New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-23
TO DIVIDE BOER FORCES.
OBJECT OF ATTACK on SPION KOP-
TRUST N BULLER'S PLANS
ICoDyriEht; 1900: BY The New-york Tribune.l
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Copyright; 1900: BY The Ne~-york Tribunel
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London, Jan %, I a. n.-Blanks were drawn
IN the War Office's news lottery at midnight
when q rich prize-the successful ending Of the
three days hghtlng at Spion KoI-was con
fdently expected. There was no report from Sir
Redvers Butler Of Mondays operations and
nothing but a few casualties on the bulletin
board. There were no signs Of uneasiness az
the War Of5ce, and the opinion was expressed
that General Buffers account would be favor
eble when II was received in the morning. There
were no estimates OF the British losses in Sun
days battle
The latest dispatch known to have come
through from Natal until midnight is one which
IS 70 be published II to-day's Times" dated
before midnight on Sunday. Il states that the
object Of the British attack upon Spion Rop
was 70 cut the enemy in halves by an advance
chiefly Of Hudyard's brigade, and that the
troops had been going 70 the front all day Sun
day. The enemy rad been holding second
serni-circular position Oh the main ridge behind
The first which the British had taken.
DETAILS OF SUNDAYS FIGHT.
Details OF Sundays battle among the kopjes
are supplied by several correspondents but
Reuters dispatch is the most comprehensive &C
count General Warren began by swinging
troops on his left in a fanking movement along
the Tabamyama series Of broken hills leading
upward and eastward 70 Spion Kop. The Brit
ish batteries worked continuously in support Of
the infantry. and tons Of shrapnel were thrown
into the Dutch positions. The enemy apparently
had few guns. and only one was fired with
regularity The Dutch had opened fire at day
break. and the British troops had sprung from
their bivouac into action. The Irish battalions
began 70 cheer Justify over the idle report that
l-acTErnith had hnau rzfzvad and the T~cr lrovsa
was carried by z bayonet rush The remaining
lighting was wary and at long range. a strong
Dutch force had been massed on a commanding
EopJe strewn with powders, and there was
protrac1ed EluskeIry fight with a heavy fire
rom the British artillery. The gaIlantry OF the
Dublin Fusiliers was conspicuous on the firing
4ne and the Lancashire bartaIions fought with
.cOolness
boERs' STUBBORN RESISTANCE
The Dutch defence even with poor service OF
artillery, was Stubborn and determined.
lnree positions were taken by the British during
ne Gay yet the eneIny's chief stronghold re-
.-l-iie0 unseathed. This was the situation
Nii-h General Butler had summed I'D with
Judicial inpartality in rbe v,or5s .-,,Is+.r+ta1
progress"
- IaS Deen airfcuit TO understand the reports
1ils7e hghls among the kopjes. owing 10 the
1haceuracy Of the maps available here and +be
eonIGsion caused by the F,ea % .L -.
right and ''lefC'' when the idfrectg,,, =. -
'Tenerals Warren and CIery we're ,,o,-t,,. 80
unknown It is now fairly clear that s.+-,.a.,-
ns vas west q spion Kop. and that tho
-2oeI L-sht was forced back upon the nat, 81
non sundays hanking attack c.r-fs TI-
-eft north"ard and upward two nils 60
News dispatches dated on Sunday niot, -
Genera! warren as having worked sro,,,5 -,
me i-e-- u re Dutch line and as having
taken everything except the Ias1 rta.a -. .L
SUNNI OF Splon kop- DundonaId's cavar-,, tr,
gaze was stiA further 70 the north ana nc.
covering the approaches 10 the rin+-,. 80
OAFier's Hoek passes over the T,-a,,sa.,'e- ',-,-
Mountains Dsrs
POSITION OF BRITISH FORCE
General Warren has apparently %. .. -
- Iae Boer line Of defence and turned 3. -
S e4Hairy holds strong position on tbs mat,
ioao 70 Ladysmith, near Acton H. L.
DloeEs any attempt Of the enemy - o,+
- ms own turning movement by s4,,a,.t.,-
IN bethany toward Springfield C.~e-a1
l'is'oa al Potgieter's Drift. faces the saa..s
Dosilon Of Brakfontein. ana also ab.,,,,.+.
-itef attack upon Springfield Tba r,,1+at
'iu Lne of concentration extends fror, So
1Op . Srakfonten. and thence to the hI,,. p'oH
A'1-1ins Ladysnaith and southwark 70 Co...