The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-23


tss reported nothing OF his operations on
ur-l4y. and official and press mtelli-
r.-ea lsyos the British bivOuacked sun
~ nigh, on the ground they had won
,rsr uao days fighting. The war Office
,-r.G everybody out OF the Hobbies at
-sr.cht Apparently Lord Iansdowne
as much without news all yesterday
rtlsr persons were.
W.aTV men assume that fighting must
hrs taken place and that Il was prOba-
.rmnrr severe than on the two preceding
ag. Gen Butler would not be likely to
sf.s tta Beers leisure 10 add 10 the eIab-
--ete .U,rarchments, TO arrange their
artillery. and 10 concentrate their forces
TIE special correspondents Sunday
reht were allowed TO send the announce
meat hat the battle would be almost GER
,s.rIy resumed the following day, and
hence official and popular anxiety is at
Lgh tension.
Avoided Mention Of Fighting.
Tie only dispatch received from Gen.
Boiler SO far as known, was posted at
r5e war office just before midnight 1t
contained not a word about Mondays op-
trstluHs being limited 10 a brief resume
u casualties reported i'm Gen Hart's
brigade as the result Of Sundays fighting.
r was dated Spearman's Camp Monday
evening, and gave the following casual
ties,
Eurl-Cs1t Ryall. Yorkshire Regiment. and FIVE
TU
Hr-rffI-SeC0ud Lieut. Andrews Border Regi-
Hs1. Capt Mclaughlin. Inniskilings; Lieut.
rsr..r Yorkshire Regiment. and seventy-hve mea:
-.-sHz eight men. Other casualties will be for
1a.l-1 Vhea received
Besides Gen. Buffers dispatch, one spe-
,a. relating TO Mondays occurrences
reached London. the Chronicle having re-
.e.yed ,lc following, dated January p,
3l5 %. m.. from Spearman's Camp:
Gen Warren continues pushing,
though be- is necessarily making very
SLOW progress, as the Beers are numerous
and strongly intrenched. Our infantry
an- working over parallel ridges, with
lord Dundonald's cavalry lying well out
a the left flank and awaiting develop
m-gJS The Beers contest every inch OF
90, ground.
This morning Gen. Warren's artillery
r1gned IRE, hut the Beers did not reply,
Ei our fire became less hot. The naval
1ns In front have been quiet
a Boer prisoner who was brought i'm
l0asted that It would take US three
months 10 reach Ladysmith.
The Eoers admit twenty-one casualties
during Gen. Lyttleton's skifmish on sat
grday."
RumOr of Indysmith's X ReIief.
4 report is current at Pietermaritzburg
that Lord DundOnald has entered LADY,
smith with l.60O men. This is not con-
trmed from any other quarter, but it IS
known that Lord DundOnalds flying col
umG has been acting well 10 the left Of
The line OF advance. II Is scarcely to be
hoped. however, that so small a force
s0aid succeed in getting past the Beers.
At Ladysmith the deaths from enteric
fever and dysentery average ten a day.
some fears are expressed that the garri-
son may be 50 worn by privation and dis
ease as 10 he unable 10 do much in the
way Of helping Gen. Butler.
The British military experts all share
lle hopes Of their leaders, and, as Spen-
ser wilkinson points out, they hesitate
10 say a word that might be Interpreted
ss unfavOrable. Mr.. Wilkinson refers TO
tae cool judgment of German and Aus
UIaa critics. which means that some of
lHr best Judges look upon Gen. Buffers
enterprise as a forlOrn hope, as merely
a continual strain of fighting. which may
prove too much for the physical energy
o. The troops engaged
Ihe Daily Chronicles military expert
saws, Even when a battle is won in a
single DAY, as rule. pursuit is only pos
u.r rfr
I'D 'aiS instance il is not a question of
Ae'~ pursuit, but of renewing an attack
Ion mtrencEed positions, after a days
.''d lighting and a night Of lying on the
N,le-neld."
Fresh Arrivals of Troops.
"e-eniorcementS aggregating 5000 or
.'. have reached Cape Town during the
.'l three days. II is uncertain how
..,r have been disposed but probably
Dos. Of them have been sent to Natal.
.A'r' it is believed Gen. Butler needs
them.
The British in the other districts i'm
s'l.1 Africa continue inactive. Lord Me-
-'.hs 1900 men remain behind their
''ias Gen Freuch's 1900 at Rensburg
''i' ''Hs,I on Sunday morning by a gen
-- turned out that there was no basis
~ .a'~. Gen. Gatacre is quiescent al
1.asbyrg
'As aIsrpntent OF the colonial officers
-..' .A'.r engagements with the regulars
't.Hg inquired into by Lord Roberts
4. .' asserts that he will give the Cape
--'-.a.s equal opportunities.
.-. "ar Office has decided not to send
- seventeenth Lancers. Eighth Hussars,
81. seventh bragoon Guards TO South Az |
a. although mObilized. II is understood |
L'Fl Roberts does not see a way 10 |
..aa'r iur the English chargers. More |
..a' Tho English cavalry are TOO
. '} Jog work on the veldt. and Lord /
.. expects to use colonial cavalry in |
FACED 4 STIFF FIRE.
"aght All Day on the II opjes sur |
rounding sBeapu.aur. Ea..u