The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-05

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$3.50 the Tugela river Friday night and
.,.rrhiug on Ladysmith. No definite
q. will be permitted to 20 out until
,avs,nitb is relieved.
,,adysmith, February 4, by heliograph
IN signal Hill.-The garrison was much
,.sted BY hearing General Buffers guns
.,,s,aav. The result of the engagement
I, 10, known. The Beers are again mass
,ssr l.adysmi,h, also moving another
,aa toward surprise hill. We are quite
ss,av FOR them If they contemplate another
attack
.avs,nith, February 3, via Signal Hill.
General Buffers guns have been heard
,..,n Otherwise 1t is very quiet. We
u. awaiting further news of his progress.
rhsrs have been no further developments
.ore Very few Beers remain northeast of
M camp. The majority are south and
us.l The health of the garrison is inn
proved
,,rdor February A special dispatch
rrs,n Durham dated Sunday and referring
/ 10 General Buffers crossing the Tugela in
N advance upon Ladysmith, says: 1T is
probable that General Butler crossed at a
.n,t above the Richard Drift and that
having the enemy to the right, he is
! marching to Acton Homes, whence the
road to Ladysmith runs almost due east
I,bruugh fairly open country. 1t is said
here that he will reach Ladysmith tomor-
row Monday night.
| IondcD. February 8, 4:40 a. m.-Al-
= though there is no actaul confirmation of
I The report that General Butler has
crossed the Trgela river on the
third desperate attempt to relieve Lady
smith, 1t is known that the war Office
has received several dispatches which
have not been made public and If the ad-
vance is an actual fact the secret is be-
Ing well kept. There are newspaper dis
patches in plenty from Spearmans camp.
been begun and it is assumed in some
quarters here that Lord Dundonalds re-
connoisance in the district of Hongers
Poor may be the only foundation for tho
statement that General Butler has started.
On As other hand dispatches from Lady
smith rather indicate that the advance Is
Il hx. prttt, h Amino N
Friday and Saturday from the direction
d pcigieter's Drift and Colenso.
dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from
iadysmith dated yesterday says: A re-
port has reached us that one brigade has
crossed the Tugela.
A The reports that the Beers are recon :
centrating around Ladysmith are also an
Indication that preparations are being
made 10 resist General Butler, or for an
attempt at reattack upon the garrison in
ANTICIPATION OF his advance. The fact
however. that no firing has been reported
uuofr Yesterdays date. either from Lady
snltn or spearmans Camp. might he In
''fN- W hSdH cltHtT IUdL the attempt
mao Jailed or that General Butler had
n'relv made demonstration on Friday.
numerous rumors are current One says
'a's General Butler is again attacking
'rchSop from the side of General Little
'0us camp. Another is that he received
normatlon from the owner of Spionkor
'am and crossed by fords further west
'qn richards drift. The military au-
ponnes in London think 1t most likely
nst the crossing would be made east Of
S'esaftskop, Speculation, however. il
Sseless' The public can only wait in pa
H'nee aud II may be said also in trepida-
W. Nor is the feeling of anxiety much
snssed by the possibility that Genera
4"isr has been considerably reinforced
'''ce the disaster at spionkop.