Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-08
and a quantity of ammunition
BULLER ATTACKS THE BoERs.
General Engagement Begin by CIery's.
Hildyard's and Bartons Forces.

General Engagement Begin by CIery's
Hildyard's and Barton's Forces.
London. Jan. S.-A special dispatch
| from Frere Camp. dated Saturday.
| Jan. g. D. m. SAYS: AT o'clock
! this afternoon the whole of General
/ Clery's division mrached out of camp
I to attack COlenso. General Hid
| yards brigade was on the left and
| General Barton's on the right. with
! cavalry on the extreme right. The at
tack was slowly developed and at 80
| the British field guns advanced on the
center and commenced Smelling the
BOer positions on the Hat land be
tween HIanwane hill and Fort Wylie
About this time a heavy thunder
storm ragged over the enemy'S posi-
tiOns. At 5:30 our troops were still
advancing and had reached a point
very near COlensO. The naval 41-inch
field guns We're busily dropping shells
into the enemy'S trenches along the
river and the forts of the enemy had
made no reply"
London. Jan. S-The Daily MaiIv
has the following dated Jan. q. al noon.
from Frere Camp: AT 3 O'Clock this
mQrning very heavy firing began at
Ladysmith. II lasted fully four hours
and must have meant either Il Sortie
by the British or Il determined attack
on the garrison by the Beers. Our
shells could be seen falling on UmbuI-
wilma Hill. and the enemy were reply
ing. Besides the cannon reports there
We're sounds Indicating smaller pieces
OF artillery i'll action. The fighting
must have been at closer range than
has been the case up to now. Our naval
guns at Chievely sent their usual fire
into the BOer trenches there: but there
mas been no further movement here"
Force sent 4 gainSt the Rocr> l. Defeated
and seventy Captured.
London. Jan. S.-Thc war office pub
fishes the following dispatch from Gen
"ral Forester Walker. commanding ut
cape Town General French reports
under date of Jan. d: The situation is
much tn" same aS Yesterday. but | re-
%rpt O.rcpCrt that Il serious accident
mas happened to the first battalion of
tho Suffolk regiment From news lust
come To hand from them | gather that
with the authority and knowledge of
Gcneral French four companies of the
first battalion advanced 10y night
against Il low hill one mile from their
camp. They attacked at dawn. Lieu
tenant Colonel Watson. commanding
gave orders to charge. He was at once
wounded. Orders for retirement were
given.
''Thrce-quarterS of the force re-
treated TO camp. The remainder held
their ground until they were overpow-
erred by greater numbers. when they
surrendered. Seventy were taken priS-
Gsers. including seven officers Gen.
French reports that the Boer com
mandO which made the. attack Jan. |
lost fifty Killed besides wounded and |
prisoners. The commando was dis |
pprSed"
General Forester Walker. telegra oh |
ing from Cape Town today, says
There iS no change in the situation as |
regards Lord Methuen and General |
Gatacre. Referring 10 my earlier dis |
patch today | have 10 report that Gen |
erdl French reports. under date OF Ian. |
.. that a medical officer has been sent |
cut 10 collect all the wounded TO the |
northeast OF CoteSburg. The exact list /
Of persons missing French has not Yet
aSc"rtained. Probably about seventy.
The first battalion of the Essex rcg!-
'ncnt abs been sent 10 replace the first
Of the suffolk The position
OF affairs, tactical aEi strategic. =
without alteration y BopT medical |
officer admits that Z: was intended 10
leave COlr>burg. The euemy'S loss
day bv day from our fire Las beer
heavy"