The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-12
FROM FRERE CAMP
Is Where the Messages Regarding Bull.
Ter Are Coming
Beers ARE NEAR CHItvfLY,
Where They Command Both Tueela
River Bridges,
ALSO FORTS wYLlE AND MOllNx.
Another Attempt VIII Be Made to Force
the River Crossing
AND BRITISH LOSSES WILL BE HEAVY
All London Ii Disguised with Pre-
NHricntions and Disappointed by
ReVcrses Already Reported.


London, February II. The Pietermaritf-
burg correspondent Of the DAILY MAilstele-
sraphiug yesterday says The Boers have
occupied ploys farm. south Of the Fusela'
which is under an honre ride from Chieve-
lev. and have turned the homestead into
hospital On the farm are h'lls com
mandng both bridges over the Tueela. as
we'll as Forts wyllo snd MolynS and from
which view Of the Bulawana and Lady
smith Is obtainable There is much APP
prehension here regarding the Boer move
monts and the authorities are on the
alert
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~ e,,on,A ,n1 no f,o, IA, much
H'oles were AZ iAdysmith. General But
lcr remembers that his army Is he only
a,o,y for tho defense O, the rest Of Natal.
lh''e'oi' ne de''oed TO Nlth0'a" ah4 wy
elsewhere
Another her'e attempt WIZ De made 10
force me Tuse'p Great britain mus.
realize mo uE'y ia't mat ile Iehet on
ladNSmith would strain an army o. oO'"'
anc that 100000 men would nor ne 100
many. Ihe country therefore mAsl pc
prepared Tor a heaVy loss ana perhaps LOT
lfapp'inimenN remembering 'h'1 con-
-ideratione OF nolicT domand ceaseless e.
forts TO relieve LAdySn'ltn' INC "hoi'
army despite dlsappola'heha ana f'-s
treajs. regards General Butler with sym-J
patbv and t-pst suoh as are snIloro seon
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wen III 'o''"""'e 'I''N'i'''ahVe''
INC security ui southern Natal ~ our
udepondenl considerations Tho necessity
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pHleh" ihe lnS''Ss oi o'''S"Vl" "uN war
material IS ce1slow Surely "a sctle-
mont ,,jtb pnrtuo,i y1i.l., ,n,,, l,., c,,s-
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ie.e eop. no H''''.n ,tpop9 are iVS''
'"E an" ln' n"''7 are 'H"o"Ne'
Eouuon' Fepr"'y ~ saw a. m mo
latest dispatches from the front showing
the real reasons for General Buffers re-
ttro,rort ana Nc t,ta,,+,o, ,.,, I
Qule destroy me comforting ana ingenious
theory that The movement was an clah
crate feint Ia facilitate tho main advance
p.,, ... NJ, .h..i..
acceptance largely because OF Nj. Bal
four's misleading staiomont 10 pariia-
p,,nt rh,sn ,oo,,,t,,,t, ,,.,i.ss ro.,coo,es
'nn Pl'f"''oa'ioHs on 'he pirt OF 'ne gov
ernment and the war office arc beginning
to be criticised severely.
No wcrd has yet issued from The war
office regarding General Buffers latest
ittempi, although the correspondents were
Allowed TO telegraph with fair amount
u freedom, and thus far only a partial
list OF The Casualties has been published.
The dating OF messages from frere Camp
may Indicate that General Butler has
withdrawn all his forces there.
The London newspapers. having become
accustomed 10 checks maintain hope
ful tone but the situation is much more
threatening than u seemed to be a week
ago. Proofs Of the terrible strength ana
mobility OF the Boer artillery, together
with the rumor that General Joubert is
aking tho nlnntyo Win o. object ~
cutting General Buller's communication,
are IN no way reassnring Even The most
zanguine persons begin 10 see that II is
qut hopeless 10 expect the relief OF
Ladysmith, while It is claim that II 1t be
Impossible fer Buller TO reach Ladysmith
is equally impossible for the garrison,
exhausted BY sickness and priyations. to
ect way out
Reports or the Boer advance through
Iululaud are quletlng II they should be
able to strike at Greytown General Butler