HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1900-01-11, Page 7THAT BOER DEFEAT
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LUJWSAfl1TII.
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British Dopes Revived by Gen.
White's Victory.
CANADIANS AND QUEENSLANDERS
Chase the Boers Across the Border
of the Orange Free State.
Papers Captured in Col. Plkher's Raid of Great Importance --Gen. Buller
Believed to be Attempting a Flank Movement on the Enemy at
Tugela River -Americans at Pretoria Complain of Their Treatment
-Kreger Won't Recognize U. S. Consul- -The allergies' at Modder
River -More Troops *ad More Guns for South Africa -Duns Ordered
In Italy -A Patriotic Scotchman.
London, Jan. 7. -Get.. Buller. com-
manding the Ladysmith relief to:umu,
cables to the War Office as follows:
" Frere Camp Jan. 6. -The follow -
lag telegram was received from lieu.
White, the coaamander at Ladyrmlth,
Jan. lith, 9 a.m.:
"' The enemy attacked Caesar's
camp at 2.45 um. lu considerable
(ores. The enemy was everywhere
repulsed. but til. Lighting still tete'
tinUes.' "
Fres* Camp Jan. 6.-Tbe follow-
ing was received at 11.80 a.m..,day
from Gen. White:
"' Jan. 6, 11 a.m.-TMs attack con-
tinues. The enemy baa been rein-
forced from the south.'"
" Frere Camp. Jan. 6, 12.45 p.m. -
The following has been received (rote
Geo. White.
"'I have beaten the enemy off at
peeent. but they are still round me
in great ■umber,. especially to the
. envie. aad 1 th M. a ~sewed a144. k-
very probable.' '
" 1 see the fun has felled, so I 'cannot
get further information from Lady-
smith until to•morruw."
A third demepatc•h from Ger. Buller
says:
Frere Camp, Jan. 7.-I received
the following to -day from Gen. White:
"'At 8.15 p.m.. Jan. 6th, the-atterk
was renewed• and w.le very hard
pressed ' "
" I have absolutely no more news.
There is no sun.
"There Is a camp rumor that Gen.
White defeated tbe enemy at 5 p.m..
ar,d took 400 prise/wee.
" 1 sent all available troops to mate
a cenionstrat'on against Copenro.
" The trenches there are all occupied
by the enemy." . .
Earl of Ala Ne11t11rdM.
London, Jan. B.�Pb�'$orniag Pot's
eurreyloodent at Few Camp, is a
ceepatch dated ,[aft, ,Oak, rayl
A private kelf0�rlii from Lady-
smith Mateo that the Boers attacked
at two o'clock Mb morning In great
force from all skim The garrison
opened a tremendous fire, awl re
peeped the enemy.
"Three distinct attacks were made.
"The fighting continue*, hut the
cannonading has dwindled.
"lite Earl of Ara, relent son and
heir of the Marquis of Dufferlii and
Ara. was aerloaaly wounded in the
thigh during the assault on 1 u y-
meth."
Archibald James Leofric Temple
Blackwood, the Earl of Ave, Is the
eking eon of the Marquis of Da(terin
and Ara, a former well belove7_Wde•
ernor General of Canada. Be was
born In 1868, and was formerly a
lieutenant In the terenteenth Lancers.
During his father'. occupancy of the
vloe-regal office In Canada he was a
mere lad, but made many friends In
this caentry. Three or four years
agu he veiled Canada again.
Buller's wt
er's Deonstratlos. W
ever regarded as the critic of the
present war. says:
The attack m Ladysmith. nom
Ing from the south, is in the direc-
tion meet dangerous for the BOOM
fume there. The Boer oommanderid
on Fray felt sure that he had se
cured a day or two more in which
to attack without any bee fn
terfereuce from Gen. Buller.
The Boer lines south of the Tugela
could not be carried or turned in lets
than a day. The seeoa.t day would b4
needed by General Buller to crows the
river. When there he would be more
than a deyea march from bis objec-
tive. The B03r commander, therefore,
resolvent upon a pexuiateet attack to
try chef end General White's resist
a nee.
"The f.ghtiag continued all day
Saturday, and there 1. every probab-
11'ty that it was renewed Sundry. Asoa
General White was hare pressed Sat-
urday. •fteeno, be evidently thought
there was a limit to hielipower. of re-
sistance, woh ha¢ then wear, been
lentha6
'To -day wear,y or to -morrow the
cable mty bring wont that General
Wh.te's dlviston bas ceased to exist
as a military force. General Buller
on eatuejay was toot ready to ad-
vance. His resource was t•, order a
demonstration. He m'ght as welt hive
catered • display of firework..'
The elitlo'adda:
Only an attack to full force, push -
et ng¢endl,sa of lues, could embarrana
the Boer.. The danger now ea that
General Bulkre .cooed battle will
beer the mato iwlel:bty tasirtbed by
the initial Inoompeteaoe of the Gov-
ernment. Every measure of this war
has been too late."
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Prepare for the Worst.
