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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1900-02-01, Page 1THE BM WAY OF ADVERTISINn to IN A _ LIVINEWSPAPER. SLOT A PAPICR .11_- -Th6 Mull IMMINIONSIIMINIMMIMPINIME VOL XIII BULLER'S TROOPS RECBOSS THE TUGELA MEI How Spion Kop Was Won and Lost by the British. OFFICIAL REPORT BY GEN. BULLER. Boers Declare the British Were Driven From Their Position. The Retirement Was Effected Without the Loss of s Man—But Boers Claim 1,500 British Were Killed in the Fighting and 150 Prisoners Taken— Great Reloking on the Continent at the British Reverse—London Newspapers Teske Oloomy Views—But All Determined to See the Thing Through—What WIII Become of White t—ShellIng at the Modeler River—Oen. Roberts May Begin His Campalgn—Detalls of the Capture of Steen Kop. London, Jan. 28. --The following is the text of a deepo.tch from General Buller, dated Spearmanes Comm, Miter. day, Jan. 27th, 8.10 pin.: "On Jan. 20th Warren drove back the enemy and obtained poeseeelon of the southern crafts of the high table huld extending from the line of *etas Homes and Hongeres poort to the western Ladysmith hills. From them to January 25th he remained in alae contact with the enemy. "The enemy bell a etrong position ai range of small kopjee stretching from northwest 10 southeaat norm the plateau from Acton 1101110/1, through Solon Kop, to the left bank at the Tugela. "Tim actual position held wait per. 1508131 tenable, but did not lend it• aid to an advance, ae the southern Moyer were so 'deep that Warren Meld not get an effective artillery tion, and water supply wart u dUtloulty, "On January 28rd, I anted to his attacking 41011 Kop, a large 11111, in- deed, a moustain, which was esident- ly the key of the potation, but was far More aothesible from the north than the Routh. "On the night of Jane 28rd he at, tacked tiptop Kop, but found It very difficult to hold, and lie perimeter Wm too large, and water, when) he had been led 50 believe existed, In tills extraordinary dry season was found to be very deficient. wit. ernes were held all that day against severe attack,' and a heavy AIM fire. Our men fought with great gallantry. "1 would especially mention the con- duct of the Second Cameronians and the Third King's Rifles, who supported the attack on the mountain from the ineepest eta, and, In each case, fought their way to the top, and the Second Lanonahlre Fusiliers and Second Mid. Ye Who magnificently maintained bast tradition') of the British army ghoul; the trying day of Jan. end Tborneyerrat's Mounted In - try, who tempt throughout the ibly equally well atongside of them. "Oen. Woodgate, who was In com- mand at the summit, having been wounded the officer who succeeded him decided on the night of Jan. eetto 10 abandon the position, and did so behove dawn Jan. 25th. "I teethed Warren's camp at l5 a. m. fie 3.8. 115111, and decided that a the - OA *Math upon Spion kop was smelects, *ad that the enemy's right was too Mews to allow me to force it. "Aocordingly, I decided to withdraw the force to the wink of the Tugela. "At 4 a. mwe commenced with- drawing the train, and by 8 a. tn. Jan. lath (8undaY) Warren's force was ooteienteeted eouth of the Tugela without the loss of a man or a pound at Seam wale feet that the force could be WIeberawn tem actual touch—In some ones the Illuse were leas than a thole - yards apart—with the enemy :n go Mane Lt Mid, is, I think sufft- meat evidence of the morals of the troops; end that we were pernated to wieladraw our cumbrous ex and eastie traiweerts aeon the sver, 86 eerie broad, with banks, and * very mitt current, unmolested, .s, 1 theek, proof that the enemy line been taught to respect our soldiers' Ileitis' powers." The Boer Account of the Fight. SIeer Camp, Modder Sprat, tipper Vegeta Weer, Wednesday, Jan. IL— . At fou.r o'clock this morning some fffr old berths" forming the ont- 1 on tlit highest hills of the Steen eto group o tubed lot° the 'eager an- on -seise that the Bridleh had taken kop. Melidereemaa to were eammoned, but IleihiOg could be done for some time, Mike bill wee enveloped In mist. Olt dawn there was a significant , the Kaffir" fleeing to thele Silesia from the hies. Tettgrapide eoataunieation with the Ailments also cut off. At dar- t the Wtbiberg end Carolina pon- who were supplementecl, the aseent. There are three Tether Prop.:Aloes, facing the Up them the burghers, horese at the first bank 1. t they found the viii entreaeled. Between Oho and the Boer OM WU 9. stretch of 1101 'blab had to be role W hairy rifle, !pirate acrd 1111es. Meanwhile two par iimelses aseeedsd the outer sparils, covered lei the Irmo ne Britieh Cronsot and triad to hit ' their rafantrY fell 19 NOW The firing