The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-22

Brunt of the English Effort to
Relieve the Invested City-DetaiIs
of the Battle Meager, but 1t ID
Known There Was Desperate
Fighting on Both Sides.
LONDON, Jan. A.-Gen Butler cables
as follows to the war Office
Spearman's Camp, Jan. Fl (6:55 A.
M).-In order to relieve the pressure
on Gen. Warren and to ascertain the
strength of the enemy in the posi-
tfon in front of POtgieter's Drift,
Gen. LyttletOn made recOnnOis-
sance In force yesterday. This kept
the enemy In their trenches in full
strength all day.
Our casualties, Third battalion
kings royal rifles, 2 killed, IL
wounded, 2 missing.
The war office has received the follow
ing from Lord Roberts, dated Cape
Town, Jan. q:
Gen. French reports "a demonstra-
ton with cavalry and two guns to-
ward Hebron on Friday, but that
otherwise the situation Is un- :
changed.
HEAVY CASUALTIES
The war office has posted this dispatch
from Gen. Butler, dated JAN 81, 10 a. m:
The following were wounded I'm
the action near Venter's spruit yes-
terdayssss .ss-s
staH-Col. b. HAMILTON and Mai. @.
McGregor.
Second Lancashire FusiIeers--
Capt. R. b. Blunt and Second Lieu-
tenants Nj. G. Crofton and e. j. Bar
rett.
First Border Rifes-Capt. c. d.
Vaughan and Second Lieutenant
Mrfer.
First York and bancashires-sec-
ond,Lieutenant w. H. Kierrey.
Second Dublin Fusileers-Capt. G.
A. HensIey (since dead and Mai. F.
English.
Second Gordons-Second Lieuten-
ant p. ID. Stewart and 279 nOn-com-
Infssioned officers and men.
A third supplementary list of the Brit
ish casualties in. the attack upon Lady :
smith on Jan. 6 was published by the
war office today. 1t shows twenty eight
non-commissioned officers and men killed
and five dangerously wounded. This
brings the total casualties in that en-
gagement to ass.
HEAVY FIGHTING.
SPEARMAN'S CAMP, Jan. q $3.50 a.
m.).-Gen. Warren's engagement contln-
ues. He has forced the enemy from three
positions The Lancashire and Irish bril-
gades are advancing steadily. The fire is
very severe occasionally.
After ten hours of continuous and ter
rible fire yesterday Gems. Hart and
Clery advanced LOCO yards. The Beers
maintained an irregular fire during the
night, but the British outposts did not
reply.
This morning at daybreak the Beers
opened a stiff fire. The British stood to
the guns, where they had slept, and the
engagement was renewed vigorously
The field artillery poured shrapnel into
the enemy's trenches
A rumor that Ladysmith had been re-
| lieved enlivened the British who sent up
| a ringing cheer This was taken as the
| signal for an advance. The first kopJe
| was carried at the point of the bayonet,
| and the Beers retreated to the next kopje.
which, like most others, was strewn with
| immense boulders, surmounted by mounds
on the summit.
The British advanced steadily and the
Beers relaxed slightly. The latter did
not show such tenacity as previously
Their Nordenfeldts fired at long inter-
walls, and their cannon fired but seldom.
Apparently the Beers were short of big
ammunition.
All day the roar Of musketry fire contin-
ued The British took three Boer posi-
tons on the mountain and found shelter
behind the boulders.
GEN. WARRENS ADVANCE.
DURHAM, Jan. H.-The Natal Adver-
tiser has the following from Spearmans
camp, dated yesterday:
Gen. Warrens column attacked Boer
position on the northern ridge of Spfon
Kop heavy bombardment by field
battery preceded the advance. The Beers
eventually replied with two guns. seveSa
machine guns and rifles. The British re-
sponded similarly, and long range firing
became general, lasting until dark.
Gen. Hildyard drew the Beers from
splendid position simultaneously by q
demon ira ton on their frontal position,