. Loddon, Jan. 8. -The Morning Feet.
wheel' is a strong Goverrp �tesegea,
says tldltorlally :
Tbo people w.It now have 10 make
op tliellem1WL whether tbnp WI take
measures to carry the Wer ids nee -
nearest roselesion8o
. coen has al-
ready doubled the fighting power of
the Boot• army. That 111111Yw,II not
he cruihe1 ey any such measures aa
the present Government has (leveed or
h likely W devise. Fvldenoe ncrumu-
Int:t that not merely ham the general
eo:Mutt of the War -for wh.cla rreprn-
wtl,lllty Invariably rents on the (iov-
e'rnme nt-been lenity W a degree, but
that the tacj.cal and strategical
tra''ning of the generals arta/ troops,
which yf tide special Irisin,* of the
cornmaietleer-in-chief, have riot teen
d
aequate. The t.me has come when
the nation must rouse Hoeft and /hid
(er governor. leaders who can lead.
and pinso tlee reeeto ureas of the.* empire
at their dlepoenl. Short of that, there
w no way to Rn•eesi. The alternative
to success Is the abandonment of the
empire." . -
The Dally News says:
' Tee s.tunt!o, to -day lis graver than
any per:on in the campilgn mentions.
Thera 1s ee chance that Gen. White
will be able to heat off the enemy.
e mint nerve marmites, with the
ideeelem of n people who have weath•
erwd many another storm, to he pre-
pared even for the wont lame."
The eltnndard plus Its hopes on ren.
Buller forcing him way through In
tlme, and says that, as the position of
Gen. White Is In the highest elegem.
critical, hie fate must soon be decided
one way or the other.
Timm 1s Optimistic.
London, Jan. 8. -The Times, while
evidently not very cheerful, maritime"
what argument. aro possible to sup-
port Its optimistic eleven, such es
that the Boers have been forced eo sot
became they feel that It be thele taut
chance, or that there M dissension In
their own ranks, rendering inaction
dangerone: but the Timer' correspond-
ent et Ladysmith wan the first news -
Paper man to point out. week', ago, the
danger of the garrinon there.
The Timm relieve. (teeU by sareas-
toally commenting on "one of those
accidents t(ldoh have been so pate-
ntly coalmen," feterring to the re-
verse of the Suffolk Regiment near
Cnlesberg, which, like the detail. of
he fall d gunman, is overshadowed
by the graver news from Natal.
Polarise Is Abell.
London, Jan. 8.-A despatch
Dally Chronicle from Frere
Frere Camp, Jan. 6, 0.45 p. m. -At :l
o'clock dais afternoon the whole of
Gen. Clery'e division starched to at-
tack coienso. lieneral Hlldyard bad
the lett of the Ilse, Gem, Batton the
right, and the oevalry the extreme
right. The attack slowly developed,
At ball -part four the field guns ad-
raucd In the (ventre, and commenced
Melling the flat land between }Mag..
Weer hill and Fort Wylie. A heavy
thunderstorm was then raging over
the Boer positico. At half -past eve
the British troops were still advano-
Ing, and were very wear Colonise. The
naval 4,7 -leek urns and the field guns
were dropping shells into tar trenches
end the river f.rta. The enemy did
not reply. The day Inns been doll
}throughout, and darkneen 1s now rap-
idly approaching.
British Used the Bayonet
trete Camp. law 6. 7.20 p. m.-
H.lk y*ms from Ladysmith state f
that General White thin morning rte
hated the Boers. who crept up so
close to the British tints that the
Bordon Hlghhuadsra end the Manche*-
ter Regiment drove them 1 ga
the point of the bayonet.
Grave to the Retreats.
London. Jan. 8. 4 n. m. --The news
Isom Meath Attire. though 1t U not
lengthy. b grave In the extrema. It
1s practically all esnMln►1 In Oea.
Butler's brie( deepatkltee. which t
*accent to his sending on General
WJilte's helirgream and anaquncing
hl* own operation against Coten.,. but
reedtrtg between the Nos, JJt l*+per
t.ctly plain that Ds,eral Bruits'. ease
is desperate. Whatsrer Nes General
White may bs. he 4. cmtispMmnNy
brave, as his YIO4Oe- a Crow tared/lee.
and the too. of the last four nleesage. t
sent by him. eoeaitg front such n man. t
simply lndlestes nkat til. poelt:on Is
moat desperate. The word "But" In
ben girt/ detsp►tolt announcing that a
A
to the
Camp
says:
-Saturday's bombardment of Ledy-
amlth wits the henvleet yet recorded.
All the heavy gun* were working. and
be Hoorn seemed to h. pouring In
hell from every avail/04e lighter
gun .•'
The Dally Telegraph has the fnllow-
ng from Damn Hnrl.igh at Freres
vamp, dated fsaterlay, Jan. 6th. 10 85
a. m.:
" A very heavy bombardment went
en at l.wrlyeinith from daybreak en.
11 8 thin morning. it believed
hat an action was In prograas, for
msrketry fire was also beard. It
Y pe.alhle the garrleon wee making
.nrtie (or 48. Rome se Corium
urrledly lett their trench.m and
rode toward LadyRrtith.
Our bis naval gun at Chleveley
camp tired several rounds at the
enemy NV thq were laving their
()Menem Ibt... (len. Railer are rid-'
den on t0 C ice eley with ate *tett."