core Kb uncliminlehesi fury the Itip b7 step until fine Was displayed, iO the first MWier.t ?bey were of the rest of the -proomiding. The were enrol 44. OWell 1116 Stdalarg. TRI LARGUY NEWIPAPtR 114 HURON COUNTY, BUM ONTARIO, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1, IOW bad bout reported in the afternoon, continued on two of the kopjee east of iiplotes kop. The obitat of the British was 54) pin the summits of these two koieles in order to outflank the burghers who were attacking the treechee. Many were shot down on top of the Impels, but the British were so numerous that the gaps were filled automatically. Towards twilight they reached the summit of the second op)°, but got no further. Metuiwtlle the Maxine' were belch. Ing flame oil both aides, while a wall of Hag* from the Boer Matte - ere held Wet, the Britleh ceatre. Under molt pressure they gradually gave way, broke, and abandoned their position. Toe 'settee' prisoners epeak highly of the battery of the burghere, who, deepleing cover, stool on the sky Pete to be suet at ey the Dublin Fusiliers, who were sheltered In trenched. The lioers rushee the trenches, ehouting, " Hands up, weapons down !" The ro- altane Lowev.r, contieual for tome time longer. Thou tha Data)* anti the Light Horse had enough, end, throwtim down their arum, reeled out of the trettehes. An unusualiy high proportion of the British lyildite shells failed to explode seetertiny. The effect of the liritieh abandonment of Seem key can hardly , le gonad yet, but It will unCoubtelle, be Immense. Whet the Standard Soya Leedom Jan. 20.—Tito newepapare, Melo to dieruleing the gravity of the 11(114 tttl,iupS valorously to find some comfort. Tim Standard mays : " That there Iia s beet a failure Is obvious, but if we aro to believe the Transvaal report. there has been a digester." It pro. comes to campfire the versions, and uaye that an alatelute contradiction of the hoer story is In Gen. Buller'e despatch, yet les maidens are twat- toentable it the other le correct, even itt itis main outlines. It argues that Gen. Buller's despatch clearly Implies a voluntary relinquishment of the position, and says "It IN Impossible that General Buller should have suppressed all mention otherwise, or if he mentioned it that the War Office should suppress It, for it would cause such a seatelalows de- ception of the nation ea would create the deepest reeentment.° It concludes: "If the relief of Ladyermith is not I to be left to fate, it must be all re, begun. The centre and testa have been tried. Both have been beauteous. ful. Can anything be done on the left along towards Weenen, or when Gen- erals Roberti' and Kitchener have be - remised sufficlemt forme and, transport will the main scene of operations be 'bitted to to very different quarter with far more favorable results ?" Such sentiments, couched In varying tern*, find expression in a tuadority of the papers. Alt dilate upon the die- crepency between the Boers' and Gen. Melee(' accounts!. They say they must accept eon. Boller's, but they plainly show great uneasiness. ADVANCE ON BLOEMFONTEIN. The Daily News (Liberal) Nays: "The immediate duty of the Opr.oeition Madera 80 50 rapport the Government.' The paper counsels Gen. Buller to (notice Petsrmarlt bare an1 to tpare all the mon pmelble for an ad. ranee on Bloemfontein, to wheel It says there le one chance of relieving Ladysmith. This ix undoubtedly the opinion of a great majority, nett has been of the military exports sines the outset. The Mowing Peet, which first at. tacked the Geneerament, says there must be no recrimination, no mettle ambito, but the cooperation of alt for the prosecution of the war. ' The causes of failure in war are either political, strategical, or tatOleal. In the present war there are erldences ot weakness under each. The firet eel !thee ars t11 pr paratkel of the navy for every nocreency, for there - al the nation has to rely to prevent outside intervention In the present war; the mobilisation of the militia, and the embodiment of volunteers. A grave danger In South Africa Is a fresh rising in Cape Colony. A "till graver danger le the unexpected hos. tiny of one or mote powers Miter - k) neutral. Aget3net Shia the brat pro mutton is weedy acmes in eolith Af. Nen, and the only defence le the Iltited) navy. The paper complains of the "plitting np ot the away, and saye that the Goveteunent cannot be thought to comprehend the situation tiniest it immediately prepares to despatch 50,000 meo. THE TIIVNDERER'S VIEW. The Timm paraphrase" General Bel - hr beiotre, ane in a eereestle tone says there were 'probably other res. Pone for the Bowe not moleeting the British retreat than reepect for the British wtellers' fighting powers. It