The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-22

(snce dead and Maj. Engitsh; SECOND
Gordons, Second Lieut.. Stewart and 279
noncomsnissioned officers and men,"
Firing at Times severe.
sPEARsMANS CAMP. Jan. q, $50 p. m.
Gen. warren's engagement continues. He
has forced the enemy from their position.
The Lancashire and Irish brigades are ad-
vancing steadily. The fire Is very severe
occasionally.
ncer Spies with British.
LONDON, Jan. zs.-.rhe Durham CORE
spondent Of the STANDARD says: at is ru-
mored that ten volunteer stretcher bear
ers. on arrival at the front, walked delib-
erately across into the Boer lines. The
same thing happened at the battle Of COL
enso. 1t is presumed they were spies who
had succeeded In enrolling themselves In
the ambulance corps.
ut is asserted that the Beers desecrated
the convent church at Newcastle in an in
describable manner"
Captured Key of Position.
The Daily Telegraph has the following
dispatch dated Saturday from Spesrsmans
camp:
Gen. warren's forces have fought q
deliberately planned and successful battle.
his important engagement occurred 10
the west of Spoinkop and practically result
ed in our securing the table land which
constituted the key OF the Boer position.
Advanced In Face Of Fire.
Aiter MERGE cannonaue hao peen III
$500 asass ...n, 1919 l.es ~ soio
an eminence known as Three Tree hill.
which forms the center Of a semi-circle of
crests, crowned with the enemy's works
and some six miles long. Steadily. and with
great dash. the British infantry went for
ward in the face of a heavy fusillade from
Mauser rifles Our troops were disposed as
follows: Mai. Gen. woodgate's brigade on
the rieht: Mai Gen Hart's brigade In the
center and Mai. Gen. TIildyard's brigade on
the left.
noer niSnt nroAe'
Soon after midday the battle on the hill
became furious, and from in the after
noon until the fire from cannon and rifles
was extremely heavy. Point after point
OF the enemy's positions was seized by the
British troops. and eventually the Boer
right broke and was forced back toward
Spoinkop.
"Our force Is bivouacking on the ground
II captured so CALAMITY. During the ac-
ton today the enemy brought into play
new guns, one Of which was a quick-frer.
Tomorrow ought to settle the matter In
t0dayS nghting our losses were trffling,
but the Beers suffered heavily
fact',ai dsr,nns,rst,nn was rrnnaas,n an
Potgieters drift. the enemy's positions near
there being vigorously sheIled by the Brit
ish batteries"
Beers ON LOng Ridge.
Tho Ttn,ss no. N. so,,ov,n~ da,sa Sewn.
..'S :. ~ $50
uey evening" foi" SpeaiihAis camp.
All yesterday and today Gen. Warren
has been attacking the Beers. Their po-
sition is long ridge, four miles north
west OF Richards drift, ascending from
the river. At dawn yesterday Saturday.
our guns occupied a kopje on the east OF
the range.
THE enemy's defenses were chiefly stone
sahgars. extending forward and right along
the spur, making the position semi-c!rcu-
lar At IL o'clock Gen. Harris brigade adj
vanced on the left along rocky, uneven
spur. into the semi-crcle, under heavy
fire from three directions. Taking advan-
tage of all possible cover, the troops adj
vanced to point within 500 yards Of the
enemy's right wing, but they did not adj
vance beyond the edge OF the cover. There
ain addition to Marim- NordanfeIdts the
enemy fired shrapnel captured at Colenso.
Their fire was intermittent and was al
ways temporarily silenced by our masked
batteries. AT might the enemy's right
wing evacuated It's position.
Transportation Difficult.
disnatcb to Tho Douv Nau,s ,ror, Dat
-,...u, ar,s, 49, Jr.,s. ~
"'' u"oN no'' january W.
says
THE spirits of the troops are greatly
raised by the conviction that Gen. Butler
now mas tnorough grasp on the situa-
transnort difsicuIties ore beino axnorianoaS
The rivers are often flooded and what
were short time ago trickling streams
are now deep torrents.
'Ine scenes at the drifts cannot easily
pc Iorgotteh. one sees a perfect pande-
sa. y. ~ -. s 'iiit
the drivers mako varitab,a aahs, ~
noise shouting in Dutch. English and
Zulu They brandish long whips and oc-
casionally an upset stops the whole train.
AT another point Outlines half regi-
.'enl WIN uras a. car. anu Ns r,uies up