The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-02-06
CROSSED THE TUGELA
Gen. Butler Has Again Begun His
March on to Ladysmith.
British War Office Holding Back Dis
patches, but n Few Press Dis
patches Allowed to Pass the
CensOr-Latest From Front.

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London, Feb. although there is
no actual confirmation of the report
! that Gen. Butler has recrossed the Tu-
gela on a third desperate attempt to
relieve Ladysmith, it is known that
the war office mas received several
South African dispatches which have
not yet been published and if the adj
vance is an actual fact the secret is
being well kept.
There are newspaper dispatches in
! plenty from Spearman's Camp up to
Sunday, but there is no hint that an
advance had been begun and it is as
sumed in some quarters here that Lord
| DundOnald's reconnaissance in the Dis
trict of Honger's Poort may be the
only foundation of the statement that
/ Gen. Butler has started.
On the other hand dispatches from
Ladysmith rather indicate that the adj
vance is in operation by reporting
heavy firing on Friday and Saturday in
! the direction of PCtgieter's drift and
Colenso.
a dispatch to the Daily Chronicle
from Ladysmith dated Sunday says:
"A report has reached US that one bril-
gade has crossed the Tugela."
The reports that the Beers are re-
concentrating around Ladysmith are
also an indication that preparations
are being made to resist Gen. Butler
or for an attempt at re-attack upon
the garrison in anticipation of his adj
vance. The fact, however, that no fir
ing has been reported under Sundays
date either from Ladysmith or Spear
mans Camp might be interpreted to
mean either that the attempt had fail
ed or that Gen. Butler had merely
made a demonstration on Friday or
Saturday.
Various rumore are current. One
says that Gen. Fuller is again attack
ing SpiOn Kop from the side of Gen.
! LyttletOn's camp. Another is that he
received information from the owner
of SpiOn Kop farm and crossed by
/ fords further west than richards
! drift.
The military authorities in London
think it more likely that the crossing
would be made east of Zwart's Kop.
| Speculation, however, is useless. The
public can only wait in patience and,
it may be said, also in trepidation.
! Nor is the feeling of anxiety much re-
lieved by the possibility that Gen. Bull
Ter has been considerably reinforced
since the disaster at Spion Kop.
Modder River, Feb. 3.-The Landrost
at New Boshof read publicly on Jan
uary 20 a telegram which he said he
] had just received.
Lord Roberts is a prisoner. Gen.
Butler has been killed. Nine thousand
/ British have been killed and 1000 cap
tured. The British also lost eight
! guns last Saturday"
London, Feb. 5.-The Daily Tele-
graph has the following from Spear
mans Camp, dated Sunday evening:
Messages are now freely exchanged
between the camps of Gen. Butler and
Gen. White-by night with calcium
light; by day with Photograph. The
men here are enthusiastic at the pros
| pect of a speedy advance under Gen.
/ Buffers instructions. a very large
convoy with stores for the besieged
! garrison will accompany the relieving
force. The Beers have repaired the
road bridge over the Tugela ut COlen-
so sufficiently for the passage of cav
airy"
Ladysmith, Feb. 4.-By Heliograph
from Signal Hill.-The garrison were
much cheered by hearing Gen. Buffers
guns yesterday. The result of the en-
gagement is not known. The Beers
are again massing near Ladysmith,
also moving another gun toward Sur
prise Hill. We are quite ready for
them if they contemplate another at
tack. The health of the garrison is
improved.
Rensburg, Feb. 3.-The New Zea-
landers, Remington guides and a
squadron of life guards made a sweep
of several miles along the hills adj
jacent TO the British right flank. One
kOpje occupied by Beers was rushed,
the Beers clearing out after a slack
resistance. One New Zealander was
wounded. Small parties in the distance
retreat whenever British horse APP
pears.
London, Feb. 5.-The war office has
received the following from Lord Rob
erts, dated Cape Town, February 4:
'MafeIing well on January II.
Trenches extend toward enemy's big
gun battery, causing it to be vacated.
Enemy now pushing back on northern,
southern and western sides, well out
of rife fire. Otherwise no change in
situation"