adds; Boers had attained their end. Their resources are too small for ma- dmen to allow the sacrifice of life needlosely. The probability Is that an- other 50,000 Men may be needed to fel- 10Ir the task made unnecemarlly by reprovirodswe, 81015 01 q,. tent, want of toreeight, and the extra- ordinary conduct of attain in South Africa; but, heavy or light, the thing Imo to be done, We have at stoke not only the imtnediate object of Hui war, but the prestige and position of the Empire in the eyee of the world." The Times continuer: "The most carefully planned and executed move. meat 01 the whole campaign has en. tirely failed, and It can hardly be no. coeeary to dwell upon the extreme probability that we *hail learn to little wooer or a little later of re maestro- phe almost without precedent In our military history, a catastrophe Indeed without a perallei except in the sur- render at Yorktown. "We are checked at every pent of the eampsign. In fact the campaign le still to login. We wisn we had clearer proofs that even now the GOV- ffnment haa any adequate camera- henkon of the situation. The utter- ances of responsible Ministers have done nothing to resesure the country on this point. "Heavy or light, the thing bas to be done, and the Government oaght to prepare for Immediate despatch of 50,000 men, and to take steps to send yet another 50,000 II those should be needed. The hopeless attempts to carry on the campaign with tour widely separated column!), each un- equal to its task, must be abandoned, for a concentration of loom and of purpose." The Daily Mall boldly throws all the blame upon let Michael Ilicks-Beaoh, Lord lanadowue and Lord Wolseley. It points to Preselent Lincoln's dis- missal of Mr. Simon Cameron from the poet of Secretary of War as a pre- cedent for "getting rid of incompe- tent Ministers." Despatches from Durban show, what has been thought likely, that the Boers well knew of Gen. Buller's crowing the Tugela, and did not in- terfere with hien In order to get him entangled ae they Md. The fact that Spon imps ftrat ridge was aband.on- &I by the Boers after one volley makes it most likely that the abandonment was a mere tune to lure the British to the next positien, which was cov-; ered by the 'Doer guns. Commentators wonder if Lord Dundonald's cavalry le In danger, but probability points to his retiretnent with the rest of Warren's force, CONTINENTAL JOY. Despatches from Paris. Vienna and Berlin (*scribe the undraguieed joy ' of the people over the British ole feat, which is displayed am though their own armies had been winning great victories. Again Parte knew of the abandon. leant of Spion kop before London. Dr, Levee the diplomatic agent of ' the Transvaal, knew it Thursday night, when the War Office berean. 1 nounceel that it had no informaelon. The Pape papere say that the War Office was afraid to make the tog nuancement, while others make MO despicable assertion that the offi- cials at the War Office kept back the news In order that their frithde might take advantage at the Stock Exchange of the news of the cap- ture of Spent kop before the ma verse news was published. It may be bottei that no refer- ence Is mu* In (len. Buller's do .patch to Oen. Lyttleton'e brigade or to the other troops on the north side of the Tugela. Nor is lt said where Gen. Warren's division is coneentrated. It le, tlerefore, Amt poselble that an attempt may be made by Oen. Buller to read' Lady- smith by a diet advance by the road from Potgleter's drift through Dewdrop, or by the road to the right b,v Select drift direct to Ladysmith, while Gen. Warren's di - value protects his left rear. Boor LoveWas Heavy. London, Jan. e9.--ehe following des- patch 11118 beau received in imam) from Pretoria, dated Jan. 25th, vitt Lorenzo Marquee, Jan. 2810: 'The tiovernment is advised that after heavy fighting near Splon kop, some British on the kop being storm- ed, Whited a whits Beg. lOne hundred and fifty premieretied be thanked, but also had to give brave and vale - able lives heyde laTalking Dig. Berlin, Jan. 28.