The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-01-20

London. Jan. to.-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
ten, Roberts, dated Cape Town,
Thursday. january is:
- have received "A telegram from Gen.
Butler stating that enc brigade and how
i}Eer battery have crossed tho Tugein river
al rotgolter'n Drift. Five milta further
weat. at richards Drift, Gen, Warren has
thrown u poatoon bridge over the river,
by this part Of hts force crossed yestur-
day. The rgmai udrr II expected by this
morning to be on the north bank Warren
hopes he VIII be able 10 turn the enemy =
position which i've miles of 20 hia right
front is beag strongly iBtrenehed,"
Lhdssmtth Reported Relieved.
London. jan. ia Cape Town spe
einl Dispatch dated Thursday, says 1t
is persFtcntly reported there that
Lady smith has been relieved.
News Ahead of the Facts.
London. Jan. 10. The rumors from
Cape Town that Ladysmith is already
relieved are apparently ahead of the
tactA In any cusr. Field Marshal Lord
Roberts, whose report was dispatched
this morning. was not aware of IL aud
HIS dates preclude the possibility that
the troops mentioned IN his dispatch
have 80 snun reached the heleaEuereh
town. Though there are some dis.
crepancies Ia the kilograms, the whole
tenor OF the news points 10 Gen. liul-
lrrs second advance having begun,
with good prospects Of suecess. bat II
Is generally recognized that with an
enemy so rcgoufueful as the Beers
have proved themselves TO be 1t Is idle
TO Indulge la uyefeontldenoe.
The net result. 80 far as known. IL
that Gen. Butler occupies two com.
mandluR Positions north Of the 'FuFela
river, thereby securing al least two
crossings hy which he can bring up
necessary rcepforecmentA.
believe rid. Hns Turnsa.
! The officials of the war Office here
are satisfied that The tide has turned.
and that news Of more hopeful char.
aelcr FROM British Point n view viii
htreailyr hr The fla irsiead ~ the
exception, That The ilfiiiaA advance
in northeastctly direction will be
/ ferrely resisted Is fully anticipated.
The lioer strength In probably supe-
! raf to the British aud the dispatches
show the burRhers occupy strong po.
fitons.
There Ia some doubt rs 20 whether
the sproenkop occupied by Gen. War
rem il identical with Spionkop, II -
the British ARE within few miles of
Acton Homes. the scene Of the earlier
conflicts between Gen. Whites forces
and the invading Free Skaters. whence
there II good road direct 10 Lady
smith.
Ths Advance auaFa sheIIed.
while Gen. Warrcn's force was
crossing the Tugeia river. the Beers
occupied a thiekly wooded plantation
a mile north of The river aud Hent sew.
eral toIleys Into the advance guard.
The British replied and the artillery
opened On nelgbb0rinR kopIe. As
the British pushed across the river
the Beers found their position unsom-
Portable and retired to the hills linz
mediately after the ponioon bridge
was completed the whole British force
crossed. II Is thought probable that
combined forward movement has
since developed.
In the meanwhile the naval guns on
swart4kop had been persistenily she'll
Ing the ijoer entertainments facing the
kopIes occupied by Liitleton's brigade.
HFiilsh Patrol Captured.
llensberR. Cape Colony, Jan. IA
patrol composed Of 1G men Of the New
South Wales laneera aud South Aus
iralinns was ambushed yesterday by
the Beers and overwhelmed. after a
severe fight. Two of the detachment
escaped and have arrived In camp.
Later aix more Of the Australians re-
turned. The rest were captured
This morning a patrol visited the
scene 81 the light and found one dead
Australian and one wounded. A mum.
Der Of dead Bosr horses also were
found. showing that the Australians
made "a gallant fight before surrender
ing.
II appears that when the Austrnl.
fans encountered the first body Of
I.oets and found their retreat cut of
they Ralloped for nearby kopjs.
hoping 10 beat of the Boern. but on
arriving they found another force Of
burRhsrs concealed there.
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