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] AtAeA1 anu NtlAuoIp.
| Advancing by this. an army secures
railway communication. Moreover the
4 water question presents little difficulty.
When General Butler determined To
break OF the attack on the BOer posi-
! tions beyond Potgiter's Driit. he fully
intended to make a fresh attempt and
he preferred TO run the risk and put the
matter to a decisive test as near Lady
smith and as near railroad corlmunica-
tiOn as possible. although this road
runs through a difficult country. be-
ginning with the almost impregnable
COlenso positions and further obstructI
ed by strong positions In the rear OF
/ Colenso.
The position spreads In a wide hOrae
shoe around Chieveley. The western
half lies on steep. often prccipitoua
blum and near GrOblerskloOf. and
among the low hills. kopies and scrub
around Colenso village
Against this position part OF the at
tack OF December 10 wae directed.
General Butler has now decided TO
try the eastern half which lies OF the
south side OF the Tugela river running
over Hlangwana hill. along the green
hills resting on high ridges OF Monte
Christie and beyond II Cingolo Kop.
Hussar hill was seized by cavalry and
occupied by the army the 14th WED
nosdayl. on the 18th (ThursdayD bat
teries were established on this position
and heavy siege and naval guns all well
I entrenched.
On the 10th (Friday) a spasmodic
bombardment was kept up but the
! Beers were well concealed and only re-
piled with long range guns causing few
casualties
On the 18th Saturday General Bull
Ter attacked the extreme Boer left ON
Cingolo Kop with two divisions and
cavalry holding their right and cen
ter with formidable fire OF siege end
feld artillery. Action began at g
o'clock. the infantry covered ty the
guns advanced through broken. scrub
by country across 0omba stream upon
Cingolo Kop. continually reaching out
to eastward to find the true Boer flank.
The cavalry brigade under Lord Dun
donald made a detour of ten miles and
climbed the eastern end OF Cingolo
Kop through the dense Jungle up an
almost precipitous slope. and arrived at
the summit az 10 O'Clock. After brief
skirmish with the Boer pickets Major
Coughs regiment gradually cleared the
whole ridge. The Queens Lancers, who
now arrived on the extreme right OF the
infantry supported them in holding the
hill which they had been on. The
Beers lost several killed and wounded
Ten horses were captured. The Beers
rstired under heavy fire across the Mex
- Monte Christie
The cavalry then crossing Clngoio
Kop reached out TO the Tugela river
and the South African Light Horse adj
vanced on the plain beyond the ridge
level with the infantry.
The Beers had now been driven from
Cingolo but still occupied Monte
Christie strongly. The Mex between
was commanded by tsse ERE OF beth
combatants. the road across Il being
available 10 neither.
At right angles to Monte Christie
ridge runs a long spur 20 the Tugela
river. The Boer left was now turned
back along this and the operations on
the 9TH 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 30
far are entirely successful. Both hills
were captured without heavy loss. The
cavalry on the extreme right under
Lord Dundonald menaced the Boer
rear. The Boer Losses In the lombard
ment must have been considerable.
personally saw wounded dragged away.
At last we have got on their flank and
although fierce fighting lies before Us.
II will give va considerable strategic
advantage. and the relief of Ladysmith
looks a good deal more hopeful.
The devotion OF the infantry was
again spleldid.
From Boer Sources.
! PRETORIA. Tuesday. Feb. %
Omclal reports have been received az
follows: Commandant stein says that
Saturday. February II. and Sunday.
February IS. near Foodoorsrand ne
fought the British who tried to encom-
pass General Cronje's laager and drove
them OF. They fought until late Sun
day evening. The Beers had one man
killed and one wounded and captured
booty and twenty-one captured horses
and mules. General De Wet says that
on Sunday afternoon he arrived before
Pardetsberg and Foodorsrand. In which
direction there has been heavy firing
since morning lie stormed several
kopjes which frp British vacated leav-
ing their dead nd wounded and forty
prisoners fn $50 hands OF the Beers
who cart lor fhe kopies. The Boer
ioss was O. lied and four wounded.
The fzht lasted until late IN the even
Ing
BERLIN, Feb. 2i.-The Tagehlatt
publishes special dispatches from Brus-
soils which say the Transvaal LEGATION
there announces that all the Beers are
evacuating Natal. their positions In
that colony being no LONGER tenable.
General Joubert. II n added. has or
dered the concentration % al The avail
able forces 20 oppose Lord Roberts.
The siege of Ladysmith. ~ further
announces. will be raised and II n ex-
! pected General Butler will enter the
town al the end OF TIE week.
Badsn-PoweIi's stratagem
| LoURENZo MARQUES. Tuesday.
Feb. 2O.-The Official report received
from Col. Baden-Powell OF the occur