The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-18
Taxing TURN
IN FAVOR OF
THE BRITISH.
,,,,ral Buller Completely Surprised
+be Beers and Occupies Ellis Be
yond POtsieter's Drift.
FIFTEEN MELESFROM C0LENSO.
NTH a Concentrated Force Methuen
and Gatacre skirmishing
Around Molento.

IONDON, jan 4oI H'SV N' "'
.an,r completely surprised the Beers
md occupied the hills beyond Potgie-
,.ys Drift. fifteen miles west OF Colen-
~ or Wednesday. January 1O.-This In
tsIIcence is contained in an exclusive
5Isnatch to the Times dated yesterday.
Ee followed up the movement by she'll
,pr the Boer trenches.
This news completely disposes OF the
s,o,ement that Sir Charles Warrcng
+orre wen: in the direction OF Weenen,
and I, tends greatly to restore conf
1snce in General Buffers tactics. The
.pppositIon that he had divided his
,orres into three columns had given
cause for anxiety. 1t is now seen that
.pcb a view was erroneous, as General
RULERS forces are concentrated.
In Cape Colony General Methuen has
made a demonstration in force, shelling
,bc Boer works. General Gatacre is
diminishing around Molteno and Cen
.ral French has been throwing few
shells at the Beers at Rensberg. Col.
ppmer is moving to the relief OF Mafe-
king from Bechuanaland. He is now In
command Of less than 1000 men. Mafe-
king is in a bad way; the seige is being
prsssed with determination, and the
Kafirs are desertlng because Of pinch
d ratlons and the necessity Of eating
horse meat.
The Standards vivid account of the
assault upon Ladysmith shows that the
garrison was surprised and that several
times the situation was critical, Out
Of a detachment Of thirty Gordon
Hightanders who surrendered every
man was wounded, says the correspon-
dent. Curiously enough this is the first
mention Of the capture of Highlanders.
The Boer repulse at Ladysmith was the
heaviest couuterstroke Of the war.
The government is relaxing Its efforts
to send out relnforcements. It is quite
undecided as to when the eighth divIs-
ion will be shipped.
The war office declines the offer Of a
third battalion OF NorthampshIre mill
tia, saying that no more militia will be
sent abroad. 1t seems probable that
only 5000 instead of 10000 yeomanry
will be mobllIZed.
The war office sent for Lord strath-
coma yesterday and he had a long In
tervIew with the officials. particularly
General sir Evelyn Wood. The details
Of his force have been arranged and ca
bed to Canada.
J. ]. Van Alan's offer to give field
hospital section, to consls: Of three
wagons, twenty-five cots and twenty
transport animals, with all the appli-
ances, has been accepted by the war
office. The section will be called the
American section OF the hospital to
which It is attached.
The ministers are gathering for the
cabinet council, which Will probably be
held tomorrow (Friday).
LONDON. Jan. ia special dispatch
from spearman's Farm. dated January
IL says:
THE British column moved to Spear
mans Farm, beyond Springfield. on
January II. The difficulties of crossing
the swollen river were great, the wa
sons being quite covered"
LONDON, Jan. IS, $50 q. m.-The
other morning papers are out with ex-
ira editions confirming the dispatch
from spearman's Farm to the Times.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent,
under yesterdays date, says: II am
permitted to wire from spearman's
Farm that General Lyttleton yesterday
afternoon ferried and forded Potgle-
tsr's Drift, and seized with little oppo-
sItlon a line of low ridges a mile from
there. During the night a howItzer
battery was carried across. To-day
from Mount Alice near SwartzNop, ma
val guns and howItzers effectively
Shs'ied the Boer position, which Is
strong
General Warren also to-day crossed
Inc Tusela, six miles further to the
vest near Wagon Drift, with all arms
N the face Of a hot and heavy FIRE from
baeF cannon and rifles, He has effect
Cd most satisfactory lodgment two
niles further on toward sproen Kop."
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