Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-02-07

TOSS TO THE BRITISH
Beers Say Fifteen Hundred We're Killed
Oh Wednesday Casualties Net
Seat in by Ru!!cr- VIII Try
AGOllmr Route.

the stronger hecauie of the high hopes
that were repused in G4ueral Bnler's
turning movement and OF hiS announces
IIent that there wonld be no turning
buck.
Az the very moment when DR.. Leyds
is being received ~ an honored guest i'll
this highest circles ON the continent.
Great Britain has to face the worst dis
aster in Il campaign thus far disastrous
Open tulls is heard of the absolute neces-
sity of abandoning Ladysmth to its
fate, while Lord Roberts reveVts to the
original plan of an advance over the
Orange river upon Boemtontein.
10 Lsdysmith the disappointment
must be very bitter. A dispatch from
the Boer laager near the town dated
Jan. "a. describes the garrison rs very
evidently preparing desperate coup
in order to effect n junction with Gen.
Buffers advancing army" 1t may be
regarded rs Il certainty that, in the con-
hdent hope of early relief, Gen. White
has lately been issuing extra rations, and
this fact has given rise to an exngger-
ated idea as to the lcngth of time the
provisions would last Even should it
be dec ded to send Butler reinforce
ments and to attempt to reach Lady
smith by movement through the still
more difficult country east Of Colenso
is extremely doubtful whether the gar
rison could hold ont long enough as such
movement would occupy ut least
month
Much mystery still surrounds the re-
treat. 1t is p)ss be that General Bull
Ter has Withdrawn his whole forces, but
it is generally assumed that Lyttleton's
brigade and Lord Dnndonald's cavalry.
and other troops are still on the north
eide Of the Tugela.
London, Jan. LIT is now known
that the cabinet devoted much Of its
discussions on Saturday to the nobili-
cation ST the fleet Novhing H'|sv-sattled.
except that, until further security to the
home coasts have been obtained by
naval preparations. the Eighth division
shall not be sent to South Africa
On Monday the admirability issued
orders that the channel squadron in
steal Of leaving Portland for Gibraltar
as previously directed shall assemble
on Feb 8. off Eddystone and proceed to
Bantry for tortnight's exercise off the
Irish coast, ihws keeping in home waters
SOr Vine.
This decision to delay tao eighth di-
vision ut time when reinforcements
are SO urgently required may mean only
that transports are not yet available
md that the division will embark when
the shipping is ready.
The mobilization of reserved warships
if such course shall be determined up
on, would he Of the utmost Importance
There is nothing in the intelligence pos
eessed by the public to cause the cabi-
nets prolonged discussion of this mat
tor and the Inference is that the fleet
may he modified M general warning
to other countries to keep their hands
of tho TransYaal situation, or the min
istry may have definite knowledge that
the neutral powers purpose to take some
advantages elsewhere while England is
busy in South Africa.
/ Ons thing is certain 20, 900 men all
ready TO goto South Africa are detained
for lessons vt which the pubic has no
knowledge.
There is talk of AZ military battalions
bring embodied These are all of the
militia not previously warned A sharp
looko,t is being kept on volunteers for
the var,ous South African regiments
The DAILY Chronicle says;
Three suspicious characters were re-
jscted 10y headquarters IN one regiment
Monday Two were Enthusiastically Of
Beer origin The third, whose English
English was faulty, had been German
officer
Such scraps of information as can be
gathered regarding the movements of
the armies in the field seem TO indicate
that the relief of l4adysmith has been
abandoned for the present and that con-
centration Of the Britifh for an'invasion
Of the Free State is in progress. In ad-
dition to General Kelley Kenney's move
ment General Brabrant, chief of the
Cape Colonials, has arrived at Sterk-
stroem.
The native report ia that three Boer
guns have BEEN removed tom Spyfon-
tein to Kimberley The Boers are mp
onreNtly n'pR'nre 'N' .i'l rrrt mar p
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