Tltr Baby Watt hair the f t
AktEd ` lint. - e i,. nm, Corm J'i
ea
At flags look is aetenrrttlrad��eveeryy
tanteaf Leah,- fait hoar., and meet
have w•stit either a sortie by the
British 8I' n A&►erashtsd attack as
t g* by the Roere. Oar
Malta onnM be soon* faith. oe 11*.
Meana hill, 'and the eMtay w-IiS
,,staying,
rya. (rimy 8*4 reinforced, and
tuts lea e.to oI h{s other k'agettehe.,
R 1p show that be M el.uxlondnsg hope
Mkttrig net meek longer evens!
termined to rennet to the kat.
fewlemrals S.bert aMl Kitchener
are eeliected t0 lead at 'ICapt�_ _
Tuesday. whoa And-
the ettnatkm feting there to �i
h. far erred even than s,Wheel tlh
tarot, **erred tat Ina AeTptkPre Jai
led then/ en Momnsaand. nesaM*
newsy/ the torp. the! Oen. White
ell held on mall (len. !teller'coena-
/1Wishes wise% la seensingle himbe0lhle. ba
Met the English wiper -toe and 'tire
.,ewe papers eaten any ttaake th. b
slanmle*t vet' of tbe slteabWtt.,
Aa;ILeeae•.a Views. NM cannon reports' there
i �a I e•' InMMting PIMAilr.r pieces
Irks Nae a 'd 18* v" action. The fighting
big ' ,,.„ range than
r
has been the cane up to uow.
"Our Iluval guar at Cleeveley*eut
their usual fire into the Hoer
trerlt•hee, tart there hie been nu fur-
ther movement here."
l'aerar'r camp le a fortified Rrlt
Mb position about n mile i awl a
aartsr. ��t�as1��q►�s�,
nester's
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tirlbiler"1fiCe76e •vr uT hestar's !I II.
14 le directly between Ludyaulth
and Cbl.rro,
I.ovelon, Jan. 8, 8.45 p. nn.-(Ieneral
White reports under date of Sunday,
p. m..'ttust the Boers were repel. -
ed with bodily loose.
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Before I h • 1 1rt,1 (:d
Loudon, Jan. 8. -In spite of re -
puree of the ultimate sumer" of (fen.
W'alte'r formes M 'epalelug the Bum'
naswult on Limgewalth. which are
ODLONEL . 0. KNOX.
Of Eighteenth Hussars, in eeingulabed
for Bravery at Ladysmith.
apparently merely enlargements d
the camp rumor. contain* In Oeu.
Buller's Iateert despatch, the coun-
try re/uses to emerge from the par -
05701a of apprehension Into which It
waa thrown by the publication of
the last words of the hellographed
memago from Gen. White - ' Very
hard praised"- until officially as-
sured that the beleaguered garrison
ham not oollepeed, sa It seemed on
the point of dottg when the last sig-
nal was flashed.
(Jen. Buller's grim symbolism, "The
ern has- failed," exactly describe.
the. situaten. There ta nothing to re -
Dave the gloom.
T,.-,.r.�/eer--noresger flared.
Ladysmith. Jan. 1. by runner to
Frere lamp. Jan. 8. -Large con-
voys with .toren can be sena trek-
king toward Cbhate,. The Boer, are
actively patrolling the country and
have m.sae1 their forom to the south -
earl to •MMaim General Buller's rue
emcee Every hill and kopje botwceu
here and- tbherro hos been ',Leonel,-
fortified. General Jo obit b again in
the field. 1t Ir difficult to estimate
the natsber now about us. n • the Boer.
keep welt under cover ant never .low
thseisyelvto but it majuriev of their
tornm ars between' General Buller and
Ladyerulth. It 1a imftoseible to go
outside the town limit without being
shoot at.
A heavy ,dale fire wee heard on
Deo. 80th in the direction nt .Aar.
clay's River.
Ferehr int r unor. are in circula-
tion of quarreler between the Tran s-
vart and feral estate eommanceerm.
The active bambarvling has little ef-
fect. Hatay rain. washed oat the
camp of tee 29th Huswr•., but the
mea and their horam esraytnt without
injury.
A big ooacert was heel to -night.
Everybody le apparently cheerful.
HOLLER'S C4)1.1'.
Fere,. the Tugela sad ]larches on
Ladysmith.
LonMon, Jen. 8.-6.'L'i p.m. -A ru-
mor e1 current fa the city that Gen.
Buller .bait crossed the Tugela River,
captured 12 Bans tad in now march-
ing on Ladysmith. --
Fuller I)ef*11s.
London, Jan. 8, 8.411 p. m. -The War
Office her just publialsed the following
from Gen. DnlI.r : '•Frere Camp, Natal,
Jan. 8.-Tbe following e. from lieneral
White, dated/ :: p. m., yesterday : •.tn
attack war cxomnmenced on my position.
Mrs was chiefly against Caesar's camp
and Wagon hill. The enemy was In
great-atreogth, and pushed the et -
Lack with the greats% courage rind
energy. Home of our entrenchments on
Wagon hill were three eaten taken by
the enemy, and re -taken by us.
A PERSISTENT ATTACK.
