The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-23
GREEK HAS MET GREEK
BULLER'S LATEST DISPATCH ELS
SHOW LITTLE GAIN.
B0ERS' RIGHT FLANK DRIVEN IN SATURDAY
Little Progress Sunday though the Battle
Ragged All Day. Buffers Latest Report
Showed the Boer Centre Still
Firm, and iInchakan
Firm and mistaken

London. IAN. 3-(Tuesday--4:15 Il. m.
his operations on Monday and official and
press intelligence leaves the British
hivouacked SUNDAY night On the ground
they had won after two days fighting
The War Office turned everybody ont OF
the lobbies ut midnight. Apparently
Lord Lanstlowne was as much without
news of yesterday as other persons were
Military men assume that fight
ing must have taken place and
that il was probably more
General Butler would not he likely to give
the Beers leisure TO add TO the elaborate
Entertainments. 10 arrange their artillery
and TO concentrate their forces.
The special correspondents this Sunday
night were allowed to send the announces
mcnt that the battle would he almost Ger.
tainly resumed the following day. and
hence official and popular anxiety is at
high tension. The British military cX-
perts all share the hopes of theid' leaders.
and. aS Spencer Wilkinson points out.
they hesitate TO say Il word that might
be interpreted as unfavOrablc. Mr.. Will
kinson refers 10 the cool Judgment Of
German and Austrian critics. which
means that some of the best Judges look
upon General Buffers enterprise as for
lorn hope as merely q continued strain
of fighting. which may prove too much
for the physical energy OF the troops
engaged.
The Daily Chronicles military expert
says:
Even when battle is won in n sin
gle. day aS Il rule pursuit is only possible
when fresh troops are available But III
this instance il is not Il question OF mere
pursuit. but of renewing an attack
rpon intrendhed positions. after a day
hard fighting and ID night Of lying on
the battlefield
Reinforcemcnts aggregating 1000 ol
mere reached Cape Town during the last
three days. 1t is uncertain how these
have been disposed.but probably most of
them have been sent to Natal. where it is
believed General Butler needs them.
The British in the other districts in
South Africa continue inactive.
Lord Methuens $4,000 men remain be-
hind their works General French's f.,
600 at Rensburg were reused on Sunday
ny a general alarm that the Beers were
attacking, hut it turned out that there
was no basis for this. General Gatacre
is auiescent at Colesburg.
The discomfort of the Colonial officers
and their disagreement with the regulars
are being inquired into by Lord Roberts
who asserts that he will give the Cape
Colonills equal opportunities.
At Ladysnith the deaths from enterC
fever and dysentery average 10 Il day
Some fears are expressed that the gar'ri-
son may be so worn by privation aud
disease as to be unable to do much. in
the way of helping General Butler
Tho War Office has decided not to
send Seventeenth LancerS. Eighth Hus-
sars and Seventh Dragon guards tc
South Africa although nnhiliZed. 1t is
understood that Lord Roberts does not
see Il way to get fodder for the English
chargers More thar that. the English
cavalry are TOO heavy for work on the
yeldt and Lord Roberts expects to use
colonial cavalry instead.