—The Lokal Anzelger publishes' a report of an interview with Dr. Leyde Itt which he is quoted as saying els presence in Berlin has no- thing to do with polities, but la due merely to an invitation to the diplo- matic dinner which he had received from the Imperial Chancellor. Regarding mediation, Dr. Leyde said the Boers had no occasion to appeal 'to anyone. Everything was going eplenditily. As to the concluelon of peace, las personal opinion was that Great Britain would have to return a large portion of territory she had (seized from the Boers, and the Fed- eral Republics would, of cotton), obtain every guarantee that not a hair of head of their kinsmen would sniffer. No words, he continued, would be wamted about the absolute Indhpond- enoe of the two Republica. I Ladysmith, Mateking, and Kimber- ley, Dr. Leyde continued, wore Simply prisons, with the sole different* 'that the British had to consume their own provnions. Joy In Brussels. Brussels, Jan. 28,—The news of the retreat of the British nutter Oen. War. ron caused the greatest enthusiasm at the Transvaal legat.on here. The Petit Bien lamed a special ealtioa at 5 pen. with scare heads. This caused an Immense sensation on the streets and boulevards and in the cafes, the people snatching tha paper" f roes the halide of the new. -sellers. The Beet legation is also delighted with Dr. Leyds' reoePtioll by Peed - tient Loubot and Baron von Mellow, German !Mulder of Foreign •Affnirs, regarding it as a special mark of sone pithy by France and Germany, though Dr. Leyds declared that his visits had had no polltioal eignificanoe. Market for Aultralle. London, Tan. 28.—Thesending of 1,- 900 sheep and 80 bullocks' by ateamer from Melbourne to Durban is regarded as an important experiment likely to lead to a large buranesa. One hundred Sheep and no bullocks died on the any. gr. The others nee I In good eundi- tion, and sold respectively for 80 shil- lings and 120 each, leaving a large proht. What Will White Do? l'osr Ileadquirters, Ladyemith, Jan. 24.—There are "erne that the besieged British are preparing to make a des- perate coup In order to attempt to fain a junction with Gen. Buller. The rel:ef fcrono un the river nightly dis- play whets and eettrchlighee There le feverish activity In the outer forts. in Ladysmith there 15 bugling at nil home The Bows think that Gen. White will make., Kelm' attempt to mope from the fever -stricken cite on Thureday. 11 Is reported that Dr. Jameson (the leader of the Transvaal raid, who is in Ladysmith) has been wounded in the leg by a Shell from "Long Tom." Preeldent kept ham concluded has vials and has returned home by train. (hoe Ruse Used by Boers. London, Jan. 28.—The Mall and Ene pines correspondent at I'retorla writes under date of Dec. 16 that the Beene have a new ruse in fighting. They put great numbers of their best ehote, wing Beeper rifles and smoke. leen powder, on the fiats lia the rifle "'lettere, and on the skyline hill' they poet men with Martini -Henry rifles using black powder. The latter draw tho artillery fire while the former ehoot down the Infantry and cavalry at closer range. --- At the Modder River. Modeler River, Jan. 25, 11.45 nem— General Hector Macdonald, who auo- eeeds General Waucheme, killed at the battle a Mageralontein, arrived here eastelellaY, and assumed command of his brigade. He paid an informal visit to the camp of hie command this mornihg, and ooavereed with the of- ficers of each regiment. It is said he (had a wastage from General Lord Roberts, which greatly pleased the brigade. The sound of cannonading weft beard in the direction of Kimberley during the night. The British hong range guns shelled the Boers dem morning. The spirit of all the troops is excellent. PrellIttIM 011 Queen's Gifts. Cape Town, Jan. 28.—The boxes of chocolate sent to the troop. by the Queen have been distributed to the wounded soldiers' at Wynberg, The boxes already command a high pre- mium. --- Gen. Roberts' Plans. London, Jen. 25.—Indications that Lord Roberts it preparing plane for an edvanee across the Orange Raver come im a despatch to the Daisy Chi °n- ide from Sterkstroom, &tea January 25th, which says that Thebee, in important position near Stevensberg, on the eitreenberg lecioneati line, is now moue:eel by the. Biatieh, who are re- pItring the railway an i bridges The correspondent observes that thee wilt facillitate communication be- tween General Gatacre and General Kelly -Kenny. More Balloons. London, Jan. f8.—The Wont Eng:n- eers have been instruct& to prepare a second section of 12 balloons linmete- Lately. More Perces Added. London, Jan, 28.—The War Office has decided to embody two additional militia battalion, and another batter; of artillery. --- Beer Commander at Colonisers. Cape TOW11, Jan, 25, 11,05 a. tn.— Advocate DeWet, who Is commaud• Ing tile Boma at C.olesbeetr, Is a son of a member of the Cape Parliament, repreeenthog Aldwal North, He Is a member of the Pretoria bar. He was graduated am a non -collegiate be Cambridge University, where he gained the chancellor's medal In the law tripoe. He Is an example of the ooung AfrIkandea benefited by the Ugliest ativaatagel of British rule, but becoming hostile. Aolvooates Jude anal Stewart and Mr. Stoakenstroem, who hold Impart - nut Boer commands, are all atm - bore of the English bar. 8tockenetroom Li the heir to an English colonial bar. onetey. Force of Sharpshooters. Loudon, Jan, 28.