The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-01-23
FOUGHT entire DAY.
Gen. Warren's Forces Engage the
Enemy at SpeaTman's Camp.
Beers Driven From Their Position
By the Heavy Fire OF the Eng
Iish Batteries-Lore Roberts -
Advancing.


London. Jan. 22.-The war Office-re--
ceived three different dispatches from
Gen. Butler, all dated at Spearman's
camp. The first one was sent at 6:55
a. m, and said: l 10Y
"In order to relieve the PRESSURE on
Gen. Warren and TO ascertain the
strength of the enemy in the position
in front of Potgieters drift, Gen. Lyt-
Teton made q reconnaissance in force
yesterday. This kept the enemy in
their trenches in full force all day.
Our easualties-3d battalion Kings
Royal Rifles, two killed, u wounded,
two missing"
The second dispatch was dated at
10 a. m, and was as follows:
THE following were wounded in the
action near Venterr Spruit yesterday:
"Oficers-Staff, Col. 3. Hamilton
and Maj. c. McGregor; Second Ian
cashire Fusileers, Capt. r. 81.
Blunt. and Second Lieuts. NJ. C.
Crofton and E. J. NJ. Barrett; First
Border Rifles, Capt c. d. Vaughan
and Second Lieut.. Murier; First York
and Lansachires, Second Lieut.. Kerr
rey; Second Dublin Fusileers, Capt. C..
A. Hensley (since dead), and Maj. F.
English: Second Gordons, Second
Lieut.. p. D. Stewart, and 27g non
commissioned officers and men,
The third and last one was sent at
Q p. M, and said:
Gen Warren has been engaged all
| day, chiefly on his left, which he has
swung forward about a couple of
miles. The ground is very difficult,
and as the fighting is all the time up
hill, it is difficult to say exactly how
much we have gained, but think we
are making substantial progress
Durham Jan 22.-The Natal Adevr-
tiser has the following from Spear
mans Camp, dated Saturday:
''Gen. Warren's column attacked a
lengthy Boer position on the northern
ridge of Spion. A heavy lombard
ment by field battery, preceded the
advance. The Beers eventually replied
with two guns, several machine guns
and rifles. The British responded sim
ilarly, and long range firing became
! general, lasting until dark
Gen. Hildyard drew the Beers from
a splendid position simultaneously by
a demonstration on their frontal posi-
/ ton, drawing feeble fire from their
Nordenfeldt's and rifles. The British
! naval guns and howitzers shelled the
trenches with excellent effect, and
many Beers were observed boiling.
The British artillery completely ST.
fenced the Boer fire, and at night fall
the British infantry occupied an ex-
cellent advanced position"
London. Jan. ga third supple
mentary list of the British casualties
in the attack upon Ladysmith on jan
uary 6, was published by the war Of
flee. 1t shows IS non-commissioned
officers and men killed and five seri-
Ously wounded. This brings the to-
tai of casualties in that engagement
to ass.
Lourenzo Marques, Jan. pa dis
patch from Gaberones, undated, says:
Col. Plumer has worked down this
far toward Mafeking with three ar
mored trains and a relieving force.
The bridge is being rebuilt, so that
he may proceed.
London, Jan. 22.-The war office has
received the following from Lord
Roberts, dated Cape Town, January
d: Gen. French reports a demon
stration with cavalry end two guns
toward Hebron on Friday, but that
otherwise his situation is unchanged -
/ Spearman' Camp, Jan. 22.-Gen.
| Warren's engagement continues. He
has forced the enemy from three po-
sitions. The Lancashire and Irish bri-
gades are advancing steadily. The fire
is very severe occasionally.
Cape Town. Jan. 2O.-The American
hospital ship Maine, from the West
India docks, London, December %,
has arrived here.
Mafeking, Jan. 6, by runner to Mo-
clendi, Jan. a, via Lourenzo MARQUES,
Jan. Give concentrated our artil-
lery. consisting of a seven-pounder, a
Nordenfeldt and one little old ships
gun, on January 3, emplacing during
the darkness, so as -to-beaF- on the
enemy's big siege gun. We carefully
concealed the guns until the next aft
ernOon, when. after the enemy had
fired couple of shells, we let loose
all our pieces, firing and loading as
fast as possible.
'10ne of our shots must have thrown
the enemyss siege gun out-of position.
for it ceased firing. With glasses we
could see the Beers rapidly reinforce
ing that point
THE next day they moved back
their guns zoo yards. They emplaced
a five-pounder and proceeded TO drop
shells regularly into Market square.
eve have made up our minds to
j stick it out and have food for another
three months. The whole garrison is
! enraged at the enemy for firing upon
the women's lager
Ex-chief of Chicago Police Dead.
Chicago, Jan. 22.-Capt. Frederick
Ebersold, former chief of the Chicago