The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-23
PROGRESS Is SLOW
Hot Fighting All Day Sunday Is the
Brief Report
FROM MAIL CORRESPONDENT.
General Butler Has Wired Nothing Of
the Engagement.
THE WAR OFFICE HAS NO NEWS.
lt Is Assumed that the Attack Was Re-
sumed Monday Morning,
METHuEN AND HIS MEN ARE INACTIVE
military Experts Arc Specializing on
the Probable happenings In Natal.
II Is Assumed that the Attack Was Re-
sumed Monday Morning.
aeIHuIN AND HIS MEN ARE INACTIVE
military Experts Arc Specializing on
the Probable Happenings In Natal.
A List OF Casualties.

London. January 2s.--nhe Daily Mail has
the following, dated Sunday night. from
spearman's camp: There has been hot
Fighting all day. At dawn our attack was
resumed along the entire line, all the hri-
gades taking part We soon discovered
that the Beers stil occupied the range OF
hills in force their position being very
strong. The range is intersected by steep
raviuos and many approaches very diff
cult Of access.
Today the Beers. who were driven from
their trenches yesterday, took cover in
longas and behind the rocks, The forces
therefore considered the task of driving
them out and set at the work with will.
Much hghdug took place and progress was
slow, but gradually British pluck told It's
tale and the enemy fell back to another
kopje. We swarmed on and occupied II
and then the attack recommended with
tho utmost galantry. The country simply
abounds in hills favorable to the guerrilla
warfare and our task Is an arduouS Que
Nevertheless IL is being gradually accom-.
plished. Whenever any OF tho enemy
were observed taking MP a fresh positloa
our field batteries by accurate shooting,
must have greatly distressed them, The
enemy we're on the defensive almost the
entire day. save once when they attempted
to outhank our left and were slgnally
checkmatod. They rely almost entirely
upon rife hre. few shots wcro hred
from heavy piece OF ordnance, but those
fell harmlessly
VIC now occupy the lower crest on the
left aud are couverging slowly but surely
10 the Boer center. Tho Boor loss is un-
known. but must have been heavy, The
killed and wounded are carried away to
the rear rapidly. Strong rumors are in
circulation that the Beers are retiring.
The battle will be resumed tomorrow.
| London. January %, AIS a. m.--General
Butler has reported nothing OF his opera
tions Monday and official and press in
tcllgence gives the British bivouacked
! Sunday night on the ground they had Won
after two days fighting. The war ofhct
turned everybody out OF the Hobbies al
midnight. Apparently Lord Lansdownt
was as much without news all yesterday
as other persons were. Military men an
sumed that fighting must have taken place
and chat 1t was probably more severe
than on the two preceding days. General
Butler would not be likely to give tho
| Beers leisure to add to the elaborate en-
trenchments to arrange their artillery and
to concentrate their forces.
The special correspondents Sunday were
not allowed TO send the announcement that
the battle would almost certainly be re-
sumed the following day and hence off,
cial and popular anxiety is at high ten
SION. Tho British military experts all
hare the hopes Of their leaders, and al
Spencer wilkinson says they hesitate "a
r
unfavorablo Mr.. Wilkinson refers to tbs
cooler Judgment OF German and Austriar
critics, which means that some Of the bes
Judges look upon General Buffers en-
terprises as fororn hope, as merely
A continual strain OF hghting which may
prove too much for the physical energ,
of the troops engaged.
The Daily Chronicles military expert
says: Even when battle is won 10 a
single day as rule pursuit is only pro-
posed when fresh troops are available
But In this instance n Is not question
OF mere pursuit, but OF renewing an at
tack upon entrenched positions after q
days hard hghtng and a night OF lying
on the battlefield
Reinforcements aggregating 5000 oi
more have reached Capetown during the
last three days. II Is uncertain how
these have been disposed, but probabl,
most OF them have heen sent 10 Natal
where II Is believed General Butler nsedi
them.
The British In the other districts II
south Africa continue inactive. Lord
Methuen's $4,000 men remain behind theil
works General French's 1000 a RensberI
were reused Sunday by general alarm
that the Beers were attacking, but /
turned out that there was no basis TO
this General Gatacre Is quiescent a
colesperg.
The discomfort OF the colonial officers
and their disagreemenis with the regn
lars are being inquired into by Lord Rob
erts. who asserts that he viii give TN
Cape colouiaIs equal opportunity.
A Lnas-mitb the deaths from en-
teric fever average ten a day. som
fears are expressed that the gar
r,sep may be so worn by pri,a