The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-05
Welcome Sound Of Gen. Buffers Guns
Is Heard in the Beleagusred
THE DEPRESSION AT HOME
Has Not Reached the Camps in South
Afriea-soldiers IN Good

1T Is probable that Gen. bulIeF
crossed at spot above TrItchard's
Drift, and that, leaving the enemy to
the right. he is marching to Acton
Homes, whence the road to Ladysmith
runs almost due east, through a fairly
open cOuatry.
ut is expected here that he will reach
Ladysmlth tomorrow (Monday) night
1ADYsM1TH,-Feb. 4 tBy Hefio-
graph from Signal HIlD.-The garrison
were much cheered by hearing Gen. Bull
leFs guns yesterday. The result of the
engagement is not known. The Beers
are again rnassIng near Ladysmlth. all
so moving another gun toward Surprise
Hill. We are quite ready for them II
they contemplate another attack.
DURHAM, Feb. 4.-Gen. Butler
crossed the Tugela river Friday night
and is marching on Ladysmlth. No
definite news viii be permitted to so
out until Ladysmlth is relieved.
HEAD I4AAGER, Ladysmith. Feb.
2.-.With the exception OF desultory
shots from Long Tom everything is
quiet.
Beers, with artillery from the Vryheid
district, attacked the Ngutu magIs-
tracy, zululand. january 81, and cap
tured the magistrate and eleven white
and thIrty-four colored police, their
horses, thlrty-four rifles and much am
munitlon. The prisoners were sent to
Pretoria.
sPEARMAN's CAMP. Saturday,
Feb. . tg:$5 P. M)-The Beers fired from
the hills on several squadrOns Of
Bethune's mounted infantry who We're
reconnOitrlng,
They continue to set fire to the grass
on the let of Mount Alice in order to
destroy the cover of the British trDors
and to enable the Beers to see the ad-
vance.
LONDON, Feb. 4--The war office has
received The following from Lord Rob-
erts, dated Cape Town. Feb. 4:
"Mafekins well on January H.
Trenches extended toward enemys big
gun battery, causing 1t to be vacated.
Enemy now pushing back on northern,
southern and western sides, well our OF
rifle FIRE. Otherwise no change in stu
alton"
LADYsMITH, Saturday, Feb. 8 CBy
Heiiograph via Signal HtiD,-Gen. Bull
ler's guns have been heard again.
Otherwise 1t is very quiet. we are
awaiting further news of his progress.
There have been no further develop
ments here. Very few Beers remain
northeast Of the camp, The majority
are concentrated south and west
The health of the garrison is i'm
proved.
MoDDEE RIVER, Saturday, Jan
3,--The Landrost at New Boshof road
publicly read on Jan. 96 the following
telegram, which he said he had Just re-
celved:
Lord Roberts is a prisoner. Gen.
Butler has been killed. Nine thousand
British have been killed and 1000 cap
turcd. The British also lost forty-eIght
guns last saturday"
RENsRURG, Saturday, Feb. S.--The
New Zealanders, RomIngtons, guides
and u squadron OF life guards, made
n sweep of several miles along the hills
adjacent to the British right flank, ono
kopJe occupied by Beers was rushed.
the Beers clearing out after slack re-
sistancc. one New 2ealsnder was
wounded. Small parties In the distance
retrcnted whenever British horses ap-
penred,
DURHAM. Wednesday, Jan, St.-Gen.
Butler personally supervised the retire
ment Of the army across the TuGela.
He then returned to his old headQuar-
ters, ut spearman's Camp. looking
much tagged but impasslvc.
CAPE TOWN, Saturday, Feb. 3.-ono
Of the principles that competent mill
tary observers deduce from our ns-
saults on the Boer positions Is that with
modern magazine rites. using smoke
less powder tho defense Is ten to one
as compared with the attack. while for
merly the rule was three to one. The
results ut MafokinG and Kimberley are
evidence OF this principle, equally with
British experience at Mngerstonten.
A wonderful change iS tnklng place
In tho army. and The British are grasp
ing the now conditions OF warfare. Our
scouts. mounted infantry, Remington
guides, Llttles corps uf Australians nnd
New Zealpnders are quite able now to
cope with the Beers.
our infantry when moving Into action
now lnstlncuvely seek cover,
The depression caused IN England by
the British levorsos has not reached the
camps, where the men are truly anxious
TO meet the enemy.