Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-02-10
STUBBORN FIGHT.
Beers Attempt TO Drive British
from a hill.
General Meihusn Driven Back TO The
M0dder River.
Afmpred Train aad 1000 british Troops
keiFea, from Ch,evslsy.
ALI DAY EIoHr or TIE IUsILA.

hoOdeskeTg Drift, FEB. 9--The Beers
yesterday made determined attempt 10
drive the British from = bin command.
Ing the drift Mounting two seven
Founders at the northern extremity they
shelled the position lnlefmi,tently the
whole day. Ths 5caiOFth Bighlaaders
gained position on the rocky summit
and kept up sustained rihs Ore. bot
sulfe Nd somswhat from the Beers she'll
inR. A battery was sent and succeeded
in silenoing the Boer hre. In the mean.
while two companies VI Argyle High
landefs advanced along q plain Ia y
westerly direction and found the Beers
entFenched 10 a small drlft A sharp gu
gAgsment followed, lasting ths whole
day.
General MaeDjuad now only requires
SUN ilent troops "a order 10 completely
surround lhe Beers. General Bauington
was dispatched from Modder river with n
large force OF cavalry and two horse bat.
teFies, but failed to reach him. although
he started eaTly enough Ia the day 10 en-
abs him 10 get here early this evening.
THIS moTning ihe infantry still remain
In the old position.
General Meshusn has ordered retire
ment 10 Moddsr river which Va now pro-
cseding. The British losses were ilfty
men.
BRITISH DRIVEN BACK.
Head LaageT, badysmilb. Wednesday,
Feb. 7--An armyred train yesterday
made a so;tle fi5w Chieyeley towards
COienao. and landed two thousand British
troops on the tight Of She Boer position.
The Beers Immediately crossed tho river
aud made an attack with rin's snd ar
tiliery, forcing the withdrawal OF both
train and troops TO Chieyelsy
Fighting on the upper Tugsla river
lasted until S;3l o'clock yesterday even-
Ing. Particulars lacking.
Firing al COlensj aud along the upper
TugelA has been proceeding since dve
O'Clock this morning
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London, Beb. y, 2.35 .. m.--thtre lsstiil
no news OF General Bullsr's doings today
or yesterday A dispatch dated Rrpre
Camp. February &, but probably written
with the adyauc d lines February Z, and
sant from RTere by runner, says: "The
forces Of tbs enemy Rre On both Of our
flsnks aud continue 10 render our posi-
tion extremely dtflicult 20 maintain"
Beyond this fact that Butler devoted
Wednesday 20 bringing In more artillery
aud troops across the Tugelb, nothing Is
known OF his movements, tuI that he
Il badly needing reiuiorcemen,s Is eu
dsnt from the foregoing from Frere. II
Il still more patent that it is impossible
for him 10 advance until his artillery has
been enabled 10 take up forward posi-
tiOns for the purpose ot subiulng tha
BOer guna on both ntnk4. Upon ths
length OF time ocoupled Ia this operation
depencs the duration OF Bnller's main-
tenAncs Of ths defensive. /, Ia reason
abe 10 suppose tina. guas and relief ~
inforcemen,s wer. in position yesterday
and that tbs advance is now progressing
os at least that bombaFdmsnt pTelimi
NARY 10 actual moyem ant q ihe troops Il
IN pFoRFesa
GEN. MACDONALD RETREATS
London, Feb. 9-Almnat all itlcl
nov point out that the mere pnshinl
through ~ LAdysmlth without securing
q decisive victory On the way would onll
Rdd danger to what already Il . crltiea
situation.
General Hector MieD0neld'a retire
nient from kOodsdorpcFeaIed disappont
msni. But the operation was apparentl!
0nly intended as forties ami it, sueces
or failure coali scarcely have RESULTED
In any material effect IN lhe campaign
BRITISH RETIRE.
Boer Head Laagsr, Ladysmith, Thurs
day. Feb s.-Ths British who we're 81
possession OF ihe kopie at Molens Drii
abandoned Il after the bombardment b
Boes cannon this moTning aud retire.
across the Tngela river 10 their forme
position. A desnlory oannOnade Is pro
ca ding At Tugela this morning, bu
otherwise eyery thing IA quiet.
BRITISH DfFkATkD
Pretoria, Monday, Feb. 5.Ool. Plum
mef's force on February attacked IN
BOef position near RAm0ns,a afte
heavy lighting including an endeaioT {
take the place b. storm and the Brltis
were Tepulsed.
BULLER's RETREAT.
London, $50 y. MP 10 the preseu
tins the war Office evidently has hear
nothing from General Bulier's relfea
a. described In n dispatch from BoeF hea
lAAgeF. The ofii,iAls appeared uiseTI
dumbiouudcd NJ the nsws. ~ Butler
dispatch announced that Mondays an
Tuesdays movements we're particular
hopeful.
OPPOsg COMPROMISE
London. Ky. FEB e-ln the exscuti,