The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-08
BULLHR'S OPPORTUNITY.
He Has Every Available Man, Gun and
Horse at His Command.
WILL GO 10 THE RELIEF OF lAOysAlrH
rot 10 Likely TO Lose " He Tries 90
DO Weeks work in n
single pay.

New York. January IA dispatch TO
the Tribune from London SAYS: General
Buffers opportunity for an effective dis
play OF strategy has come and, II is 70
be hoped, not TOO late, The battery of
field artillery for which he has been walt
ing while Ladysmith was in deadly peril
is now at the front and he has every avail
able man, gun, horse and mule. General
Jouherts army is making a belated and
desperate attempt to carry LadysInith by
incessant bombardment and deliberate
and persistent attack in front, according
to the latest news from Ladysmith. What
the emergency requires is cautious ana
rapid yet far sighted plan OF operations
like that adopted by Wellington in the
Peninsula. There may be another reverse
IL the tactics OF the previous battle are
repeated But decisive victory may he
expected with confidence II General Butler
does not attempt 10 do Weeh D WORK our
ing single day, anu has the patienee and
SKA lor maneuverng Tor aneld tdn-
ing the snemy's position and cutting OF
his retreat northward and westward. No
British general since Waterloo has ever
had SO brilliant AN opportunity or so
pressing a need FOX delivering series Of
rapid and effective blows by winch the
enemy may be psrayzed and demoralieed
in The course OF a single week. let the
English public is so unaccustomed TO
campaigns with turning movements and
maneuvering on a large scale mat there
will be detection ana clamors II com
plete victory is not announced as result
OF the first days ignung.
Veterans military service CLUBS
were intensely serious over the news from
J Ladysm,th and some of them commented
adversely upon the apparent lack OF CO.
! operation between Butler and White at
! the critical stages OF the campaign. al
! though they were In daily communication
with each other General White was pas
sive ON December 10. when General Bul-
Ter attacked the enemy In full force at
Colenso and there was nothing really Of
fecttve done on Saturday on the Tugela
although word was received at Frere canli
as early as . o'clock that the Beers were
making a most determined assault upon
Ladysmith In anticipation of the general
advance of the main British army early
this week.
angried tone toward midnight when thu
war office gave out another buletir
IRON Butler with two hours later new
from White. II was brief, but terribly t
the point The Boer attack had been re
: newed on Saturday afternoon as Genera
} White had apprehended, and he was YER
) hard pressed, Those were the worst word
| which had yet been flashed out OF TIL
2 darkness OF Ladysmith. The veterans a
J the clubs shook their heads ominously an
bluntly declared that General Butler ha
put oil the great battle too long.
. General French reported the situation a
q Colesburg unchanged on Saturday. bu
General Forester Walker, in a bullet
e issued last night by the war office gay
x an unpleasant account of what was des
Y cribed with official euphemsm as an "ac
II cident,' Four companies of the First Sui
II folk We're sent at night to attack tn
d enemy on low hill one mile from the
= camp. Colonel Watson, who was in con
IL mand was wounded after ordering tn
y troops to charge and the bugle call for
L retreat was sounded. apparently by til
Y Beers themselves trick which had be
y played before. Three companies retreatt
IS TO the camp in good order but the fourt
* was caught behind. surrounded by Il
enemy. aud seventy men, including seye
officers, were taken prisoners.
The British warshp Thetis II is rcport'
has arrived at Durham with the Germa
X liner Her2og In tow. The latter vessel, a
cording TO Brussels telegram. was co.
4. veying German Dutch and Belgian amb
lances for the Boers