Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-03
WITH BUTLER
Correspondent Wits Of Campaign
Near Tustla River.



morning publishes the following des-
patch from Winston Churchill, dated at
General Buffers headquarters, Chew
eley Camp, Monday night:
To understand the scope and mean
ing Of the recent operations here 1t is
necessary to study the map of the en-
virons Of Colenso. The shortest road
to Ladysmith lies through Ladysmith,
Pieters ana Nelthorp.
Advancing by this, an army secures
railway communication. Moreover the
water question presents little difficult
ty.
When General Butler determined to
break off the attack on the Boer posi-
tions beyond Potgeiter's Drift, he fully
intended to make fresh attempt and
he preferred to run the risk and put
the matter to decisive test as near
Ladysmith and as near railroad COM
munication as possible, although this
road runs through difficult country,
beginning with the almost impregnable
Colenso position and further obstruct-
ed by strong positions in the rear OF
Colenso.
The position spreads in wide horse
shoe around Chieveley. The western
nalf lies on steep, often precipitous
bluffs and near Groblerskloof, and
among the low hills, kopjes and scrub
around Colenso village.
Against this position part of the at
tack of December Is was directed.
General Butler has now decided to
try the eastern half which lies on the
south side of the Tugela river running
over Hlangwan Hill, along the green
hills resting on high ridges of Monte
Christie anu beyond 1t Cingolo kop.
Hussar Hill was seized by cavalry
and occupied by the army the 14th
wednesday, On the 18th Thursday
batteries were established on this po-
sition and heavy siege and naval guns
all we'll entrenched.
On the 16tn friday a spasmodic
bombardment was kept up the Beers
were well concealed and only replied
with long range guns causing few cas-
ualties.
On the 18th Saturday General Bull
Ter attacked the extreme Boer left on
Cingolo Kop with two divisions and
cavalry holuing their right and GEN.
ter with a formidable fire of siege and
field artillery. Action began at G
o'clock. the infantry covered by the
guns advanced through broken, scrub
by country across Gomba stream upon
Cingolo Kop, continually reaching out
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The cavalry brigade under Lord Dun
donald made detour of ten miles and
climbed the eastern end of Cingolo
Kop through the dense jungle upan
Almost precipitous slope, and arrived
at the summit at 10 o'clock. After a
brief skirmish with the Boer pickets
Major Coughs regiment gradually
cleared the whole ridge. The Queens
Lancers, who now arrived on the ex-
trcme right Of the infantry attack sup
ported them In holding the hill which
they had been on. The Beers lost sew
eral killed and wounded. Ten horses
were captured. The Beers retired I'M
der heavy fire across the Mex to Monte
Christie.
The cavalry then crossing Cingolo
Kop reached out to the Tugela river
and the South African Light Horse ad-
vanced on the plain beyond the ridge
level with the infantry.
The Beers had now been driven from
Cinogol but still occupied Monte Chris
to strongly. The Mex between was
oy the fire of both comba-
tants, the road across It being avail
able to neither.
At right angles to Monte Christie
ridge runs long spur to the Tugelu
river. The Boer left was now turned
back along this and the operations on
the 18th closed with cavalry facing in
fantry and holding the ridge.
During Saturday and Sunday General
Butler began the turning movement
on the eastward around the Boer right
resting on the high hills. CingolO Kop
and Monte Christie. The operations so
far are entirely successful. Both hills
were captured without heavy loss The
cavalry on the extreme right rnder
Lord Dundonald menaced the Boer
rear. The Boer losses in the bom-
bardment must have been consider
able. personally saw wounded dras-
ged away.
At last we have got on their flank
and although fierce fighting lies before
rs, 1t will give us considerable ssratc-
gic advantage, and the relief of Lady
smith looks good deal more nopsful.
The devotion of the. infantry was
again splendid