Show GEN FRENCHS VICTORY gen french is doing much to lift the gloom that like a london fog has enveloped all england since the defeats of generals methuen gatacre and eiller his force of 2000 men a weel ago reported surrounded has outflank cil the boers at Co lesburg and them in precipitate retreat to the banks of the orange river which marks the southern boundary of the orange free state the victory while ot female proportions gives hope to the british imbat with proper generalship all her forces in the field can turn defeat into victory and march triumphantly on to Bloem fontein and Pre tori the right tactics it would seem have been brought out by the fight at coles burg instead of relying solely on the heaviest battalions in a frontal attack strategy must be used and it the enemy is too strong directly in front 11 cans must be devised by which to make a successful flank movement during the early part of our civil war the invariable rule was to take or attempt to take every the enemy might occupy gen sheridan ac opted the very opposite wherever he could march around a fortified ob ahe did so and his tactics and strategy were highly successful it gen bullar can circumvent Jou berts aimy in the neighborhood of lady smith and facing the tugela his pathway to pretoria will be less thorny alian it has been though to accompli h a movement of that kind he must bo sufficiently well equipped with trans port to leave the railroad and carry with him camp supplies in quantity to feed his army tor several days if not weeks at present he is said to be without wagons mules and horses in sufficient number to get away from alia railroad at frere gen franchs frenchs Frenc hs victory will point the wa for buller and methuen or at aca st make them most cautious about attempting another frontal attack unless it Is a means of last resort gen french was the last man to lave before the tightened the siege of that place he is noted as one of the best cavalry oell cers in the british army and was re failed from gen whites command jus bufore the blockade the armored train on which he latt ladysmith Lady smith having narrowly escaped a wreckage by boer shell |