The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-12
B0ER ATTACK BEATEN BACK.
BLOODY REFULSE OF ATTEMPT TO
STORM LADYSNIITH
An All Day FiEht-London's Fear OF Dis
astcr Relieved by News of II SuDstan.
tial Flctory-Kumor of An
other Success.

authorities and people braced them
solves yesterday to receive ncws Of
tho fall Of Ladysmith. Therefore
today's nows that tho attempt of tho
Doors to capture tho town has been
decisivoly repulsed and that tho one-
my lost heavily causes Il joyful reac-
tion and moro happiness than tho
success itself justities
1t was bad Sunday for London.
Butler tclcgraphod from the Tugela
that his last message from General
White, shut in Ladysmith, dated
Saturday was 81 am being hard
pressed" 1t was evident that gen
eral action was in progress. The ex-
PLANTATION that the clouding over Of
the sky prevented the Photograph
from further work was accepted
skeptically. Everybody believed that
Ladysmith had fallen and that the
news Of the disaster was being hold
back.
This morning tho war Office gave
out dispatch from General Butler,
dated today, saying: "Iho follow
ing is from General White, dated at
Ladysmith Sunday afternoon:
"'An attack was commenced yes
terday on my whole position, but
chiefly against Caesars camp and
Wagon hill. Tho enemy was in
great strength and pushed the attack
with tho greatest strength and en-
ergy. Some Of our entrenchments
on Wagon hill were three times tax
on by tho enemy and rotalSon by us.
The attack continued until 7 o'clock
at night. At one point our position
was occupied by the enemy all day,
but at dusk, in heavy rain storm,
they were turned out Of tho position
in heavy rain storm, at the point
of the bayonet in most gallant
manner by the Devons, led by Col
onel Park.
"The troops have had very try
ing time and have behaved excellent
ly They are elated at having rom
derod this service to tho Queen The
enemy was repulscd everywhere with
very heavy loss, greatly exceeding
ours, which will be reported as soon
as the lists are completed"
Tho news Of Whites victory spread
with astonishing rapidity all over
London and through England and it
caused On instantaneous change IN
the aspect Of the metropolis Smil-
ing faces wero seen everywhere, and
even in the sodate foreign Office and
othor departments of the government
great elation was shown. The news
papers are all jubilant. Tho con-
servative journals announced in big
head lines "Glorious victory at Lady,
smith,"
The stock exchange received the
news with loud cheers and prices i'm,
mediately asconded in all depart
ments.
A rumor is now current in tho city
that General Butler has crossed the
Tugela river, captured twelve Boer
guns and is now marching on to re-
lievo Laaysmith. Nothing has been
received officially corroborative of
this rumor 80 tho report must be
taken with reserve
FRERE CAMP, Jan. 7.-Reports
were received here today that Gen
eral White had captured 400 prison
ers in tho Boer attack on Ladysmith
yesterday. The Boers, it is said
were allowed to come up tho South
side right to the British lines whom
the British ordered charge. Be-
sides the prisoners the Beers lost
heavily in killed and wounded. AL
though the report is not official it is
believed here.
London, January 8..-A lettor from
q private of the Irish Rifles, written
at Stormbcrg, whore he WAS taken
prisoner after Gatacre's defeat, says
Gatacro was SO enragod when he
found he had been misled that he
pulled q revolver and shot his guide.
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