The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-09
The Devons Drove Enemy from Hi
Position With Bayone.s
WERE TAKEN AND RETAKEN
Entrenchmcnts on Wagon Hill
Changed Hands Six Times During
the Engagement The Beers
Were Ecpulscd Everywhere
With Losses Far Exceed
ing Those OF English.

LONDON, Jan. S.-Generat Buller an
rounces the repulse of the Beers with
heavy losses at LadSsmith Sunday.
LONDON, Jan S.-S:i3 P. M.-The War
Office has just published the following
dispatch from Gencral Butler:
.'Frcri: Camp, Natal. Jan. S.
The following is from White. dated
=. NJ. yesterday: An attack was conn
nerccd on my position. but was chiefly
against Caesars Camp and Wagon Hill.
The encm:- was in great strength and
pushed the attack with the greatest
courage and energy. Some of the en-
trenchments on Wagon Hill were three
times taken by the enemy and retaken by
US. The attack continued until I:30 2.
N. One point in our position was oc-
cuDcd BY the enemy the whole day. But
at dusk, in u very. heavy rainStorrn, they
were turned out of this; position at the
point of the bayonet, in Il most gallant
manner, by the Devons, led by Colonel
Park. Colonel Ian Hamilton commanded
on Wagon Hill and rendered valuable
service. The troops have had a very
trying time and have behaved eXceilently.
They are eIated at the service they have
rendered the Queen
The enemy were repuised everywhere
with very heavy loss. greatly exceeding
that on my side. which will be reported
as soon as the lists are completed.
y private OF the Irish Rifles, VINO fought
al Stornberg. in q letter TO his home says
that when General Gatacre saw the posi-
ton the guide had led the troops into he
shot the guide dead with his own revol-
Yer.
SITUATION WORSE.
LONDON. Jan. ?.-3:4o a. M.-General
White still holds out, or did SO sixty
hours ago. when the Beers, ousted from
their foothold inside the works. suspend
ed their assault at nishtfafl. England has
taken heart. The situation, however, is
worse The beleasuered force must have
expended q large amount OF ammunition.
which cannot be replenlshed, ana must
have lost 4 number OF officers and men,
which is counterbalanced, so far as the
garrison is concerned. by the greater loss
of the Beers.
General White still needs relief: and the
difficulties confronting General Butler are
as great as before.
The Boer agents. according TO the Cairo
correspondent of the Daily Mail. are
evading British vigilance. respecting the
importation of ammunition The CORE
spondent says: "A large quantity Of
quick-firinS ammunition goes TO Ras
Jibeutil. from which point it is conveyed
by Dhow along the coast. or tram
shipped to vessels bound for Portuguese
East Africa. French steamers touching
at Ras Jibeuti before reaching Alden.
contrive to evade search by transhippinS
at Madagascar to steamers apparently
not connected with European lines In
this way trey escape suspicion
LOST SEVENTY PRISONERS
LCNDON. Jan. THE War Office has
received tie following despatch from Gen
Sir Frederick Forestier-Wa alker:
5"CAPE TOWN. Jan. 6.-Gen. French
r-pp h, situation Is much
the same as yesterday, but regrets to re-
port that q serious accident has happen
Cd to the First Suffolk Regiment. From
news which has just come TO hand from
Cen Errcacl, I gather that with his au-
thority and Enow.edse four companies
of the First Suffo,ks advanced by nlsnt
against q low hill one mile from their
camp. They attacked it at dawn. Lieut.
Co! Watson. commanding, gave oroers
fo1. a charge He was at once wounded
Orders fer retiremcnt were given. i Is
said bv enemy. and threc-fourths OF the
force iretrelted to camp. The remainder
held their ground until they Were over
powered by greater numbers, wieii theS
surrendered. Seventy were taksen prison.
ers, including seven officers
COMMANDO DISPERSED.
Gen. French reports that the comman-
do which attacked him on Jan. lost fifty
nle, killed besides the wounded and pris-.
oners The commando was dispersed.
In n dispatch. dated Cape Town, Jan.
/. t:55 p. NJ, Gen. Walker says: "There
is no change in the situation as regards
Cen Methlerl and Gen. Gatacre- Referr-
ing TO my telegram Of Jan. 9. Gen. French
reports that a medical officer set out 10
collect all the wounded northeast OF Coles
berg on Saturday. An exact list OF the
prisoners has not yet been ascertatned-
The number is probably about SEVENTY
The First Essexes have been sent TO re-
place the Suffolks- The position OF af-
fairs. tactical and strategical. shows no
alteration. a Rocr officer admits 1t was
intended to leave Colesberg. The enemy's
loss day by day from our fire is heavy
LONDON. Jan. 9.-The Times publishes
a dispatch from aIodder River. dased Jan-
uary sixth, saying that large Belt of
the Free State. across the border. near
Belmont, has been deserted by the Beers.