The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-19

Gen. Gatacre Is at LOhrSberg, Slight
advance.
The war Office announces that next
week will be embarked " guns, 3,710 men
and 2,210 horses. This Is the largest con-
signment Of artillery ever sent abroad.
The war office invites 700 volunteers for a
sharpshooters' battalion Of yeomanry
Sir William MacCormac. In the Lancet,
says that Of the thirty-nine wounded in
the hospitals visited by him only eight
had been hit by shells.
GEN. ROBERTS REPORTS.
The war Office received the following
dispatch from Gen. Roberts. dated Cape
Town today:
II have received a telegram from Gen.
Butler stating that one brigade and
howitzer battery have crossed the Tugela
river at Potgeiter's Drift. Five miles
further west, at Trichards Drift, Gen.
Warren has thrown pontoon br dye owe
the river. BY this part of his force
crossed yesterday. The remainder is ex-
pected by this morning to be on the north
bank. Warren hopes he will be able to
turn the enemy's position, which five
miles off to his right front Is being
strongly intrenched."
The war Office announces the appoint
ment of the Duke of Marlborough as
staff captain in connection with the i'm
perial yeomanry being organized for serv-
ice in South Africa.
REPORTS POSTED.
The war office has issued the following:
From Butler, Spearman's Comp, Jan.
IS: One field artillery, howitzer battery
and Lyttleton's brigade are across the
Tugela at Potgeiter's Drift. The enemy's
position is being bombarded by us. Five
miles higher up Warren has crossed the
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He hopes his force will, by evening, have
advanced five miles from the river to his
right front. The enemy is busily in
trenching.'
'From Roberts, Cape Town. Jan. IS:
'Gatacre reports that 800 men Of all ranks
have been moved from Bushman's Hoeok
to Hopeberg. and the Seventy field
battery and one company Of mounted in
fantry from Sterkstrom to Bushman's
Hoeck. Otherwise there is no change.
BRITISH PATROL SURPRISED.
RENSBERG, Cape Colony, Jan ia
patrol composed Of sixteen men Of the
New South Wales lancers and South
Australians was ambushed yesterday by
the Beers and overwhelmed, after a Sc
we're fight. Two of the detachment es-
capped and have arrived in camp This
morning a patrol visited the scene of
and one wounded man. A number Of
dead Boer horses also were found. show
ing that the Australians made a gallant
fight before surrendering.
1t appears that when the Australians
encountered the first body Of Beers and
found their retreat cut off, they galloped
for a nearby kopje. hoping to beat off
the Beers, but found another force Of
burghers concealed there.
Six more of the Australians returned.
The rest Of them were captured.
BRITISH SUCCESS CONFIRMED.
SPEARMAN'S FARM, Natal, Jan. 49,
Gen. Lyttletons brigade, with a howitzer
battery, crossed the Tugela river at
Potgieter's Drift on Tuesday. Jan. 16
The water rose above the waists Of the
men. The Beers fired two shots and then
recalled their forces to the trenches,
the passage being uninterrupted. The
British advanced in skirmishing order,
and the small kopjes on the SUBMITS
were occupied by $50 p. m. During the
night it rained heavily.
Yesterday "wednesday the Boer
trenches were vigorously shelled in front
of Mount Alyo, when the British adj
vanced in position on the kopjes and
plain. The day was misty. The naval
brigade and howitzers made good practice,
was made in the sandbag emplacement.
The cannonade was heavy, and the Beers
were observed leaving in small parties.
The hill covering the British position
was shelled next.
Gen. Warren has forced a passage of
the Tugela seven miles to the left.
GERMAN PRESS ON SEIZURES.
BERLIN, Jan. 1S-The German press
takes a ouieter tone today in regard to
seizure of German vessels by British war
ships, reprinting with satisfaction eX-
tracts from London newspapers. Tomor-
rows Interpolation is expected to be calm
and non-sensational The Berliner Tage-
blatt is informed from St. Petersburg That
Russian statesmen are trying to get the
support of the French cabinet for calling
an International congress to revise mari
time laws and to clarity the situation OF
some of the present difficulties. The own
ers of the Wagner, stopped by a British
cruiser, and ordered to go to Port El1z-
abeth to unload were informed that the
bark would be released as soon as the
search of her cargo had been completed,
assuming that no contraband was found.
CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS.
HALIFAX, N. s., Jan. 1S.-Gen. Hutton.
commander-in-chie of the Canadian mil
tia: Mr.. Fielding, minister of finance,
and Mr. Borden, minister of mi lila, ar
rived today from Ottawa, to attend the
embarkation of troops on Saturday for
South Africa Mr.. Borden. speak ne to-
night, said that sufficient number Oh
Canadians had already volunteered to
raise force of 0,00O for service in South
Africa. officers enough for an army OF
$4,000 had sent in applications for active
service.
SEEKING THAT FLOUR.
WASHINGTON Jan. 1S.-Mr. Choate Is
prosecuting his efforts to learn where the
provisions are that were seized or Della
goa bay on the Mashona, the Maria and
the Beatrice He has reported that the
goods on the Maria are in the custom
house at Durham, subject to the DISPOSE
ton of the owners. The goods carried on
the Mashona are believed to be still on
board that ship at Cape Town; but, owing
to imperfections in the ships papers, IL
has not yet been possible to clear up the
facts In that case. The Beatrice IS at
East Liverpool and the British govern
nent ia trying to learn from its officers
the status of the cargo.
BOER SYMPATHIZERS.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. B.-Pabst