The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-09

lcry for which he has been waiting
while Ladysmilh was in deadly peril
are now al the front and he has now
every available man. gun and horse
and mule. General Jouberts army
Is making n belated and desperate a.
tempt TO carry i.adysmlth by inces-
snnt bombar1ment and deliberate
and persistent attack in front accord
ing to the latss, news from Lady
smith, what the emsrg sncy requires
Is "a cautious and rapid yat lar sighted
plan Of opsritlons Ike that adopted
by Wellington In the Peninsula.
There may be another reverse II the
tactics of the previous bab.ie are re-
peated. But decisive victory may
be expected with confidence II Cen
erdl Butler doea not attempt TO do
weeks work In a single day. and has
the patience and skill Tor maneuyer-
irg far 'n,ld turning the enemy's po-
s'tior and cutting off his retreat
northwarl and westward. No British
general since Wa.-rloo has ever had
90 brilliant an opportunity OF so press
ing q need FOR delivering series Of
rapid and effective blows By which
the enemy may BE- Daralyzed and de-
ncralized IN the course Of single
Wcel- Yet the English public Is so
unaeustom 70 camphgns with turn
itg moYcmpnls and maueuverng on
a large scale, tina; there will be de-
JeoIion aud clamors II a complete VIC
tory Is not announced as a resul, Of
the arst days aghung
Veterans at the military service
and clubs were Intensely anxious over
the news from Ladysmlth and some
Of them commented adversely upon
the apparent lack Of cooperation be-
tween Butler aud White al the crIti-
cal stage of the capaign although they
were IN daily communication with
each other General white was pas
sre on December Is. when General
Butler attacked the eRemy in fun
force at Colenso and there was noth-
ing really effective done on Saturday
on the Tusela. although word was re-
cdved at Frere Camp as early as
. o'clock that the Beers were making
a mos; de,ermiaed assault upon Lady
smith. In anticipation OF the general
advance OF the min body Of the Brit
lsh army early IN the week.
These comments had a sterner, even
angrier tone toward midnight when
the war office gave out another bull !
lstin from Butler with two hours Ia
ter news from White. 1t was brief, |
but terribly TO the point. The Boer
attack had been renewed ON Saturday /
afternoon as General white had ap-
pretended and he was very hard /
pressed,
Those were the worst words which
had yet flashed out Of the darkness
OF Ladysmith. The veterans at the
clubs shook their heads ominously
aud huntly declared that General
Fuller had put of the great battle
too long
General French reported the situa-
tion at Colesburg unchanged ON Sat
nrday. but General Forester Walker.
in bulletin issued last night by the
war Office gave an unpleasant account
of what was described with official
euphemsm as an accident" Four
of the First suffolk were
sent at night to attack the enemy
ON long hill one mile from their
camp, Colonel Watson who was in
command was wounded after ordering
the troops to charge and the bugle
call for a retreat was sounded, ap-
parently by the Beers themselves, q
trick which has been played before
during the campaign. Three compan-
les retreated to the camp in good
order but the fourth was caught be-
hind, surrounded by the enemy and
seventy men, including seven officers, I
were taken prisoners.
The British warship Thetls, It is
reported, has arrived at Durham with {
the German liner Herzog in tow. The
after vessel according to Brussels
elegqam, was conveying German,
Dutoh ana Belgian ambulances for
he Beers.