The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-01
TO RAISE SElGE
OF LADYSMITH.
from First Page.)

necessary commanded only two votes
Instead of this a. resolution was adopted
= c.l,;nt. for the immediate formation OF a
home defence force.
Lord Salisbury has called announcer
"a t,inct council which will meet trlday
or SATURDAY. 10 consider the SITUATION.
Public spirits are at very low cop.
NOT DEFEATED.
JEyNDCN. Feb Winston ChurchiA,
in a further dispatch to the Morning
.l.ost. which describes the re-crossingS OIL
the Tugela. says:
THE army is exasperated. not defeated.
General Butler will pursue, and vail come
right in the end.
InNDOS. Feb. 1.-Spencer, Wilkinson.
in the Evening Post today discussing
the military situation, takes it for granted
that General Butler intends to make an
other attempt to relieve Ladysnith. He
seized the occasion to express the great
est admiration for the dauntlesS spirit OF
the British army, and regret that the
main thing is lacling-namely, proper
leadership.
He says: THE whole manhood OF the
nation is moved by the same spirit as
stirs the troops on the Tugela. Cannot
tho government pluck UP heart to lead
like men a nation of men. to drop the
past and to plan on proper scale. arm
ing The Empire for whatever struggle
may be in store?
Met ARTILLERY COMING UP.
r ENrpGN Jan. 31.-AccountS OF the
battle of Spion kop continue 10 inter W.
All testify to the seriousness OF the Boer
fire Some estimate that the total losses
of General Buffers turning movement Will
amount approximately to 100 When re-
,uforcements arrived the troops were much
cranaped on the top of Spion kop. Pre-
parations were made below to secure the
nosi;ion guns We're on the way ana enSl-
neers had been ordered up to strengthen
the entertainments.
Colonel Thorneycroft was not, aware OF
this when he ordered the retirement, ana
he actually met the artillery coming up.
General Nondgate was wounded about
. o'clock in the afternoon. Oven then he
nrote sted that he WIS all right and had
10 he held down on the Stre' cher.
II is reported that the Boer commander
AT first insisted on the release of some
Isocr prisoners before he woulGs permit
the English to collect their Woundeu:t
A curious incident is related OF the
fighting on January 24th. One OF the Ian
cssb;rcs while firing from the prone posi-
,;on had his head taken clean off by a
shell. To the amaxement of his comrades
me headless trunk quietly rose, st"ou up
right a few seconds and then zfcll.
NARROW ESCAPE.
LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch to the
Times from PieternlaritzburS. dated sun
day. last. says; -
Colonel Thornycroft had a :arroEs es-
came last week He went to meet Boer
flar of truce. which asked a pa1iey, but
having become suspicious, he told the
Roer commandment that he would not par
lev. Both retired and the Beers fired
valley. the Colonel only escaping IN con-
sequence Of the Beers bad shooting.
LONDON. Feb. 1.-The Cape Town cor
respondent of the Daily News says:
evidence is accommodating that some
thing beyond a tacit understanding pc
tween the Boer executives and the inper
CIRCLE OF the Afrikander Bund,, concern
Ing what should follow the ripenins re-
beIl:on at the outbreak of war. Fully
FIVE thousand colonial Dutchnen have
joined the enemy.
..1y,e Beers. however. believe that this
number would be multiplied ten field, con-
seauently the Afrikander Bund IS now
execrated at Pretoria and Bloenfontein.
CHANGE OF TACTICS.
LONDON. Feb 1.-The correspondent
of the Times at Lorenzo Marques lele-
graphing to-day, says:
informal ton has been received here
from the Transvaal that the g WarsDe-
partment, convinced that 1t would q be
useless to storm Ladysn1iti, and that
the bombardment will continue 1neiec-l
tive, has decided upon a change OF 1ac-
tlcs. Huge quantities of timt.er and
sand bags and hundreds Of Kaftirs have
been sent from johannesburg and Pre-
toria for the purpose of damminG Kip
river some miles below Ladysmith, the
idea being to flood the town and to. drive
the soldiers and inhabitants out Of the
bomb proof caves. SO as to expose them
to shell fire.
.'.The Portuguese authorities are at
last exercising strict surveillance. The
Governor has notified the consnls that
: hhey must personally guarantee that
applicants for passports are not going
to assist the Boer army before passports
will be granted.
1t is rumored that he has also con-
yeycd a hint to Herr Pott.s the Transvaals
Consul Of serious consequences If he cons
tinues to infringe on the neutrality OF
the port.
OVERWHELMING OI,cDD1tcss