impossible. The casualties of the force operating north of Belfast were one killed and thirty-four wounded."