Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-02-20
WAR IN TIE TIA 5VAl.L.
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and Hoer.
SPEARNAN's CAMP. Wednesday, Feb
ruary Z, 9 p. m.--General Butler COM
menced the advance for the relief OF
Ladysmith Monday. The naval guns
opened at i'll the morning and a feint
attack was made on the front of our
position Three battalions advanced to-
ward Brakfontein with six batteries.
At II O'Clock the Beers opened with
srtillery fire and sent several shells
among the British infantry, who retired
one hour later Meanwhile u vigorous
attack was made on the extreme right,
where the engineers expeditiously con-
structed a position. Several pieces of
cannon, hidden among the trees on
Zwartskop, bombarded heavily. The
British infantry advanced and the Beers
were entirely surprised.
At o'clock high hill, continuation
of the Brakfontein, had been taken.
The operations were excellently planned.
The bombardment of the Boer position
was resumed this morning. The Beers
worked disappearing cannon from the
high Doorm Kloorf range ON the right
of the hill captured, but the British
shells exploded its magazine and the
gun was put out of action until late in
the day.
Muslsetry iire was intermittent until
the afternoon, when the Beers made
determined effort to retake the hill Re-
endorsements rushed up cheering, the
Beers were repulsed and the British adj
yanced along the ridge.
LONDON, February 8.-A special dis.
patch from Spearman's Camp dated
Wednesday, February 7. says: "Our
further advance is at the moment pre-.
vented. as the Beers enfiladed us from
their positions on Spion Kop and Doorln
Kloof. Our casualties. although esti-
mated at 250, are trihing considering
the great Importance of the movement
just concluded
LONDON, February l0.--A special edi-
ton of the Telegraph prints a dispatch
filed on February 5 at Springfield Bridge
and transmitted on February g. II says:
During Tuesday night the Beers
rushed f'sward and cunningly set fire tc
the grass. and by the light they EN-.
ployed rifles, Maxim guns and cannon in
a determined assault upon Van Krantz.
General Hildyard's brigade repulsed ev-
cry attack. Shrapnel fire was directed
at our lines between II o'clock and mid
night. Our loss was one wounded.
Wednesdays bombardment was most
severe. The Beers mounted six-inch
gun and they also brought two thirty
Founders and three one FOUNDER quick
firers to bear against us. The latter we
could deal with, but the others were be.
yond the reach of our guns, except the
naval 4.7-inch and the fve-inch siege
guns General Hildyard held his ground
splendidly, but, unfortunately, the en-
emy's big gun upon the mountains
could not be silenced by either the naval
or siege guns. Shells from the enemy's
cannon even fell among our force III the
valley. Only at the greatest and with
needless risk could General Butler have
lOTteu MS way tHTougu. Tie ueclueu TO
take the wiser alternative and not to
insist upon an advance that way. | ask
you to suspend Judgment and to rely on
General Butler
LONDON. February ia special dis
patch from Springfield bridge, under
date of Friday, February 8. gives
new explanation of General Buffers
retirement According to this dispatch
n balloonist ON Wednesday discovered
the fact that the Beers had developed
extraordinary and unexpected artillery
strength O, Doorn Kloof to the British
right, where they Ind managed to draw
up dozen heavy guns, some fitted with
disappearing mountings and all cum
ningly masked. These but for the bal
loonist, would never have been discoy-
cred in iif,.a To save the British from
falling into the deadly trap, as they
commanded tie road the British would
have had to take in order to reach Lady
smith. These guns rendered the posi-
tions of the British untenable and a
further advance impossible except at
the cost of a terrible and useless loss of
life