Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-12
BOERSHELD CHECK
White Successfully Repels ar
Attack on Ladysmith.
BUTLER REPORTED ACROSS TUCELl
British Garrison Sadly In Need q,
Relief. Which Cannot He Given.
England Is Preparing Fresh
Armaments For Service.

LONDON, Jan. 9.-Gcneral White still
holds out. or did so GO hours ago, wher
the Beers. oustcd from their foothold in
side the works. suspended their assault
at nightfall England has taken heart
The situation. however, is worse The
beleagucred force must have expended
large amount of ammunition, which can
not be replenishcd, and must have lost
number of officers and men, which is
counterbalanccd. 50 far rs the garrison
Is concerned, by the greater loss of the
Boers.
General White still needs relief, and
the difficulties confronting General Butler
are as great rs before.
The formers unadorned sentences, as
read and reread, suggest eloquently the
peril in which the town was for IA hours
and how barely able his 5000 men were
to keep from being overcome.
The chief concern for General White is
in respect of ammunition. Sixty-eight
days ago. at the beginning of the siege
his small arm ammunition was vaguely
described as plenty" His artillery then
had 800 rounds per gun. Some of the
batteries have been in action frequently
since then, and all were probably engaged
last Saturday. His stock of shells con
seQutHllN must Dt lON' anu ihio hA'
make it difficult for General White to CO.
operate in a movement by General Bull
Ter
England is preparing fresh ornaments.
and % transports will be on the way tt
South Africa during the present month
According t. the programme, $4,000 add
tional troops and - guns will soon be
afoat The government has ordered
Nickels' Sons X Maxim, Limited. to man
ufacturc 81, many - inch and 6 inch
quick trcr> rs can be turned out until
otherwise notified.
The war Office has received the follow
ing from Geucial Butler:
"The following is from White. dated 2
p. M Jan. I:
IAN attack was commenced on my pc
sition, but was chiefly against Caesars
camp and Wagon hill. The enemy was
IN great strength and pushed the attack
with the greatest courage and energy.
Some of our intycnchmcntS on Wagon
hill were three times taken by the enemy
and rctakcn by us. The attack continued
until 1870 p. m. One point in our position
was occupied hy the Beers the whole
day. But al dusk. in a very heavy rain
storm they were turned out of this posi-
ton at the point of thc.bayonct in most
Colonel Park. Colonel Ian Hamilton com
handed on Wagon hill and rendered val
liable services. The troops have had a
very trying time and have behaved ex-
cellently. They are elatcd at the service
they have rendered the queen.
1.-The enemy was repulsed every
where with very heavy loss, greatly eX-
ccedng that on my side, which will be re-
ported as soon rs the lists are COM
pleted
A rumor was current in the city last
night that General Butler had crossed the
Tugela river, captured - guns and was
marching on Ladysmith.
NoNh hug has been received corrobora-
tive of the rumor that General Butler has
crossed IN, Tugela river. 50 the report
must he tabc, with all reserve.
The war oaico publishes the following
dispatch rron, ~ III Forester Walker
No. .I, at Cape l. rrdor dato y,
General French rhpnrts ,ha SAME
Jan u; The situation i .,,,,. '''e ' a,,n.
as yesterday, but | rncra, ,'' ', ,h'
i a serious accident has bono.,'1SS
!rst battalion of the Snlfnii . meI ~
- from news Just come to L1
onI"l l gather that. with tbn a., rom
En WIN the knowledge of E,norly
toi;' Tour companies of tbo E;n', iul
In iion advanced by night ngnin,t p"t-
ton . one mi" from their camn, Thau low
W at dawn. Lieutenant ri a.
cba "'n""' commanding. gave orJ.rl 0" '
dors ne was at once woundod ~ w l
"V ..,r, Tor r'tilcment were yiven VIZ j
r, e-luartcrs of the forcn ,ot,..... u
rronnn "p, ne remainder held thain II
sro uhtil they were overnnwa,o ,iielr Il
savan rr numbers when they surrendora ny q
nvon a were taken prisoners innlnd;r "
.,, ~enor"' French reports that tbo n al
;'""" which made the otta,ll '',r III
a" an' 'oS' % killed, besides wounJed .," "n dc
',SonciS' ne commando was djsnnr.o "1' :, ~,
- dISpatch from Lourenco Mnrnua.
. ~, IAN t. gives the following. f'''' bo
a dispatch from the Boer hoodo,,. i''
) near porlrecht says: quar- IN
The British have been comnouoa :. WI
treat from Dordrecht. Figbtjnr con W Su
lueS around Colcsherg, where the Ri. "r ''
4 occupy some of the outside konia'. soI
'llets are dropping inside the town. !" an