The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-26
UP A RUGGED HILL
Climbed BritonS, Brave and Fearless,
to Their Success.
BUT ONE ORDER TO THEM GIVEN
And that Was the Simple Word "Ad.
vance,"
SplONK0P IS NOW STRONGLY HELD
20 -
The Beers Contest the Passage Of
Beledsured Ladysmlth.
ByLLER FEARS THE LOSSES WIRE HEAVY
England Brought Ont OF the Gloom
by the News from south Africn,
Although Mcoger.
The Beers Contest the Passage Of
Beledsured Ladysmlth.
ByLLER FEARS THE LOSSES WIRE HEAVY


London, January 25.-The war office has
just issued the following dispatch from
spearman Camp, dated January 20;
"Morning General Warren last
might occupied spioniSop. surprising
the small garrison, who ned. II has
been held by MS all day. though we
were heavily attacked aud bothered
are considerable and have to in
form you with regret that General
lWoodgatc was dangerously wound
ed. General Warren Is OF the opin-
ion that he has rendered the enc
my's position untenablc. The men
nre splendid"
According to General Buffers dispatch
the small garrison" was surprised, his
statement our losses were
considerable indicates that the British
suffered greatly later from the shell fire
from further Boer position. The state
ment that there was only small garrl-
son at spionkop came somewhat as a sur
prise as it was imagined the Beers were
there in great force and It Is taken in
some quarters to indicate that the Beers
were not so surprised as they appeared
but previously drew off their main body
aud left small force to Withstand tho
British advance. II is even suggested that
the Beers inveigled the British into occu-
plying spionkop and have now surrounded
them.
It is evident, In spite OF the fact that
the British hold Potgieter's Drift and the
hills above, that the Beers have succeeded
in bringing up enough artillery to inhict
considerable losses on the British forces
which seized spionkop. although Lord
Dundonald is supposed to have been scour-
/ ing beyond the ranges in order to prevent
this very thing, and although General
Lyttleton ought to have got near enough
to spionkop to either intercept the retreat
ing Beers or prevent a serious attack once
the British had taken possession.
In General Buffers orders to his troops,
after warning them to beware of false or
ders. he concluded:
"our generals will only give one
order-namely, Advance should
any one nj any time be surprised b,
n voIiey at close quarters he mus
remember TINT the only way TO SAFE
~ and victory lies in rushing npor
the enemy. for the thing the enemy
can not stand is a hand ia hnn'
fight. The war has been forced TO
the lowest and bnsest motives IN
nm enemy who use every menus %
deceit and conspiracy To gain thei
ends. Let NJ hear ourselves IA tn
cause deserves"
London, January 26. rs a. m.--Gen
eral Buffers phrase. The men are splen
did" thrills England with pride and con
hdence. His taking and holding spionkoI
are considered permanent advantages.
Sir Charles Warren's opinion that mile
of the adjacent Boer entertainments ar
untenable is accepted by most Of the ox
pert observers as obviously true, becaus
from the height OF the position. also som
point out that II it may lack adequate gu
platform to resist artillery FIRE from tn
two extended sides 1t is not likely tina
General Warren will let 90 anything h
holds. and news Of further success
calmly awaited. The military authorize
recognize, Of course. that in the twelv
or fifteen miles between Spionkop an
Ladysmith. there are continuous defensiy
positions and rugged hfls and rayine
which far outrange spionkop, but they ar
sure that the troops who have turned th
Beers out of difficult places can do
again.
The military expert Of the Times says
''It is exceedingly difficult TO arrive al an
exact estimate Of the advantage gained
A di'hcult tactical objective has been oh
tanned. 1t is necessary to wait fuller in
formation before attaching undue weigh
to the subject thus far attained. Az leas
there has been steady progress.
The Kiidonian Castle reported at Dur
ban yesterday with 1000 additional troop
for General Butler and three troop ship
have arrived from India, bringing anon
others regiment Of Laneers Beyond thi