The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-20
RELIEF is AT HAND.
GEN. BULLER's FORCES ARE Ex-
PECTED TO REACH LADYsMITH
WITHIN A DAY
BOERs SWARM IN The Hills
ARE HURRYING FORWARD REIN.
FORCEMENTs TO CHECK AD-
i. VANCE OF GEN. WARREN
BRITISH MOVE CAUTIOUSLY

BRITISH MOVE CAUTIOUSLY
Are Hourly Expecting Battle. and no
Not Propose to Be Caught as Mt
Observation-Disclosures. Butler Warn,
Soldiers to Beware of False BurIa
Calls, and to Respect Boer white
Fiass When Guns Are Dropped,
sPEARMAN's CAMP, Friday Evening.
Jan. ls.-Sfr Charles Warren and Lord
Dundonald are continuing a cautious ad-
vance, hourly expecting battle. There
mas been slight artillery firing here. at
Ladysmith and at Chieveley. Natives re-
port that the kopjes are full of Beers.
1t is rumored that the Beers have
evacuated Colenso in order to reinforce
their troops here. Heavy gun fire was
heard from badysmith this morning.
Gen. Buffers order instructs the men
10 heed the white flag of the Beers only
Wnen they lay down their arms 1t also
inskructs the men to beware of false bugle
cai1s. ,s s''0
1t IS reported the Beers east of Colen-
so, on finding Gen. Butler had outrnanen-
yered them, crossed to the south of the
Iuseia on Monday and set fire to all the
houses In the village.
AS the force from Chieveley advanced
the Beers retired before them to trenches
on hill in line with Colenso. Our in
fantry advanced to the attack In skir-
mlshing order, followed by supports and
reserves our cavalry scouting on the
rlght' close up to the river. The Boer
Iorces at Colenso must have been con-
sloeraoly weakened by the dispatch Of
larger reinforcements westward to meet
Gen. Buffers advance, and they now hur-
rledly evacuated the river trenches and
the kopjes opposite the village and scat
tered before our shrapnel Bv evening
none of the enemy was left within rife
shot OF Colenso. The British force then
retired to Chieveley"
NEARING LADYsMITH.
LONDON, Jan. GA Durham special,
dated Thursday night, says:
1t is reported here that Lord Dundon-
aid has smashed Boer convoy.
Gen. Buller is said to be within twelve
miles of Ladysrnith, and Cen Warren to
be about SIX miles to the rear.
A dispat- h to the Daily Telegraph. dat
ed Thursday, from Spearman's Camp. de.
scrfbes the difficulties of march, owing to
the unwieldy baggage commission. com
prfsing all the tents and sheep, over bad
roads in wet weather. The CORE spond nt
then goes on to say:
Some 10000 Beers arrived in the vicin.
ity Of Potgeiter's Drift on Thursday and
Friday of last week and began the erec-
tion Of extensive and formidable lines Of
trenches, for their position apparently
could only be turned from the west by
assailing the nigh ridges of the Sproen
Kop
"A balloonist today reported that no
guns were visible in the enemy's works.
but there was a large Boer camp in the
direction of Drakfontein, brown ridge.
four miles from Potgieters Drift
"Boers arrived In large numbers to-
day from Colenso and Ladysndth. They
have certainly run branches of railway
from Modder Spruit around Mount Bull
way. Nearly all the Beers have gone to
attempt to check Gen. Warren's ad-
vance, but he made no sign today
RELIEF IN SIGHT.
The Times has the following dispatch,
Il
Gen. Buffers wagon train is nineteen
miles In length, and embraces 400 wagons
and 5000 animals. AS SOME of the drifts
are narrow and muddy, only one wagon
Is able to cross at a time. The officers
are betting to / that Ladysmith will be
relieved tomorrow (Friday)."
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
Spearman's farm. or camp, as the corre-
spondents now describe it, dealing with
Lord Dundonald's movement to the west
Of Gen. Warren's force, already cabled,
says:
His success gives us control of an
easy entrance to Ladysmith. Our guns
continue to lombard the Boer line, the
Beers replying but feebly. Gen Warren
is advancing steadily
Formal orders have been issued to mob
iliZe the Eighth division of the British
army.
DESPERATE FIGHTING EXPECTED.
LONDON, Jan. 20-Every hour that
Gen. Butler delays his combined attack
makes his position stronger. Transports
continue to arrive at Durham and fresh
troops are being sent up the. line to re-
inforce those In front of Colenso. 1t ap-
pears that Gen. Buffers troops north of
the Tugela number at least 22.0OO, and
possibly 25.000. with fifty guns. His total
forces, forming great outer curve south
and west of Ladysmith, probably number
10000. While Gen. Buffers forward
operations which began on Jan. 10 de-
velop rather leisurely the Beers appear
to be fully aware that they must meet
strenuous assault Balloon observers
have roughly estimated that Beers arc
using spade and pick in artihcially
strengthening positions which nature has
rendered easy Of defense.
Military critics In touch with the war
Office think that news that general fight
ing has begun may be expected at any
hour It is not thought that one days
fighting will settle the fate of Lady
smith, but rather that there will be two
or three days of continuous fighting.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE.
A special service was held in st. Paul's
cathedral tonight, at which 800 City OF
London volunteers were present Lcrd
Mayor Ashridge. the sheriffs or Lon-
don and the Duke of Connaught were
also present The line of march from the
barracks was crowded. and enthusiastic
necple filled the cathedral and stooa
cheering outside. DR.. Manuel Creighton,
lord bishop of London. addressed the
troops. and congratulated them upon rs
ing above their ordinary selves 10 20
their duty for the country and to GOO,
with whom rested the issue Of every en-
deayor.
BoER ACCOUNT OF 1T.
The Boer accounts of the passage OF
49, T,,eeIa river are given In two foiloW-
-ino disna atches from Commandant VII
ioen,s camp on the upper Tugeia, VIA
I,ourenzo Marques, dated Jan IL.