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The British troops displayed great consideration for the “ounded Boers, and everything possible was done to alleviate their pain. The honors of the engagement at Acton Holmes were with the Imperial Lighr Horse. Natal Carbineers, and sixty men of the Mounted Rifles. BOERS PLUNDER THE DEAD. A despatoh from London sayszâ€"The Mauser's bullet, is no doubt a very humane one and inflicted some wonderful Wounds. Some of the bullets, he Suys, took extraordinary courses. A man was shot in the head, the bullet came out of his side, and he is doing well. An officer was shot in the left breast, the bullet came out low down the back, and he was walking about on Sunday last, and said he felt noth- ing wrong with him. The Boers treated our wounded well, and, in fact, did not take them fiisoners, as they saidrthey could not bothered with them. They took two wounded colonels, as they like colonels, and would prefer one with a title. but they rifled their pockets and went for bread in the haversecks with greed. I don‘t think they can be getting muoh bread now. They also stripped our dead of all clothing, for they have no Pimlico behind them, and officers‘ breaches were highly treasured A deapatch from Spenrman' Camp laysiâ€""Gen. Warren‘s troops lns' night occupied Spion kop, surprising the small garrison, who fled. LONG CASUALTY LIST. 'A despatch from London say31â€"No- thing can yet he ziddetl to the brief news of General Warren's success, which has brought intense relief to Great Britain. A few. speak of the possibility that the British may be unâ€" able to retain what they have so hard-V ly won in view of the "very annoying shell fire" mentioned in General Bul- lers' despetch, and that the bill may have to be retukeu, but, assuming that the position is permanently held. and that the Boers are driven [mm the re- mainder of the plateau nominated by Sp-ion kop, there is no illusion respect- Ing the gravity of the task invowed in covering the twalve or fifteen miles Iepnriiting the hill and the Boer lines outside Ludysmith. There Is oompietn ignorance here as to the ability at the beers to obtain reinforce- meu’w. and as to whether they have reparedaseuond line of defence. This gnoranueprevents any forecast of the operations. The crities continue to bid the public to prepare for along cas- ualty; list. they attaching the fullest significance to General Buller's intima- tion. No full list of the losses in the fighting previous to the attack on 591011 14101) has yet been received, though eat-h day brings additions. "It has boon held by us all day. “100;!!! Va were heavily attacked, 85. WOW“! by a very annoying shell fire. _'l‘wenty-three prisoners were taken. They fraternized with the British, and sh2}ved_qo‘signs of animosity. ' "I fear our casualties are consider- Ible, and I have to inform you with regret that Gen. \Voodgzxte was dan- gerously wounded. "Gen. W'arren is of the opinion that he has rendered the enemy’s position untenable. "Tba men are splendid." DUNDONALD’S GOOD \VORK. (A despntch from Spearman's Camp aayszâ€"Details of Lord Dundonald’s engagement west of Acton Holmes on Jan. 17, show that the American Colt gun did great work for the Bri- tish. As previously cabled, the British and Boers made ac rush for a kopje, which, unknown to either. had been previously occupied by a de- tachment of the Natal Carbineers. The British, of course, won the posi- tion. and then turned their Colt gun on the enemy, who could not stand against its fire. General BarLon's farce, which 15 holding Chleveley, had a few killed and wounded on January 23, which 1nd:- qgtes an engagement which hitherto has not been reported. It' was prob- ably only a reconnaissance. GEN \VOODGATE DEAD. A. deapatch has been