The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-27
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London. Jan. N-2:15 y. m.--Contrary
10 an announcement made shortly be-
fore midnight by the war office that
nothing further would bc issued until
Wednesday forenoon, the following
dispatch from General Butler. dated
spearman's Camp, Jan. y. GO D. m.,
has Just been posted:
warren holds the position he gained
Two days ag0. In front OF him. ut
anout Loo yards, is the enemy's po-
luon. west Of sy.on kop. II Is on
higher ground that Warrens position,
80 II IL impossible to see into II prop
erly.
1T can be approached only over bare
open slopes. and the ridges hehl by
warren arc NO steep that guns cannot
be placed ON them. But we are shell
ing the enemy's position with howitz-
ers and field artillery placed ON lower
ground behind the Infantry.
Ihe enemy IL replying with Creusot
ana other artillery. In this ddel the ad-
vantage rests with us, as we appear to
IN searching his trenches and his artil-
"ry hre TX not causing MS much loss.
An attempt will be made tonight to
seize Spion kop. the salient OF which
Iorfns the left OF the enemy's position
racing Fotgieter's drift. II has consid-
cradle command over all the cnemy's
cntrenchmcnts.'
The Times correspondent at Loureu-
10 Marques says:
me wholesale expulsion OF British
subjects now remaining In the Trans
'ani Is expected next week. Schucttc.
hiiltary commnndnnt Of the Rand, is
maintaining his reputation rs an un-
scrupuIous ana vindiciive official. His
iatest move was an attempt TO break
open the vaults Of the Rand Safe de-
post Company. ostensibly 10 obtain
their securities for the residents.
1T appears that all the bridges on
the Natal railway and the I.aing's Mex
tunnel and the bridges on the Free
Sente line have been undermined. so is
tn enable them to be destroyed at n
moments notice In the event Of Boer
retreat. The French liner Gironde has
arrived here. crowded with military
looking Foreigners. bound f'v the
1rhnsvaaL These include fifty Rus
sian ambulance men. with Germans.
Frenchmen. Italians and Greeks. Herr
Pot's. the Transvnnl consul general
here. has arranged for their convey
nnce To Pretoria by special trnin."
Pretoria. Jan. 23.-via I-our.nzo
Mnrques.-1icavy fighting is reported
for twelve miles along the Tugela
river. The British artillery fire was
the heaviest that has been experienced
during the war. 1t IL estimated that
over 10000 troops We're engaged In an
assault on the Tugcla heights. which
are occupied by the Beers.
The fighting front Saturday. Sunday
and Monday extended for twenty-five
miles. The artillery fire met with no
response from the Beers until the in.
fnntry attacked their positions. The
British made three assaults Saturdny y
and were each time vigorously re-
pulsed. The ROcr generals were Hans
Botha. Schalk Burger and Lucas
Meyer.
The British cannon. numbering over
forty. maintained n frightful conccn
trated fire. Every time the British
stormed the Roer positions they wcr,
reinforced 10y fresh divisions. but theii
Efforts were useless. They were RI.
pulsed each time.
| Yesterday the hostilitics ceased. and
the British nn,bulnncrs were busy foi
ten hours picking up and attending I,
the wounded on the field Of action
Their losses must have been NOR,
than loo.
The garrison at Ladysmith attempt
cd so make n demonstration. hut III,
Boer outpOsts gave the alarm and tn,
| attempt WAS prevented,