—Lord Dunraven, who is chairman of the committee having In charge the raising of a force of mounted ebertelhooters for serViee with the Yeomanry in South Africa, MR appealed W the public for subscriptions in aid of that ole hot. He nays he already has 400 ap- plicants whose shooting records aro high, and many of whom have had experientle in the baelt. The amount needed le 120,000, of which (2,000 has already been sub- scribed. Got Shells From Speen. Madrid, Jan. 11.—The impartial stet. ed to -day that a factory at Placer). eta had been supplying munitions to Great Britain and that 00,000 sheik had already been delivered, sehe question wise brought up In the Chamber today and Prime Minister Silvela in reply said that the contract was signed before the wo; and the Government had not prevented the ex. portatIon. , Prisoners WeII 'Frented. London, Jan. 28.—A private letter from a British officer who is a prisoner at Pretoria says he late received from home letters anti money sent to him la care of the United States Consul. The Transvaal has arranged for mode log the cheques for a reasonable amount when they are countersigned by a senior officer. With the Eighth. London, Jan, 28.—A further consid- erable detachment of tho scone of England'e aristocracy Et going In the (Loth diolalon with the teacond Bate teepee of gots' and Grenadier Guards. The Sotsofficers include Major Milner, brother of the Countess of Durham, and of Harry Milner, who married the late Duchene of Montrose; Capt. Willoughby, second 0011 of the Earl of Aneueter, whose eider brother, Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, and young- er, Lieut. Willoughby, are already at the front ; Capt. Manners, son of Lady Adelina Mounties, aunt of the Duke of Norfolk; Capt. Freese bother of Lord Levet, a famous Catholic family; Lieut. Dalrymple, Pleat eon of the eldest son of the Enrl of Stair Lieut. Charles Craven, youngest brother of the Earl of Craven ; Lieut. Yards Bul- ler, eon and heir of Lord Charlton ; Lord Gerald Grosvenor, brother of the title of westineeter. In the Second Battfilem of Grenadier Guardare Major Legh, a brother of Lord Newton ; Capt. Hood eon end heir of Lord Heol; Lord Ardoe, mon and heir of the Earl of Meath ; George Douglas Pennant, heir preemptive of the millionaire slate quarry owner, Lord Penrhyn, and the lion. Montagu Parker, second son of the Earl of Morley. Lady Henry Pomereet's only eon, Somers Somerset, heir presuniptive of the Doke of Beam:Ore galled for the Cape to -day. He is a crack rifle shot mid intends applying for service with the Colonial Iforse. The widowed Lady Denies has a family of three sons, all serving at the front. She will sail shortly for Cape Town to to near them. Ile Is With Britain. Richmond, Va., Jan. 2T.—In the Vir- ginia Menet° Senator Barksdale intro- duced a resolution expressing sympa- thy with the &ears. &water 'Fairfax opposed It, declaring that this country, and especially eirielnia, was too near England in blood relation and social, political and commercial ties to tern against her in this hoer of trouble. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections by a large majority. People of India Loyal. London, Jan. 20.—The Times !teethe following special to -day: Celeutta, Jan. 28.—The meeting held yesterday in the Town Hall formed a Milking Indication of the Mate of nntive public opinion, livery reverse confirm the loyalty of Wm chiefs and people, and to Increase the desire of the military MARROR to take a share II the war. BEFORE THE BB:VERSE. Splon Kop Captured at the Point of the Bayonet. Spearman's Camp. Jan, 20, 0.40a. m.—On Tuesday night loot a force under General Woodgatc netneked Spion Pep and took the position at the point of the bayonet. At 1,45 a. m. Wednesday the British were half -way up to the eunenit, and the field guns were polled forward, Gen. Lyttleturee brigade was ex- tended to the centre, opposing Pet. glamor drift, With telescopes Boers could be Been beckoning to comrade'', who were climbing behind the rocks on the wed side of the hill. While the British advaneed from the east there was to tremendoue cross-fire from the highest point of the hill, The troops must have Buffered heavily while cemeing the zoic ot fire. The Rota guns were hard to to. cate. Their pueitions had been se acted with nuteterie At 10 a. m. the Boers began climb. Mg down over the nek, the naval guns playing lydelite on them. At 2 pen. the Whole hill up to the nek was held be the British, who be- gan tbrowing up entrenehments. At about 3 o'clock advances began on the west side. The Third King'* Royal Rifles and the Second Cameronien made a mag- nificent miasma up tee most precipl- teas ride of the Sugar loaf mountain, reaching the summit at 5.15. This is the northeast extremity of the key of the pcaition. London, Jan, 29.