The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
Butler Attacking the Beers
10 Front Of Ladysmith.
English Have High Hopes
Of Victory.


Spssrosos Osop. Wsacesdsy. Feb.
I. 6p -Gso. Buller c,mmeooed
the advance for tho relief Of L.dysmi.h
Moodsy. The naval guos opened .s
7 10 the moroisg and . feins attack
vas made 10 front Of our position.
Three bas,slioos advances toward The
Brskfooteio With elk batteries At
lilo the Bocrs opened With 90 artillery
ers aud sent several shells smoog The
British infantry, Who retired 90 hour
later.
Mesowhile . vigorous attack VS.
made % the extreme right, where the
eoeiossrs sxpsditiousiy constructed .
position
Several pieces Of oanuoo. hidden
among the trees on Zsasts kop. bon.
bsrdsd heavily The British ioiau.ry
sdsauesd sad tho Boers we're entirely
surprissd.
Al 4 o'clock high hill. named tho
K'assx Kloof. Q eonsioussiou Of The
Bsstfoo'siu bad been taken. The op.
ssasioos we're sxosllsssly plsnoed.
The boebsrdwsot Of The Bosr posi
sioos wss resuoed this (yssserdayi)
oosuios The Bosrs worked . die.
sppsssiog saouos fsoo the high Doorm
tloof rsnse. 90 the right Of tho espsus.
Cd bill. but the British shells exploded
hs wssssios. sod sbs quo was put out
Of action until late 10 tbs day.
Musketry 6ss wss iotsrmisssut until
the afsssoooo when The Boers made q
dstsruioed effort to rssske sbe hill.
R.ioforce~sots rusbsd up cheering,
shs Boers we're rspulssd and The Brit.
ish advanced along shs ridge
The vss bsllooo has proved . most
ssefal sdjuoes. uatioe' aseecss daily
and getting iuiorms,ios % to The Boer
Posi'ioos The Boers directed hssvy
'hrspos' c's 10 The eodssvor to destroy
The osllooo sppsrssus. :
The artillery behaved sple eodidly
shrosshou'. ably eovsrios ID. iofsutry
,stissoee, from The fsist attack 10 tho
fses OF heavy Bosr shall 6rs.
IL 10 beloved that The Boers suffered
very heavily. - shsir smbulssees we're
bard ss cork
The Bosr position consisted Of . lios
OF topjss. sssoogly sotrsoehed. extend.
LOG three eilss fsow Spioo hop and
ssrvioe sharply o. The eastern cod to
'he soash sboas opposite Zwar,s kop.
vhish 10 . steep bill south Of The Tugsls
that the British occupied before tho
seisurs OF Po,sis,es's drift.
Alter The capture OF Krauts Klodi
the heavy Bosr Ore prevented . for,tc c,
advance Moodsy. The aex, woruioe
tho Bosrs iodulssd 10 loog range sbeii
6se. bot 10 the sftsrooou they made q
vigorous attempt to reoapsors tho posi-.
ton
Their sssault vas made upon the
oor'hsro end Of The kopje. and .. Gre.
I" wss sueesssful Rsioforcsmeu to
wsrs. however, buried up. aod The
British reearsisd the position ss tho
poiss OF The bsyooes snd advanced
along tho ridge. A. The British have
. large force OF troops. tho outlook 10
topefui
London. Fob 8-Tbe standard has
the following from Spesrman. Camp.
dated Feb. 7:
THE force uoder Geo. Buller il
sRs'o sdvsociog to the relief of Lady.
smith. and after two days Of severe
lighting IL may fairly be said to have
made . good Gre. step on the road to
the hesieRed town.
The movement wss begun at 40
early hour on Monday morning by way
OF Po'gie'ers drift. The Eleventh
brigade. forming part OF the Fifth
division. under Gen. Warren. made q
ie'nt s'taik upon the kopjes i'm mediate.
" on our f,ont The assault was de-
hvered at the outset under cover of
naval guns on Mount Alice aud subse.
quen'ly under that Of field batteries.
"Tbe infantry advanced steadily
toward tho Bocr entrenched position o.
BraE'on'ein aud kept tho enemy busily
oUployed. While this diversion was
being made tn, remainder of the infsn
~. told I'll ior the attack who had
b'vouacked SuOdsyNiebt nnder Mount
Alice, rived along at tho foot Of
LWsr,s kop in the direction Of our right
"A pon'oou bridge VAS thrown
scross the Tuasls by the eoRioeers