The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
BOERS AND BRITISH
HAVE SEVERE FIGHT
BOERs CAPTURE $500
MULES.
Gen. White With $4,000 Men,
Msnacsd by Gen. Joubsrt With
n 1900.

su6oie~tly dangerous 70 excite enx
issy. Ev,dsssly the Beers arc uyios
% repeat their Duudss tsctics. Rough
ly sssiusssd they have IL 900 meu q,
sssisss 1900 British
Gee. Sir George Stewart White ba,
the better artillery. bot bis 10 Of iesseI
sssss. The dessy 10 :be Beer s,taot
u reported 20 be due TO the nou.arriva'
sf Coansndsat General Jouber,'s col.
emo. This hes given the British q
aash sssdsd rsspits after their recent
sxsssioes.
Esesyshiog. 10 is nov considered,
Aiogss spoo Gen Whites resource
cad judgment. Nothing 10 known
regarding tbs progress Of defensive
verks Tor the prossosioo Of Ladysmi,h.
The esesor,bip is more so.ive than
ever. Aeecrliog to the Daily Chron-
isls's correspondent. "ths new regula.
tioss liuis the pumber Of words for
1ssss nssssgss 10 one. fourth che nun.
bss allowable before"
Fsrusrs 10 the nsiehborhood Of
Lsdysnish have lsk their farms sod
sock 10 shs mercy Of the Bosrs and
ere sosgvsgsssd 10 shs town. The swo
gees The Bosm have moooted are pow.
ssisl weapons, They are the ones
sssd 10 shsllisg Dundee. and il 10 .
setter Of sousidsrsbls surprise how
.sAsy 0sssgsd 10 transport suoh heavy
Dissss.
Assis. 10 u reported that President
Kssgss assonpspisd Gen Jouber, to
sks isost 10 . uplspdidly fitted travel.
lee wagon.
The 6,sadsrd's oorrespondsn, q.
Lsdysnish. ,slssrsphiog Saturday.
eesds . stsisueet that tho Bosrs have
sspssssd $500 nslss. loss that must
seriously iseonvsoienes Brisisb trans.
part.
TIE slssnps Of shs Bosss to cot the
railway ss Pisssss wss frustrated BY
Bsitish cavalry
TIE vifs OF Gen. Jao Kock be
I arrived ss Lsdysniss ueder . Dag Of
sass 10 ussss her Wouodsd husbsod.
Al NE savossdsd Boer prisoners
have bsss sses 10 Dusban to prevent
ssy stssops at rescue.
The ssplspalios Of The alleged Bosr
osssssss - Dusdss appears to Be that
. pessiee Of ths sows guard. slsaough
lbisly warned By Geo. Yale before bic
sssissosss. soosiuusd 10 carry arms.
ssd 80 ef shss, we're shos before the
Beers discovered Who they we're.
The body Of Sir W@. Symons VAS
bssisd without sofio. sbroqded 10
shs Usios Jack. Among the papers
lsasd spoo hin Was . Telegram from
Lady Syuous eopgratals,ing hin upon
bic eueesss.
Later sseoanta Of che 6rst battle and
shs ssssussios oil Dundee do not give
tAoss sfAirs . roster hoe. Owing to
the shslliog Of Glencoe Osmp The tele.
graph opsrs,ors were compelled TO
sssupes Wiib nuwsrous upfor wsrded
dispssshss When the Boess entered
Dundee they iodulsed 10 general loot
iog OF stosss. bot apparently did not
vshsssios soless The populsss.
10 lhs 6rss bsssle ,he Bosrs captured
the Msxio Of the Eiehlsso,h Hsssars,
bet only after lbe entire crew Of the
geo. With one exception. lad been dis
sblsd. The survivor efso,uslly dam.
eyed the euo. Ooly two oficers Of the
sad Of Gss. Synoos ssue Of withou,
. wood.
Assia u 10 ssser,sd that the moment
The Roysi Dablin Fusilisrs reached the
ssnui' Of The Kopje. At Glencoe. the
Bosrs shovsd . white Gag aud asked Q
trace TO bory their dead. The British
artillery vas ordered TO cease 6riog
sod the Boers took advantage Of the
opportunity TO re,iess en- mssss. O;ber.
v,ss they would have been dsclima,ed
BY The British cannon.
The spsc'sl correspondent Of The
Daily Nail st Ladysmith. telegrspbio 2
Sunday. describes the arrival Of the
var oslIooo there Saturday. I, was
welcomed. be said. win wild dances by
the K.fhrs. ~hO regard !, ss . deity
Geo. White aud Gen. Sir Arcbibsid
Hur,sr both ssceudsd Sdodsy and re-.
eooooi.sred the spsmy's position.
Asscrdiog to the lssest reports from
Cspe Towo, Gen Joubsrs has joined
hands With the Free Stats forces. aud
there hes been soue outpost 6sbtiog
President Kruger has arrived 81 Glen.
cos.
There !. no fresh pows from the
western frontier. The mines are still
working ss Kimberley. where there are
provisioes enough to last nine months
Cecil Rhedes has mounted aud fully
equipped . town guard Of 400 men al
. eoss Of fl5,0 900.
The Durbso correspondent Of The