received from Spearman's camp, that Gen. Wood- gate has‘ succumbed to the wounds he recelvod in the attack upon Spmn kop. A despatoh from Spearman's Camp, sayszâ€"The battle continues. The in- ‘aml‘y fire is concentrated at the crest of the hill, near the centre. The Boers ore holding the corre<ponding crest in the valley. It virtually is an artillery bombardment. The Bo ,‘rs are replying 00(1). Lonally and moving their guns whom they are located by the British, but seldom firing more than three shots from one place. The casualties yesterday included Capt. Raitt, of the gueen's Own, kiil- ed, and Capt. Wardem and Lieuts. Smith and Dubisson severely wound- Gen. Warren Surprises the Enemy and Captures Their Positionâ€"Boers’ Desperate Attempt to Retake It~â€"Many Killed and Woundedâ€"â€"Gen Woodgate Among the Slainâ€"White Flag Raised. A corps of stretcher-bearers, raised by Major 8: uart \Vortley. behaved we 1 during the figlning after volunteer ng to bring in the wounded under heavy lire. BRITISH CAPTURE SPION KOP At 2 o'clock the Boers raised a white flag on the summit! of a high hill, but bofll sides cgntinued firing. Capt. Rynll, of the Yorkshires. was killed. and Lieut. Barlow severely wounded. 1 Fifth Divisionâ€"Majorâ€"General Sir Charles Warren. I I * Eleventh Brigade â€" Major-General Woodgate. Im'luding the eight battalion: of the Fifi h Divi ion he has now six brigades, 'numbering 24 battalions. Admitting that each battalion stands only 900 strong. the-4 deficiency of 2,400 under i the total war strength lot 24,000 18 all but made up with the largedrafts for ithe battalions of the Ladysmith gar- I‘lSOl’l. In this manner Gen‘ Buller's force may be summarized aq follows:â€" I-vfantry. . . . . 24,000 Cavalry. . . . . . 3.200 Artillery. . . . 2.200 Engineers . . 400 Add \Vhite's Finrcre: . 9,000 A despatch from Spearman‘s Camp, says zâ€"l‘bere was a heavy bombardâ€" 'ment of Ladysmith this morning._ Second Brigadeâ€"Major-General H. J. Hildyard. Fourth Brigadeâ€"Majorâ€"General N. G. Lyttleton. Third Divisionâ€"5th Brigadeâ€"Major- Geyeral A. F. Hart. V _ _ . V e . . . u tut“ uula. The British long-range guns sup- ported the howitzers. The firing last- ed from 5.55 to 7.30 p.m. The Boers were facing a strong sunâ€" set, and this seemed to hinder their marksmanship. Though they shelled both the infantry and artillery they hit nobody. The enemy's loss, if any, is unknown. The infantry were within seeing dis- tance of the Boers‘ trenches. They were wide and deep, and banked with sand. They were strongly occupied. A. TERRIBLE ORDEAL. A despatch from London says :â€"The assemblage in Pall Mall outside the War Office, and those privileged _to wait in the lobbies, reluctantly .dIS- parsed at midnightâ€"after the final word that nothing more would be an- nounced. The morning papers went to press with conjectures and forecasts of all sorts, striving to guess out some- thing front Spion kop. Tofmg‘raphy -mnpsfl éibsv that Spion kop is the highest part of a rocky plateau. Eastward for eight miles are Secona Divisionâ€"Lieut.-General Sir CRF. Clgry. ' Sixth BrigaE;Major-General G. Barton. A despatch from London, says:â€" Three Englishmen who had received passes authorizing them ta remain in the Orange Free State, were com- mandeered on Dec. 25. They refused to fight their countrymen, and were shot in the market place. METHUEN’S VIGOROUS ATTACK. A despalch from Modder River says: â€"A vigorous reconnaissance that was made last night engaged the enemy’s cannon on the kopjes and highlands. The British Light Infantry advanced smartly in extended order to protect a half battery of howitzers, which sugar“. 