Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-19
War Department Regards the Sit
uation With Entire Confidence.
BRITISH ARE VERY CLOSE.
Way be Heavy Fighting Losses OF the
Beers - British Cabinet Meeting
Eighth Army Corps Called.

London, Jan. 10, 2:2S .. sn.--Messages
from the front appear to confirm the
general impression that events In Natal
will now move quickly, though hardly
as RAPIDLY as the tongues and pens Of
the rumor-mongers. There Is nothing
UP to the present TO support the story
that the relief OF Ladysmith IL an
accomplished fact. but II is learned on
excellent authority that the situation Is
now regarded at the war office with en-,
tire confidence, and that the beleagured
town is considered practically relieved,
although there is no attempt TO under
rate the danger and difficulty Of Gen.
Buffers task As suggested In these
dispatches yesterday, Gen. Warren was
actually in the vicinity Of Acton Homes
Wednesday, and a portion OF his force
under Lord Dundonald secured an I'M
portant position westward OF that place
during the evening Of January IL, on
the Boers' right flank, threatening the
Free Staters' communication with their
own country by way Of Van Renans
pass.
The British camp outside Of Lady,
smith ought 10 be Visible from there,
as the intervening country Is open.
Sit Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, Nj. F..
" no has arrived at Fort Rensberg Cape
Colony. expressed satisfaction with
Gen. Frelch's disposition OF his troops.
He visited Coleslxop yesterday while the
Smelling of the Beers camp was pro-
ceed.rg with such success that IL Is an
nounced on good authority that ie Beers
and IS horses were killed.
.Advices from Capetown say Webster
Davis, assistant secretary Of the in
terror at Washington. sailed from Port
Elizabeth. Monday, for Delagoa bay
1t is understood the imperial yeoman-
~ will b. leavened before that force
goes 60 the front, with considerable de-
tachments Of experienced colonials &C.
quainted with Boer tactics.
1870 y. m.--The war office has made
public DISPATCHES from Field Marshal
Roberts, dated today, recording the
scouting movements in Cape Colony, in
GLIDING the ambushing Of the Australi-
ans, when two OF the latter were killed
and fourteen reported missing. He adds
"A Boer deserter states that the
enemy suffered severely In attacking
French's advanced post January 5th.
Seventy Beers are stlll unaecounteA
for
Normal orders have been issued 10
mobilize the eighth division of the Brit
ish army.
II was rumored on the stock exchange
this morning that after eighteen hours
fighting Ladysmith had been relieved
and that Gen. Warren had been
killed.
Nothing was obtainable, however
tending TO verify the rumor and Il had
nc appreciable effect on stocks.
General Butler has telegraphed the
war Office from Spearman's camp. I'M
der date OF last evening, as follows:
Lord Dundonald. with body OF
mounted troops, came into action this
afternoon with a force OF Beers west
OF Acton Homes. After fight, he oc-
cupIed several kopjes which he is stlll
holding.
Field Cornet Heilbruln was killed,
twenty burghers were killed or wound
ed and fifteen prisoners We're taken.
Two British soldiers were killed and
two wounded.
Spearmans Camp, Natal. Thursday, |
Jan. Is. s:25 D. m.-The Boer trenches |
have been perslstently shelled by the |
naval guns all day long. Small parties |
Of Beers were seen at intervals, and a
large force. from the direction OF Lady |
smith. were seen trskking towards the