The Worthington advance., 1900-01-12
HARD BATTLES RAGE.
Gen. White Closely Pressed Before
Ladysmith.
Sends News Of Defeat Of Beers
British Attack ON Colenso-The
Suffolk Regiment Suffers 4
Serious Disaster. ~,

Sends News Of Defeat OF Boers-
British Attack ON Colenso-The
= Suffolk Regiment Suffers 4
Serious Disaster. 5E
London, Jan. ga special dispatch
from Frere camp, dated Saturday, Jan
rary 6, 1920 p. m, says: f. !. White
heliographs that he defeated the Beers
this morning. They crept up so close
to the defending forces that the Gordon
highlanders and the Manchesters ao~
tually repulsed them at the point of the
bayonet.
London, Jan. s.-Gen. Butler has
wired the war office the following.
dated January 6, from Frere Camp:
The following message was received
from Gen. White at one .. m to-day: At
tack continues and enemy has been reen-
forced from the south
THE following was received at four
this forenoon from Gen. White: Have
beaten enemy off at present, but they are
stu around me in great numbers, especial
~ to the south, and think renewed attack
very probable"
Il have absolutely no more news and
tnere Is no sun. There is a camp rumor
tnat White deafeated the enemy a five this
afternoon and took 400 prisoners. sent all
available troops yesterday to make DEM
onstrat1on at Colenso. The trenches
there were all occupied by the enemy"
Attack ON Colenso.
London, Jan. S.-A special dispatch
from Frere Camp, dated Saturday,
January g., p. M, says:
AT two o'clock this afternoon the whole
Of Gen. Clery's division marched out of
camp to attack Colenso. Gen. Hildyard' 3
brigade was on the left and Gen. Barton's
on the right, with cavalry on the extreme
| right. The attack was slowly developed
an ano at at 4:so the British field guns advanced
on the center and commenced shelling the
! Boer positions on the fiat land between
| Hlanwane hill and Fort Wylie. About this
time heavy thunderstorm ragged over the
enemy's positions. At $50 our troops were
stu advancing and had reached a point
very near Colenso. The naval AZ and field
guns were busily dropping shells into the
! enemy's trenches along the river and the
lorts OF the enemy had made no reply
Bombardment of Ladysmith.
London, Jan. S.-A dispatch to the
Daily Chronicle from Frere camp saws:
Saturdays bombardment of Lad ysmith
was the heaviest yet recorded. All the
aeaVy guns were working and the
Beers seemed 10 be pouring in shells
from every available lighter gun.
London, Jan. S.-The Daily Mail has
the following, dated January 6, ut
noon. from Frere Camp:
AT three o clock this morning very heavv
firing began at Ladysmith It lasted fullv
TOUR hours and must have meant either
sortie by the British or a determined at
tack on the garrison by the Beers. Our
smells could be seen falling on Umbul-
whna hi!l' and the enemy were replying.
sounds indicating smaller pieces of artil-
!ery IN action. The fighting must have
been at closer range than has been the "a 40
up to now. Our naval guns at Chievely
sent their usual fire into the Boer trenches
there; but there has been no further move
ment here"
| Disaster to Suffolk Reeiment.
London, Jan. 8.-The war office pub-
fishes the following dispatch from
Gen. Forestier-Walker, commandinp
at Cape Town:
Gen. French reports under date Of jan
uary s: The situation is much the same
as yesterday, but I regret to report that
serious accident has happened to the
| From news just come to hand from them 7
eatner that, with the authority and with
| the knowledge of Gen. French. four com
panies of the First battalion advanced
by night against low hill one mile from
the1r camp. They attacked at dawn Lieut..
@ Gol: watson commanding, gave orders to
| charee. lie was at once wounded Orders
| 1or retirement were given. Three-quarters
OF the force retreated to camp The re-
ma1nder held their ground until they were
| oVerpowered by greater numbers, when
| they surrendered. Seventy were taken
| prisoners, including seven officers
| Gen. French reports that the Boer COM
mando which made the attack January 4
lost ~ Killed, besides wounded and prison.
ers. Inc commando was dispersed"
| Beers lombard kuruman.
! Pretoria, Thursday, Jan. 4 (via. LOU
renzo Marques)-FieldC Cornet Wiser.
under date of Tuesday, January 2, re-
ports as follows from Kuruman. Brit
ish Bechuanaland:
| i commenced bombardment of Kuru-
man yesterday (Monday), aiming al the DO
lice barracks. The fight lasted until six In
| the evening. when the garrison surren-
dered, issuing from the forts and Welding
up arms. We took 120 prisoners including
capt. Bates and Capt. Dennison, Mr. Hill
yard' the magistrates and eight other off,
GERS We also captured 70 natives, together
with plumber of rifles and revo,vers and
| a quantity Of ammunition. Fifteen British
were wounded. They are being attended
by US, with the help of Dr. Bearne, an Eng
lish physician. The horses. oxen. mealies
ana hour taken from the prisoners have
oeen sent to Pretoria by way of Vryburg. "
Critical Moment.
London, Jan. 8.-The British public is
at last face to face with critical mo-
ment in the campaign. 1t may safe
~ be said that at no previous time
have there been such anxious hours
of suspense as will be passed through
until the arrival of further news re-
garding the fate of Ladysmith. The
week opens: with, only fresh additions
to the disasters that Fave befallen
British arms, and there is no longer
any sustaining confidence to buoy up
public opinion. The editorials this
morning fully reflect the extreme
gravity of the situation, with a pain
full undercurrent of ominous forebod-
ing, mainly caused by the fact that.
while the Beers have now changed
their tactics and assumed the often
sive, Gen. Butler is apparently unable
to do more to assist Gen. White than
in making demonstration.
A British Retreat.
Lourenzo Marques, Thursday, Jan.
"A dispatch from the Boer head
quarters near Dordrecht says: The
British have been compelled to retreat
from Dordrecht. Fighting continues
around Colesburg, where the British
occupy some of the outside kopjes.
Another Vessel Seized.
Durham, Jan. S.-The German steam
er Herzog has been seized by British
warship and brought to this port. The