The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-30
BULLEfcS FAILURE.

BULLEE'S FAILURE.
General Buffers campaign across the
Tngela river was of few days and full
of trouble. It is admirably summed UP
8 in the following, which we take from the
columns of the Baltimore Sun:
JANUARY 1O-General Butler, with most
of his troops. starts from Frere and
Cheveley for Potgieter's and Trich-:
ards drifts to flank the Beers.
Town of Springfield, on the Little
TNgela, occupied without opposition
JANUARY 11-Lord Dundonald's cavalry
occupies without opposition hill
on the south. side Of the Big Tugelai
commanding Potgieter's drift.
JANUARY -. 13. 14-Generai Butler
brings up his troops and posts them
at Mount Alice and Zwartz kop with
4 view Of forcing the passage OF the
Tugela at Potgietcr's drift Cen
erll Warren marches to Tridtlard's
drift, six miles west Of Potgieter's-
JANUARY 16-General Lyttleton. COM
nnanding Buffers advance guard,
crosses the river at Potgicter.s drift,
meeting no opposition.
JANUARY 17-General Warren crosses
at richards drift, meeting a hot
fire from Beers, who retire as lie
advances. Buffers guns begin to
shell part OF the Boer position from
Mount Alice.
JANUARY 1s-Buller continues bonn
bardment. Warren advances five
miles northward, meeting practically
no opposition.
8 JANUARY la-Lttietons troops adj
vance slightly Warren starts to
make wide detour to the westward
with view of reaching Ladys,nith
but his movement is rendered
abortive by the, Beers threatening
his communications. Dundonald's
cavalry surrounds a body OF Beers
west OF Acton Homes. killing or
wounding % of them and capturing
Is; Dundonald's loss, 2 killed and
2 wounded.
JANUARY 2o-Warren delivers frontal
attack on Beers west of Spion kop.
Beers retire from several ridges of
hills to other fortified ridges, Lyttle-
ton makes q demonstration against
;Boer position north of Potgieter,s
drift, but retires without heavy
fighting
JANUARY 21-Warren continues tn
fight, and in an all-day battle sue
ceeds in advancing 1000 yards.
JANUARY o2-Warren fights again, but
is checked and makes pra ctically
no gain.
JANUARY eS-Warren advances at night.
the Beers not opposing him. and oc-
cupies Spion kop.
JANUARY 24-Warren heavily attacked
by Beers all day.
JANUARY o5-Buller cables at 1910 a.
NJ that British held Spion llop all
day Wednesday, and that in War
ren's opinion he had rendered the
position Of THE Beers untenable. On
the same night that Buffers dis
patch is sent Warren abandons
Spion kop.
AS soon as we saw it reported that Cen
eral Butler had been permitted by the
Boers TO cross the Tugela river without
opposition, we at once suspected another
of those famous Boer traps, into which
THE British have in every instance fallen.
The Beers had fortified almost every hill
in the neighborhood of Ladysmith, and
were only too willing that the British
should come over and make an assault.
They threw enough ostacles in the way
to prevent the British from getting the
impression that the Beers were inviting
them to cross. and being sure of their
position, they confidently awaited the as
sault It was all over in a little while.
Butler Went forward and captured few
1 of the Beers outpostS. and finally Cen
eral Warren took Spion kop, but it is
apparent that all this was q part Of the
Boer programme and once more have the
British troops fallen into the trap which
the Eoers set for them. The assault was
a failure from beginning to end, and the
British may congratulate themselves
that Buffers army was not CAPTURED. lie
was lucky irdeed 20 be able to retreat in
good order.
1t now appears that Ladysmith has been
abandoned 10 its fate. With no British
in front to be reclloned with, the Beers
will have no difficulty, it appears, in talk
+ ing possession of Ladysmith whenever
they see fit to do SO. If General White
makes any resistance it will be a needless
sacrifice OF life, and some ere now dis
nosed to think that he will destroy his
guns and capitulate.
What win be Great Britain's next step?
The whole word is waiting with interest
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MAJOR THOMAS A. BRANDER. Z
Most of the old Confederates have now
passed away but none Drawer and truer.
than Thomas A. Brander has answered
to the last muster call.
That courage and fidelity and devotion
to duty which made Major Brander such
q good soldier. characterized him as a
citizen. and he was as noble in peace as
he was in war.
he had "a kind heart. and he did much
TO help. has old Confederate comrades
who were unlcrtnnate. lie was devoted
TO Richmond, and did his part in pros
noting her interests.
He was, in every department of life.
true to his convictions. faithful to his
trusts. and conscientious in the discharge
- $500