The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-10

ASSAULTS WERE DESPERATE
BOTH SIDES SUFFERED SEVERELY.

London, Jan. S.-The war Office has
just published the following dispatch
from General Butler dated at Frere
Camp, Natal, Jan. s. The following
is from General White at Ladysmith,
dated 2 p. m. Sunday:
IAN attack was commenced on my
position, but was chiefly against Gaze
sar's Camp and Wagon Hill. The enc
my was in ct strength and has pu III
ed the attack with the greatest cour-
age and energy. Some of the en-
trenchments on Wagon Hill were three
times taken by the enemy and retaken
by us. The attack continued until
1880 p. m. One point in our position
was occupied by the enemy the whole
day. But at dusk in a very heavy
rainstorm, they were turned out of
this position at the point of the bayo-
net in n most gallant manner by the
Devons, led by Colonel Park. Colonel
Ian Hamilton commanded on Wagon
Hill, and rendered valuable service.
The troops have experienced a very
trying time and behaved eXcellently.
"The enemy were repulsed every
where with very heavy loss, greatly
exceeding that on my side, which will
be reported as soon as the lists are
completed" Bv
kilograms from Rensberg say seven
officers and 80 men of the Suffolks
were killed and that about 70 were
captured. General French's announce
ment that the Essex regiment has
been sent to replace the Suffolks is
more bitter to the latter's friends than
the list of casualties, as the only infer
ence deducible from this fact is that
the Suffolks disgraced themselves and
their flag by boiling and leaving few
of their more staunch comrades to
fill the Pretoria jails.
Feeling In London. tha
Not since the day of General Buffers
reverse has such crowds of inquirers
visited the war office. Even the brief
official announcement sent by General
White seems to entitle his success to
the adjective, brilliant" so often mis-
used during the present war. The
news spread with astonishing rapidity
all over London and caused an instan-
taneous change in the aspect of the
metropolis. Smiling faces were seen
everywhere, and even at the sedate
foreign office and other departments of
the government. great elation was
shown. The newspapers were all ju-
bilant.
A private of the Irish rifles, who
fought at Stormberg. in letter to his
folks, says that when General Gatacre
saw the position the guide had led the
troops into, he shot the guide dead
with his own revolver.
Lord De La War in a graphic de-
nf nF
tein, says: at is useless to disguise
that large per cent. of the troops are
losing heart for a campaign comprised
of succession of frontal attacks on
an invisible foe, securely entrenchedj
and unreachable. Our men fought
admirably, but they were asked to per-
form miracles. Don't blame them and
don't blame the gallant general who
was the first victim of the terrible dis
aster which overcame the Highland
column to their doom. General Wau-
chope's last words, For Gods sake,
men, do not blame me for this will
gladden. the hearts OF his numberless
friends. There was no accord between
General Methuen and General Wau.
chope in regard to the best method of
olN0Sh' SShSlG NclllueL pan pre-
vailed and the mistake lost 700 men,"
Seizure of German Vessels.
Hamburg, Jan. S.-Herr Adolth
Woermann, one of the owners of the
German vessels seized by the British,
in an interview said: I'VE cannot
help considering the action of the
British as chiefly intended to prevent
the German South African line from
continuing its service on account of
the competition we have made against
the English lines. We consider the
seizures entirely illegal and against
everything that until now has been
considered the law of nations The
actions of Great Britain are simply
those of brutal force. What the con-
sequence will be we cannot say. So
far in both the cases of theBundesrath
and that of the General, the only repre-.