1 A ,m, swutly look a position on the left facing the kopjes. - The guns were unlimbered and in action within a couple of minutes of the time they halted. There was slrong‘ and incessant shelling between the howitzers and two Boer guns in kioufs in the hills. m,” n . . Generals in the Field. The following is the list of gener- als working conjointly in the move- ment for the relief of Ladysmithzâ€" Natal Field Force, Ladysmith. Fourth Divisionâ€"General Sir George White commanding. Ladysmith’s Reliet Force. General Sir Redvers Buller com- mgnding. The Boers have {nude several attacks on our outposts. The Boelrsrdld some lively sniping and shelling this morning, but the casualties we‘re not heavy. BULLER‘S ESTIMATED STRENGTH. Thr- latest arrivals say that the Boer strength is now 7,000. Three weeks agothey were reinforced by 1,â€" 000 men from Ladysmith and 600 from Magersfontein. The centre of their position appears to be at Colesberg junction. Their lines of communi- cation are strongly protected to Nor- Val's pout, while they still command the road to Colesberg and the wag- onrbrigade. The forces under Gen. Buller‘s com- mand, including Gen. White‘s forces, at Ladysmith, number nearly 40,000 men. FRENCH COULD TAKE COLESBURG A despath from London snyszâ€"Gen. French,.with the utmost deliberation and the greatest caution, is drawing his lines more closely around the Boer position. Every day he tighten: the net, greatly to the alarm and uneasi- ness of the nnemy. The tactics of these engagements are a repetition of those employed at Majuba hill, but everywhere they have been pluckin repulsed. The Boers have been out-generalled in this region. In- iijvidual frequently desert to our mes. Gen. French’s position, as viewed from. Cole’s kop, is agreut semiâ€"circle. The Boer kopjes are lower than and are commanded by our guns. Gen. French could undoubtedly take Colesberg, which is two miles away. at any time he pleased, but he has re- trained hithertb from bombarding? the town because of the non-combatants, imcluding women and children. STILL SHELL LADYSMITH. our lyddile shells have afiparent- 1? silenced the Boer artillery for good and all. Grand Total . . 33.800 BOERS SHOOT ENGLISHMEN Peasâ€"Firm. Car lots. 580, north and west; and at 590 east. Barleyâ€"Steady. Car lots of No‘. 2, middle freigh‘ts, sold at 38 1-2 t0 390- Ryeâ€"Steady. Car lots 500 west. and 510 east. I Oatsâ€"Tone firm and demand fairly good. White cats, 25 3.40, north‘ and west; 26 1-40, middle ireights; and 26 3â€"4 to 270 east. “Bic-khéatâ€"Quiet. Car lots. east, 499, and west, 480. Oatmealâ€"H.611“ oats. in track, Toronto, $3.25 per bbl.; wgod, $3.35 per bbl. _ -V_V :__ r_‘_. Butter â€" Receipts are absérbed promptly as they arrive at full prices; buyers are. however, only taking en- ough for immediate requirements. as they anticipate lower prices. Dealers here sell to the trade as followa:â€"- Dairy, tubs, medium 15 to 170; strict- ly choice. 18 to lac; large rolls, 18 _to 190; small dairy. 1b .prints, 19 to 200; creamery. tubs and boxes, 22 to 230; ponds, 23 to 240. Millfeedâ€"Continues very scarce. Dif- ficult topick up car lots. Bran is quot- ed: at $13.50 to $14; and shorts at $15 t0 $16. at the mill door through West- ern Ontario. Cornâ€"Quiet. No. 2 American yellow quoted at 400, track, Toronto; and mixed at 39 l-2c; Canadian corn dull at 38 1-2c track, Toronto. AL “A Nobody here seems to know, not even the.W.'u' Office, what Lord Rob- erts has done with his large reinforce- ments. Six thousand troops awaited his arrival at Cape Town, and since than 6,000 others have reached there. Military critics are all hoping that n good shape of these 12.000 have gone to help! Gen. Buller, and they argue that a few days‘ wait mny make him strong enough to overcome the deadlock. BOER POSITIQN OAPTURED. A d-zupntoh from Spun-man's Camp sayszâ€"The field artillery and I few howitzer: this morning shelled the Boer left from a kopjo on the right. 