Show FRENCHS VICTORY POINTS THE WAY FOR GENERALS new york jan 2 A dispatch to the new york tribune from london says in advance of the arrival of lord roberts and the concentration of the sixth and seventh divisions for a march upon Spring fontein the most strategic point la the orange republic gen franchs frenchs Frenc hs occupation of Co lesburg 3 a distinct gain for the british cause even it it was brought about cheaply and without a battle it is of ahe highest value as an object lesson of british generals can do when they go about it in alio right way and with a mobile adapted for operating against mounted infantry gen gatacre attempted to surprise the enemy at by a night march but was entrapped in ambuscade because he did not have a mobile force capable of good scouting gen rendi attempted the same tactics with a mounted force and succeeded in en trapping bis wily enemy who had fallen back from one position only to tie surprised at daybreak on the second line since the week of disaster military croakers have been calling loudly for some heaven born general who would point the way to and pretoria gen hs success in out the enemy Is proof that supernatural powers are not for this campaign but mobile forces led by generals who know liow to direct them wary skill in only one battle has there been anything gilve a flank attack or a turning movement that was at elands in which guns and prison sis were taken by the british that battlo was planned and won by gen french whose staff college training came out brilliantly in recent operations from to Co lesburg he has been constantly and within 48 hours has compelled the dutch to evacuate two good positions by turning movements in place of frontal attacks ills success is due to good leadership and to the mobility of his forces and it illustrates what might have bieu done by other generals if they had not been bent on frontal attacks and it the stall in london had adapted the army corps to the requirements of the campaign instead of carrying out a pic arranged mobilizing scheme without any degree of flexibility atom modder river there is a series of press dispatches indicating renewed the boer position on the left is to have been weakened by a withdrawal of the burghers from the ti enches but this is explained in ahe midnight dispatches by the heavy can no towards kimberley apparently the bombardment was renewed in eliat quarter while lord Met huena men were commenting upon the roily 0 the boers in wasting shot upon the modder river camp gen babington has conducted a reconnaissance eastward with a large cavalry force the most important news from natal la lates to a fresh reconnaissance camp to ascertain whether the boers had vacated their strong po south of colenso they aie ahll in trenched on mountain the german emperors new yeara address in which he promises that the navy will be reorganized and strengthened until U will bo equal to the a my in efficiency is commended warmly by the press which four years ago was exulting over the mobilization of a flying squadron as the proper answer to the keisers kaisers kai sers interference in the transvaal affairs germany is now an english ally in spirit even it the agreement respecting the portuguese possessions in africa remains a state secret the seizure of the is an incident which interrupts the good between germany and england the ground of h reported to bo a large shipment of army saddles tor the boors in that event the german officers will probably be allowed to toha another steamer back from delagoa day |