—The War Office denies the report that Ladysmith has stgrendered, and announces that a very heavy list of easualtim will be Issued to -night. Gundonnid Safe. London, Jan. 29, 11.26 p.m.—Oreat anxiety lute been removed by the me souncement that Lord Duncionaltia cavalry forces, which it was fearer had been isolated among the hills in the neighletehoo 1 of Acton Homes, are safe on the south bank of the Tugela River. The Slaughter of °Meer'. London, Jan. 29.—Gca. Duller wires frown Spearman's Camp, Jan. 29th, that casualties among the officers of fifth divaion end mounted brigade at Spion Kup, Jan. 24t11, were: Killed, 22; wounded, 20; miming, 6. Affects the Stock Markets, New York, Jae, 29.—Wall street.— The general *talents of the London market wale reflect& quite eentelY In some of sib American ctocks. The stock market opened weak. LONDON OPINION As it is Read by the U. S. Newspaper Age) j, 2.17 ite. Leaden,2 Jan. p.m.—The vita( airy attempt,' to minimize the mr.oustees of the situation in South Africa aro entirely lacking this after - Iwo, and It le frankly acknowledged that the most serious effort of the present war line failed. There is no sign of a wIsh on the part of the *oleo( of public opinion to (Hegel% the ugly facts, and there le every dLp0.1 t on to fano the full difficulties and discover the beet way out. In short the polley voiced everywhere is the gathering np of forme for BORE EFFECTIVE, BLOWS. Ali hopes of tits speedy relief of Ladyetnith have been abandoned, and the coneensue of linn eopinion urge, the immediate shifting of the theetro of wnr from the rocky kopjee of Mini to the ope01 veldt of the Free etre' One thing appears certain—timelier long pause la inevitable anises the Boers assume the offenelve, lecense, eyt flru aintetmhpetienvientot °trawl. Pelee. fur - partly occupy time. The afternoon pa. closeness of the parallel Pere are drawing attention to the the planning of a new snow b/Ay:ni. the Federal attack on Gen. l .01 t red p_ erlebburg an4 the operation(' on the Upper 'Tugela. MIGHT Lel Woolose. Curiously enough, there is e, estropecolea, ' The 55r•unee Gazette this after- ily In Memo circles, aneinder- current of relief lit 110,11PWR that tho British are Rarely south of the Tugela, m for the rumors of Saturday had con- lutredutyuRp: v.1,siolis of an immense oaths - the language of (ten. Buller's reports, l noel) return,' to Raining criticism of 11en. Buller'e reflection on the terror he put Into the foe reminds no of things we have heard about Chinerio menotikETh trIn ms."00ps. The afternoon newspapere are dis- cussing whence are to come the troops fey,1,i,,,trroti4gyanceted,:olycamrtpaeusignnized It WHIP form of compulsory service is more and more imminent than pre- viously thought of. The tit. Jaime' Gazette, however, suggests that the (solution of pouring more trooper Into South Africa severe of the Spanish action In Cuba, adding that tho Nolte tion of making better me of thou. wade already there has never sure ignited itself. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. P11. Queen'a speech at the reasscm wise 01 earlialsent to -morrow Is ;. .• el at awaited with unumat intereet in the expectation that a considerable tri- cycle.° in the naval and military ex- penditure will be neceseitated by the Mesons of the war and bo altogether apart from the mocha war vote. PRESS CARPING. AR the attereoon newepapers aro commeeting without full knowledge of the facts, they are not disposed to of- fer any etiologies for Gen. BUReetl 110-. feat, The St. Jamas (Meeks) says: 'The meaning of the retreat is ob- vious. Wo have to recognise that we cannot fore our way through tho ertemya lines to Ladysmith. Ittly, we do not know. If the Boer position Is impregnable It ought never to have been attacked 71 It Is enpable of being taken, wo were repulsed because the leadership was bad, and it Is idle to attempt to conceal that the matter Is tar front incredible. 'Moe remedy for South Africa ls not to add to the numbers, but to put the troop where their form can oome into PlaYA'D: VISES CONCENTRATION. The War Minster Gant ta invites the country to elite male all delusions and recognize the fact that progress for the present is stopped in Natal, and that safety lies' in concentration. General White's forces, as an ef- fective aid, must be written oft end probably meet of General Buller'a army has left the Tugela. The Boars ' have been given time to prepare against an advance through the Free State, and we have not ellfficient et rength at the present to undertake this advance with any safety. These are ugly fact& but those who dis- guise them are again misleading the publia. The plain truth is that we will have to take a neve army somehow from somewhere. We need at least 100,000 more aten-50,000 to reinforce the Cape and 50,000 in reserve." GREAT EFFORTS, SMALL RESULTS. The Globe Hayti: "It wend be a mistake to minimize the serloue ehar. actor of the situation iti Natal. We have made a great effort from which great results were eNpeeted and have failed. The situation as 15 stands tcIy,),,itt with greatly an inroad force, the same moral as Md our pill lone Witham. It le said that 00 war must be pressed orn with re. doubled energy. Our resource' ars not exhausted." A Rumor Denied. , Berlin, Jan. 28.