The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-15

DURHAM, Feb 4.-General Butler
crossed the Tugela river Friday night
and is marching on Ladysmith. No
definite news will be permitted to go
out until Ladysmith is relieved.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-A special dis
patch from Durham, dated Sunday, and
referring to General Buffers recrossing
the Tugela, in an advance upon Lady
smith, says:
"It is probable that General Butler
crossed at spot above richards
Drift, and that, leaving the enemy to
the right. he is marching to Acton
Homes, where the road to Ladysmith
runs almost due east, through a fairly
open country.
"It is expected here that he viii
reach Ladysmith tomorrow (Monday)
night"
LONDON, Feb. 5.-Winston Church
| i'll, in dispatch from Spearman' S
Camp, dated Saturday, February Sd,
says:
1.-The belief is general that all will
be staked on the issue of the coming
battle. 1t is probable that no press
kilograms will be permitted to leave
Ipending the operations.
"The fighting power. morale and ma
terial of the army was never higher
than it is now."
| The Daily Telegraph has the follow
ing dispatch from Spearman's Camp
dated Sunday evening:
Messages are now freely exchanged
between the camps of General Butler
land General White-by night with cal
cium lamp, by day with heliograph
The men are enthusiastic at the pros
pect of a speedy advance under Gen
eral Buffers instructions. A yer!
large convoy with stores for the be
sieged garrison will accompany the re
lieving force. The Beers have repair
ed the road bridge over the Tugela a
Colenso sufficiently for the passage G
cavalry"
{ LONDON, Feb. 5.-The Pietermarits
burg correspondent of the Daily Maj
, telegraphing yesterday, says:
General Butler has undoubtedly sc
Icured the road to Ladysmith, All
should reach his objective this week. |
Is believed here that the object of h
: : Beers in occupying Ngutu, Zululano
= Is to secure the road from Dundee t
Vryhetd in case of retreat.
Il learn from a reliable source tha
:, General Joubert was seriously lnJure
by a she'll in the fight at WiAo'
Grange, and that he will never be abl
J, to command again on horseback. Nj
2 informant says that he has, in fact, re
= tired from the field.
THE Beers admit that the attack o
y Ladysmith was a serious blundT an
would not have occurred If Genera
Joubert had been in command. Genel
al Lucas Meyer played the coward
Talana and sheltered himself IN he
Cross wagon, shamming sickness. ID
has been unable to face the Boers sine
u and they threaten to shoot him
5 "The Beers say Great Britain mad
4, mistake in not sending General s.
d Evelyn Wood. I understand that the
u still have thousands of barrels store
,e in reserve at Delagoa bay"
Rumors of EIeavy Fighting.
IT LONDON, Feb. 8, 4:45 p. n.-A sp'
Is cial dispatch from Durham, Natal, d;
:, ted today, says: There is no detni'
news from General Butler but IT
reported that there was heavy nsntln
N yesterday"
n 1t is learned from an Official sour'
= that absolutely no confirmation ns
" been received by the War Once OF II
. report that General Butler mas +!
n crossed the Tugela river and is marci
= ing on Ladysmith. On the contrary, a
y cording to the information OF the WI
o Office at the present moment, tnere
every Indication that things are qul
l. at the front and that no immedla
s. movement is anticipated.
le Regarding the dispatches from l-ao.