Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-08
CONSTANT SMELLING
Beers Give Ladysmith No Rest and
the British Troops Are Kept
Very Busy.
METHUEN'S BAD MISTAKE
How Buller's Forces Blundered At the
Tugela River-He Has Reinforcements
ard May Now Relieve the Be-
leaguered Garrison,

London, January S.-General Butler $
opportunity for an effective display of
strategy has come, and it Is to be hoped
Of field artillery for which he had been
waiting while Ladysmith was in deadly
peril are now at the front General Jou-
bert's army Is making a desperate at
tempt to carry Ladysmith by incessant
bombarding and a deliberate, persist
emit attack in front, according to the
latest news from Iatsysmith. What
emergency requires Is a cautious, rapid,
yet far sighted plan of operations like
that adopted by wellington in the Pen
insula campaign. There may be anoth-
er reverse' If the tactics of previous bat
ties are repeated. But decisive vic
tory may be expected with confidence If
Butler does not attempt to do a week S
work during single day, and has pa
tience and skill for maneuvering far
a-field, turning the enemy's position
and cutting off his retreat n'orthWard
and westward. Veterans at the mill
tary service clubs We're intensely
anxious over the news from Ladysmith,
and some commented adversely upon
the apparent lack of corporation be-
tween Butler and White at the critical
stages Of the campaign, although they
were in daily communication with each
when Butler attacked the enemy In full
force at Colenso, and there was moth
ing really effective done Saturday on
the Tugela river, although word was
received at the Frere camp as early as
8 O'clock that the Beers were making
determined assault upon Ladysmith, in
anticipate of general advance Of the
main British army early this week.
These comments had sterner, even
angrier tone toward midnight, when
the war office gave out another bulletin
saying the Boer attack had been re-
newed Saturday afternoon, as General
White apprehended and he was very
hard pressed. These We're the worst
darkness of Ladysmith. Veterans at
the clubs bluntly declared that Butler
had put off the great battle too long.
General French reported the situation
at Colesberg unchanged Saturday, but
General Forestter-W Walker, in bulle-
tin issued list night by the war office,
gave an unpleasant account of what
was described with official euphemism
MI nf
the 1st Suffolk were sent at night to
attack the enemy on a low hill one mile
from the camp. Colonel Watson, who
was I'M command was wounded after
ordering the troops to charge, and a
bugle call for retreat was sounded, ap
parently byA the Beers themselves. a
trick which has been played before dur
ing the campaign. Three companies re-
treated to the camp in good order, but
the fourth was caught behind and sur
rounded by the enemy, and seventy
men, including seven officers, were ta
ken prisoners.
The British Cwar-ship Thetis, 1t is re-
ported, has arrived at Durham with the
German liner Herzog in tow. The lat
ter vessel, according to Brussels tel
egram, was conveying German, Dutch
and Belgian ambulances for the Beers.
London, January S.-A rumor is cur
rent that General Butler has crossed the
Tugela river, captured twelve guns,
and Is now marching ON Ladysmith.
London, January 8.-General White
reports under date Of Sunday, p. M,
that the Beers were repulsed with
heavy losses.
London, january S.-The war Office
has just published the following bulle-
tin from General Butler:
Nere Camp, january S.-The follow
ing is from White, dated p. m. yester-
day: "An attack was commenced on
my posi- ition, but was chiefly against
Caesars camp and Wagon hill. The en-
emy was in great strength and pushed
the attack with the greatest courage
and energy. Some intrenchments on
Wagon hill were three times taken by
the enemy and retaken by US. The at
tack continued until 1880 p. m. One
point Of our position was occupied by
the enemy the whole day. But at dusk,
In very heavy rain storm, they were
turned out Of this position at the point
OF the bayonet in q most gallant man