The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-23
.RUMORED
RELIEF OF
LADYSMIIH.
Buffers Dash at 1adysmith was an
Independent Movement and
Relief of
KIMBERLEY SOON TO FOLLOW
There Was Hard Fighting All Day.
Beers Driven From One Po-
sitiOp to Another.


sitiou to Another.
LONDON. Jan. %, 4;15 n. m.-eeneral
Butler has reported nothing Of his OPP
eratlons on Monday. and oficial and
press intelligence leaves the British BIZ
youacked Sunday night on the ground
they had won after two days Of fight
ing. The war offlce turned everybody
out of the lobbles at midnight. Appar-
entity Lord Lansdowne was as much
without news all yesterday as other
persons were.
Military men assume that fighting
must have taken place. and that 1t was
probably more severe than on the two
preceding days. General Butler would
not be likely to give the Beers leisure
to ada to the elaborate intrenchmenta,
to arrange their artillery and to con-
centrate their forces.
DURHAM, Natal. Jan. 22.-The state
ment comes from an excellent source In
Pletermarltzburg that Lord Dundon-
aid has entered Ladysmith with 1,eoO
men.
This is not confirmed from any other
quarter. but It is known that Lord
Dundonald's flying column has been
acting well to the left of the line of ad-
vance.
LONDON. Jan. 22.-Though there is
considerable anxiety as to the imme-
dlats result Of General Buffers dash at
Ladysmlth which later developments
indicate was undertaken Independent. Of
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, the war
ofice has now come to the conclusion
that the relief Of Ladysmith is only a
matter Of short time. According to
the war office officials Ideas, a dash to
the relief Of Kimberley will quickly fo,-
low the relief of Ladysmlth. and then,
without doubt, long spell of organiSa'
tion, and perhaps three or four months
win elapse before the column or col
umns Will have thelr transportation in
ht shape to advance with the cer-
tainty of meeting with no serious re-
verses.
LONDON. ian. 20.-The Daily Mail
has the following. dated Sunday night
from spearman's Camps
There has been hot fgntl:E all day.
Al dawn our attack was resumed along
the entire line. All tho brigades took
part. We soon discovered that the
Beers stlll occupied the range OF hills ia
force, their position being very strong.
The range is interseSted by steep ra-
vines and many approaches very dIffi-
cult OF access.
To-day the Beers who were driven
from their trenches yesterday, took
cover in dongas and behind the rocks.
with which the hills are strewn The
forces. therefore. commenced the task
OF driving them out and set to work
with good heart in the early morning.
Much firing took place. and our pro-
gress was slow. but gradually British
pluck told its tale and the enemy fell
back to another kopie. We swarmed
on and occupied it, and then the attack
RECOMMENDED with the utmost gallan-
try.
THE enemy were on the defensive al
most the entire day save once, when
they attempted to outfiank our left
and wer, slgnally check-mated. They
relied almost entirely on rife fire. A
few shells were fired from heavy
piece of ordnance. but these fell harm
less.
1--WE now occupy the lower coast on
the left and are converElng slowly but
surely to the Bocr center. The Boer
loss Is unknown. but must have been
heavy. Thels killed and wounded are
carried away to the rear rapidly. Strong
rumors are in circulation that the
Boers are retiring. The battle win be
resumed tomorrow"
Warren Pursuing.
LONDON, Jan. 2S.-The Daily chron-
icle has received the following, dated
January q, at 4:15 p. M, from Spear
mans Camp:
"The Beers admit twenty-one casual
ties during General Lyttlcton's skirmish
on Saturday.
General Warren continues pursuing
though he IL necessarily making very
slow progress, as the Beers are numer-
OTIS and strongly entrenched.
"our infantry are working over par
allel ridges with Lord Dundonald's cav
airy lying well out on the left flank and
awaiting developments. The Beers con-
test every inch Of the ground.
"ThiS morning General Warren'S ar
tiIiery re-opened fire, but the Beers did
not reply. and our FIRE became less hot.
1.-THE naval guns in front here have
been quiet. \ Boer prisoner who was
brought in boasted that 1t would take
us three months to reach LadysmIth'"
VICU TIMEC AT A PHDlETENINC1