The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-15
FOUND NO ENEMY.
Sir Charles Warren Made an Advance
from Frere.
cOLENSO HASBEEN DESERTED.
~------
Olonel Darlington Crossed the Orange
Free State Border,
he SAW NO SIGN OF ARMED BOERS,
uanAifatad IuaIya Mia. An AZ A. r,..r
he SAW NO SIGN OF ARMED BOERS,
Penetrated Twelve Niles, All Of the Farm
Houses Being Found Deserted.
THERE is NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION"
l. shc EniHmHticnl Announcement
from the Field Mnrshai.--it Docs
Not AIiay Public AnSiety,

London, January lS-Tho special COR
respondent of the Daily Telegraph at
Frcre, January 10, describing the stua-
ton, says:
Possibly you may not hear from me
for the next two days or So but believe
me, all win go well"
Durham, Friday January ta.The en-
Sire absence of news from chievcly or
Trcre camp continues, but there Is per.
aistcnt rumcr here that Ladysmith has
been relieved
London, January l5.--A dispatch to the
Daily Mail dated January l2 from Pleter-
harrisburg says Sir Chsres Warren
marched with 1900 men eastward from
frere camp by way OF Woenen. His scouts
found no sign Of the enemy at Gorehlers-
kot and coleneo was aseeuained 70 DO
deserted
There are rhmors that tho Boors are
preparing to leave Natal discouraged by
their failure to reduce LadSsmith All the
colonlals and rregulars have been placed
under General warren's command.
Among the Free staters kllod IN the
attack on Ladysmlth on January was
Commandant De vnliers who but Tor
his wsu known friendlnoes 10 England
would have been commander in rhiet Of
tho Free State torccs
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Ely simultaneously other movements
were made a column under Colonel Pill
etar wEnt ero,, t,etvnort q, ma ac,th of
-.
''helal hap'hB'oh Iou'"' Nn''o Po'
ton ~ the garrisons Of kloNnntein and
Honay Nest IQoog under uaior Byrpe.
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AlIneu npVl uV Nv nIu,'1 W 49,, ~
tnp,S, we "oNup 'u.e ne lns -
tue advance anu gone 'uIlher :" ths ~
terror ~ bIltiSn i1ouaNNel N ns .t.,
doh. lhoy puinep tnree ,tiin nou'.s, 'uo
/ properly OF Lunpe, one OF INC Ioui isa i'
esteruay thoy h"ePt hIouuu oou'u"dfu'
returning mere foday' Nothlhg Was aS-
tompllAhed except reconnaissance
Soionel Fucher came IN touch with
General babington ana then returned 70
I Belmont
MAJOR byrne reeonnoltered the nils
| from JscobsGAl and saw 200 Beers.
London, January 10. 80 a. nl.--Lord
Roberts eaigmatcal announcement. mo
change ir Tho sit,ation - doe. nothing 10
-
Allay puphe Anxiety OF 10 explain 'he
mystery surrounding General Buffers
movements on the Tugela, and although
there is disposition 10 regard the dis
patch as disposing of SATURDAYS adverse
runors. the week has opened in a state
OF suspense almost eauai 10 that OF last
week bur IL Is recognized that failure In
General Bulleris nresent attemnt win seal
ne mic Of I.adysmith
Presumably mo change in the sltuation''
refers 10 prcvfous disnatehea sent ia the
war office which have NOT vet been re-
yealed 10 the nublic. Exeept tbe an
nounesnent OF The result at Potgieter's
drift and Of the advance of General War
rem, there has been no news from the
Tugela for a week. A ray OF hope is in
the fact that the same silence prevails
from the Boer side. Thus Il NAV perhaps
bo fairly inferred that General Butler has
moi yet met a serious check. II the an
nouncement OF General Warren's moves
ment be correct il Ia evident that General
Butler forces are spread over very wide
the asf M NJ a atiddpn fall NJ the river ma