| Show I I I I I I I I I iI i I I I LORD LO RD ROBERTS SENDS A MESSAGE Says Part of Gen Amy Army Is Crossing Tugela River EXPECT JE Vy FIGhTING InING noer Hoer a at a Colonial atrol Tide yew 0 Iora bew London Jan war has hasI received the dispatch frol frolI from Uen Oen Roberts from Capetown date dated to today today day 1 have rehe received n a telegram from Gen stating that ono one brigade ad and Howitzer bater battery he have crot crossed th the Tu river at Drift Drift Fe Five mits miles tather farther west at Drift lien Warren ba lies thrown a pontoon bridge over owr the river B By this pert of his fr force crossed yesterday The reo re remainder Is expected by thIs morning to tob tobe b be on the north bank Warrn Warren hop hopes lie he wi will b be to turn the position which fe five mie miles or off to his right front frontis frontI I is bIng being A C Capetown town dispatch date dated to today a rays It II is l there ther that tha t Ladysmith has bou been relieved The rumors from Capetown that Ladysmith I is olred already relieved ar are up ap apI ahead of tM the facts In any y yI case U Lurd Ro Roberts rt whose rp report IU vas dispatched this morning wa was not aware of I it d his dates dales prude the pl ba that the troops In his haw have t so fn th the t be I town Thorh Though ore some dJ In the telegrams the theW W who holo tenor of th the news tends to O hoer al ai hullers adI advance haing been n begun wih with Iv prospects or of tUc lut but It ItI itis I is nealy recognized that wih with an enemy 6 so a as the Dol Doors he heIrn have to be It Is Idle to Irn In over orr confidence lii h nt net result t so far a as known Is that ku Duler Buller occupies the command lag positions north ot of the Tugela river Ins th securing at least Iut two to crossings b by which he cn can bril brIng l ne necessary rr ro re Tue h ml l of t the war Ar oe her here are an anal satisfied al ll that the tide h his turne turned and Of f a m more hopeful character from froma i ia a British or of slew Ir 91 will hereafter b be rul ru Instead or of exception That i I I the Idao advance In a northeasterly wi sill b be le ty resisted I ful fully ant patt Tb The Doer r strength I II pr a I to the ad and th the rhe show MOW th the burghe burghers e oc I cuP tr positions There hp 1 a doub doubt u as to whether het r Ih the occupied hy by Gin Gen Warrn Warren Is 1 with Uh I If 8 so tb the h ar within a tf few mUM of Acton limes m th e lt f tie the eArle earlier cn eon Whites forces Ila Gp fore the invading Fr Free there 1 Is a GJ god rOd road direct to Ld Lad While G his n Warrens fol tore stas M cr cross crossing In ing the TUOI rel rr river th the hears Ou A thickly we wooded plantation 1 a amile Iiii mile north of Ih the river a and seat several ral mit IntI into the guard The he h r II I I 1 the opened on In a kopje s the Urt lint J the river the hoses I sh h lusht t fun tm I I h hIr r Position ble a lad ti to the hll hills Immediately ater after the bride was th 1 fl UI h for force cro I It I is Jk probable that a to for forward ward ha has sl since deo developed lr In t tIit I m meanwhile the 11 aJ II gui on has been persistently hl II the Dr tnt CaD by br brig Ih occupied Irga a dt Jan Ii 17 CIJI CoIO patrol cOlpO of X st 1 n of the New e South South uth am nd IJ a atu tu 1 I by te the Beers at after a severe er fight vr rl escaped and If f the halt In camp The Cp remainder or captured WeT r o the visited rb a patrol of the light and rund found one ded dead and one rounded man A Ao ad 0 roune nn rolan of t dead Dr DOOr rs also aha W We showing the Australians found laJe made A plant gallant fight before surrender tc tag It apr appears that when th the the first ly body of Drs Doers and found their retreat cut off they galop galloped for n a nEby kopje hoping of to beat t or off th the Doer Beers but on arriving they t found another for forte of burgher con |
