Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-08
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hes GEy, rsachs1 Lsdyszlh On
Tuss1Ey nszht md yesterday SIR Red
ysrs hlzssH entered the cisy and re-
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e1sAR Gzespt fer q szAn rear guard Of
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vitAEay. ard B1llsf rspsEts that
Whiis'E troops VIII need =ursing be-
fore thsy are ready for eanpaAEn-
Losses " TIE bssisged and TIE re-
EsTizg forces In cAsusltiss we're over
a0M zsa.
Lord Dand0nAld I'd ne advance Of
Bakers nrzy. HB catered LAdysm1th
Tres5ay Essss, ara BuIlsE soon fol-
iowsd hs1-
ne Eain British force At last re-
ports vss - Sezborpe, preparing 20
enter the town, n he eo1ntry has
been cleared Of Beers, sxespt fer .
snail rsar guard On surpriss Hill.
TIE Bosrs are believed 70 have
saved Their srziisry, though Dun
donald Il rsporsed trying 70 egt some
Of Il OF
Britain believes that tss wkr now
win begin in real e&rssst, and Il il
nunOuncsd that daring this mouth
$4,000 more nsn VIII Be cent TO the
Cape.
Joabert Il believed 10 have selected
WinbzrE, @nIfsnortheast Of Bloen-
fonssiu, fer his next line Of defense,
and Il b aid that he VII unster5o,0oo
nnsn there.
Kfteheuer b In Northern Cape Colo
ny, Whsrs he b reported to Be pre-
pairing for . gsnerAl move By Gstscre,
Clsusnts and Brs5Gnt seFoss the
lonrgs River.
A Boer Unyof 100 men - rePorted
east Of Pz&rdsberg, between Roberts
and Bloezfouteln and another BoeF
foEce II repeated southwest Of Rob
eEts' position.
Tse Boezs IN Cape Colony are re-
treating. Colesbsrg has been occu-
pied By the British.
AZ TREMENDOUS oosT.
LoxDox, March L-BuIler's relief Of
LAdyEezffh came in the nick Of time.
Despite the cheerful photographs, the
bsleaguered gErTison vas In dire
strata. Only the belief that relief was
sare this time spparsnfly enabled the
gArrison to hold cut.
Private reports from Ladysmith
show that the garrison was not only
shoEs Of food, bat that the water on
which they depended was poison.
Tea made from h was thick with
strlngy sediment, which was nothing
lsss tsaB Sewerage from the Boer
camp.
The few spots sheltered from the
bombardmsut we're speedily pollnsed,
and those who escaped fever or
dyssntery we're in . wretched physical
condition.
For q long time the garrison had
subsistsd On horhe and male Iesh.
Luxuries were beyond the meal Of
the majority. Eggs were % dozen;
q can Of milk cost "; tobacco was SIS
Q pound, and q case OF whisky was
rafied OF for 500.
Tbs number Of men within the lines
ct Ladysmlth we're reported early Ia
February st II, 1000, Of whom Q 1000 were
civilians and 1000 soldiers. Labyrinth
has been besleged almost exactly four
months. Wire communication with
the place was cut by the Beers No
vefnber 2.
The relief Of LAdysmith has been
costly. The first attempt By Butler to
cross the Tugela, December Is, was
made 1t 3 sacrifice Of LOO men. The
two subsequent attempts on the Upper
Tugela cost upwards OF 1000 mon, and
In the last and successful attempt the
estimated BFitish loss was 1900. This
makes g grand total Of about 1000.
Some idea OF the obstacles which
Butler commended with cen be had in the
following from 3 ooIenso correspond
ent. He writes: "Eo pen can de-
scribe the difficulties. Ridge after
ridge, like the 3 Of the sea. Each
can be enfIaded BY the enemy and
until one is taken IL 10 impossible even
with the kssnsst scouting, to know
what fortune lies beyond.
"To add to the difficulties the tropi-
cal rainy ; has set in. For twelve
hours uniforms Of men chung 70 them
like wet seaweed. The mud caught
them under foot and the mist closed
down and shut out the position Of the
enemy. This discomfort is borne by
all alike. Gen. BulIer and hIs STAFF are
virtually living lives of privstes.
There has not been even 4 tent 70
cover the commanding Generals.
They eat from their knees, with their
shoulders against Q rock, and sleep
where they can.