"'The attack continued until 7.80 p.
m. Gee point In our position was occu-
pied by the enemy the whole day, but
at dunk, In n very heavy rata storm,
they were turned out of this position
at the point of the bayonet In a met
gallant manner by the Melrose', led by
('d. Park. (nt. lan Hamilton command-
ed coo Wagon hill, and rendered valu-
able services. The troops haves had a
very trying time, and hare behaved
excellently. They are elated at the
service they have rendered thn Query-
" ' The enemy were reputes" every-
where with very heavy lasses, gneet-
ly exeeeding•that on my side, which
will he reported aaf'DBene is the list.
are eomplated: "
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Shot a Traitor.
London, Jen. 8.-A private of the
Irisb Rifler who fought at Stormberg,
in a lett/r to hsWs home. seise that when
Gen. Getter* saw the position the
_THE Dm Oil! MARLBOROUGH.
'Abe bre oro MA to Fight tie
M• tb� i�,�op� 1dte, be *bot
d W$48 1* aW1F *evolver.
rlallet'" l.rs.tSetrst/I..
Leads Jen. 8.-50 far ea kaown,
QM. Deller's demosdgatinn against
Oitioalts lit little effect. La ap.te of
the heavy ,trusty fire the Were did
stet reply, 'OM the .any effect nt the
ebrapttel ske11 re ed w.s that it
teemed •haadred and their
tfsso
hoo Illegl ede [Fant the amp
between Cnleseu sad Grob:kra Woof.
Tbeer teemed Vessels.
Iluniturg, Jew. 8. -Herr Adolph
W'e'ruauh, one of the owner, sof the
dieser vewsehe metal by the llritbih,
was igtervlewe l toile! by a repreorte
said: "Tate last tete taken le the leer- .r this Morning the fu4...
sig. Bae has on Ward the Dutch, lanai dear-ile eornwls.u,IWst :
Ieolg au and German ambulanw nips. elodder River, Jan-, (1. Nowa froth
All there were travelhag Lure floe Belmont shower that the tlueeus-
under the red mess. 11 M certahtly land and Cateadlan ugatlugeuts have
t1e first then such a torpme has eerie been fro energetic lu tlutt 'neighbor -
detained by a hostile looverteruent. hood that a large belt across the lor-
e services were offerect to the der of the Orange Free ,`state haw been
Br.timh, but were refused. We cannotdeserte,t by the Mara.Isrlp eeneldericrg the uctlpii of tiro �' Ties maker It all t1*. fume .urprt.-
Br.thelt as chiefly Intent to pre- i lag that colorant rebel., should have
vent the German Emit African line I dared to lattablilt a camp within n re.
from continuing its service ou acc,uut Iativuly Mort distance of lieneral
of the competitions we have made Methuen', army.
magnet the British hoer. We come -ter ! C'oi. Thither', troupe cutunletely mete
the seizure. entirety Illegal Mel ed the Boer Itutger. The, destroyed
against everything that until now nothing, but remover! everything le
has been comldereil the low id natinto.i wagons, Including Mag.renord, gttba
Bo fur, In teeth the care of , routed) comm/oleo, whk•it is remote oaf.
the Bunde.rath and that of the flclrut1y complete to betray the polite
(lenerul, the only repre.;entatlutus cul rteeudlug u( every adult in a mile
ulnae by Great Brltalu omelet fu the wide district.
allegation that they are "rueIwceed
of carrying contraband." The dl•
•rectors of the line have not the least
doubt that they have
NO CONTRABAND ON BOARD.
Nieeee li;a nt -
from Cdyatll, dated Jae Y, says
"Lou* B wi•aha and Beta V11,1oen, the
eupreoe Bos, almmamtaata in Natal
aa! Comawadaatr v Joubert aa6
• lumbar of game at 41s. Toni teasdry,
and that Senator iiradaijianager of
t8a kaa'ttry, hu promisor them with.
tja atia st eipe.ia.tiva."
8obalkburger, have gone to Pretoria.'
CaaadtMas rpt Huey.
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Every precaution was taken, go -
Ing eel fur am to even dl.charge at
fort teed and Der -Fa -Salaam arti-
cles of war shipped on our steamer
previous to the outbreak of hoisted
tier.
"Regarding the pasengers, many of
them are liaown to us um regular
patrons of the line. 1t waa known
that others Intended to go to the
Transanal, and while there might be
dome adventurers antloua to profit
by the prospects there, there was not
so far ae directors could amertaln,
one Pa/anger travelling to the
Transvaal to serve In its array." Herr
Woermuan 1. not only a large ship
owner but one of the largest German
ln1ewtore In the East eariosn pos-
sestelons. He Is a personal friend of
Emperor William, and lie generally un-
deretoosi to be carrying out imperial
wishes In regard W African colonisa-
tion and commerce.
London, Jan. 9.-1t was with a
mime of intense relief that the coun-
try iearnel to deny that lieneral
White's troops had evurywhere re -
peered the vigorous Boer attacknon
Ladysmith. after 17 hours' terrl(k
rightly*. It has not yet been die
barbed by the publication of the
garrMm's casualties, which, It' 1■
feared. may make a terrible list. It
was intimated to enquirers at the
,Waa-,Q1Poa-ossa- (rices ehsk-. .seine
statement would be available In the
mornbsg.
Meanwhile absolutely nothing le
known. beyond (Jen. W'hite's brief
heliagram received In London
through Gan. Buller.
