The Lamar register., 1900-01-31
BRITISH WITHDRAW.
suLLER RscRossEs THE to
CELIA.
After Severe Repaiss at sPion KoP He
Decides 1t Imprsatiesbio to Continue
the Adyaaec to I-adysIaith.

back the enemy aud obtained posses
sion OF the southern crestS OF the high
table land extending from the line Of
Acton Homes and Hongcr's pOort to
the western LadySmith hills. From
then 10 January .1th he remained In
close contact with the enemy.
The enemy held strong position on
a range Of small kupis> stretching from
northwest To southeast across the
plateau from Acton Homes, through
Spi0n kop to the left bank oE the Iu-
gcla.
The actual position held was per.
ferJiy ieuatic. bot dil not lend Itself
Ia an advance. a. tbs southern Slopes
were - strvp that warrcn could net
Eei an effective artillery position, aud
watcr supplies wers q difficulty,
January -s}el I Assaulted to his at
tacEiuE Spiuu kHp, n aTGr hilL indassts
a mountaln. which WIS evidently a key
10 the position. but was far mprs acc'ss'
slblc rFo1n The north than from the
south
',On ths night u January 2}r,i be at
tack r,l Splou kssp but fHuBi q ltfiiEutt
10 hold A. is isyTinefpr WIS soF9 lafsc
and water, Nhirt be had Decu i'71 TO D.
lIrvc rxis'c1 in this extraordinary 5rS
season WIS fUuHl 3rIictrnt
The creSts VgrFD hgIj all that day
=
she'll tirv our uEru fought with EEeat
gRtI8HtTy. J pUssld especially mention
the CuSdurf 0f fhs Ssvulst CaMcFuu In
dlnns nBI tia rtttrd Kings Riflss. who
supprrtttl the at8aSE bu The rGluUufata
from the sIaEEszst side. and - Fach Easss
fought ts~3g way 80 the top, and the
Second Lancashire fU>lli0r- and So
Cud fiFdairsEN- Tvhe uIa<ninssiEiAy y
maintained The b-st traditions - Slaa
.HrH II. a. 49,. .Has= - ~
of January @tth. and TbaruyrTHFf'a
mounted Infantry, who l"uShf 'hfauEh
thg. day equally well sJouEs.ds - tt2salss
General WnEsliEHtp. wtgo was iH rusts
uaaud at slEs suutnlh- having tEsu
gvauuy,sys. the aIti-vsr WHO sHiyrssfssi
him DECIDED un t!if night - January
2sih to abandon the position. snd dsd
so before dawu Jaufary 2,sh.
i reached WnFren's camp lt ; a, at--
January 2e.th. and lrssdsi that 49,
0ngl attack ufsaB SIlou Eug was n<sis~s
and that if5e surny's right wzs tog
strong tG allow tsa fn torr, %,
''Accori3uEly, devitE-i '0 uitktsrHH
thr f0rHFe - the saufh ~ the InEs,tas.
At & a. IA Nfss Esa&I4mfeEEs'i N3fttiEltsF ssl1
the train aUii hy : a. H. January 2sEh
Saturday warTvHs g1gSv Was rgEBr a.
rra,rd south AZ .sFg TnRpla without tase
loss q uian nr a rsgGuI " stores
'-I-il., faet fAus si1r fo=rr abguld wttas
draw frum acEuai tnuch-lu suuls ssss-s
Lhe uns-s ErEr less tLau q llluusaiis1
yar,is apart -vs;h tho .urmg Hu iife
manner d siiJ, Gss I IhlBA- sutias3enf "Fs.
drnoC u Jlae fSaEaif - 'na fcEaseh ard
that We uras permitted I8 uifhhEHW aszr
g1mhrous OK and Uul" iFauspssr1s
across the river elEhlgsngr FaEsas
broad. with rNeufy-Ttssf hHu&- and q
very swift earrNuf. ursp0lrstgt. Esr
think. proof thar the HnrgDg has irsen
tAnsht 10 gs.sgzsf ugtr soldiers as6f8nG
power
4 dispatch gsusn T"r-faria. datsi Jaa-
uary 2l;h. via Ila'grvHAo Marques Jan
tIary -silh ssys.
The EusgguTgs u advised that ar
ter hnAvy nzbauE rear Spl"u Eup, ssafss
British UF Ii,s ka9 t-aiHg rE0TgDed EHIs1-
ssi a white EaE znd IN surrendered
Bo=g us-ah isaSpF. Ladytmith. Jan.
-. p n. II he Erlitsh dead lgft on Eise
battlefield yesterday numbered .ist
II Is bellrEr1 la London that this N.
ciudes the Wpggusfei-
II ap,saarx that Grnrral Butler had
all together i've brIzades v Vapily aE
partly engaged, General Coa}le'ss GeEs
erai HildyHui's. ficte-Sl Hasr'sl Gen
sral WoodEale'E and General IsyEGie
tons, and the 20 casualties already
announced Ia iytrieJuu's brigade are
Thus explained Mech mystery stu
surrounds tEgs retreat II II pgsElasla
that General RulIrr has Withdrawn his
whole E0rce, luz q Is generally assumed
that T.yttiet0u'N brigade and Lard
Dundonaids cavalry and other trpaFes
arr si.il on the north side Uf the tn
gela
General Bnlls.F's confidence tilat the
BOsrs dsa not modest his refrRat be
cause they had b.en ERuEAt % respect
the flghiinE powers Of the British sol.
der. Is not shared To l.oadau. IL 3
thought rather that the Boers had
some other plan ln store OF did not
Wish to waste fhriF mrn.
Large arrivals OF troops are due al
Cape Town during the week
There has been great activity IN mill
fary quarters IH an parts Of England
since Saturday morning
At the very m0ment when Or Iavds
Is being received as an hon0rc, guest
In the highest Circles un the cuutIu mi
Great Britain has 60 face the worst
disaster Ia a campaign thus far dis
astrous. Open talk is heard of the
absolute necessity 0f abandoning
t.adysyulth 20 its fate. while Lord
Roberts reverTs In rlsr original Tlan Of
an advance over the Orange river ufon
Bl0emfputHIu.
To IadySnIth the figrr,f.,ir.t,,y4-,tt z