Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-01-09
THE BOERS REPULSED
General White Reports lIe Has De-
icaled the Enemy.
A STUBBORN FIGHT.
lie Says His Position Was Taken Three
Times. hut We're Recapiured
Finally isserts the Beers
Loss the Greatest.

London. Jan. s. The war Office has
published the following dispatch r.
ceiyed by Butler at Frere Camp Natal
Jan s. from White at LAdysmith dated
Sunday
Attack commenced on my position
but chiefly against the Caesar camp
aud Wagon Hill The enemy was IN
great strength aud pushed the attack
with the greatest courage and energy.
Some 81 the entertainments on Wagon
Hill wa. three times taken by the enemy
and retakeu by us The attack contin-
ued until 5aO pm. one point IN our
position was occupied by the enemy the
whole day. bui at dusk In q heavy rain.
storm they were turned out oi this p1si-
ton az the point ~ hayonet in most
gallant manner by the Dcyons. led by
Colonel Park Colonel Ian Hamilton
commanded On Wagon llill aud rem
dered valuable service Troops have had
very trying time and behaved excel
lently Am c,atsd az the service they
have rendered the queen The enemy
was repulsed everywhere with a very
heavy loss greatly exceeding that on
my side. which viii be reported as soon
a. lists are completed
Ia spite Of the report, of the ultimate
success Of General Whites force in re-
pulsiug the Boer. assault on Lldsmith.
the country refuses 10 emerge from the
paroxysm Of apprehension into which u
was thrown boy the publication o. the
last words Of the photographed message
from White, very hard pressed. until
it is officially assured that the bsleag.
ured garrison has not collapsed as II
seemed on the point Of doing when the
last signal was flashed
Il was not until the afternoon that
there was official confirmation of the
Frere Camp rumors Of General Whites
success az Ladysmith AZ $40 p. m
the war Office rel ieyed the tension Of the
waiting crowds By posting the latest
dispatch.
Not since the day of General Buller-
reverse has such crowd Of inquiries
visited the war offices A. the after.
noon progressed rumor obtained cur.
Iency that Ladysmith had surrendered.
and the depression In the lobbies become
extreme. but when the official telegram
appeared. loud voice shouted GOOD
news
Reading between the lines Of General
Whites dispatch 1t is evident that there
was a desperate fight a. the British en-.
trenchments were thrice taken and
retAken. and at dusk the Dovenshirs
regiment at point Of the hayonet drove
out the Beers from another position
which they occupied all day long
The news spread with astonishing
rApidity all over London and caused al
instantaneous change Of aspect in tn,
metropolis. Smiling faces were scer
everywhere and even at the sedate for
sign Office and other departments Of Oh,
government great elation was shown.
kilograms from Rsnsberg say OH
GERS and 30 men oi the Sufolks wer,
killed and about 50 captured Genera
French's announcement that the Es.el
regiment had been sent to replace th,
sufIolks is more bitter TO the latter
friends than the list Of casualties. as tn,
only inference deducible from this fac
is that the suTolks disgraced thcmselye
and their flag by bolting and leaving
few Of their more stanch comrades 4
fill tho Pretoria jails
Lord de la War; in graphic de
scripton Of the battle Of Magorsfoutein
says
1T is useless TO disguise that a larg
percentage Of our troops are losing heart
for the campaign is comprised Of a sue
cession Of frontal attacks on an invisi
ible foe, securable entrenched and nm
reachable. Our men fought admirably
but were asked TO perform miracle,
Don't blame them and don't blame th
gallant generals who were the first vi,
Tins Of the terrible disaster which over
came the Highland brigade The me
rushed IN a quarter column 20 thei
doom General Wauchopo- last word
were For Gods sake men donot hlam
me for this will gladden. the hearts %
his numberless friends There was n
accord between General Methuen an
General Waachope in regard 10 tl
best method q attack Gen. Methuen
plan prevailed and the mistake cllt Ed
men
RUMOR AS TO BULLER,