11m infantry keeping up a continuous rifle fir_e» from good cover; Thay retreatâ€"ed in the afternoon. the British dropping shrapnel and lyddite shells on them as they crossed a ra- vme. . “The Yuriâ€"val big guns assisted from Petg'feter's drift in shelling the Boer positions." Toronto, Jan. 29.â€"Wheatâ€" Outside markets made no further gain toâ€"day, but the undertone continued, good. Lo- cal trade was dull and prions were un- changed. Ontario red and white, 650, asked, and 64.0 bid, at Western points, Goose wheat, 681-20, middle freights; 67 1â€"20, north and west; and spring. east, 65to 65 1â€"2c; Manitoba. No. 1 hard, 76 1-20, g.i.t., and 75 1-20, T0- mnto and west. Flourâ€"Quiet. Outside millers offer straight roller, in buyera' bags, mid- dle freights, at $2.65 per bbl.. and ex- port agents bid $2.55. Single cars, in wood, for local use, offer at $2.90» and $2.80 is bid. Special brands sell around $3. _ Cheeseâ€"Market is very firm, and some enquiry. Stocks seem to be light. Sales are made here at 12 to Eggsâ€"Strictly new laid‘ and limed stock are in fair demand. Cold stor- ed and No. 2 stock hard to move. as then- is too much of this grade on the market. Jobbing lots of new laid sell an 21 to 22¢; held fresh, at 16 to 18c; No. 2 at 13 to 150; and limed at 16c. Ten-case lots will sell at attac- tion below these tigurps. Potatoesâ€"Receipts fair and market without change. Car lots are sold on track here at 38 to 400 per bag. and at farmers’ wagons at about 4.5 to 500 per bag. Out of store choice stock being about 50¢: per bag. the Boers' positions along the Tugela. North-(westward from Spinn kop the plateau runs gradually up to agreat spur of the Drakensberg. ' Gen. Buller's infantry, to roach the summit of Spion kop, must cross a nap. tural glacis three-quarters of a mile wide, and climb 500 feet up a steep slope. The Boar‘s abandoned the summit' of the home which they had been hold- ing! and the Bri1ish then occupied it. The enemy then took shelteribehind a stone wall on the side of the 0:0ij anidA held the position for hours. The British then occupied the posi. tion the enemy had held. Th3 casualties were few. IT IS SLOW WORK. _A uespatch trom_ Lomdom says:â€" "0.i Monday Sir Charis”. Warren’s force cannonaded and fusilladed the Boer position wast of Spion kop, near the Acton Homes road. A lyddite bat- tery coâ€"operated with the other batâ€" teries and Maxims. Certainly the fire was effective, causing the enemy seri- ous losses. The Boers. however. clung desperately to their works, from which they are only being very slowly driven. "To-day the cushy f'ired Lh'el'l‘ guns oftener. using also the captured 15- pounders with shrapnel. Our casual- ties to-day :were less even than those ofnzgsmpday. "Fighting~ began about six. in the morning, and continued untxl dusk. but there, has been nothing likea gen- eral engagement. MARKETS OF THE WORLD. 121-:Zc CANADIANS IN ACTION. A despatch [rum Vic‘toria. B.C., says: -â€"Word reached here last night that Private J. W. Jones, of the first Brit- ish Columbia contingent of the Can- adian force, had been killed in action at Dover’s farm. Prices of Grain, Cattle. Cheese. &c. in the Leading Marts. Jones is a graduate of West Point. although of Scottish birth. and one of the best-known mining men of Van- couver, “Black Jones” being his com- mon title. .580, north and bags, and in I would especially mention the conâ€" duct of the Second Cameronians and the Third King‘s RRifles, who support- ed the attack on the mountain from the steepest side, and, in each case, fought their way to the top, and the Second Lancashire Fusiliers and Sec- ond Middlesex, who magnificently maintained the best traditions of the British army throughout the day