Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-15

shoes, or falling in these, marched In
their socks. The ground was difficult
and many halts were necessary to yeri-
IS the position.
ION reaching the summit OF the hill,
the officers advanced over the crest to
reconnoiter The Beers, who had EVIL
IDENTIFY been warned OF the movement
opened o terrible fusllade. Capt. Bretts
company charged into q Boer trench
when there came an order 10 retlre'
II came In shout from the Boer lines
and the two rear companies completely
deceived, carried IL out.
"of the two advance companies
niuety.two were killed or wounded.
Capt. Brett got his men under cover
and sent sergeant with I'VE men to
cut his way out and to ask the British
artillery 10 direct the fire TO the right,
fearing that the guns might open on
him. Three men got through with tho
message, but Capt. Brett was forced
TO surrender with his remaining fity-
two men.
"The rodoubt behind which the Doors
were lying was very high and doubly
loophooed. but absolutely undiscoyer-
able except by balloon and too high
TO be stormed by scaling ladders"
The entire absence Of news from
Chieveley or Frere camp continues, but
there Is persistent rumor at Durpan
that Ladysmlth has been relieved.
The war office issued at midnight a
dispatch from Field Marshal Roberts,
dated Capetown, Sunday, January l4th,
$3.50 p. m, saying; "There Is no charge
L., ~. ettnaffan hETa TO-DAY -
The war Office simultaneously issued
the following from Lord Roberts, dated
Capetown, January 18th, $3.50 D, m:
"Methuen's cavalry reconnaissance
returned on January 18th. Went
twenty-three miles into Free State
County clear OF enemy, except patrols,
All qulet at Modder river"
French reconnoitered around the ene-
my's left flank on January 10th. Adj
vanced from Sllumger's farm. on Janu-
airy 18th. with cavalry and horse artll-
lery to lombard Boer lager east Of
Colesberg Junction, but was unable to
outfank the enemy.
Reconnaissance OF cavalry and
mounted Infantry pushed north OF
Bastard's Mex and examined country
north Of ridge.
"Gatacre reports no charge.
"All we'll on December 2Sth at Male-
king"
A dispatch from Boer headquarters
al Colenso, dated Thursday, January
nth, via Pretoria, via L0urenzo Mar
ques, Friday. January 18th, says:
Everything points to great battle
within Che next few days. Ladysmith
for the last two nights has been firing
rock cts. The object Is not known here. "
Another dspatch from Pretoria,
dated Thursday, January 18th, via
Lourenzo Marques, says President
Kruger in the course Of a stirring adj
dress Just issued to the burgers,
affirms that Providence is on their side.
that their cause Is just and that they
must succeed"
Reports from Colesberg represent the
position there as favorable 60 the Beers,
but the British are concentrating for
operations on a large scale. The off,
cial list OF the Boer casualties In what
Is called the Plata Rand fight on
Saturday January 9th (the attack up-
on LadyamIth), shows twenty i've
killed and seventy-seven wounded.
These figures are described as the
first return"
The embargo at Delagoa bay upon
Transvaal imports is the question Of
the hour with the burghers. If this IS
not removed, II is asserted that steps
will be taken prejudielal to prisoners
and aliens.
Advices from Ladysmith, dated Fri
day, January 18th, by Telegraph, say:
The besiegers have been quiet for two
days, but can be seen In active move
ment In the distant hills We have
perceived two small bodies galloplng
with two machine guns, The Boer
heavy piece on Bulawana hill has not
been fired for two daye. More Boer
dead have been found at the base Of
Caesars camp. All Is well here"
There Is a Boer commando reported
In Zambaans country, Zululand, with
In days march OF the sea, with
wagons. II Is believed 20 be waiting for
supplies and ammunition secretly
landed near st. Lucia bay. The Beers
have looted all the stores and mines
In the Swaziland territory, and the
natives are completing the destruction.
Gen. Babington, with two regiments
OF lanceis, the Victorian mounted
rifles and battery Of horse artillery
left MOdder river In the evening Of
January It'll Sunday, and crossed the
Free State border on Tuesday. Sim
ultaneously other movements We're
made. A column under Col. Pitcher
went from Belmont TO the south Of
Gen. BabIngton's route. while a por-
ton OF the garrison OF Klokfonteln and
4 unAap Mot Rxvspa
advanced toward Jacobsdal.
Gen. Darlington penetrated twelve
miles and his scouts twenty. They saw
no sign Of armed Beers. The farm
houses were found empty the occu-
pants having had news Of the advance
and gone further into the interior.
British bivouacked at Random. They
burned three farm houses the property
of Lubbe, one Of the BOer leaders.
Wednesday they swept around south
ward. Nothing was accomplished cx-
cept a reconnaissance. Col Pitcher
came into touch with Gen. Bablngton
and then returned to Belmont Maj.
Ryrne reconnoitered the hills about
four miles from Jaoobsdal and saw
ZOO Beers.
Orange River. Friday, Jan. l2,-Gen-
eral Wood for the first time In the
campaign. has established a post In the
enemy's country With force OF all
arms he took up position Ian. 6, at
Zeutpans Drift on the north side Of the
Orange river, In the Free State.
Damage by the Sea.
New York, Jan l5.--For the last week
heavy seas have been rolling In from
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