Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-22

ish infantry. The Beers stuck to their
rocky Businesses With the greatest
tenacity and at the conclusion If the
day the British had only advanced
across a few ridges. The Beers appar-
emily have few guns and they did little
damage. Capt. Honley, of the Dublin
fusiliers. fell mortally wounded while
leading his men to seize a fresh point
of vantage.
Progress Against Odds.
London, Jan. 22.-Gen. Butler cables
to the war office:
"spearmans Camp, Jan. 21, Q p. M
Gen. Warren has been engaged all day.
chiefly on his left, which he has swung
forward about couple of miles.
The ground is very difficult. and as
the fighting is all the time UP hill. it is
difficult to say exactly haw much we
have gained, but think we are making
substantial progress"
London, Jan. 22-Gen. Buffers mid
night bulletin seems TO have faint
echo of Grants "fightlng It out on this
line if it takes all summer
He reports that Gen. Warren was en-
gagged al dag chiefly ON MS left. which
liCsiliS ,MuHS IOuI)lS VI sIlil1BS.
The ground was difficult, as he was
working his way UP to the crest of the
range.
Gen. Butler admits that it is hard to
tell how much ground has been gained.
but in his Judgment Gen. Warren is
making substantial progress.
Gen. Butler is not an optimist, but a
cool, hard -headed soldier. who deals
with practical details of the campaign
like a man of business. He has no COM
plete story of victory to tell. but he is on
his way 10 Ladysmith, and he does not
mean to turn back.
There are no indications of direct
frontal attack, but there seems to be Il
slow, laborious, cautious attempt from
flank to rear to turn the enemy out OF
his main stronghold without a heavy
sacrifice of life.
The British force had evidently BIZ
vouacked again and would resume the
battlein the morning.
Gen. Buffers previous bulletin. which
was Sunday morning postscript to his
previous nights report of Saturdays
engagement. served TO indicate the ln.
of attack and the forces commanded b,
Clery.
1t is reported a reconnaissance in force
by Lyttleton's brigade for the purpose
of relieving Warren's line during tbs
battle.
This maneuver kept the enemy in thu
trenches opposite the British force
which had crossed the Tugela at Pot
gIeter's drift and prevented the concen
tration of the Dutch forces upon posi-
tions westward. which Clery With a por
ton of Warren's column was attacking
various correspondents as a vigorous
affair. The enemy,s position at Brak
fonten was shelled hour after hour
while the entire brigade was drawn vi
within 1000 yards of the trenches
The Beers guns opened fire, but wer
silenced speedily. The casualties o
Iyttletca's Brigade we're lisht.
The chief object of this brigade
which concealed at Potgieter's tn
main movement of the British force
further west, is to hold as large nun
ber of the enemy as possible at Brak
fontein, and also to prevent a flank at
tack by the enemy in the direction o
Springfield.
The battle of yenter's Spruit is de
scribed in the press dispatches as al
assault upon the Boer right. The Cen
trail News correspondent stated tina
Gen. Warren attacked from Actor
Homes.
II this be true, the bulk of Warren
column must have advanced to the pc
sition taken by Lord Dundonald on tn
kopies commanding the main road t
Ladysmith. This would have been
flank attack.
The course of Venter's Spruit is NJ
clearly indicated on the maps. Gel
Clery conducted the battle, altho he
Warrens Junior in rank. and he ha
Hart's brigade and possibly few oths
battalions of his own division. .ol
ton of Warrens division was also el
gagged.
One account gives the number of p,
sitiOns taken from the enemy at tw'
and another several lines Of kopje
which were swept by an accurate al
tillery fire. 1t was an uphill fight q
the way, and the top was not reache
The Dutch were steadily driven bac
with heavy losses, but retained posse
sion OF their main position when tt
British soldiers bivcuacked for II
night.
II this position was Stein Kop
Black mountain, and not Spion Kop,
previously reported, the British ha'
turned the enemy's line OF defenses al
cut on his retreat to Ttntwa Pass.
A rumor that the road t0s Van Re
nan's Pass was closed seemed premi
tuss They had = Spg line Of comm1