equal- ly well alongside of them. "On January 20 Warren drove back the enemy and obtained posses- sion of the southern crests of the high table land extending from the line of Acton Homes and Honger’s P‘Oort to the westerp Ladysmith hills. From then to January 25 he remained in close contact with the enemy; "The enemy held a strong position on a range of small kopjes stretch- ing from north-west to south-east across the plateau from Acton Homes, through Spion knp, to the left bank of tho Tugela. "The actual position held was per- fectly tenable, but did not lend it- self to an advance, as the southern slopes were so steep that W'arl'en copld not get an effective artillery position, and water supply was a difficulty. "On January 23, I assented to hls attacking b‘pion kop, a large hill, m- deed, a mountain, which was evident- ly the key of the position, but was far more accessible from the north than the south. " Gen Woodgate, who was in com» mand at the summit, having been wounded, the officer who succeeded him decided on thanight of January 24 to abandon the position, and did so 24 to abandon the position, and did so "On the night of January 25} he atâ€"; tacked Spion kop, but found it very‘ difficult to hold and its perimeter was too large, and water, which he had been led to believe existed, in this exâ€"i traordinarily dry season was found to- be very deficient. r > _ i “ The crests were hold all that day against severe attacks and a. heavy shell fire. Our men fought with great gallantry,. v His left on Jan. 21 moved up Bas- tion bill, which opens a cleft in the enemy’s lines. The object is no longer to turn the Boer» right, but by introâ€" ducing a wedge of infantry into the cleft to split the right from the cen- tre. In the trenches he found about 200 of the enemy who had been killed by the shell fire. Gen. Warren Abandoned Spion Hillâ€"200 Boers Found Dead in Trenchesâ€"Gen. Buller's Accountâ€"Boers Stlll Shell Ladysmith. GENERAL BULLER'S MESSAGE.. ,MAUSER AMMUNITION EXHAUST. A des'patch from Spearmnn's Camp. mumâ€""Gen. Warren's garrison, I am sorry to say. I find this morning had in the night abandoned Spion kop." Gen. Bullet reports that Abe British Casualties, on Wednesday. Jan. 24. at Spiom kop, were:â€" Killed:â€" Officers. . . . . . 6 Rank and File. . . 18 Wounded:â€" Offlt‘ers. . . . 12 Rank and File: . . .142 Missing:â€" The Post’s correspondent describes the operations of the relieving column {rotm Jan. 17 to Jan. 23, and greatly praises the pluckI devotion’ and cheerâ€" fulness of the soldiary. He says that Gan. Warren's guns fired 3,000 shells on Jan. 20. i The gap was widened during the day, and Gen. Warren's right com- pleted the capture of the whole edge of the plateau and occupied the first line of the Boer trenches. The correspondent fornshadows Tuesday’s attack on Spdon knp and de- clares. that there is absolute confi- dence and determination throughout the army. WITHDREW PROM SPION KOP Aftew the assault om Jan. 6 Gen. White seint to Commandant General Joubea-t. for interment seventy-nine dead Boers collected in the British branches.” No aniiety, he says, is felt concern- ing- the result of the movement for the relief of Ladysmith. ‘ A despatch‘ from London says:â€"The following is the text of 6!. deSSL‘atCh from General Bullet. dated Spear' man‘s Camp:â€" Rank and File. . . . 31 The killed include Lieuf. J. \V. 05- borne, Scottish Rifles. and- 'Col. Buch- anan Riddell, of the King’s! Royal Rifles. who served in the Niger war In 1881. Recrosses the Tugela River-nReturn Movement Ef- fected Without Loss of Men or Storese-Some Terrible FightinguCannonading Near Kimberley, '1'th last despatch is date& Spear- man's camp. Jan. 28,. at 10.36 a.m. WARREN S GUNS WORKED HAVOC. A despatch tram Ldndon,. says :â€" There was heavy firing at Lady- smith yesterday. Gen. White is attackâ€" ing and making a diversion. STORY OF BULLER’S RETREAT LADYSMITH IMPREGN ABLE. 