Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-18
BOERS SEPULSEO.
A Fierce Attack on Lad dysmith Is Beat
en- Back By the Towns Defenders
Other News of the War.

fishes the following dispatch from
Gen. Forester Walker, commanding
at Cape Town:
Gen. French reports, under date Of
January g. The situation is much the
same as yesterday, but l regret to re-
port that serious accident has hap
pened to the first battalion of the Suf-
folk regiment
From news Just come to hand from
them, gather that with the authority
of Gen. French, four companies of the
First battalion advanced by night
against low hill one mile from their
camp. They attacked at dawn. Lieut.
Col. Watson, commanding, gave orders
to charge. He was at once wounded.
Orders for retirement were given.
Three-quarters of the force retreated
to camp. The remainder held their
ground until they were overpow
by greater numbers, when they sur
rendered. Seventy were taken prison
ers, including seven officers.
Gen French reports that the Boer
command which made the attack on
January 4 lost so killed, beside wound
ed and prisoners. The command was
dispersed"
A special dispatch from Frere Camp,
dated January 6, says: Gen. White
photographs that he defeated the Beers
this morning They crept up SO close
to the defending forces that the Cor
don Highlanders and the Manchesters
actually repulsed them at the point of
the bayonet.'
London, Jan. 9.-Gen. White still
holds out, or did so 60 hours ago. when
the Beers, ousted from their foothold
inside the works, suspended their as
sault at nightfall England has taken
heart. The situation, however, is
worse. The beleaguered force must
have expended large amounts of am
munition, which cannot be replen-
ished, and must have lost a number of
officers and men, which is counterbal-
anced, SO far as the garrison is CON
cerned, by the greater loss of the Beers.
Gen. White still needs relief and the
difficulties confronting Gen. Butler are
as great as ever.
The formers unadorned sentences
suggest eloquently the peril in which
the town was for II hours, and how
barely his 5000 men We're to keep from
being overcome.
The chief concern for Gen. White is
in respect of ammunition. His stock
of ammunition must now be very low.
The war office has published the fol-
lowing dispatch from Gen. Butler:
Frere Camp, Natai, Jan. S.-The fol-
lowing is from White, dated p. m,
Sunday:
/" An attack was commenced on my
position, but was chiefly against Caes-
ar's camp and Wagon hill. The enc
my was in great strength and pushed
the attack with the greatest courage
and energy. Some of the entrench-
ments on Wagon hill were three times
taken by the enemy and retaken by
US. The attack continued until 7:30 p.
IN. One point in our position was oc-
cupied by the enemy the whole day.
But at dusk, in a very heavy rain
storm, they were turned out OF this
position at the point of the bayonet,
in a most gallant manner, by the De-
vons. The enemy were repulsed every
where with heavy loss, greatly exceed
ing that on my side, which will be re-
ported as soon as the lists are com
p!eted.
London, Jan. 11.-During the inter-
lude of apparent military inactivity
and official secrecy Lord Roberts and
Lord Kitchener have arrived at the
seat of war.
London, Jan. 1G.-Lee-Metford cart
ridges are running short in the British
magazines and. according to a semi
official report, the war office purposes
to fall back temporarily upon 100,0O0,-
600 Mark "" expanding bullets,
mos of which are already in storage
in South Africa. The war Office, how
ever, has issued Il strict order to the
volunteers that the 80 rounds of
Mark w. given them must be used
in practice at home, none being taken
to South Africa.
After the public announcement that
no such bullet would be used in this
war, it's employment, the Daily Chron-
icle thinks, would be a serious breach
of faith, especially as the British
commanders have complained that the
Beers occasionally use such projec
tiles.
The Daily Mail accuses the war of.
fee of "doctoring" official dispatches
before their issuance. and cites partic,
ulars. The Daily Chronicle AYERS that
there seems to be an official conspir-
acy against letting the truth be
known.
Although the war Office declines to
confirm the report that Lord Methuen
has been recalled to England. inquir.
les made at Methuen's home in Wilt
shire have ELECTED the information
that when he received his wound his
horse threw him heavily and spinal
and other injuries supervened.
The Daily Mail says: 1--WE learn that
in the attack on Lady last Sat
'urday the British losses We're IA Off.
GERS killed. "a wounded and over SOC
non-commissioned officers and men
killed or wounded. The Boer losses,
we hear, are estimated at between
1000 and 5000"
Lorenzo Marquee, Jan. 12.-Inspec
tion of travellers bound to the Trans