The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
KILLERS LATE OPERATIONS.

BvLLER'S LATE OPERATIONS. Winston Churchill Describes Receni
 Movements On the TugeIs. New York, Feb. 22.-The World pub. fishes the following dispatch from Winston Churchill, dated at Gen. Bul. ler's headquarters, Chieveley Camp Monday night:
 scope of Recent Operations.
 ''To understand the scope and mean. ing of the recent operations here it i. necessary to study the map of the en- virons of Colenso. The shortest road to Ladysmith lies through Colenso, Uieters and Nelthorpe.
 Advancing by this an army secures railway communication. Moreover, the water question presents little difficult. ty.
 Gen. Bu1Ier's Intentions.
 When Gen. Butler determined to break off the attack on the Boer posi- tions beyond Potgieter's drift, he fully intended to make fresh attempt, and he preferred to run the risk and put the matter to . decisive test as near Ladysmith and as near railway com munications as possible, although this road runs through difficult country, beginning with the almost impregna- ble Colenso position, and further ob- structed by other strong positions in the rear of Coienso.
 The Position Described.
 The position spreads in wide horse shoe around Chieyeley. The western half lies on steep. often precipitous bluffs near Grobler's kloof, and among the low hills, kopjes and scrub around Colenso village.
 Against this position part of the att tack of December Is, was directed. Decided On the Eastern Half. Gen. Butler has now decided to try the eastern half, which lies on the soutb side of the Tugela river, run ming over Hlwana hill, along the green hills resting on the high ridges of Monte Cristo, and beyond it Ingola lsop and the nek between he two lat ter. Hntf4
 Hrssar hill was seized by cavalry anu occupied by the army the 14th (We tuesday,. On the 18th (Thursday) batteries were established on this po- sitioI, and heavy siege and.naval guns, all we'll intrenched.
 A SpasmOdic BOmhardmcnt.
 On the 18th (Friday) a spasmodic bombardment was kept up, but the Boero were we'll concealed, and only replied with long-range guns, causing few casualties.
 Or the 17th (Saturday) Gen. Bull lei attacked the extreme Boer left On Cingola kop with two divisions and cavalry, holding their right and cen ter with formidable line of field and siege artillery. Action began at six o'clock. The infantry, covered by the guns. advanced through broken, scrub by country, across Gomba strea n, upon Cingola kop, continually reach ing out to eastward to find the true Beer flank.
 Cavalry Made a Detour.
 The cavalry brigade under Lord Dun- dorald, made a detour of ten miles, and climbed the eastern end of Cing oia kop through tn edense slope, and TIT almost precipitious slope, and arrived at the summit at ten o'clock.
 After brief skirmish with the Boer pickets, Maj. Gought's regiment grad uaIly cleared the whole ridge. The Qreen's lancers, who now arrived on the extreme right of the infantry att tack, supported them in holding the hil. which had been won.
 Bocrs Retired Under Fire.
 The Boers lost several killed and wounded. Ten horses were captured. The Roers retired under heavy fire across the nek to Monte Cristo.
 The cavalry, then crossing Cingola kop, reached out to the Tugela river vanced on the plain beyond the ridge level with the infantry.
 The Boers had now been. driven from Cingola, but still occupied Monte Cristo strongly. The nek, between was commanded by, the fire of both combatanis, the road across it being available to neither.
 The Boers' Left Turned. At right angles to Monte Cristo ridge runs long spur to the Tugela river. The Boer left was now turned back along this, and the operations on the 17th closed with cavalry facing in | fantry and holding the ridge. During Saturday and Sunday Gen. Butler began a turning movement on the eastward around the Boer right, resting on the high hills, Cingola kop and Monte Cristo.
 Successful Operations.
 The operations so far are entirely successful. Both hills were captured without heavy loss. The cavalry on the extreme right. under Lord Dun- donald, menaced the Boer rear. The Boer losses in the bombardment must have been considerable. l per- | sonally saw wounded dragged away.