Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-28
Afternoon Dispatched

London, Feb. 2s.--The war office has
received the following dispatch from
Gen. Butler:
"Headwaters and Landmark Feb. IS.
S a, m-Flnding that the passage Of
Lange@atches spruit was commanded
by strong entertainments, ! reconnol-
tered for another passage Of the Tugela.
One was found for me below the catar-
act by Col. sandbach, royal engineers,
on Feb. 25, We commenced making an
approach thereto, and on February &c,
finding that could make the passage
practicable, crossed with the guns and
baggage back to the south side Of the
Tugela took up the pontoon bridge on
Monday night and relaii It at the new
site, which Is just below the present
marked cataract
A MAGNIFICENT CHARGE.
During all this time the troops had
been scattered, crouching under hastily
constructed small stone shelters. and
exposed TO a calling shell and rifle fire,
and throughout tney maintained the
most excellent spirits.
Tuesday Gen. Barton with two bat
tallons Of The sixth brigade and the
Dublin fusileeis cfept about mile and
half down the banks OF the river and
assembled an almost perpendicular Cliff
OF about 500 feet, assaulted and car rled
the top Of Peters Hill This hill 10 a
certain exttnt. turned the enemy's left,
and the fourth brigade under Col. Nor
colt, and the eleventh brigade, Col.
Kitchener commanding the whole, un-
der command Of Gen Warren. 0ssailed
the eaemy,s position, which was magni-
fcently carried By the South Lancasnife
regiment about sunset.
SCATTERED THE ENEMY.
We took about sixty prisoners and
scattered the enemy in all directions
There seems TO be still considerable
body OF them left on and under Bull
wana mountain. our losses, hope are
not large. They certainly are much less
than they would have been were Il not
for the admirable manner in which the
artillery was served, especially the
guns manned by the royal naval force,
and the Natal naval volunteers.
2:i0 p. m.--Gen. Buffers account Of
the tremendous resistance he Is en-
counterlng In his efforts 10 reach Lady
smith has brought public interest with
a sharp turn from complacent con-
temptation Of Lord Roberts victory 10
a realization OF the serious conditions
still existing in Natal.
BRITISH PUBLIC HESITATE.
Though Gen. Buffers lengthy dis
patch is construed as a victory bravely
won, the commander Of the forces in
Natal has 80 often reported similar
victories without achieving his main
objective, that the public has learned
10 contain It's iubilation until Lady
smith is actually relieved while the
long list OF casualties invariably fol-
lowing any apparent gain By Gen.
Butler Is always awaited with dread
and anxiety which temporarily rob his
partial success OF its acclaim.
However, II Is the generally accepted
belief that Gen. Butler Is determined 20
reach Gen. White this time and though
the stages are dlsappolntlngly slow the
nation confidently awaits the relief Of
those 5000 besleged troops
BULLERs URGENT NEED.
Gen. Buffers report shows there is
urgent need Of Lord Roberts exerting
every effort TO still further draw of
State.
the Beers from Natal TO the Free
That he will DO 80. and likely Is doing
20 BY marching on Bloemfonteln IL re-
garded as almost certain boy the mill
.ary critics here,
With the additional 600 Beers reported
prisoners az Kimberley. Il seems that
he number OF men captured by Lord
Roberts nearly reaches 5000
The afternoon papers comment on the
hero OF Kandahar's achievement. lay
ng special stress on the eallantry OF the
Canadians. who according 90 a Paarde.
berg special, were actually fightlng
1and- to-hand IN the Boer trenches
when Gen. Cronje surrendered, though
his scarcely agrees with Lord Rob-
'rts dispatch.
The queen has telegraphed Gen. Bull
err. az follows.
Il have heard with the deepest con-
,ern the heavy losses sustained by my
brave Irish soldiers. and desire 20 ex-
press my sympathy and admiration %
he splendid fighting qualities they
1ave exhibited throughout these trying
operations
ROBERTS REPORTS MORE CAsU-
ALTIES.
Lord Roberts has forwarded an ad-
litlonal list OF the British casualties
lurgn the three days ngnting al Paar-
leberg. showing twelve killed. eighty
wO wounded and four missing and In
ludlng seven officers and four Cana
Ian privates wounded.
Paardeberg. Tuesday. Feb. q. Majuba
Day. a. m.-The British camp was
by the continued rattle OF
ife FIRE NJ daybreak. and the news ar
lived that the Canadians. while build.
ne a trench quite close 10 the enemy.
we're fusiladod al range of 70 yards
rhe Canadians calamity worked for
ward and Occupied the edge OF the
renches along the river. entirely en-
Ilading the Beers. This movement was
ollowed by a cessation Of FIRE except
n occasional solitary shot
SAW THE WHITE FLAG.
suddenly regiment stationed on the
rest OF q hill perceived @ white flag