The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-08


effect, the real attack upon the Boer
left was delivered at O'clock The zDuf;-- Dfut;-
ham Light Infantry carried Vaal hranz,
the key Of the tower ridges, Wh1le 1e!i-
}eral HildyarTs brigade assailedR the nus "
ser ridges. The General and his .troops
are bivouacking upon the field OF battle.
In + the language OF Bondoir Bulletins,
Mo thera and child are doing well. Uar
losses are trifiing.''
POSITION ENFILADED.
LONDON. Feb. LA special dispatcn
from Spearnan'S Camp, dated comes
day. February 9Th, says:
..Our further advance is at the moment
prevented, as the Beers enfilade US from
the positions on Spton kop and Doorm
kloof. Our casualties. although estimat-
ed at go, are tritling, considering the
great Importance OF the movement just
concluded"
IS The war balloon has proved most
useful adjunct, making ascenS oalis anu
getting Information as to the Boer posi-
stions. The Beers directed heavy shrap-
mel fire in the endeayor to destroy tne
b,l,oon apparatus. The artillery behaved
splend.dly. throughout, ably covering tne
infantry retirement from the feint ATTACK
in the face Of a heavy Boer shell nre.
SUFFERED. HEAVILY
If is belieced that the Beers suffered
heavily. as their ambuIances we're hard
~
at work ,,,,<
OF kopies, strongly entrenched, EXTENDING
three miles from Spion kop ana eurV.s,s
sharply at the eastern end 10 the soush'
about opposite Zwarts kop. Wnich Is d
steep Hill south of the Iusela thac tne
British occupied before the sel-uie "
Potgieter's Drift.
After the capture of Kranz Nop, the
heavy Beer fire prevented further ad-
vance Monday. The next morning tue
Doers jndulsed In long range shell fire,
b,1t in the afternoon they madesl vigorous
attempt to recapture the position
Their assault was made uponGthe nortn-
ern end of the Kopje, and at hrst II was was
successful. Iseinforcenents were, now
ever. hurried UP and the British recarried
the position at the point OF the bayonee
and advanced along the ridge.
AS the British have large force OF
troops the outlook Is hopeful
LONDON. Feb. 7.-While the suspense
regarding General Buffers movements
and the opet tons affecting the 1ate oh
Iadysmith continues unrelieved even os
the vaSuest dispatch, there comes 1roih
other quarters interesting news IN the
announcement that F1e:d-Alarshal Loru
Goierts, the commander-in-chlef OK tie
Rrittsn forces In south Aerii:.s and his
cfltel-OI-Sldlls Aaldtoi
ener. have left for the front.
IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.
AS this informa ton was held up 1or
several hours by the censor. it seems TO
Indicate that an important movement is
on foot. A dispatch from Sterkstroom.
dated this morning announces that the
Roers are attacking General Gatacre
| from two directions. Firing was then
| proceeding between the outposts A de-
| Iaved Sterkstroom dispatch, dated Mon
! day, February 9Th, says that body OF
| troops left the camp February Sd ana
that important developments were ex-
| pected.
1t is quite probable that this explains
| Lord Roberts departure and that the
[ Commander-in-chief wishes either TO De
! present at or supervise the long-intended
movement by General Gatacre to join
| forces with General Keily-kenny. and
| therce strongly reinforce General French.
completing the atter's work az Cores.
| berg and establishing without fear OF
serious opposition the advanced posieio''
| for tho main movement.
| This. however, does not Indicate that
| the main advance has begun the COM
| ranGers will probably be buck at Cape
! Town within q short time
I: II is pointed out that the term going
| to the front must not be Interpreted into
| the idea that great movement e'pot
| Pretoria by way of Bloemfontein mas
| seriously commenced. 1t Will be
| month. or perhaps much longer before
! this can be brought about.
| In the meanwhile the preliminary steps
| are likely to enliven the campaign with
| sharp fighting. and news from Sterk-
| stroonl. Thebus and Colesberg Is eagerly
| awaited.
| When the dispatch of the fighting on
| the Upper STugela river WIS published
| there was the usual excitement on the
| streets and the news was eagerly dis
cussed In all quarters There was notable
! excitement in the House of Commons
| where in addition to ndvices to the War
! Office that General Butler had crossed
the TugeIa river Monday and was adj
! vancing upon Ladysmith, = news agency
| dispatch was published saying that one
| hundred extra ambulance stretchel
bearers had been sent to the front from
| Durham.
NOT ON THE MAPS
The available maps do not show the
/ Drifts mentioned in the Boer dispatch
| The rush in the direction of the War
Office when It was learned that conf1rma-
ton had been received there of the re-
| port that General Butler was again adj