'Ladysmith. Sunday, Jan 21 (by run- ner via Frere camp, Wednesday, Jan 24.nâ€"The garrison is watching Gen. Buller's guns shelling the Boers‘ Their fire can be seen at this distance. and appears to be very effective. The movements of lbe Boers show (hat they are evidenlly determined to stub- bornly oppose the advance of the re- lief column. They show no signs of removing their guns. and have mount- ed new ones. and are continually strengthening their fortifications. CANNON SOUNDS Our fortifications have been greatly strengthened since Jan. 6th. and Ladysmith is now practically impreg- nable. Owing to fbe dry weather the fever has diminished, and the number of convalescents returning from Intombl camp exceeds thwt of the patients be- ing sent there. The supplies are spin- ning out splendidly, all 1119 troops hav- ing sufficiz-nt whplesome food. "At 6 a. m. we commenced with- drawing the train, and by 8 a. 111. Jan. 28 (Sunday) Warren‘s force was con- centrated south of the Tugela without the loss of a man or a pound of stores. ‘ Av despatch from London) sayszâ€"In- dlcati-ons that Lord Roberts is pre- parmg pfans for an advance across the Orange river come in a despatch to the Daily Chronicle from Sterkstroom. dated January 25, which says that The- bits, an important positlon neat Steynsberg, cm the Stromberg Ros- mead line,is now occupied by the Brit- ish, who are repairing the railway and bridges. The corYéé/imndent observes that this W1“ facilitate communication between General Gatacre and Generafl Kelley- Kenny. “1 reached Warren's camp at 5 a. m. on Janu :ry 25, and decided that a sec- ond athck 'upon Spion kop was use. less, and that the enemy’s right was togAstrong Lo allow me to force it. .A despatch from Durban, says:â€" Stories of Genera. \Varrcns fight on Sunday brought here are lo the ef- feot that the British found 130 dead in the first Boar lines. and took :60 prisoners. The heat is terrific, the thermometer registering 107 degrees in the shade. The Bri‘Lch long range guns shelled the: Boers this morning‘ The lpxrit of all the troops ls excellent. The sound of cannonading was heard in the dirPctlon of Kimberley during thg night. The prisoners, who were brought here, statod that Lin Boer Mauser ammunition was nearly exhnusted. and that the burghers wens using cartrliges which had been condemned by Commandant Gen. .‘luuhert. BOEitS AROUND LADYSMITH. A desputoh from London says:â€"The Boer laagers in the neighbourhood of the beleagured town have not been re- moved since General Buller's moveâ€" ment began, not 'even those beh.nd the ridge overlooking the Tugela river. Parties of Boers are continually riding ta and fro on the road from Beater’a to Potgieter’n drift. ' They seem to be concentrating to- wards the plateau at Acton Homes. RP- punentiy with the intention of check- ing the relief forces. _ .. _. A. uou-lludlil" "nu-.vvu- u”... .....rr~” This is their Inst chance of prevent- ing the relief of the town. for behind the ridge they occupy lies open coun- try without a single position that can be fortified. ' "Accordingly. I decifiedrt’oyvithd’raw th‘frfpr‘ce to the south of tbs Tugela. THey are also g-uns. 7 Every prisoner caught says that Boers will never let the British re Ladysmith, whatevelfi else 11511798115 bgfip-re dawn January 25 V__° __ The correspondent of the T'mes at Frere, in a despatch dated Januiary 24, dr‘soribes the activity of the Boers. They are digging within range when the shells allow them to do so, and they are always at work outside the range. - ‘ 700p: ROBERTS GETTING caught says that the let the British reach bringing up “93" NEAR KIMBER- READY