The Macon sentinel., 1900-01-27
BRITONS HOLD
THEIR GROUND
Butler Advances While BurgherS
Slowly Retreat.
BATTLES ARE OCCURRING DAILY.
No Definite Results Can Be Learn
ed at War Office In
London.

A London cablegram of Sunday says:
It is evident from General Buller's
dispatch to the war Office and the ad-
vices to the Associated Press from
Spearman's camp that big battle is
now being fought& AS far as can be
gathered from these dispatches the re-
suit remains undecided.
The war office shortly after mid
night Saturday night posted the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Butler,
dated Spearman's camp, January 90,
evening:
"Gen. Clery, with a part Of Gen.
Warren's force, has been in action
from a. m. till a. m. today. By
judicious use of his artillery be has
fought his way up, capturing ridge
after ridge, for about three mileS.
'"The troops are now bivouacking
on the ground he has gained, but the
main position is still in front of them.
''The casualties were not heavy.
About 100 wounded has been brought
in by $50 p. m. The number OF
killed has not yet been ascertained. ;"
BOTH SIDES STUBBORN.
Nothing was received in London
Monday to indicate that any conclusive
result had been reached by the British
forces in the region of the Upper
Tugela, and the lack of information
regarding what men and munitions
the Beers have in reserve prevents
accurate determination of the measure
of real successes attending the two
An Al tf66Sff f6sf Gould aG1hl Be said was th~44,
British seem to be doggedly advancing
in the face of an equally stubborn re-
sistance. At the close of Sunday the
Beers had merely evacuated their first
line of defense to take up another
semi-circular position a short distance
in the rear, recalling the old burgher
ruse bv which the Beers have previ-
ously managed to sntice the British
into fatal traps.
Dispatches from elsewhere in South
Africa Monday morning give trivial
details of minor happenings and do
not illuminate the situation.
Early on Sunday morning General
Warren commenced fankiDg move
ment on the extreme left of the Beers
position. The infantry advanced at
in the morning along the side OF Ia
hamyana mountain, which ends Al
Splonkop. The British carefully work
ed along. the hills until within 1000
Yards Of a commanding kopie, on
which the Beers were concentrated,
concealed behind immense boulders
strewn thickly over the hill.
The artillery opened the attack and
the batteries worked continuously
pouring tons of shrapnel anon the
Beers, who devoted their attention to
musketry firing on the British infan-
try, The Beers stuck to their ROCKY
Businesses with the greatest tenacitJ
and at the conclusion of the day, the
British had only advanced across
few ridges. The Beers apparently
have few guns and they did little
damage. Captain Honley, OF the Dub
lin Fusiliers, fell mortally wounded
while leadingh is men to seize a fresf
point of vantage.
General Butler reported nothing Of
his operations on Monday and off1cia
and press intelligence showed the Brit
ish as bivouced Sunday night on th'
ground they had won after two dsVs
fighting. The war Office turned every
BODY out of the lobbies at midnigh
Monday night. Military men ASSUME
that fghing must have taken place OF
Monday that it was probably more Sc
we're than on the preceding days. Gen
Butler would not be likely to CIV
the Beers leisure to add to the elaoor
ate entertainments, to arrange tnei
; artillery and to concentrate tnel
forces,