Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-15
BRITISH BU0YANT
They Think Their Army Is NowOn
the Move and Ladysmith May
Be Relieved.
MAFEKING NOW BOMBARDED
Stories Indicating That the Beers Are
Withdrawing from Certain Positions
Heretofore Occupied By Them Near
Ladysmith.

London, Jan. ia special dispatch
from Cape Town dated Friday, January
IL, this evening announces that Genera
Warren has crossed the Tugela river.
OranG6vR vRtH0T, Jan. 15.-General Wood
on Friday for the first time in the cam
paign established post in the enemy's
country. With force of all arms he took
position January at Zeutpen's drift,
on the north side of the Orange river in
the Free State.
London, Jan. 15.-The Standards cor
respondent at Ladysmith is the first to
get through from the beleaguered town
an unofficial account of the battle of
January 8, but unfortunately the most
important portion of the message de-
scribing the earlier stages of the engage
ment has not yet been received. The
assault on the western end of General
Whites southern position was, it seems,
continued with the utmost stubbornness
until darkness came on, and the Devon
shire regiment in final charge cleared
the Beers from Wagon Hill at the point
of the bayonet. The British positions
are being strengthened all around, but
up w UuC plCSClU UuO l)oCAo IUNC IhUNS
no fresh movement against them.
London. January 15.-Rifles have been
discovered in the cargo of the German
imperial mail steamer Bundesrath,
seized off Delagoa bay by the British
cruiser and taken to Durham.
London, January 15.-Up to the pres
emit, the reported crossing of the Tuge-
la river by General Warren's division
remains but rumor. Nevertheless, the
whole tenor of such news as dribbled
from South Africa during the last for
ty-eight hours indicates a combined
forward movement of a comprehensive
character is proceeding. A column is
proceeding via Weenen to Helpmaaker
to cut off the retreat of the Beers.
Advices from Pietermaritzburg, dat
ed january 10, say that since their de-
feat January 6 the Beers have been re-
moving their guns from positions south
of Ladysmith. The same dispatch con-
firms a report that the 18th Hussars
reached Groblerskloof without meeting
Beers. AS the trenches at Groblerskloof
were perhaps the strongest position
held by the burghers their vacation
considerably astonished the British.
The merchants of Pietermaritzburg
have received messages from Lady
smith saying, Bring UP Jam, etc." in
dicating that their Ladysmith agents
anticipkxeH an immediate opening OF
communication, while Ladysmith also
photographed that the belief was preva-
lent there January 13 that the Beers
were moving and concentrating their
forces elsewhere. AS corroborative of
the British activity in the direction of
relief for Ladysmith, a dispatch has
been received at London from General
Butler to the effect that he expected all
dispositions for the synchronous move
ment of various columns against the
besiegers to be completed this morning.
Under these circumstances it Is consid-
cred quite probable that an advance on
the beleaguered town has been COM
timists go so far as to say 1t Is expect
ed that Ladysmith will be relieved to-
night if all goes well. Military men are
divided in opinion as to whether Butler
is at Springfield, or personally direct
ing the flank movement from Weenen.
The officials are inclined to credit the
report that the British crossed the Tu-
gela river in that direction, although
there is no confirmation of the report,
and altogether there is a more hopeful
feeling in official circles.
General French's forces succeeded in
dragging a 15-pounder to the summit OF
a steep rocky hill, 1000 feet above the
surrounding plain, and routed a Boer
camp three miles away from Storm
berg.
Three hundred Beers, escorting par
ty of reapers, garnered all the crops
within two miles of the colonial camp
at Birds river the British force being
too weak to interfere.
"A dispatch from Pretoria says the
federal forces recommended the bonn
bardment of Mafeking January u.
London, January ia telegram
from Newport, Wales, says Rutherford
Harris, formerly the resident director
In South Africa of the British South
Africa company, received cablegram
to the effect that General Butler suf-
fered another reverse.
Durham, Natal, January 14.-All the
foreign military attaches arrived here