The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-18
|TUATION AS IT NOW is
y llvsnce to the Relief Of Lady.
Y smith Has Begun.
N yilRrY THOUSAND MEN WITH HIM
...,L Mntured His Plan of CAM
"a before TRYING "a Carry u
.Joubert Ready for Him.

i ybrk January 1.-THE military
I. me Herald, discussing the situ-
Z, South Africa, says. From the
n, the official dispatch was pub
Ast Fridsy stating that General
Iad that day seized the fort at
IL Drift on the Tugela river. the
Ian has been SO strictly main
Mat nothing but mere conjecture
sible on the course OF events.
FIRST real glimpse is afforded of
: campaign for the relief OF
Ia.
Sir George White photographed
vas hard prossed" during the
assault of the Beers on Caesars
Saturday week. January 6, Sir
Butler promptly sent forward
vision down to the river front
o. His dispatch said he had
ard ''every available man. from
conld be inferred that the bulk
rooms we're behind Chievely, al
nd again behind that camp at
t,lery reported that he found
nches full of Beers In the forth
sition. doubly strengthened since
disastrous repdlse of December
did not attempt anything further
Reconnaissance, mis- orders probably
content himself with the teint in
! occupy the attention of the Beers
point.
IN himself was hardly prepared for
hysnee which he was contemplating
4 elaborate scale and strategical
he Of outhanklng his opponents. The
krcements be had received since he
lack from Colcnso must have placed
IN comand OF more than 10000 men.
ral Warren had Joined him. an officer
Q Griauiland expedition years ago
a for him reputation of being able
t. maneouver the Beers in their own
and on their own ground. From
nrt Warren was In a position to
on a long Hawking movement either
e east. by Weenen or to the west,
ethany. making a semi circle to Lady
j. Butler, with his headquarters AZ
/, could make an inner movement,
sing his point of crossing the Tugela
: directly in front or by turning
menis on either side. He chose the
or westward route, and keeping his
secret, was able 70 announce the
successful step of his advance in
iispatch from potgieter's Drift.
is ford is a little TO the westward OF
junction OF the Tugela with its
fern branch, the Little Tugela river.
road from Frere would pass along
lot of a range OF mountains on the
hand. British cavalry scouts had
is stated, some days previously come
S parties of Beers at potgieter's
and It was ascertained that Gen
Joubert was making fortified posi-
In the neighhorhood, When Bullet
yained the drift his first new step was
form himself as 10 the locality and
9Th OF this position. 1t was, he said,
four ana one half miles in front
from the river and OF strong char
. Five days have passed in delibet
separations for continuing the marcn
awdrop. Not only has the trans
OF the column been steadily brought
ut the relief supplies for Ladysmith
be close In the rear.
leral Warreu's column, II Is now
from The last dispatch received. IL
s In cooperation with Buffers adj
guard by moving his division In a
lei line on the west While Buffers
OF operations has been maturing Cen
Jouhert it may be presumed has
hurrytng his commands from he
II OF his defensive line of the Tugela
le extreme west. Some check may
been causd by the knowledge that
British commander might at any
ent make a serious move from Colen.
further TO the east. at Pliers or the
nen road To Ia1vsrOifb