Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-23

casioning some additional anxiety, bu
General Butler is engaged in big op
Grafton, which will take considera biz
time to work out. Even the slight ad
vance Of General Warren's forces aftel
two days fighting does not appear Il
have yielded any important advantage
to the British, as the captured kopjes
were evidently only held as advanced
posts in order to delay the progress Of
the British troops and enable the Beers
to complete their intrenchments and tt
mount guns in the positions on which
they elected to make a stand. 1t Is re-
marked that the Beers thus far USED
little artillery, from which it Is judged
that their guns are ready mounted or
tactical positions, from which the Brit
ish will have to dislodge the republic
ans before reaching Ladysmith. There
is no confirmation of the report that
Lord Dundonald entered Ladysmith
and none is expected. Experts opinion
that the Beers would be only too glad
to let him in unopposed.
MERELY RUMORS. :.
London, January 23.-It was reported
at the stock exchange that two battal-
ions of British troops We're captured by
the Beers.
The fact that General Butler this
morning sent lists of casualties of the
British troops seems to disprove these
stories.
Berlin January 23.--There is rumor
on the bourse that General Butler suf-
fered defeat.
CELEBRATING JOUBERT's BIRTH
DAY.
Head Laager, Ladysmith, Natal, Jan
uary 20.-The sixty ninth birth Jay of
General Joubert was celebrated by Gen.
eral Botha making a reconnaissance in
force toward the Drakensberg noun
tains, turning the British advance aft
er short engagement. Joubert accom-
panied President Steyn to the Free
State laagers south of Ladysmith. The
president was in high spirits. He pro-
poses to make tour of all the laagers
Ladysmith sent up many colored rock
cts last night. The Boer movement on
the British advance above referred to
may have had reference to General
Warren's forward fighting, in which,
according to advices from British
sources received yesterday, the Beers
were on the defensive almost the entire
day, save once, when they attempted
to outflank the British left and were
signally checkmated.
Kimberly, january 23.-The Beers
continue an active, heavy bombardment
of this place.
NO CHANGE.
London, january 23.-Field Marshal
Lord Roberts reports from Cape Town
that the war situation is unchanged. An
official dispatch to the war office says
two or three days.
The three British positions are at old
Chievely camp near Colenso, the central
position is at Swartzkop drift, where
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a point higher up in the direction of
Zunckles, where they bridged the river
and have established an immense COM
nlissariat. On the summit Of the ter
races of Swarzkop they placed five ma
val guns and brought the field artillery
across the river to the small kopje on
the northern bank, whence they keep
up an incessant terrific cannonading on
the Boer trenches. Since the beginning
of the week the communication with the
different positions has been kept under
the ordeal of this cannonade, the cas-
ualties resulting being more heavy than
those occurring at Colenso.
HEADQUARTERS HIT.
Head Boer Laager, Ladysmith, Jan
uary 22.-The quarters of Generals
White and Hunter We're smashed this
morning by a shell from the Long
Tom" 1t is not known whether any oc-
cupants Of the building We're killed.
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