The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-01-25
Gen. Warren Engaged With the
Enemy at Spearman'S Camp
and Potgieters Drift.
BRITISH FORCES MADE SOME ADVANCE
They However Report That Nearly
Three Hundred Officers end Men
Were Killed and Wounded.
noers Driven From Their Position
By the Heavy Fire of the Eng-
lish Battcries-Lord Roberts
Advancing.

London. Jan 22.-The war Office re-
ceiyed three different dispatches from
Gen. Butler, all dated at Spcarmans
ramp. The first one was sent at 6:55
n. III, and said:
in order to relieve the pressure on
Gen. Warren and 10 ascertain the
strength OF the enemy in the position
in front OF Potgietcrs drift, Gen. Lyt-
,leton made reconnaissance in force
Yesterday. This kept the enemy in
their trenches in full force all day.
Our casualties battalion Kings
ROYAL Rifles, two killed, IL wounded,
two missing.
The second dispatch was dated at
10 a. m, and was as follows:
"The following were wounded in the
action near Venterr Spruit yesterday:
"Oficers-StafT, Col. b. Hamilton
and Maj. c. McGregor; Second Lam
cashire Fusileers, Capt. II. L.
Blunt and Second Lieuts. NJ. G..
Crofton and +. j. NJ. Barrett; First
Border Rifles. Capt. c. ID. Vaughan
and Second Lieut.. Murier; First York
and Innsachires. Second Lieut.. Keir-
rey; Second Dublin Fusileers, Capt. c.
A. Hcnsley (since dcad). and Maj. +.
English: Second Gordons, Second
Lieut.. p. D. Stewart. and 279 non
commissioned officers and men,"
The third and last one was sent at
p. IN. and said:
Gen 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, il is difficult TO say exactly how
much we have gained, but l think we
are making substantial progress"
Durham Jan. 22.-The Natal Adeyr-
tiscr has the following from Spear
mans Camp, dated Saturday:
Zen. Warren's column attacked
lengthy Boer position on the northern
ridge OF Spion. a heavy lombard
ment by a field battery, preceded the
advance. The Beers eventually replied
with two guns, several machine guns
and rifles. The British responded sim
ilarly, and long range firing became
general, lasting until dark.
Gen. Hildyard drew the Beers from
a splendid position simultaneously by
demonstration on their frontal posi-
ton, drawing q feeble fire from their
Nordenfeldts and rifles. The British
naval guns and howitzers shelled the
trenches with excellent effect, and
many Beers were observed boiling.
The British artillery completely ST.
lenced the Boer fire, andsat night fall
the british infantry occupied an ex-
celent advanced position"
London. Jan. ga third supple
mentary list of the British casualties
In the attack upon Ladysmith on Jan
nary 8, was published by the war Of
fee 1t shows 2s non-commissioned
officers and men killed and five seri-
ously wounded. This brings the to-
tai Of casualties in that engagement
10 4Ss.
Lourenzo Marques, Jan. ga dis
patch from 0aberones, undated, says:
col. Plumer has worked down this
far toward Mafeleing with three ar
mored trains and relieving force.
The bridge is being rebuilt, SO that
he may proceed.
London, Jan. 22.-The war Office has
received the following from Lord
Roberts. dated Cape Town, January
2i: Gen. French reports a demon
stration with cavalry and two guns
toward Hebron on Friday, but that
otherwise his situation is unchanged"
Spearman' Camp, Jan. 22.-Gen.
Warren's engagement continues. He
has forced the enemy from three po-
sitions. The Lancashire and Irish bri- !
gades are advancing steadily. The fire
is very severe occasionally.
Cape Town, Jan. 2O.-The American |
hospital ship Maine. from the West |
India docks, London, December 80,
has arrived here.
Mafeking, Jan. 6, by runner TO Mo-
clendi, Jan. IA, via Lourenzo Marques,
Jan. 2i.-"We concentrated our artil. |
iery. consisting OF a seven-pounder, a
Nordenfeldt and one little old ships
gun, on January 3, emplacing during
the darkness, so as TO bear on the
enemy's big siege gun. We carefully
concealed the guns until the next aft.
ernoon, when after the enemy had
fred a couple OF shells, we let loose
all our pieces, firing and loading as
last as possible.
"One OF our shots must have thrown
The enemy's siege gun out Of position,
Tor 1t ceased firing. With glasses we
could see the Beers rapidly reinforc-
Ing that point.
The next day they moved back
their guns 700 yards. They emplaced
hve-pounder and proceeded to drop
sheils regularly into Market square.
We have made up our minds TO
stick II out and have food for another
three months. The whole garrison is
eenraged at the enemy for firing upon
the women's lager"
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Cant. Carfer