The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-23
A LONG, FIERCE STRUGGLE.
The Boer Right Pushed Back Dy Gen.
eral Warren.

London, Jan. Do a. NIP to this
hour no tidings have arrived in London
aS to the final result OF the battle which
everything indicates ragged all of Sunday
on General Buffers left flank, where
Warren on Sunday morning started to
continue his attempt to turn the Beers
right.
On Saturday the whole British force
engaged in Il fierce conflict with the
Beers all day. which resulted in thrust
ing back the Beers from ridge to ridge.
The fight WAS resumed Sunday. AT 800
a. m. Warren had forced the Beers fr' IN
three positions and the Lancashire and
Irish brigades were advancing. Tha: is
as far as the press dispatches go.
The War Office makes public a dis.
patch from General Butler. dated Spear
mans Camp. Natal. at 8. p. IN. Sunday,
hut ii tells little OF the real results OF
the fighting. 1t is rs follows:
General Warren has been engaged
all day. chiefly on his left. which he has
swung forward about il couple of miles.
The ground is very difficult, and as the
lighting is all the time uphill it is diff
cult to say exactly how much we have
gained, but / think we are making sub
stantial progress"
Warren has been heavily reinforced
and the main attack, il seems. is being
dealt by him. instead of by the troops
in front of the Beers position and on
their left.
\ dispatch from General Butler sent
nj 600 Il. IN. Sunday. says:
I'm order TO relieve the pressure on
General Warren and 10 ascertain the
/. ~ ~. .s
front of Potgieter's Drift. General
Lyttleton made reconnaissance in force
yesterday. This kept the enemy in their
trenches in full strength all day. Our
asualties-Third Battalion Kings Royal
Rifles. two killed, twelve wounded. two
missing
The marin engagement Saturday took
place 10 the west of Spion kop. and, it
is said resulted in the British securing
a rough tableland which constitutes the
key to the Boer position. The Boer
right was pushed back upon the central
hill of Spion kop.
The assault was delivered against q
ridge of hills six miles long. The British
advance was in three brigades. under
Generals Woodgate. Hart and Hildyard.
General Clery directing the operations.
They moved forward and gained ridge
after ridge until the Boer right gave
way. The seeming collapse of the Beers
right wing might enable the British com
mander TO swing round and drive them
into an ever-narrowing circle.
Meanwhile the Beers have been kept
busy on their left facing Potgieter's
Drift. y continuous artillery fire was
poured into them from Swartz kop and
Mount Alice. I.yttletOn's brigade made
reconnaissance in force which. General
Butler cables, rendered it impossible for
the Beers on the left to ride off 10 The
assistance of their hard-pressed right
wing The British howitzers, naval gdls
and field artillery raked the trenches
From LadySmith comes the news that
the Beers have placed in position new
guns. and that a bombardment has been
vigorously conducted during The last few
days. This apparently indicates that the
Beers do not consider their prospects Ii;
Natal to be hopeless.
Warren is trying to push the Roe~s
back upon the besieged city, where Gen
era White ought to have, in spite Of the
ravages of shells and disease, 5000 men
ready at the bayonetS' point or lance
point to turn them off to the north.
1t is one Of the incidental disadvant-
ages of General Buffers movement by
the west that it throws the Beers on
their railway line of communication TO
the Transvaal. which line is studded
with fine positions that can only be turn.
ed by the east.
FIERCE BOER BOMBARDMENT.
Kimberley, Jan 17.--(via Modler
River, January DIZZY Telegraph,
Wednesday-Native reports say that a
proclamation has been .ssaad 1T Bariiy
West by Commandment B>ithof. ordering
all British subjects to quit before Jan
nary 22nd. Ladies are being subjected
to great insults. The Beers are again
very active, 30 nbarding heavily from all
positions from dawn il s Il. III. The fire
being directed chiefly against the re-
doubts