The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-02
GEN. BUTLER Still MOVING.
Out Of Range of the Terrible Fire
Of the Republicans
ENGLISH LOSS 1900 KILLED.
Reports from Burgher Sources Tell of
Awful Slaughter OF Gen. Warren's
Division-Text of Gen. BuIler's Latest
Dispatch.

London, Jan. 9O.-Buller's army is
in full retreat, having crossed the Tu-
gela river, abandoning all advanced
positions taken last week. The retire
ment began Immediately after War
ren's division was driven from Spion
kop Wednesday last.
An official report from the comman-
der announces the abandonment of the
plan for the relief of Ladysmith, and
states that the retreat was orderly.
the Beers not interfering with the
movement. Nothing is said as to the
losses in the Spion kop battle in Bull
ler's report, but 1t is certain that the
casualties were heavy. The Beers re-
port that 500 dead Brtons were found
on the field after the day of carnage
and $50 British soldiers taken prison.
ers is believed in many quarters.
London Crashes Its Teeth. .. 81,
The week has opened with the ut
most gloom for the British public, and
the reaction Is all the stronger be-
cause of the high hopes that were re-
posed in Gen. Buffers turning move
ment and of his announcement that
the. would be mo turning back" At
the very moment when DR.. Leyds is
being received as an honored guest in
the highest circles on the continent,
Great Britain has to face the worst
disaster in a campaign thus far dis
astrous. Open talk is heard of the
absolute necessity of abandoning Lady
smith to it's fate, whi'N Lord Roberts
reverts to the original an of an adj
vance over the Or. river upon
Bloemfontein.
The war Office denies the report that
Ladysmith has surrendered and an
nounces that a very heavy list of casu-
alties will be issued tonight.
Gen. Buffers Dispatch.
"Spearman's Camp, Jan. 81, 10 p. m.
On Jan. 20, as reported, Gen. War
rem drove back the enemy and obtained
possession of the southern crests of
the high tableland extending from a
line at Action Homes and Honger's
Poort to the Western Ladysmith hills.
From then until Jan. % he remained
in close contact with the enemy, who
held a strong position on a range OF
small kopjes stretching from northeast
to southwest across the plateau from
Action Homes to Spion kop to the left
bank of the Tugela.
1.-THE actual position held was per-
fectly tenable, but did not lend itself
to an advance, as the southern slopes
were so steep that Gen. Warren could
not get effective artillery in position,
and to supply his troops with water
was difficult.
Couldn't Hold the Kop.
"On Jan. % l consented to his at
lacking Spion kop, which is large
hill-indeed, a mountain-which was
evidently the key to the position, but
which was far more accessible from
the north than from the south. On the
night of Jan. % he seized Spion kop,
but it was difficult to hold, as its peri
meter was too large and water, which
he had been led to believe existed, in
this extraordinarily dry season was
found very difficult to obtain.
"The crests were held that day
against very severe attacks and heavy
shell fire. Our troops fought with
great gallantry. rs......... 49,. ,.t :t@s
81 would specially mention the
conduct of the Second Cameroni-
ans and the Third Kings Royal
rifles, who supported attacks on
the mountain from its steepest side,
in each case fighting their way
to the top; also the Second Lanca-
shires and Second Mid1lesex, who mag
nificently maintained the best tradi-
tions of the British army throughout
the trying day; also on Jan. "a,
Thorneycroft's mounted infantry, who
fought throughout equally we'll along
side .t
Gen. Woodgate, who was in COM
mand at the summit, being wounded,
the officer who succeeded him decided
on the night of Jan. "a to abandon the
position, and did so before daylight
Jan. %.
Decides TO Retreat.
81 reached Warren's camp at 5. a.
m, Jan. %, and decided that second
attack on Spion kop would be useless,
and that the enemy's right was too
strong to allow me to force it. l ac-
cordingly decided to withdraw the
force to the south of the Tugela.
"At a. m. l commenced withdraw
ing the train. By a. m, Jan. q,
Warren's force was concentrated south
of the Tugela, without the loss of
man or pound of stores.
1.-THE fact that the force could with