The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-09
FIERCE FIGHTING
Between the Besieged and the
Besiegers at Ladysmith.
GEN. BULLER MOVES HIS ARMY
To the Relief, and a Great Battle
is Expected.

LONDON, Jan. Cen. Butler has
wired the War Office the following,
dated. Jan. 6, from Frere Camp:
''The following message was received
from Gen. White, at Ladysmith, at l
p. m, today:
+" Jan. 6, a. m.-Attack continues,
and enemy has been reinforced from
the south.
''The following was received at this
afternoon from Gen. White:
"'Jan. 6, 12:45 p. m.-Have beaten
the enemy off at present, but they are
still around me in great numbers, es-
pecially to the south, and I think re-
newed attack probable
'sThe sun has failed, and cannot get |
further information from Ladysmith |
till tomorrow"
VERY HARD PRESSED.
Gen. Butler sends the following from
Frere Camp, today:
''This from White, dated Saturday,
3:15 p. M:
"sAttack renewed. Very hard press
ed
81 have absolutely no more news, and
there is no sun. There is camp rumor
that White defeated the enemy at 5
o'clock this afternoon and took 400
prisoners. 1 sent all available troops
yesterday to make demonstration Ut
Colenso. The trenches there were all
occupied by the enemy"
BoERs REPORTED DEFEATED.
London, Jan. S.--A special dispatch
from Frere Camp, dated Saturday, Jan.
6, 7:20 p. M, says:
"Gen. White heliographs that he de-
feated the Beers this morning. They
crept up so close to the defending
forces that the Gordon Highlanders and
the Manchesters actually repulsed them
at the point of the bayonet."
The Daily Telegraph has the follow
ing from Frere Camp, dated Saturday,
Jan. 6, 1O:35 a. M:
| ga very heavy bombardment went on
at Ladysmith from daybreak until 8
this morning. 1t is believed that an ac-
tion was in progress, for musketry fire
also was heard. 1t is possible the gar
rison was making sortie, for the Beers
at Colenso hurriedly left their trenches
and rode toward Ladysmith. Our big
naval gun at Chively Camp fired sever
al rounds at the enemy as they were
leaving their Colenso lines.
Seen Butler has ridden over to
Chievely with his staff.''
| A DISASTROUS CHARGE.
London, Jan. THE War Office pub
fishes the following dispatch from Gen.
Forestier-Walker, commanding at Cape
Town:
"Gen. French reports, under date Of
Jan. 6:
"The situation is much the same al
yesterday, but regret to report that 8
serious accident has happened to the
first battalion of the Suffolk Regiment
'From news just come to hand from
them, gather that, with the authority
and with the knowledge of Gen. French
four companies of the First battalion
advanced by night against low hill
one mile from their camp. They at
tackled at dawn. Lieut.. Col. Watson
commanding, gade orders to charge
He was at once wounded. Orders fol
retirement were given.
"Three quarters of the force retreat
!, I,I 80 Tho ,avooinla,, Io1I ~ a; I,
ground until they were overpowered by
; greater numbers, when they surrender
: ed. Seventy were taken prisoners, in
cluding seven officers.
: ''Gen. French reports that the Boel
commando which made the attack OF
Jan. 4, lost fifty killed beside wounded
, and prisoners. The commando wa
, dispersed"
THE BOERS TAKE PRISONERS.
D Pretoria, January 4.-(via Lourenc,
4 Marques. Field Cornet Wiser, undel
date Of Tuesday, Jan. 2, reports as fol
, lows from Kuruman, British Bechuan
, aland:
8 81 commenced a bombardment o
, Kuruman yesterday Monday morning
3 aiming at the police barracks. Th'
l fight lasted until in the evening, whel
f the garrison surrendered, issuing from
4 the forts and yielding up arms.
"We took 120 prisoners including
Captain Bates and Captain Dennison
f Mr.. billiard, the magistrate, and eigh
: other officers. We also captured sew
t enty natives, together with numbe
: of rifles and revolvers and quantity O
ANN munition."
f 'F'ifteen British were wounded. The
e are being attended by US, with th'
q help of DIR. Bearne, an English physi
S clan,
g '1'he horses, oxen, mealies and foul
f taken from the prisoners have beel
o sent to Pretoria by way of Vryburg.
THE BRITISH FORCED TO RETREAT.
y Lourenco Marques, Jan. A dis
q patch from the Boer headquarters nea
Dordrecht says:
'grhe British have been compelled t
retreat from Dordrecht. Fighting con
e tinues around Colesberg, where tn,
I, British occupy some of the outside kop
= jes. Bullets are dropping inside tb'