New-York tribune., 1900-08-09
WARREN SAILS FOR HOME.
ADMINISTRATOR OF BECHUANALAND
RELIEVED FROM DUTY.

RELIEVED FROM DUTY
Cape Town. Aug. 8-GeneraI Sir Charles
Warren, recently appointed Administrator Of
Bechusnaland. sailed hence for England to-day.
London. Aug. S.-The following dispatch from
Lord Roberts has been received at the War Of
Zee:
As Warren has pacihed the western districts
OF Cape Colony. I an allowing him 10 return
home and an placing tie whole Of the troops
IN the Colony under Forester Walker.
Lieutenant-GeneraI Sir Charles Warren the for
ner commander Of the Fifth Division Of the South
African Field Force has been severely criticised
by Lord Roberts. The official Gazette Of Lon
ton April =, contained dispatch received at
The War once from Lord Roberts, dated February
q submitting General Buffers dispatches descri5-
ing the Spion Kop and other operations against
the Beers in Natal from January L 10 January "a
Lord Roberts dealt severely with General Warren
and others, even General Butler not escaping criti-
cisn The British COunmandeT-iu-Chief in South
Africa complained that the plan of operations was
not clearly described in the dispatches and, after
skerchiIg Buffers intentions communicated 70
Warren. who commanded the whole force Roberts
pointed cut that Warren seemed 70 have concluded
after consultation with his officers that the flank
t1g movement ordered by Butler was impractical
hle. and therefore changed the plan OF ad-
as 70 make necessary the capture and
teaaon Of spion Kop. Continuing. Lord Roberts
said:
As Warren considered # impossible TO make the
wide fanking movement which was recommended.
tons, ne should forthwith have acquainted Butler
-5t- &c - 80 II - ~ loo he 7iS q ~ ot 5y+
IS only FAIR 70 Warren 10 point out that Butler
was happening.
ROBERTS BLAMEs WARREN
n another portion OF his report Lord Roberts
said:
The attempt to relieve Ladysmith was well de-
n have Succeeded that IL failed nav in some
measure have been due 10 the difficulties OF the
"a rsH4 Of a6rnjstrafiye capacitv on the part
OF Warren. But whatever faults Warren may have
committed. tn failure must also be attributed 70
srE - s-Ee-t his autborit- and see that what
he thought best was done and also to the unwar-
Tantable and needless assumption OF responsibility
By & subordinate officer.
General Buffers report commenting on warren's
reports OF the capture and evacuation Of spion
Kop. after d3sputing the correctness Of some Of
Warren's assertions and describing the dangerous
situation occupied by Warren's force told how ne
saw the force AT spion Kop had given way before
Warren knew Of il. Therefore Butler telegraphed
70 Warren:
Unless you put g really good. hard fighting man
II command on top you VIII lose the Mill I sug-
ges- ThOrneycroet-
Continuing General Butler said that II at sun
down the defence Of the summit OF the hill had
been taken II hand intrenchments had been laid
out and the dead and wounded removed and the
whole place had been brought under regular mill
rary commands the hill could have been held. but
10 such arrangements were made, and the British
troops on the TOP OF the hill were ignorant os the
fact that the guns were coming up Generally
there was e want Of organization and system that
acted most unfavorably or the defence though the
troz~H behaved most gaIlantly.
WARREN DEFENDS HIS ACTION
General Warren set forth the fact that the spion
Kop operations had not entered into his original
n nIa in
north OF IL On c. Insulation with Butler on jan
uary q however. when the question Of retiring
from or attacking Spton Eop was discussed, War
reu expressed the preference for attacking. and
ta!s was successfully accomplished by General
Uoodgate. Then Warren added came the order OF
Butler TO put Thorneycrofr in command the
summit and the latter. Oh his own responsibility.
ordered eventually. the evacuation Of the position.
although reinforcements were being pushed for
ward him.
Al the tine these dispatches were published #
was runored that the recall Of Generals Butler
and Warren had beer decided upon, but the latter
was soon afrerward. on April %. appointed Admin
lstrator OF British Bechuanaland
SIR CHARLEss GOOD RECORD.
General Warren was born in 1910 was educated at
the British Military schools Of sandhurst and
Wo9lwich and entered the Royal Engineers in 1857.
after several years of service in the excavation OF
Jerusalem and the exploration OF Palestine ne be
gan 1876 a long period OF service in South
Africa one OF the Commissioners for laying out
the boundary line between Griqualand West and
The Orange Free State. He also commanded the
Diamond Fields Horse IN TIE Kafir War and in
Tie Griquslan6 West rebellion. He served
Instructor in surveying At the School Of Military
Engineering from 1880 1854. during which time
4 was also assigned 20 duty IN the Egyptian Cam
paisn. Warren -eturned 10 South Africa spe-
Ga Commissioner and MaJor-General command
ing ths BechUaBaland Expedition He was Com
missioner of the London Metropolitan Police from
-s6 1873 anG during lss9-'94 commanded the
troops In the Straits Settlements
From 1855 unH November. 1899 Sir Charles was
u command Of the troops in the Thames District
fEngland) and zfter month Ia was sent 10 South
Africa 70 take and of the Fifth Division,
great things bang expected from him account
- his previous distinguished career.