The critic of the Morning Poet re-
marks':
"There are two -looped "in- which
the situation is worse than 1t was
before the asscult, namely, the ex-
penditure of a large amount of am'
- ('ouullug 111. Chickens.
Lorenzo Marques, Jan. 6.-Areorilgg
to the *tandhtrd and Digger.' 1ewr, of
Jolenntabitrg, I'residenteteeres New
Year nwremge to the burghers cun-
eludes :
"Next year the Afrikuntler nation
will enjoy pease and ,met, and that
peace will be wtablluhee on the beats
that ttie enemy, who ham oppr need
and persecuted us during the whole of
the Iasi century, shall no longer be, In
a. purltlon to spill Innocent bkxxl. May
God In lite lnftnite 'storey
gaaat this."
At Modder River.
Muckier klver,Jan. 6 -The bcelluisl.t
that morning discovered new Boer
trenches, where two guar have been
mounted, three mile11 from the Molder
River.
The Boom fired a shell from each, of
these guns in the ditevctluo of the
guards and pickets yesterday uttK-
ouou, but they did no harm.
The Betel' naval gets fireet *(few
shots this morning and again this at-
ternoott in the direction of the kople.
Lieut. Itayp, of the marine guard,
/taw the Hoene on Thursday pletying
quoltn In front of the trenches nth the
Mee of the keel°.
A cell Judge from Klmberley, who Ir
en -operating witle the military court,
examined n number of mupected spice
today.
The engineers have completed n
third fostoon bridige across tate 1l0d-
der River Inside the limits of the canip
The newts of (Jen. 1 reach's emcees.
Ashoer mete* eed-wmsaecoetaed with -
h
ml'
New Field Batteries.
London. Jan. 9. -The Dally News
ways It understands that the eighth
army dhbin will begin sailing for
South Africa on Jan. 11th. Seventy•
two additional ssate, Including three
howitzer butterlee. wilt be sent ns
there are several American citizens
in pries In Pretoria.
1'hcy are greatly dlontlsfied that
DPFENDAMT8 IN THD FRHMOH TRDASON TRIAL WHO RAVE DEMI
FOUN0 GUILTY AND a*NTRNO*D --+
PAUL DEBOVIXDi& ANDRE ilqurr'wr
'BLEB GUERIN.
munition, which cannot be replaced
until Ladysmith Is relieved, mei the
lose of officers and men, which Is
not oounterbnlanced by the greater
Imam of the Boers, whose force, .o
far na Ladjamlth Is concerned. 1s
much mere numerovr.
"On the other haat the confidence
of the besieged In themselves and their
leaden' will be renew. I. while the
Boers, U they are not shaken. will
have Use sense of failure In their
hew rte.
"Now, therefore," myon the retie.
"while Use effort of the repulses Is
fresh rind before the emeirlou.new of
failure Inas disappeared, 1A the time
for (len. Buller to male his attack."
Gem. Boller'. demonetratlxt In the
direction of Cohere, to aid ()erwerel
White was malntnimei until nightfali.
when General White. having signalled
"Enemy rep uleed at all points' for the
present." the troops returned quietly
to camp.
Mr. Wllkineree the Mornrail�bw t's
nettle. menu' to have repented "4 Lite.
fireworbe virile employed by him
yesterday in reference to the demon-
stration. fie arltdta to day the pro-
bability that nothing more could
have been dost% and n telelggram from
Frere Indicates that the demixstra•
tion at laud had the effect of bring-
ing number* of Hoer* galloping to the
Damao treorhis from the north,
thereby. perbapa, reducing the
strength ort the attack at Ladysmith.
The entreeohmenty at Ladyernith,
u dowelled to a mennere that left
a day or two before the fight. and
haw jbest code through, are fortified
Mlle, well covered with rifle pita
sad trenches. down whlnh the tn-
tartcy moved M single rile to the va-
rious posts In absolute safety.all
rattans are .tswerved.ilswerved. hot no arida.
bey or toha000.
SULLgR's PiORCS BOATTE$$D. '
Rsapeeting General Buller's demos•
atratioa, there le one divhton only at
Chieveley, another et Freta, stet a
third at Ea.texwut. M' Chieveley la
*even m:les from Coeano, the sewed
diviMon W9uld have bad to march 12
melee to grit into aerie•, sat the third
diniakrn YY seise Gamma! 8ulhsr'a 80,-
000 men and 70 guns were therefore .1 -
meat laxative on lnturdey, sal when
General Wki.le hsl.ggtapise , General
Buller could reality stake no move hut
an ineffective drtaeastrettae,
Kreger Ordered It.'
London, Jan 0 -The Morning Port's
ex,1 reepntelen t at Fare, in . des-
patch hated Jan *tb. ...ye that the
forego military attaehea who am an -
maps eying Gem. Huller mimeos en-
toaieeemeet of the h!gh merits nt the
troops, the ernel lem;e of the medieval
transports, and the *uppty attentive
menta. Everybody is look.ng forward
to a greet .ffert to relieve Iady.mlfh.
Conti,iMiee in Gen. Buller M ntterly
aitwia ken.
A h.liograro to Ha Marais( Peat
their representations to the United
Stater Consul have had no effect.
