The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
Gen. Yule Falls Back
To Safer Quarters.
Abandons Glencoe, Untena-
bic by His Small Force.

Ole Oy dls Omdl Go1c0'
Locdon, OCT. 25 The following
dispatch from Gen Sir George Stewart
White to the Marquis Of Laudsdowne.
secretary OF state for war. received
last eveoing at IL O'Clock. was posted
at the war Office soon after midpgihs:
..Ladysmitb. Oct "a, 8 p. N
..faforma.ion received yesterday
showed that the Beers had established
themselves iD considerable numbers 10
an exceedingly strong position west Of
the main road leading from Ladysmi,h
70 Dacdee. I also bad Information that
the Dundee force, formerly commanded
by Gen. Symons, apd since bis wound.
ing commanded by Gen. Yule, was fall.
Jag back on Ladysmith by way of the
Helpmakkar road, Beita ADD the val
leys of the Wasohbank aud Sunday
rivers and vas expected to reach Sun
day river valley today 1 therefore
moved out with stroog force to cover
the movement of Yule's column. The
enemy was discovered about seven
miles out of Lsdysmith in q position
of great oasural strength west OF the
read. When be saw the preparations
we're being made against him be open
ed ere With one gun with great
accursncy.
.4Ous artillery soou got into posi-.
sioo auS the gun vas sAeoced Oar
troops were ordered to occupy etrong
ridge parallel to the eoemy's position.
bus nearer to the road.
II confined my efforts to occupying
him AID hitting him hard enough to
prevent bis taking action against
Yuie's column. Numbers o: the enemy
aed to the west and the firing had
practically ceased at 2 O'Clock. y
The war Office diepatch seems TO
realiae the worst fears Gen Yule has
abandoned no. odly Dundee. but Glen
coe also, aud SO far as present news
would indicate. be has neither joined
Geo. White nor reached Lad3smish.
Gen. White's successful action" so
pcunoed in parliament by Mr. Wyud-
ham. scene to resolve itself into mere
epeaging of the attention of the Free
State sroops While Geo. Yule is slip
piog southward.
Il is evideot that the Official dispatch
es that both commsneant Gen. Jou-
her,'s column on the north and the
Orange Free State troops on the west
DOW occupy stroug positions, aud tha;
rotbing hipders the Beers from fol
loving up Gen. Yule's retirement and
getting around Ladysmitb from the
sou,heass. Until reiuforcemeots arrive
i, seems that Gen White is obliged to
concentrate on Ladysmith.
Il is believed that the government
have other dispatches that have not yet
beeo published. The secretary OF
state for war left Mr Choat's residence
Immediately at the end of the banquet
70 Gen. Harrison, and proceeded .c The
war cfSce, where, even after midnight.
there was considerable activity, macy
visitors calling to irquire for ioto'ua-
,iop, among them sister of Gen Sir
Archibald Hunter
Londos, Oct. 25 The Capeso"o
correspondent Of The Daily Mail te'e-
graphing at 9 As p. % yesterday, says !:
Gen. Yule has performed brilliant
s,raeeeioal movement. By swift
march to the south, leaving Glencoe
empty, be has Effected a junctlon OF bis
forces with those of 81. George Stew
art White sligbtly to the north of
Ladysmi,h. The two are now 10 a
position to cffer battle | believe toe
first attack will be made on the large
Free State forces, wblch entered Natal
by way of Tin.wa Pass. and Which has
since been barrassiug Ladysmith. The
military authorities decided that oy
io;piog their forces the two generals
would better be able to cope with one
large force at time than BY having
two small detachmeo,s to oppose siuul-
,aaeously two big Boer forces.
Accordingly, after defeatiog the
Free State troops they will offer battle
TO Com nandau, Gen Joubert. Only
90 miles uow separate the two boer
forces. Hence the need for swift and
telling scsioo.
The two sections Of the Boer army
toee.her out uumber the entire Bcl'lsh
force by 8 to /. Hard lighting is Ger
tain at ap early date Oar men arecoo-
c,d ,hora 10 mnoh enthusiasm