—A 'semi-official des- patch from Lisbon soya the report tibit the Boers have crossed the Moz- ambique frontier, Is unfounded. --- London' Jan. 30.—The War Office announced at midnigtat that It bad re- ceived no newe from South Africa be- yond a anneuge tram General Lord &karts declaring that the eituatien woe midrange:I, and there la nothing of importance front otter sources. asfeanwhas the *ale intellleace that conveyed in the casualty These are alt yet incomplete, but they already. indicate the probability that General Buller's attempt to find a way round has cost dearer than his f ran- tal attack upon the Boer* at Colenso. In the lose of officers, indeed, the Col- eus) action was far exceeded, The as- sault oa Spion kop calmed the death of 27 officers, exclueive, of 93 wound- eid and Wx missing, while Germeal Lyouttnod elitou previeuate lost 19 killed of w Additional imamate of the fighting on Speen kop, though thee do not con- firm the etory received, yesterday from Boer 8011Z000 that the position was taken by them by storm, wholly corroborate the enemy's version of tbe severity of the fire, One report from Frere statearthet the Boers bed the range of the trend' they had previously occupied eo carately that while tbe llriIoh 11 it the guns of the burghers fon (beeped 10 ehelle a minute nt' 1, while the whole eusnmit of 11 1111 weds raked by 'machine tram an! ,Jn appnaplianetlefriitmle".fire dionver..1 f rille-pits In which. the Bee. caty tta.r. edi.fititeliklwaoanwuderntleilithnillt4 ;1'0 \‘ tilt; tl:°:nr}tlIw1f 1tni,I ogt;)11:.: thPel:1et0n:1 T9:8rti1:11 tO1oh 1i5l SP11 kop affair WW1 0 POf the Boer, wo,11 might1Oenlea . ron', sisure f , sy11 orer10etn1, . utamxt,:nttlesjytrnuoty rhis (dell. Btthl'r 11 moved 1,1s,trtert, cianettaitth: Insts fr mri1/111 there. M°.‘7,1,1'g-. I ''i.44,148tateYr!: but it to right to fe e it, fuel to take reasonable mow tura it into victory. 15 10 wceet to try to conceal it from erreives. The Initiative le now with the Boer conmeander, nel the tme.stIon le what will lie do nett. 110 will either act against Letlyemith or against Gen. Buller. lit the latter cam pursuit will be ILsP101113, for when the Dettish force le once (ware the river again, it would be impracticable, for a small rear guard could prevent Permit. Mucin more probable would be nn ret• tack on Chieveley before the retire of the main body. Either that or a fresh assault on Ladysmith may be recorded in a day or two." Ma Wilkinson then proceeds to point oat the groundlessness of fears that strategic suggestione made in England may be useful to the enemy. He saps that the eMI:Orithip RtItIltie ill the way of any such benefit to the Boers, and that, moreover, if the Beer generals want (suggestions o easily get them from titeY eetiYitilil prem. As such matters( fire elate ie come under the attention of l'arha- alerm:rtily and the as 110hr%: n:0,disates:el at length tre of 'P119 the development ot the it !nary ree:99100m, ; e ry urea now tire, r t tem of the Golol-2'0r7iiiVeY;\itl 100,000 men in the field, find rea)00 to follow, the moment has eau le push on the training of ati torn,' left at hoone. and to r lerif,u tthreoopeca alp% Rigunpp.I y y the further ti' Ammunition Gave Out, 9.—The Central Newts inio..o.,reloti. elm 2 ii:utnitionWitheect"loenn.(if 1301:11:11.1:8- etfa°Inr:':11':'11ir,•11:1:er :that: Weditesda y fifth t - Raising the White Flag. London, Jae, 80.—The correepond- ent of the Time( at 'Lorenzo Marquee, te41WrOletepbthe Boers &Nominate false ine Yesterday, says NO 25. neves has just been Illustrated. Herr l'ott, the Transvaal Consul here, re- ceived telegrams from Pretoria en- uounelng the capture of 2,000 *Melt priaottere on the Tugela. Theme he of - 11(16111y oonennuleated to the consular authorities. Le le now admitted thoot only 160 were eaptured. An officer who web Interviewed after the capture said he rens the only offloer still In action at the time of kite eurrender. He chid not order the holding of the white flag, but, having been exposed is a flute fight for eight hour*, they thought that only 2,0e1 them re- 111Ellned." Warriors of the Pen. foolyemIth, Jan. 2e—femme and Boer bullets have Weed havoc with the entail band of newspaper rorre- spodnents who voluntarily remained In LadywmIth. Mteevene, of the Daily Mall; Mitchell, of the Standard ; and Stable of the Times of India, died of fever In the pelt week. Stale' had on- tached himself to the Naval Brigade, and had fought magnificently. Fer- rand, of the Transvaal Leader, watt kIlbal in the Wagon bill light. 