They have written repeatedly W him
letters which did not receive the
slightest notice.
As Eeriegermted Story.
Lotion, Jan. S. -The Cu04om. offi-
cials Isere say that the story publlrihed
this morning about the detention of
vamped carrying contraband of war for
the Boers In exnggerbsted. They mate
that no ship brie been detained. One
gun wee seined. It was not packed in
a piano case, ass the scary hail It, and
it had not been entered incorrectly.
(Jen. Frw,eh'a Losses.
London, Jan. 8.-Telegramy trete
It.'nsherg say seven officers and thirty
men of the Suffolkie were killed, and
about fifty were captured. General
French's annoux:ement thnt the Essex
Regiment ban been sont to replace the
$nffolkn la very bitter to the hatter's.
itlenda.
Kroger Still Refuses.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 8. -The
Transvaal Government dell refuses to
allow the Uoi.te4 States Consul at Pre-
toria. to act for the British.
Tbe effete]. here aro greatly in -
(toyed, but are doubtful about the
proper courts to pursue.
(suns Front Italy.
London, Jan. 4.-Tbe Roem corres-
pondent of the Daily Hall says:
It Is reported here on good author-
ity nkat Great Britain has ordered a
anon es poeilbte, not Inter than the
end of Janueln'y;
The paper eekie that the Govern -
went 1t determined to raise several
new hatterlea of field artillery. The
Tirevt Instalment will econalat of ale
batteries, and more will fallow.
Thee batteries, will not necessarily
be sent to Routh 1frea. •
211,000 Troupe and 72 drain..
Lomlon, Jan. A. -England M pre-
paring fresh earmnme.nta, and 22
tratrporta will be on the way to
Anath Atria (luring the present
month. Aemonling to the programme,
25,000 .lditlonel troop. and 72
gam w111 anon be *1bont. The (krv-
ernteent hao ordered the Mnxlms to
mhnnfertnre .ul many 4.7 -inch and
6 -arch quick -Herrn ate can he tarred
tett mnt11 otherwise notified.
Want to Interfere.
iterna, .inn. A. --The mnsmltten of the
internntlonnl Pence Congos., line sent
a message to l'realeent 1frKlnl.y with
a view In eo ling the war In Pnnth 41
rico.
In Pretoria /'rl.na.
Darienn. Jen: 6. -Mr Lynch, theme.
respondent who wan released
Boer. after his cnptnrc near =,rids
smith, Menflem. the *tatemeeh that
No Feuds aur Boers.
JElliiil:•"611e.-4/g111F4r dRin
tet of War, has runt a c.rcutar to the
m.J:tary emenaivlere in r.•terenoe to
the, growleg custom in the .srmy of
et,bacrib:ng to triads for the Herrn.
ills says :
j One - of my predecessor* d.reeted
you w1 March >'), 18118, to remind the
•dicers arW ott:l:re und.,r ourorders
that polit.cal demotrtratiooa were
forb..tden by the regulat:one They
rttuull abstain from participation In
publ c •eobtcrptlons that are suscep-
tible of 'mune. ug tide cha meter. 1
renew three directions, a strict ob-
servance of *etch at present :s t'f
sweet' interest, owing to interns -
MAJolt (I)CNT GLEICl1EN.
Grandnephew of Qnese Victoria,
eouuefed in the Battle of Moulder
River.
team! rslatioas aad the eoutesy
whirl' they lnply."
Cape Town Preraetlons.
('apse Town, .)ori. 7.-Coientieralrlc
muppreseed exieteusw,t 11551 prevailed
here dude; the duet week mailer to
the pereis6'nt runare that a coup W
some kind w•am meditated by the die
loyal faction is the vicinity of the
city.
themselves amulet) at there report",
but to -day a Weal paper Fate-
girtcally why, if tale were the calm.
the guards over the rallway. the
iiovernment house and the magazine.
are trebled every night, unsl why.
patrole sncu, the reale converging
Oil Cape Tuwti, awl the troops en•
crumpet! - at Greer) Paint and
=teens have slept under arm., and
'have rec'lvul orders tis reatezvoua on
•Ivetirine gust.. fired Irma the butter-
ies?
To -day the -authorities issued Ro-
the wet -nitre the public at the dan-
ger of being fired upon 1f they ap-
proach ports guarded by gantries at
tdgitt. and do not stop nt the Mal.
lenge. It ale, nnti(Ieel thou that all
boat. approaching the cruiser Nlobe.
which Is anchoref the ley. 'mast
oarr7a. llght or take ting rldt of 1'e
her fired upon.
Four steamer* are now dhici *air
big nam/ quant.itle. of 'semicolons and
n In in *Mahon adores.
A Patriotic- $,-n$-hnous.
A Lonseon despatch .tate; that Sr
Charles Roma, hart., of Ha
Cantle, Hors made no u4trr up the Se-
retary e.f State for e'er to Perorally
trite!' nt Ills own expellee 0 nsnchlne
gun i.ntta•ry, with leer linens fin .ate
gun, for mervlee in the'restaurant The
refer hair Isrn retviserl ht Janrdon with
groat e'nthu*in*m. -
r, 1J.L.1NT OFFICERS
(Jen. 1Chitn Riegle; out for .pedal
commendat on (eine lan Ilamilto.s, wen
cormmanrk'1 the position at Wagon
11111, where the fleeting wile the hot.
