The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08
Advance Toward Ladysmith Was
Begun Monday.
BOERS FOUGHT STUBBORNLY
But Did Not Succeed in DiSIOdging
The British.

They stopped the British Advance.
However, by an 9InhIading Fire
From Spi0n KOp-British Casual
ties Said to Number 25O-Move-
ment Considered Of Great ImpOr-
tHnce-Nnrren's Feint DiscOncert-
ed the BOcrs, and the Main Point of
Atnck Was Wea1ened-Prospec
Are for Considerable More Hard
Fighting Before Butler Gets to
LadySmfth.
London, Feb. 8.-A special dispatch from
spearmans Camp, dated Wednesday, Feb.
says:
"Our further advance is at the moment
prevented, as the Beers enflade us from
their positions on Spion kop and Doorm
Moof
"Our casualties, although estimated at
20 are trihing, considering the great i'm
portance of the movement just concluded.
Spearman's Camp, Wednesday Feb. Z,
p m,-Gen Butler commenced the ad-
vance for the relief of Ladysmith Monday.
The naval guns opened at O'Clock in
t5e morning, and front attack was made
IN front Of our position. Three battalions
advanced toward the Brakfontein with six
batteries
AT II o'clock the Beers opened with ar
tlery fire and sent several shells among
tha British infantry, who retired an hour
later
Meanwhile vigorous attack was made
| g. rio bar h..
eApeiiuously constructed a position
Several pieces of cannon hidden among
me trees on zwarts kop, bombarded
heavily. The British infantry advanced,
end the Beers were entirely surprised.
Al o'clock a high hill, named the
hlanJa kloof, a continuation of the
hrahloniein, had been taken. The opera
'uIs were eXcellently planned.
HeSumed on Tuesday.
The homoardment of the Boer position
was resumed this (yesterday? morning.
lhe Beers worked a disappearing cannon
Hom tAe high Doorm kloof range, on the
HSal OF the captured hin but the British
ehe-s exploded its magazine, and the gun
was plt out of action until late in the
day
N'sNetry fire was Intermittent until the
afternoon when the Beers made a deter
ui1'i fort TO reta6e the hill.
Endorsements rushed up cheering, the
Doors We're repulsed, and the British ad-
'adeei along the ridge.
IA' 'tr balloon has proved a most use
'1' adjunct making ascents daily, and
s''Hs niormation as to the Boer posi-
'ois. The Beers directed a heavy shrap-
ne H'e In the endeavor to destroy the bal
"oA a'1lratus.
I1e artillery behaved splendidly
''i'dsaout, ably covering the infantry re-
'.'meui from the feint attack in the face
heavy Boer shell fire. 1t is believed
"al tle Beers suffered very heavily as
"'I 'mDulances were hard at work.
H"crs Had strong Position.
Ih0 hoer position consisted of line
A'iYes, strongly entrenched, extend
as 'Afee miles from spion kop and curv-
"s sharply at the eastern end to Inc
''a a7out opposite zwart's kop, which
steep hill south of the Tugela that
' lfllsh occupied before the seizure Of
'''s rs Drift.
lae capture of Krantz kloof the
''| hoer fire prevented q further adj
Monday The next morning the
lndulged in long-range shell fire,
-H the afternoon they made a vigor-
".i'mpt to recapture the position.
assnult was made upon the north
''' of the kopje. and at first it was
iul. Reinforcements were, how
hurried up, and the British recar-
''e position at the point of the bay
and advanced along the ridge As
'iish have large force OF troops,
outlook Is hopeful.
HcDort From Bocr Camp.
"''f Head Lager, Ladysmith, Tuesday,
Since yesterday the British. with
' ana other guns, have bombarded
positions onithe Upper Tugela
"' troops crossed the river at the pout
at Mo.en Drift, with the object of
'-.ns our positions. AZ the former
burger beat them back and they re-
d in great confusion.
"' hshung continues al Molen Drift,
' the Standerton and johannesburg
''''landos. There were no casualties on
our side
'' eannonade was the fereest yet ex-
'V"eed' There was continuous roar