The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
BRITISH DEF ATED.
Iord fIzthusn Checked in His
Advance and ThCowa Back.
MANY MORE MEN NEEDED.
The soers Appear in "Astonish-
ing Numbers. Gen. Bull
Ier's Advance on
l.,.-t>
LadYsnlith.


a;,,..,h from 1,,;oo saws each
;nno-.op+ na,,ja seems ~ tr;ng : worse
1u VI az g. - - pr;.;,.b s,5 tho naner,
,e.sa<.f,,Tr e ~ aS,,,;+ ,h,t I,arG Netiuen ;
sGtiJ"a s}, Nj Via~or.f,r ' fs;n X ,be most seri-
o,,s $50 800 % ne var has vet PRODUCED
~ ~ Nnr,;nG post ,av>. We have
~ orr dav - bn,.iii.rion aproiuJ,G q
- -. ~, .c.arf u hrn,bIy aud
III -I 10. -S - ~ ~ ~ ha,t,r and STRANGER
soOei4s auo w I ~ ,sm,,h, rs This
10 3oI Tue tessou ~ ,n,,. n@S 49, = frosb bnt,
4aSe reverse rn NJ n-Ae 80 . ,ras r,or,
OF europe. i"sle 10,e vnrn,e ,cEs,
apt occasion 70 p'os0 ~
we are worm. ,J ,,,,., oss,nl,eG
me pSsttsGI p;inS - ~. - .nrr-snonfen;
iS Tassei1 enus oeso;,oeU go Eliminates on th.
as+ r;-b sn ab~nnf saddle rock some
20 sao+ b;ah Roer enrrencbmepts
' -o o-o,nd - uboIo fron1 The no-
tua stCoIo - son,a nv .vro m;Ies lone dne east
- -as. 40 '0 IT, wv vss,nro ,nds Of the
.Ios @ao I 4oilo,r ,bo cnnrnn- Of the
e,eueae toa;ae sr5 $50 800 rstrsst It's esli
AoiJeS - suu g. a.. = ~ vs.I,er,s fnrcns
Usseu ns5e Ia Ia 6oo MO- m"n anS nerhsos
auoau'sS W IL li;obG ~. ns.;nsie cf his
80 es bas-o+ been reca;ved They are
80 ,,nI;syoS ~ bsvs baen at least $50
al tbe.naners comment upon the cy-
,rsna grsy;tv Of the situation aud
mon fbe momen,ons decision I.9,G
Msrbnen has now 10 u,akc-whetEcr to
rsma;n At Nodder river or TO retire on
O-,nga r;var The Times saws: AT
i.aSt 20 000 additional men must be
c.IIed mn and the militia aud volunteers
,rrosJ - acco,1n+ E,forts must be
,na6e to increase the LEGAL colonial
fa~css and fnrther offers Of troops from
Csns6s and Other colonies must be-
o S"nsbr o,5 sccen,e6
~ SranSsrS which comments upop
<be :.seemingly astonishing plumbers
Of Boers." is driven to ,he conjecture
rnat a Substantial portion OF the Boer
commanders has been recruited from
,he Cane Dutch. All eyes are now
rnrp;ng hon-fnlly to Gen. Butler, VITO
sskipg into account the troops with
Gen White at Lad smith, has alto
rether 80 600 mcn. The Standard SAYS:
At this moment there must be few
nen in her msics,y's duminions have
great weight OF care u2on them as Gen.
RnJIer carries on his shoulders. \
6,snatcb 4rom Boer sources saws that
Kimberley remained ouiet duriug the
b.rrle At Maeerston;ein.
The snecial correspondent of the
Daily Mail at Mo6der river, describing
the fighting, says:
The Boer trenches EXTENDED lar
beyond the korje into the open plan.
Those on the pam We're hlooen oy
screens OF leaves. Inose near the
kopje were guardeu og double line OF
barDed wire. ,dtutly they feared
our sto.nlng ana ta>onet attack.
I'VE took the kurje and trenches
with a. intense, well directed hre, OF
various guns, including naval gao
and Bowitzer battery, both using Iyd
Site. l believe they suffered severe
damage. The Boer lrlsoOers report
thai one Iyddlte she'll -e.l among forty
men, only hveof WHOM escaped unhurs,
Other shells ourstln the e1em! !aageF,
causing its complete destruction.
The Beers are in still larger force
than We found them at Aodder :lver,
outnumbers Us by almost 3 to l. The
Transvaalers are apparently dom ua'ibg
in their military councils, although
in minority"
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
Tba london vsr Office has received
4,a fol,ow;ns 6;sna,ch from Gen. Me-
linen dated Tuesdav Dec. y:
.:0nr srtiIlerv sbeiled a very stropy
,o,is;on held bv the enemy in = lorg.
bigb Eonia from i until dusk Sunday.
T T. -ya;neS hard last night. The High.
IarS br;raSa arrsclsd at davbreak
~ s1ooda- 81 sou,b I'd of the konie
Tbs ~ attack was properly timed but
eo;Is5 The Guards were ordered 10
.-atao+ +be H;sbIand's right and rear
NJ ~ o.uaIr- I snJ n,:nnfe6 iofaotrv
InI - - 49, Ii b.tterv a.,
49, VIZ : Io"1.- ~ 49, no ,sfr snd tho
SsasSs CSsasa ,ao ~ tbs @ -;sbt .nnnnrted by field
o-.;IIo-- IL a,J Ho9itzer ar,;ilerv
Tbev sbaIled tbe no,i,ion from dav
break. and at 1:l5 | sent the Gord0nS
to support the highland brigade. Inc
troops held their own IN front OF the
enemy's entrenchments until dusk, the
position extending, including the kopJe
for distance Of >iX miles toward the