Get, and ('.ol. Park, who led the le.
tonohlren In the final charge. The
ioevon.h!re Battalion list) wan for
nsrly In Mnjror;(iete Yule's' command,
end was nt Genco'. Col. Hamilton 1.
n gallant S:ntchmnn, who hie been
one of Gen. Wiete'n meat efficient and
vigilant officers daring the stege of
Ladysmith, rine is well known in Lon -
('on. Col. lark ion less familiar figure,
but ha. evidently menet proinotlnn
and des -aeration.
CGMI'CSITIO\ OF THE FORCE.
The Devonshire likheallon IP the only
one mentionel by Gen. White, but
there wet,, eleven other battnPone
under fire, exclusive of the remnant
or the unlucky Glousvntershires and
the Royal Irish Fusilier'', eeven hat-
terk*, the naval brigade. and a con-
fedlerable force of Lnnm ern, Hu"mar" and
Natal Herne. Thn Deronnhires, Mon•
eheett'rn, Cordon Hfghlandern, Llver-
tcrole. L!nweter,hiree, nn 1 Royal Isle'
Rattnl'nna no doubt bore the brunt of
the ffghting.
--
Flanking the Floors.
A Lemke' eerie: From it wuree
which has Willy facilities for gain•
Mg Motile new* from South Africa.
It Is learned that ad. I'Ilcher's oc-
cupation of henget* 1s regarded as
merely the fleet step of Gen. Me-
thene* carefully matured plans to
outflank the Boer.. According to
thlr authority, It 1s probah'e that
Pilcher, with the Canadian(' and
FIEi.D MAAeiihz. in111 jearliTs.
Bald to he ordered to sash Africa W
wnper,e.ln (ion. B•11sr. IIs made
hemelf (nmoum ilii .Afghan war,
of 1880. nod III endeared to the
nritIeh .014Mt7 no -- Pn11"."
prier In conetnetlnn with
tele bingt.si's fore. from efo ri er
j110feer, *1:1 ponied to the rear nt
e e lwt.rmrhneerte. which 1151W pro
vent nen Methuen from pr•.ee•atlnf
ae K;mberle(y.
('ol- Peeler Ana only nlmut forty
miles to tear,' before he achieves til.
lead. tad 1( tier eiudkwrtaudlug ls.or•
lvet, en attack by lien. Ream', tied
cetermhral effec% to relieve 8lmtrer
ley may be expected any day.
A despatch rem eunnyrlde. l'at'e
Colony, referring to t1e ndn1irnl.le
"4-44 Mir
sall.titmtttlaa ,..
113rfiviin i. 1,'', msym
"Capt. Hell, in charge of the Cane
dean Maxim gun. nod Lirut. Belleau,
who was directing alts working of the
`sxeamlenderr' machine gun, did ea-
dwllenit work. Lieut. Rymer handling
o/ the mounted Infantry le highly
praised.,.
eie•n. $nbingtua'e ntuunt<+) force,
which started to (to-invortG, with cid.
I'ilolicr In tbe attack on the Boers at
S lfsss oke and Douglas, Ir not report
el to have returned. The latent ref-
end•e t,.' the. force 1. In a despatch
'lilted Metter River, Jau. 'ud, which
*titea that firing has been heard in
tone dirtrtio:t of its mstrck.
Capt. .1. C. Bell, whose handling of
the ('urindinn Maxim gull in the fight
at Sannymlee ou New Year's day is
praisers, carpe c.,4 to Canada with
Ma/v-(len. Hotton, as hen .t. D. C.
He was appointed a lieutenant In the
215d ;tett.' on Brotr Guards on Oct.
24th, 1894. and was recently pro•
/roted to et paptalncy. He went to
South Africa with the first Canadian
e•o:rtingent, In charge of the machine
gut' re.taehm"nt, be nK eep elide. fitted
for ails work, am he had 'been Itt com-
inaud of et s!mllnr detachment pts
autumn manoeuvre. at Aldershot.
('auadl.eua l'mnpllniented.
Leonetti,' cable : The bearing of the
Canadians under their first baptism of
(Ire at eunuyside le warmly applauded
by the prams generally.
'The Deily News says: "The colonic*
did not go tato title war am If they
were going to it picnic or to a parade.
They went prepared, and lioplug to
fighstuneedt, d, Ineedla, to die idle by
side with the other soldiery of the
Queen. They would eco whatever work
was allotted them. The only complaint
hitherto had been that they had not
yet had to bear the brunt of battle. In
thin affair the honor,' of the day were
all with the colonial temp*. The Em-
pire hum to thank them for their first
piece or work, which was well carried
(Alt."
The ebbe say" that this brilliant
feat of arms has special ■ig uificanetl
of Its ow r'npnrt from the arra-aunt.
tactical moral weir. Soldiers of the
F:tuplre have again fought and Medi
/together. •The chief shire of gbnry
fulls to fellow Ribjecta who have hur-
ried frome2pDoslte ends of the world
too uphold The queen's Imperial nu-
tluarlty. -
Taae. tteettaas' I; asethe eaves that -cape
colonials fought with ctsdneses. bravery
and Judgment goon without savlag.