01,1a - herd!, lila assistant, was wounded I, the samo batie, both fighting In tl mace of the Light Horne. 210 British Prisoners. loreneo Marques, Jan. 28.—The 54totnclamd and Diggers/ News, of Johanne,iberg, stares that tbe se. fish prisoners taken alt the Tugela River number 210, Among the Beer alien is Lt. 111'1118P- wieR, 41 German who jeined the Boer forces two anonthe ago. To Release British Prisoners. Durban, Jan. 25 (delayed in trani- milodon).—Parly.la from .1ohn 11 nem - burg report 111.11 flits Tringvnal 00V- 1,1 nmen t his .lecided t o release a large numb r 0 Pr: t Mengel' Bay Award. bunion, Jen. 10.—The Lithos, core reepen.lent of the Standard steal "1 hoar that the indemnity to be (merited Great Britain In the Delagoa bay arbitration wIIh be do large that Portugal will ba obligee to nab over the railwaer and the, port of LOrell110, Marquez to the Ecitislit Government." Will Delay Melting of Shells. Durban, Jan. 25.--.1 eer!oun accident lute VIA1180.1 the doting down of the lountiry of Thouute Begbie & Co., Johannesburg, which will prevent en. some t'ullltrearmanufacturing of Owns fortheie NewspaperComments. Widen, Jan. 29.—The Pall Mill tiazette comments in much the maini tone, and ado,: " levee if Ladysmith Mee onset kop Is not MOM' in the most teal iente Which will not end the war. There will 1* no muddling rompunol of 'magnanimity' and cowitrel .0 CA awe. The war will en.1 Men blen, 1l,oberts (110101014 toura t Fro tkt. To thatend Ili' mind iideup., 'rhe Evening er.:111.1.1r.1, commenting on the 50)9o' 1 natural athantage4 on the gide of the "Thls country else led anti Itito great advantages, bat letwzon the War Office, thi, Abler:111y anti the generale, they 11'110 I), ea mostly mete fled." 10101.8 MR ROBERTA. Ttventv 1I0us1tt.1 two hundred and twent inert and 155 gutta are ut sea i 1,11111. infantry owl 11,000 eto , iio lit Hug 5,0.10 yeomanry, are r,, e•ee,ilv reedy to embark. There- !, the teeernment. without doing wee., eau place at the dispose of Lord eeenes 10,000 athlitloaal men and The further purpose' of the coo: off de are euppoeeti to embraece eine where In the neighliorhooJ of e0,000 more men. The nggregato British home them* South Africa nernber 116.000, the a:Italians 7,150, and co'onialle 21,000. (it, Beeper' operation has rant 012 men, so far offleially reported within 11) day& The total casualties of the war, complied from official repartee are 0,523. --- Store Artillery. ('ork, Jan. 28.—The troopship Mate hattan today embarked the 5111 Battery of field artillery, with 294 horses; twelve guns and a largo antouset of ammunition, besides tem - oils anti ender nilletare teelitellefleW""eiseeent The Manhattan will leave at once for the Cam TURNINt, MOV E NI EN '1' HieCKED. Gen. Wnrren's forhas not only abandoned keen Kee, so pliantly captured, but line withdrawn acrosa the Tugela. Gen. Bulare (imp:tide printed el P. where, make. It elate that the 11031. to erns abatelonel because it wits felt to be untenable, mai Vett the, waluirnwal of the (ones :wrest the river Wan necompliehe 1 without t1$6 - nits. The Boer /dory a tcietainotthe hill, and elatighteriog 1,500alli1iebdi may finfoly 1.., left tid await confirmation. hlit ttelt been the feet the retreat weitiri not have been unmarkel tov de:ester. (len, e despatch—supposing It to lin ot hen given otit'Iti Ian entirety —Ose tot state the lessee, but we that they were not mall. the army le now situated, eo ler 0611 judge from tie, Meaner - 011 at hand, nothing eabstantlid lies teen gained by OP maritime; of the last two Weeke—at loud on the Toole. Ceti. Freneli nul tan, tiatitere are said tobave formed n combination of forces, and there have treat doubtful rumors of the rclef of lelinberay, Lut of the etrategic value of the work 0011e it 1,1 imposilide to form an twin - :011. LadYSMith and Its !wrote 1: 'inc bolt out. flow long they may lip aide to do so is to (meatier' causing Pomo anxiety. Do the Boers really welt to capture the town 1 Or are they making It the bait to entice our forces Into tatacking impregnalikt 100Iti0n1? What is Roberts &loge The C1,11t40:'13 work is done thoroughly, and the multitude of quematione that suggest themselves must be left to le answered by events—Or their record, as he permits It to reach the world.' .-e