The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-22
HEAVY BRITISH LOSSES.
A Battle in Which Gen. Warren's
Casualties Reach 300.
REWARDED WITH A VICTORY.
The BritOns Have Practically Sc
cured the Rough Table Land Which
POsitiOn--Ths Beers Forced Back.

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/ London, Jan. 22.-The war office is
now publishing dispatches from the
seat Of war. Among those received
yesterday from General Butler, at
Spearmans Camp, was the following,
dated yesterday:
General Warren has been engaged
all day, chiefly on his left, which he
has swung forward about couple of
miles. The ground Is very difficult,
and as the fighting is all the time up
hill it is difficult to say exactly how
much we have gained, but think we
are making substantial progress.
Another dispatch Of the same date
reads:
I'm order to relieve the pressure on
General Warren and to ascertain the
strength of the enemy in the position
in front of Potgieters Drift, General
Lyttelton made reconnaissance in
force yesterday. This kept the enemy
in their trenches in full strength all
day. Our casualties are II officers and
279 men killed and wounded"
The Daily Telegraph publishes a
dispatch from Spearmans Camp dated
Saturday, which is causing jubilation
among Britons. The dispatch says:
General Warren's forces have fought
a deliberately planned and successful
battle. This important engagement
occurred to the west Of Spion kop, and
practically resulted in our securing the
rough table land which constituted the
key to the Boer position.
After fierce cannonade had been di-
rected against the enemy's lines for
some time the British troops assembled
near an eminence known as Three
Tree Hill, which forms the center of
semi-circe of crests, crowned with the
enemy's works, and some six miles
long. Steadily and with great dash
the British infantry went forward in
the face of heavy fusillade from
Mauser rifles. Our troops were dis
posed as follows Major General
Woodgate's brigade on the right, Ma
jor General Hart's brigade in the GEN.
ter and Major General Hildyard's bri-
gade on the left.
Soon after midday the battle on the
hill became furious, and from in the
afternoon until 6 the fire from both
cannon and rifles was extremely heavy.
Point after point Of the enemys po-
sitions were seized by the British
troops, and eventually the Boer right
broke and was forced back toward
Spon Kop.
Our force is bivouacking upon the
ground it captured so gallantly. Dur
ing the action today the enemy brought
into play new guns, one Of which was
quick firer. Tomorrow ought to set
tie the matter. In today's fighting our
losses were trltiing. but the Beers suf-
fered heavily.
While General Warren was fighting
his engagement an effectuaI demon
stration was proceeding at Potgieters
Drift, the enemy's positions near there
being vigorously shelled by the Brit
ish batteries.
Lord Roberts, purposing not to
ALLEVIATE the Cape Dutch and to see
that the military respect the rights Of
non-combatants, regardless of race or
sympathles, has issued, through Lord
Kitchener an order saying that every
precaution must be taken to suppress
looting or petty robbery BY persons
connected with the army yssWhen sup-S;
plies are absolutely necessary for the
subsistence of the army and the in
habitants are unwilling to meet such
demands. commanding officers may, af- /
ter having satisfied themselves by
careful investigation that such supplies
are necessary and available, order
these in such case to be taken by
force, full receipts therefor being given.
A third supplementary list of the
British casualties in the attack upon
Ladysmith on Jan. was published by
the war office yesterday. 1t shows 2S
non-commissioned officers and men
killed and five dangerously wounded.
This brings the total of casualties in
that engagement 488.
A dispatch from Mafeking, sent by
native runners Jan. 6, received at
Lourenzo Marques, show that the bonn
bardment Of the town was then con-
tinuing daily. The dispatch adds:
1--WE have made up our minds to stick
it out and have lood for another three
months. The whole garrison is en-
ragged at the enemy for firing upon the
women's lager"