Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-13
APPROVED BY ROBERTS
spscuin,ion rs TO obJec. orsecona At.
tempt 60 Cross-Lndy NIothuon Dc-
MES Report About Hor Hu.bnnd-
Delayed Descriptions OF Opera
lions IN south Arrica-The Battle
of Moddor Rtvor-Condi,ions at
Lndy smith.
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pilot.)

(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
London. Jan. 13-4 a. m.-General
Buffers twenty-eight words announcing
his forward movement OF Thursday Is
interpreted as meaning that has has
passed around the western end of the
Boer lines at Colenzo and is now sew
eral miles behind them and within II
miles OF General Whites outposts at
Ladysmith. The Beers, Il few days ago,
had forces with guns at Springfield,
where General Butler dates his dis
patch. These commands have been OBJ
by manoeuvres, the Beers retiring
across the Tugela as General Butler adj
yanced. From General Buffers dis
patch, coupled with the fact that un-
official intelligence from the seat of
war has virtually ceased since Monday,
the deduction is drawn that important
operations are In progress, rs he can
not move far without going against
the Boer entertainments.
THE DEATH LISTS.
The death lists from entcric fever and
dysentery at Lodysmith averaging
from eight to ten daily. are considered
moro serious than the 420 casualties OF
Saturdays fight, as they indicate the
frlghtfully unsanitary condition of the
beleaguered town. ~ letter from Lady
smith, dated December z. says that
even then 90 oft of b4o mon in tho bot-
talIon or which Tho ,vr,tcr was NOM
bcr were sicl. with dvscntorv or on
terlc fever, and, according to q dis
patch TO the Daily Chronicle, dated
January S. the patients and attend
ants III Iomni camp, where the hospi-
TAI is, thcn numbered 2,Sop
IL ~ oliclaily announced that the
Edrl OIL ava mas olcu oil MS wounds
BUILDERS DISPATCH.
London, Jan. 1.-THE War Office this
morning received the following dis
patch from General Butler, dated
Springfield, Thursday, Jan. IL, at 9:20.
evening:
II occupied the south bank OF the
Tugela river at Potgicters Drift this
morning, and seized Pont. The river
Is in Il flood. The enemy Is strongly
entrcnched about four and half miles
to the north"
The War Office announces that the
British casualties at Ladysmith, Janu-
airy otm, ,uhohg INC rank ana ille were
tn. nainnrs thar. 49, mo1 49, I'm; A,non -
wounded - ','''e'' ''''i =
Amon,, .bc Inter y., ro,,.,.
c,olnncl W;Jlian, IJonrv MI, r,',,'i,,a.
han, " r, oon,,,,naa 20 I,A 1 uiiiiis
Rnttalion Of tho Gordon HILL 1917 49,
since 1897 who has since snnn,,,r,,sas
to his wounds IJo WAC ;,,o,,n'",,.
nonuiar over,1n,,erc
DohhIl. . olo1ECI.
General Buffers second attempt to
cross the Tugela river obviously is of
thanking character. but whether it is
intended 10 push tne advance nome or
40 coNo,. a :, ottacl. In force IN iba Re-
nos,t,nn at TJlangwann Mountain re-
n,ains 10 he snan
sn,.ins1faId fro,, ybancn Bu,,er,s dts
atn,, e. go ;s .;,.ton,, n,i,a.. 80.
Frcre. The last news from Springfield
was that it was held by the Johannes
burg corps, under General Zen VitJoen,
anu AlitI INC boefs i,''u DlS guns III
nuii,, e., - oe oinh. 49, 80, abp"a
cnrinrfiaIa IA ss NV 4ho p,.. mn 'r ~ Oh
M Tnsa,s, .tnn ~. oe 're t,c
,,oi,,t q. rosnrdaa ne - 'i ,, .n
enna ~ e'e'l -''''o'