Froin their method" regular moldier',
from home may learn a meet! lesson.
It 1a for military rennin's thnt Sunny -
ride Is not to be forgotten."
•
London, Jan. 9. -it In annaune'sl In
s---. weeftt despatch from mineral's na
to -day that an nneredIted rumor le
current there that a British enabler
Iota fired upon the Dutch cruywr.b rb'.a
mar ar Deletion Bay, an that n
Beteh o(fleer wall killed.
PRAISE ('A\.tlIANre.
Their loris to be Triied for
Treason Now.
London, Jan. 9. -Further news of
Oen.. White'. victory he anzlonely
awaited, on it is generaIy realised to, •
tiuttFlbere wag little, warressti-ler---•
tho-exultation Irhlche'herhaps. natlw-
oily followed the announcement o/ hes
,,peke of the Lkoer* when the route
try hail brawl 'twill to beer the
worst.
The remarkahle revolution In Beer
tart:cs Ire. hswri another complete em-
prise to the 1lrltlult, who had not
reek/meet on the weakeened garriwon e1
Ladysmith hying ,nbjr'ete,t to aura to.
f-omr`ageosss nssnnit, net it 1, realize.)
(lint (Jen. Wh is s trash* daunot lee
expected tae prolong to any great et.
tent si ('li nn nrdnous elefenee. in
.sane gnnrtera 1t Is ron•Lerrt tinnc-
rvx,ntnbe that (.en. Buller did not
preen hie ntte'mpt to efferet a vantage
of the Tugela River while the fioirs
were engneed northward.,, and the
etntnnents on him failure to do neo ane
nowise complimentary.
From the Beer headquarters it ie
reported that Gen. Buller ea eon -
/eructing a subsidiary railroad from
the main lne to Coleman westwardly'
in rhe direMlon aif I'otgleters Deft.
BOBRS' STRENGTH.
Advice Isom the Modder Waver ear
the Berra catinue to extend their
works, and it G staimated that 10,-
001 toren are required to defend them.
Tbe prisoners captured by the Can-
adeana end, Queenslandem at Sunny-
•tde, are gong to Cape Town for trial
it. rebels. The Canadians expressed
intense In tlgtuaties on learning that
the prisoners were British subjects.
PRAIA& OUR MEN.
The colonial troupe tongue, toeern
warm prairie on all sites, the latest
example of their effective work be-
ing ,ordained in the despatch In Lon-
don Timet, dated Jan. 6th, from the
Molder River, and cabled to the Aar
eeriated Press last teethe which maid
that the neon free" Belmont showed/
filet the Canadians and Queeosfsodem
had been too energetic: is that viclo-
ity that the Boons hal been compelled
to 'lawn a large belt of the Orange
Fres iltate Territory maroon the bor-
der.
LiTTLE ('HANOI: TODAY.
Lltte chnnpce wawapparent to -day
In the portion at (+cob's g. General
French reported t'. the War Offline m
sunray m ornlrg . Jan. 7th, that he
Net reconnoitered with a squadron of
the Household cavalry en the Boors'
east flank, two miles from Acuter•
tang. and drawn a ooruteernbe force
of the burghers, who. bring niton, a
for their communications with Nor.
vales Point. withdrew.
SOME. LOSSES.
The caa,uiltlea of the Suffolk*. neetr .
(iolesburg. were: Killed--Cd`oneb Vat
eisteenant Llerlatee-Wiikirss, Carey and
WhIte and -0 tj'u. Mesatng - Captain"
Brett. Tho area Prown nod
tyutnnanta Allen. Wood -Martin
and Butter argil 107 noels.
Woutele,l-Twenty dm.' then. (;,neral
France further reporter thnt th" each'
mitten of the orLlx'r reerilnnmta to Jour
4th. wen. 1:: men k I l l,' I sadgly
w•.tusMledl. T
A STRA:r: AEL -
The l ondlon '1Ir.N(dery 0oODnt at
1 orenso Mnranie cables that nith,mgh
Giorgi M no goarentese that '1 1
gold M of etandaM value, the Portu-
guese r:uvegainent romped. the local
teak, t,0 aeerrpt It ;to leen! teethes e*
the mase rate n,+ Bewail enveretgar.
Ione glvIng a lar repnldlca every tapli-
tty for ext.•nese trnmem flora here Amt
rataltthest nxne,v to Europe...
(',motlnneng, thee rorMner'n.lent pyo:
"!t le q.Pat.km.al whether N,o 1'tr
gnee* e'dPr 1. roe n breach rvf s►Peetseata-
i.
Iry."
BLeref FONTF,1\ ALtRMEi3.
Thn lets et news from Hkiemtoatein
Miss tar offlrinls (Parc re*ssgnlse /bat
they mea evnennte 11.' town at art
earj,v date, *net are .ecnring hone". at
►'?Morin. It bd eb*n Mem/.gawp tine
the hstpitnle at nlosm(nn44rt maned
• peewhere are parked with wseeese,,
turn
MiThneis• S,
amatenr golf rhaatpi.
Pie
all eel, has Awn sneers.e�d►s,t.•..1J>I
•se
Afrin* with the i ereb r"Illi