Gilpin observer., 1900-01-25
ealrlsA AAvsA HARD JOB.
Dispatch Fror, Fuller Sic That Little
Proer. ss Is t3eing Mads.


London. Jan. 24-2:15 a. m.-Contrary
to an announcement made shortly be-
fore midnight hy the war office that
nothing further would be issued until
Wednesday forenoon, the following
dispatch from General Butler, dated
Spearman's Camp Jan. %, 6:20 p. M,
has just been posted:
Warren holds the position he gained
two days ago. In front of him, Mt
about 1.I00 yards. is the eneiny's po-
sition, west of Spion kop. 1t is on
higher gr, I'd that Warren's position,
so ii is impossible to see into it prop
crly.
1t can be approached only over bare
open slopes. and the ridges held by
Warren are so steep that guns cannot
be placed on them. But we are shell
ing the enenly's position with howitZ-
ers and field artillery, placed on lower
ground behind the infantry.
The enemy is replying with Creusot
and other artillery. In this duel the ad
vantage rests with us. as we appear to
be searching his trenches and his artil-
lery fire is not causing us much loss.
AN attempt will be made tonight to
seize Spion kop. the salient of which
forms the left of the enemy's position
facing Potgieter's drift 1t has consid-
cradle command over all the enemys
entrenchments.'
The Times correspondent ut Louren-
70 Marques says:
The wholesale expulsion of British
subjects now remaining in the Trans
vaal is expected next week. Schuette
military commandnnt of the Rand, is
maintaining his reputation as an un-
scrupulous and vindictive official. His
latest move was an attempt to break
open the vaults of the Rand Safe De-
post Company Ostcnsibly to obtain
their securities for the residents.
1T appears that all the bridges on
the Natal railway and the Laing's Mex
tunnel and the bridges on the Free
State line have been undermined, so as
10 enable them to be destroyed at n
moments notice in the event of Boer
retreat. The French liner Gironde has
arrived here. crowded with military
looking foreigners. bound for the
Transvaal. These include fifty Rus
sian ambulance men. with Germans
Frenchmen. Italians and Greeks. Herr
Potts, the Transvaal consul general
here, has arranged for their convey
ance to Pretoria by special train"
Pretoria. Jan. 23.-Nia Lourenzo
Marques.-Heavy lighting is reported
for twelve miles along the Tugela
river. The British artillery fire was
the heaviest that has been experienced
during the war. 1t is estimated that
over 10000 troops We're engaged in an
assault on the Tugcla heights. which
are occupied by the Beers.
The fighting front Saturday. Sunday
and Monday extended for twenty-five
miles. The artillery fire met wifi no
response from the Beers until the in
fantry attacked their positions. The
British made three assaults Saturday
and We're each time vigorously re-
pulsed. The Boer generals were Haas.
BOtha, Schalk Burger and Lucas
, Meyer.
The British cannon. numbering over
i forty. maintained II frightful concen-
: trated fire. Every time the British
stormed the Boer positions they were
reinforced by fresh divisions. but their
efforts We're useless. They were re-
pulsed each time.
Yesterday the hostilities ceased, and
| the British ambulances were busy for
ten hours picking mp and attending to
the wounded on the field of action
| Their losses must have been more
! than LOCO.
The garrison at Ladysmith attempt
I ed TO make n demonstration. but the
Boer outposts gave the alarm and the
attempt was prevented.