The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-27
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sition He Could Not De-
1ensl oucc5 oucccssinn5.
LONDON, Jan. Ell A. M.-Ihe war
500 ,,n.taa tho following dis.
G,,..,,a $500
ps' 'c,' = o4' 80. : l'. .,t,,
1i1i'
ilool-
General Warren's garrison, am sorry
TO say. I find this; morning, had in the,
e,,;rn Iyo,,,
e - 90 t.,e
LAD1SAlll1 o- o-Ai e.
LADYSMITH, Jan. 21.-By runner via
E7ro,a r.n,n Wednesday ian 24-The
.tH' 81 :.
garrison is Watching Geheial b buiiei :
guns Smelling the Beers. Their ire can
be very effective. The movements "f
the Bocrs show that they are evidently
determined to Stubbornly oppose the ad-
,,nca nf the relief column. They show
no signs of removing their guns and
have mounted new ones and are contin-
u,lly strengthening their Notifications.
Our fortitications have been greatly
st,e,x,thened since Jan. 9Th, and Lady
IN
O,,ino to the dry weather the fever has
diminished. and the number of GONZALES
cents returning from the Intombo Camp
oxcaeds t,a+ of patients being sent there
y,ho sunnlics are spinning out splendidlyi
all tha troops having sufficient wholesome
800
The heat is terrific the thermometer
registering 107 degrees in the shade.
cpAvE FEARS.
~, ,,o1,.c
Under other circumstances the ne"
from Ladysmith showing greatly imptoV-
ed sanitary conditions the p!eileiiuliess
OF PROVISIONS anu tne 81 : ~
the fortifications until the place is resaIu,
ed as impresnable, would nave lhs shii.so .,.
the nation, but these eood 'ioihss ~ ''ls
British are oFersnaao"eo ps ,s-i.a ahAi.s az
to the SITUATION on tne oppei 49,.
the thoushl thae ne hetiN ios9es
during the strussie luesusy - 'so' -
couli.eu loi usns offor+ +o oon-
Mhita!s Sii'i.s ~ iit'oo 80 ,ast
ce'.i 'iie.i ~ 30
fears as TO the uitlinate laee " tE..Is l-asIs
sinl,n. S".h a,1eiiui -
raj Sli ffeueileh "a ~ 2 .o1. r;s
DER ORDERS loi -. 80 ti1a
ioro' viz WI. tlio ,r-,o, +ho
scoo'ins io1 80 y ~ os, ,a ,,:,or
ouiu "ai' Mo"'u NC WHITES for,,,
Oh l!le captu,e -
" Witlii' d "een. ~, ao,,,a ,ot ,,,aar
~ -. ,,,o,ia c.oner,1 Warren
7t.,l. sta''o ~. ~ snio6 Iyon yitbout
g e' So ~ ~. on,,, n,,rdc1
asce; taiiiil's "'''t f'os'''ot-7
II. ,nE rcoops
MN - e.o..
Probaely as an ni'i,su.a.e ulsa 80
OIL tne iecelpl oi .i.s ~, ,,,a Er,tish force
!he,il =. sop ~, ,o. S.,rran orders
,,'a,.s ,,oan ssntNto 0Aldcrshot to have the
fourth cavalry division in readiness TO
embark Tor South Africa carry III fepiu-
AIRY.
The Gazette to-day puohshes d li.ii'iuei t,.i
Of dispatches from General buiier 10 tiie
War Office. enclosing reports from oen,
erals White, Hidyard, Methueh' anu
other generals regarding their various ope-
srations, but containing nothing later man
the record Of occurrences to the middle
of December.
disnatch from General White, dated
5Novembcr ID. saws:
At was so greatly impressed with the
a~-noced ,,ositinn of the garrison of Gle!-
zoe that 7 determined October 18th to
go. ,,as, fror,, there -, concentrate al!
~ t.ao,,s - ,,dvsmith Rut the Gov
..e that t,,is wonId involve
e'iloi ieti ese.i n,,,,s tha+1I a.
such grave polilicai ,esai,s .iis'.
termlneo 10 aece.'l 'lie ILL., - 40 y,
holding Dcnoee' as Inc lesser u :"
evils.
e1eie.i " li'te .i.e4i ~
the subsequent attack by 1000 Beers; OF
whom about five hundred were 5k'liea OF
wounded three of their guns being 4lelt
dismounted at Talana Hill, but, he adds,
there was no oDportunltyso1 OF plinSl my
them off. He also describes how the
Beers were seen streanllng % ,,,,asaa away N
-. :, ,,,,,,,. r-,,,p,vp1Ey
,r7,,o
I.REIctla, Weil'..soas, ,l.,,.,. ,,o,,,o
Federal forces nave q nea
ardment OF lN'sAoer.s ne
new gun CARED h'e5 ll1iles' ou1 -
after a 1e" lew. sl,o, aoa :ss. ,o !. ror.;e
booy OF Nv t,e,,
from 1.'y.-'',i,n, Luz t,
cannon ana rue p.ato,e
site me iaass, y. loss One
Inc 6J.tisii rev. su 80
Boer was wouhdea. a y, neafH s,t;1 e ea,Iin,,ss
started ,iiS ,,lo,!.ti a.4u o The Brstish