, 1881-03-01
Advice of CASTELAR, to Ireland
Sile Cannot Hoist tho
He'd Flng.
Debate in the House OF Commons
Cruel Evictions on the
Old Sod.
a Rafd Of Fifty Armed Men in Kerry
-Arrests-Victor Hugo's
Birthday,
TIE BRAVE l}OERS,
THE "rEt.r:usi.Al'Il's" EXTRA.

LIE IEIal.l}H.AFllS' EATHtt
S'eetat CMatt.
LONDON, Feb. IA spcctal Gable dispatch
from a1ollnt Prospect, published In IN extra
ut tho Telegraph, SAYS: "Our soldiers ara
NOW coming troop[nE III from tho Nit
jcla 1lfEl, to tho left front Of
our cn1np They took tho ht1l
last night, md Wien morning broke tho
Beers, seeing tho state of affairs, opened a
heavy fire, but seemingly without effect until
few hours ago. when inrge force Of Beers
cnh1c rushing Oil aliu poured
4 Mt'lsDENOus TlItE
into cur fellows. Thu ammunition OF our
men gradually fell short. The slaughter
WAS fearful At lust tho English ln,.lc tses-
pcratu rush, but 1t WIS too late, rs tho
struggle WIS NIL hut oyer. Tie Hoers
triuap!cd ut almost every point, nipi, firing
with deadly effect, shut down onr lllcM Mt
every point. 6tragylers nre still conltng tn.
THE stxT1ETit ARE FIGHTING Ti1E1it WAY
back to cusip gal1antly, but arc holly pressed
OH al1 sides. 1t Is stated tint only sewn lncll
n!cn aro left OF tho Fifty-eiEhtil High
3anders. Tho troops aru much cut
np. Firing IL Eaing MI heavily.
The niel ln CAMP aro forstiysng oyery corner.
Tho loss is believed to be su,uuthIng fearful.
A survivor, just cotno Ill, reports TINT Gen.
Co!Icy is dead, hnying been shot through tho
head.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT OVER coLLEy's nE-
FEAT AND DEATH.
slrctN Clhlf.
LONDON, Feb. 2s.-slNst when the belliger-
eht Brft0ns wer, ta!ly expecting news OF tho
wiping out VI tho Eocrs, anu Just wheM the
pcaee-loyng section of EngllslImen wera
hoping tint conclliaiory negotiations would
lend to cessation of liosti1itfcs, uows comes
TINT the Doers nr0 ag:in victorious, Tint tllu
British Wcru tt1fcatett with great slaughter,
aial that Cor. Coalry has bcon killed.. This
intelligence caused I'LL excitement tllis morn
Ing wl1iel, IL not easily described. 1t puin-
fully recalls tic ttofuat at tsantula.
uES. cur.1.EY Ii CONDEMNED GENERALLY,
mud the UTMOST hurror nj tho humber of
lives sacrificed Is expressed. Amid tic
cplttcnInntory calculations, expressions
OF confidence III Il future yictury,
Il tlGlnalld for more reinforceMcnts and
EDITORIAL scraullls fur the vntlipatlon Of tho
British Arilis, there Is not n,,u sylnnuthtztug
word, not uiio Just ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the
bravery Of the handful Of Dutchmul, who
have thus yinticate.l tlleEr hol'or and lrayeIy
fought for thotr independence atltt liberty.
THE srANnANn,"
whose correspondent Is snpunBctl to have
BEEN killed or captured In thu light, snys:
"ltithcrlo It has been with inipalienct and
with an uneasy sense Ut slaa,ne that English
lnpn lIayp heart tlat their Goycrn-
nlent was negotiating OH equal tornts
with the victorious and defiant
rebuts. That Is all ut iii end. Therc cnn bo
no more tnlk now Of tartls or OF conditions
toria publishes t|le ternls wlLcs. slsull bp
granted to such Ut tho defeated Insurgents
us shall come In md sua for pardon.
THERE IL Mo1.n ro uE noyE
than to settle torms with tho ls0ers. Tho
honor Ut thu Dritlsl. arms tr!umpliantly
S'"a'e''''', TIE "5!,,hv ,nws"
says: "The Beers will certainly not proyo
moss tractablo t!,nu before, while concession
from our siao has been rendered tcnfold
moro difficult"
ALL TIE NEWSPAPERS SAY
that tia credit Ut the arnay Must be yfhdl-
catett at my cost. This, too, Is the feeling In
military circles. All demand that tlle Hoera
sl,nil be overwhelmed. II thesu coulisols
prevail It Is onlya question Ut tlno wien
tho herolY Hoers shall DO sanrl!icea o., tho
altar Of british ho'1ur.
TIE "EcI1o,"
a strong Radical paper, says, bitterly;
"Pcace will only now be brought .abqut by
further blootlshetl aIHl additional misery. In
tho prcserca Of thls National humiliation,
Where ara the lladlca|s who made the
platforms less than twcye months ago roar
WIN tholr Indignation ut tho war in
Aul4lardp Aud tho fathard ut I.lbcrsslisn.,
where aro they? InotlIcs. TlIo cause Of ti,a
defeat Is attributed elthGr to Gen. Colloy's
oYefInpradenco OF to his cndcayors to iln!-
tas9 LORD Chelmsford. mud, by securing
victory, to wipo nwuy tho dis
grace Ut past ln!sta kos. All agrce thas
THE NoltAL EFFECT
OF tho hoer Victory will be tie cl,lef result,
rs tho butch throughout South Atriea
ueed but little encouragement 10 toiu
their forces with the uoers. 'rIlo
llaora AoNlsolyes uro now committed to war
to tho cnd. Asone paner ro.narks, they arc
In tho pusitton OF Macbeth:
Htoone%l In 80 tar thnt shoull Walo no moro,
ltoturntnE Wcro u dangerous Us ". o'eF,
ACCOUNTS uF THE BATTLE,
10 ths tTtstfrA AtsoetattA Ffta&
l40SnoN, Fpt,. .6.-A New Castlo, South
Africa. dlapatchsass: Yesterday {tha a7th)
Cen Galley, commanding about Six coulpa-
i!cs attacked the bocrs ut Spitskop. Tha
scene Ut tfe stack was 4 place called Prof.
pcet lltll. Tho n0ors routed the English,
killing tlen. Col!ey md from 400 to 500 Ut his
Metl. Ihe british Gefuat was colnplote. Tlo
survivors report that
THE SLAUGHTER WAS TEKis1uIE.
Colley'a men clalm that. In charging they
and before they could retrleyu their position
rn1t Is 1t.&tsj H.