Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-08

the afternoon the enemy, encourages
doubtless By their success at Spion kop
endeayored to recapture the position
taken By us at Vaal krnntz. They
were heater back, however, with loss,
"The work accomplished SO far has
been magniacently done. The shell ana
Maxim FIRE poured In by the Beers has
been extremely severe but our losses
are. comparatively speaking small
1.-THE Durham light infantry took q
few prisoners IN the course Of their
charge,
"The enemy, rs usual. fought with
the utmost stubbornness. The British
manpuverlng and the accuracy Of aim
ON the part OF the British artillery dur
ing the fighting on Monday were be-
yond pralse. There Is not the slightest
likelihood that the Boefs viii succeed
An dlslodglng us from the positions we
have gained, and the prospects OF the
relief Of Ladysmith are decidedly
hopeful"
Spencer Wilkinson In the Morning
Post today says; THE British forces
appear to be everywhere ON the move
In the absence OF local knowledre II Is
idle 10 guess the site Of Gen Buffers
new attack H. as seems likely. this
Is east Of Potgieter's Drift, the dis
lance TO Ladysmlth IS only ten mites
and the country Is more open than any
other route. In any event Gen. Buffers
troops viii have 10 break the enemy's
resistance by hard fighting, for the de-
Law involved In crossing the river must
make II difficult to gain the start
needed 20 turn the enemy's flank
1T IS not known whether Lord Rob-
berts has moved to begin the campaign
or not. II may be that he has only
moved TO some point nearer the scene
OF operations. where he can be In com
munication with all his generals.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at spearman's Camp In a dispatch
dated Monday night. says: Under the
personal direction Of Cen. Butler the
attack on the Boer positions was begun
this morning by nearly the whole Of
our batterles-seventy- guns-shell-
Ing the ridges where the enemy have
their trenches and redoubts on the
Brakfontein and the low crest facing
Potgleter's Drift.
"The enemy suffered severely. Sew
eral hills were smoking like volcanoes
from the effects OF the bombardment
NllNH SCI vi hlt Ah'i 0N''N' INV Wv
grass
while the third pontoon bridge was
being constructed under fire near Schlel
(skielO drift the eleventh brigade,
now under command Of Col Wynne
made demonstration against the
Brakfonteln ridge. marching across the
meadows with the support OF seven
batteries OF artillery.
at II o'clock the enemy opened q
heavy cannonade Of shrapnel, common
shell and pompon shells, chiefly from
Spion KOp This was accompanied by
a rafting musketry FIRE our gunners
behaved admirably and were as cool as
II upon parade.
THE demonstration having gained
It's effect, the real attack on the Boer
left was delivered at 4 o'clock. The
Durham light infantry carried Vaal
krantz, the key Of the lower ridges,
while Gen. Hildyard's brigade assailed
the higher ridges. The general and his
troops are blvouacklng upon the field
OF battle. In the language Of boudolr
bulletins. mother and child are doing
well Our losses are trifling."
Three thousand militia have been
ordered to prepare for embarkation
The obsolete guns at the various coast
defenses are being replaced with mod
ern naval guns. The government Is
preparing a plan to be submitted to
parliament for the conversion OF the
yeomanry. volunteers and militia into a
well organized and properly equipped
army for home defense.