El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-15
At THE TUGBLA RIVER
Warren Crosses the River
With Ten Thousand Men
snd Advances Toward
Ladysmith.

LONDON, Jan. 15-Gen. Butler e
movement at Tugela river concernin G
which there has beer so much uncer-
tainty now seems clear. Butler, with
$4,000 men, is twen nty miles west oil
Colenso at Potgister's Britt. General
Warren, with 10000 men, lie twenty
miles to the east of ColensO snd has
crossed the Tugela beyond Weenen.
General Clery with 5000 troops holds
the Boer front at Colenso. This &C.
counts for all the British forces under
Butler and their disposition.
The forces of the Beers are in prsc-
tically the same divisions. 1t is
thought here that the Boer forces are
more smobile than the British, but
though they hold the interior lines
their. 20 miles entrenchments in front
of Colenso are rendered worthless by
the far-reaching fanking movement
of the British. Both Butler and War
rem may be able to strike them where
they are unintrenched.
Dispatches report that all the colo
NAL mounted troops are with Warren,
has been planned for turning the Boer
left Part of the cavalry may be used
in an attempt to.dislodge the Beers
from Blin gwange hill, which is south of
the Tugels, and the possession OF which
would give the British artillery a DOM
mating position.
A CapesTown dispatch of January u
the Tugela river and is advancing to-
ward Ladysmith. No details are given.
INDIANS TO GO TO AFRICA.
OTTAWA, Jan. 15.-It is. said that
full l-blooded Indians from the west will
accompany the second Canadian con-
tingent to the seat of war in South
Africa. They will be employed as
scouts.
LONDON EXCITED.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-Belef tt at agreat
battle is now il progress atthree points
on the Tugela has stirred London to a
high pitch of excitement. Rumors
that Butler has already won q victory
and that Ladysmith has been relieved
are rife, but there seems to be no found
alton for the reports, which seem to be
born of ferveut hope. Already crowds
of anxious relatives and friends are
gathering ct the war Office seeking
news, but if the officials are in receipt
of any they have not yet chosen to make
it public.
LORD BERESFORD'S VIEWS.
PARIS. Jan. 15.-Matin publishes
today sn interview with Lord Charles
Ber esford on the war and England g
position as a maritime Dpower. Re-
garding the possibility OF England
restoring:her lost prestige by war
with France, Lord Beresford said:
81 think such a supposition quite
unfounded. England is not q warlike
nation. She only fights when forced.
We are a nation of shopkeepers. and
war between France and England wou Id
ruin thousands of people,
Regarding the possibility of Russo
Freuch-Germsn combination against
Great, Britain, Lord Beresford said:
81 believe that the English fleet
would be able to beat the fleets of the
three powers. 1t is possible that We
would crush each fleet separately be
fore they could affect a Junction. Allied
fleets are never SO homogeneous as is
that of single nation
BoMBARDING MAFEKING.
PRETORIA,:Jan. 12-(Delsyed.) The
bonn ba rdment of Mafeking wssresumed
this morning.
LADYSMITH RELIEVED.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-A Durham dis
patch dated January 18th Gays that
has been relieved. 1t adds
that Gen. Buffers movement toward |
the west resulted in the Beers evacu- |
Rting some strong positions they held |
on the Tugela. British scouts crossed |
without finding resistance. The with
drawal of the Beers is attributed as