Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-13
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London, Feb. 12.-Great Britain re-
mains waiting anNiously to learn which
side will succeed in striking first. The
widespread belief that the hands of
Field Marshal Lord Roberts and Gene
raj Kitchener are now firmly gripped
at the helm contributes to Il feeling of
more confidence that, whatever hap
pens. the campaign will now be waged
under q careful, comprehensive plan,
in which all the forces will cooperate.
Both sides seem to be collecting them
selves for attack. The left horn of the
Boer army is creeping through Zulu
land and threatening the British right,
and at Chieveley General Joubert, with
5000 men, is reported to be endcavoring
to attack General Butler.
THE BOERS REPULSED.
Boer aggressiveness has already de-
veloped and has met with {, repulsc at
Rensburg, while from what now be-
comes the most important point Of the
campaign, the Modder river, comes the
news of ccaseless activity and re-
doubled vigilance. These reports create
Gopefulness in Great Britai@ rather
than anxiety. for the impression exists
TINT the Boer aggresSlveness will give
the British their long-yearned-fo OPP
portunity and tend greatly to assistithe
broad plan of campaign which Lord
Roberts may shortly be expected to set
In motion at the Nfodder river
POOR LADYSMITH.
Meanwhile, Ladysmith must await
the cxigencles attendant upon the more
important military movements now on
q thot
Donald's Withdrawal from Koodoos-
berg was ordered by General Methuen.
under Lord Roberts instructions.
FOR HOME SERVICE ONLY.
London, Feb 12.-Lord Lansdowne. In
the House, said there were about no.
600 reserviSts. between the age OF Is
and do, who had served with the colors,
whom the government proposed to ask
TO join the army for year for home
service only.
TO BESIEGE ESHOWE.
London, Feb. 13.-The Pietermaritz
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail.
telegraphing yesterday, says:
4 dispatch from Eshowe asserts that
large commando Of Beers is encamp-
ed near Ngutu, with eighty wagons
and nine guns. 1t Is rumored that this
force intends to besiege Eshows. the
intention probably being to fortify the
Insult hills In order to prevent the
British traversing Zululand to relieve
IIadysmith.
LORD ROBERTS PLAN.
London. Feb. 13.-4:15 a. m.-Lord
Roberts has gathered $4,000 men, with
whom, according to the best military
opinion in London, he purposes turn
ing the left of the Magersfontein lines
near Jacobsdal, entering the free State,
compelling General Cronje to raise the
siege of Kimberley. and thus making
his first step toward Bloomfontein.
AN APPOINTMENT
Yesterday Lord Roberts announced
the appointment of General Sir Henry
Colcille, hitherto commander Of the
Guards Brigade, to the command of
the Ninth Division, which is being
formed, and will consist probably to a
great extent of colonial troops. Gem
eral Colville will be succeeded by Cen
eral Reginald Pole Carew
CENSORSHIP.
Lord Roberts tells the correspondence
that when he gets down to business
they shall have ample opportunities to
send news. His CHIEF, press censor yes
terday issued new rules. and in future
all written communications are to go
unchecked.
SOMETHING TO HAPPEN.
Only kilograms will be censored For
the next few days little news is likely
to get through but later there will be
more freedom. Thus says the. censor
and the last clause may be interpreted
to mean that something is about tc
happen.
KIMBERLEY S SITUATION.
Kimberley, twenty miles away from,
the Atodder River position, is in sore
ct ,N1 \ ne tt- 80 n
rate show that in q population Of a.
600 whites and 10000 blacks the mortal.
lily was sixty whites and 1873 blacks pei
thousand. The infantile death rate was
67l per thousand among the whites and
e12 per thousand among the blacks. En-
teric fever was prevalent
This fhghtful state OF things in De-
cember cannot have improved much, II
at all ainoe, and the fighting power OF
The garrison must have been greatly d.
unfinished.
Meanwhile the bombardment by the