The sun., 1900-01-09
GEN, WHITE RIPlLS BOERS
His Forces Successfully Defend
Beleaguered Ladysmith
From Attack.
FUTILE WORK By BULLER
The English Leader Makes an In
effectuai Demonstration Against
the Burghers at ColensO,
Who Refuse TO be
Drawn out.

London. Jan. S-Geueral White, i Il
now known, repulsed the Boer attack
upon Ladysmith On Saturday, infictins
heavy losses. The war once has just
/ published tie following dispatch from
1 General Butler.
i "Frere Camp, Natal, Dec s.-The ~.
j lowing is from White, dated n yea
terday:
An attack was commenced I'll Ay
position, bat was chiefly against C3sas
camp and Wagon hill. The enemy was
In great strength aud pushed the attacs
with the greatest coul age and energy
Some OF cur intrencntaeuts ~ Wagon
hill were three times taken by the enc
my and retaken by u.s. The attack con
tnued until 80 II. N.
" One point in our position was occn-
pied by the enemy the whole day. But
at dusk in a very heavy rainstorn, they
were turned olt OF this position q, the
point Of the bnyunet in 2 most gallant
manner by the Deyons, lied. w Colonel
Park. Colonel Ian Hamilton command
Cd nn Wagon hill and rendered vaHa.la
services Tx troops have had scry
trying time and have behaved excellent
, Is. They an elated al tn service they
have rendered the queen.
Ihc enemy We're reralsed every
where with very heavy loss, greatly ex-
ceeiing that on NY side, wLich will bc
< reported az soon a. tn lists are com.
. pleted.'
/ A lunor is current in the city that Gen
+ eral Bsller has crossed the tGge!a river,
Q captlred two guns ard IS now marching
n on Ladysmith
! Nothing however, has been received
!, coggoboratve 81 the sumor. . the re-
port mus; Je taken weh all reserve.
Hocrs Refuse TO Reply.
So far as known Genc.al Ballers :
demonstration against Colenso hah liz
y tie effect. In spite o. the heavy art.l-
. lery fre, the Boers did nH reply and the
s. only effect of the shrapnc she'll reported
le was that il caused 100 Bocrs and their
S horses 70 stampede fUm the camp BE-
i. tveca colenso and Gros ler's kloot
J. lndl the above dispatch from Genera
+, Nhitn was given out The People q Lon
don we're ia fever n apprehension or
y account ~ tie ilst words III the hello
= graph messa ce received .re,. a on sun
- dar Nrry hard iesod tad cro~3
y Pc lr visited t.e Waf oilee Ii search a
4c nae
Il, GenGal I'r#a has uaw orcl thr asL
I'D er British eolli aders Mia tAn fauiia
- tN4i+s't-l.#a u
III florl Reasfers ay thar IS ana 3
Z men II tie Suif lk= wen ailcl and TIA
'.i about - were captured 10 an att0cs oi
w Saturday Gu a Li.l occlMei III Tx Boegs
sl when tArce-f1urtAs q. lr cpr all r.
uI treated On an order saii lave bee
I'LL sounded ug the enemy! lea Ing the Te
III. aaiader who were 1rerpJWeret 'fcac-
la al French's announcement that tAe L.se
~ regiment has been sent e replace tl
SgGoks $ more bitter q tie latter
4. friends than the iist IL casctIes as u
only .ateaenas irs 81 t.s fact + that u
III SuGa.a, disgractl Themselves and thei
.nl Aag ~ bolt.4s ana leaving 2 few of taei
~ more -taueL Mraces 70 I'll tAe i#.9Et
of ja...
H. A private II t.e IrlsA riles wh9 .o4sl
M al Stotnbcrg, Il q letter e his Lon,
a.. says ti44t when General Gatacre saw h
position ihe guidb lad lea lie troops lnt
he shot the gHis dead with Its own :.
yoiger.
Lndysmith before tttack.
A Dispatch from I-adygmith dated Jai
", /, biz ranaef to Ftpre camp, Jan. S, sGys
s "Latge conyoys with s,6its, .'caa (
seen trekains toward Colenso. The Boe!
~ IRE actively pa;f3!.ug the country ~
4al have massei their forces ~ The squti
i ward u opposc General Bnilers aiyanc
yet Every bill! aaA ri bc;wecn here IL
!ua Colenso has been strongly fortified. Gei
ec O-al Jouhrrt Is again % tie field.
1t IS difficult ID estimate thc numb,
,, Ew aaoAt III, AS the Bpcr, Keep We
uadef slStr aud Aerer sAow themselye
~ biz majority x their forces arc &
'FA tween General Butler and Ladysnith
nd 1t impossible q - outside the Tow
Ing limits wthosf ttins shot al 4 hcay
VIA f-f ~, n - 4
-roi .e.tion ot Sunday river. The actil
ara banbarans has lttle effect Heay
ra.as washed olt the camp of Il
l.es 7 enty-ninta hussars, bit the men az
~ II i horses escaped without injury
ren Persistent ruiuors are ii circulate
fi n luarfels between tie Transvaal al
RE State commanders
OF \ big concert vas held toaigLt E
80 err ody i apparently cheerful
,na J. II lie Ia War; ii a graphic d
SCI ion II thp battle II Magersfontei
o! lays
inc 4 rsgles- to Disguise that lar,
its pe.ce utgge 3. tie troors are lJsiEg hea
ect Tor campaign comprised Of = successi,
linq u frontal attacks On u invisible :ae, 6
ar cutef iutgencaed and unreachable O'
gi,, ma Tough admirably, but they we
~ asEe! . perform miracles Don't blau
.. thaEl 40 don't blame the gallant yeuer
osA WHO vas le first victim Of the terrib
soes disassar vhGh oYercame the hchlar
brigade. They marched in quarter c,
umn t1 their DOOM General Wauchope
last 3rds For God sake meu do n
blame me for this" will gladden. Il
and hearts Of his Lumber!ess friends The
the was no accord between General Methu
tpa and General YYauchope in regard 10 Il
-. best method Of attack. General Meth
ems plan pre7ai!ed and the mistake co
wal 700 msa."
,uS ouIIeF's rugelz Defeat.
'un' The frst account giving any adaQua
seq explanation ot General Pullsr'5 defeat
ne, tie Tussl2 river comes By mail from d
per Benet-B lrleigh, TIE daily Telegraph
this correspondent. !. appears that the bl
.ent lie orders. drawn up by General Cler
/ provided for the effective support Of q
- artillery oy Generals Hart's. BaTtor
~, nd Drndonsld's brigades These We
''. aever completed General Hart miss
his wav Lord Dr1danelG failed % g.
can port, na Cen Barton s5t part " d
iist forces I'll IN uurenabc position. Colon
is Long. ri'a the artillery, outpaced the {
4 IL.