The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
BOERS AND BRITISH
HAVE SEVERE FIGHT
BoERs CAPTURE l,5oo
MULES
Gen. White With $4,000 Men
Menaced by Gen. Joubert With
1900.

S0fncleOGly uaoSeioue w SA
iasy. Ev,deotly the Beers are 'Sy'oe
to repeat their Dundee tscfles. Rough
iy estimated tbev have II 600 ueo as
against $4,000 British
Gen. Sir George Stewart White bas
the better artillery. bot bis is of lesser
range. The delay 10 the Beer attack
is reported to be due to the noo-arrlval
of Commandant General Joaber''s eel
umu. This has given the British q
much needed respite after their recent
exertions.
Everything, it is now consie cred /.
hinges upon Gen Whites resource
and Judgment. Nothing is krown
regarding the progress Of defensive
verks for the protection of Ladysni'h.
The censorship is more active than
eyer. According to the Daily Chron-
icle's correspondents, "tbe new regula-
sions limit the number of words for
press messages to onefourth the pnm-
her allowable before.
Farmers in the neighborhood of
Ladysmith have left their farms and
stock to the mercy Of the Boers and
are copgregated iu the town. The two
guns the Beers have moaoted are pow
erful weapons. They are the ones
used in sheIliug Dundee, and it is a
nsster of considerable surprise how
they maosged to transport suoh heavy
pieces.
Again, it is reported .5as President
Kruger accompanied Gen Joubert to
the front ic a splepdidiy fitted travel
ing wagon.
The Standards correspondent at
Ladysmith, telegraphiug Saturday,
sends a statement that the Beers have
captured 1 800 mules, loss that must
seriously itconvenience British trans,
port.
The attempt of the Beers to cut the
railway at Piesers was frustrated by
British cavalry.
The wife OF Gen. Jan Kock has
arrived at Ladysmite under a hag OF
truce to nurse ner wounded husband.
All the unwoucded Boer prisoners
have been sent to Durbao to prevent
any attempt at rescue.
The explanation of the alleged Boer
massacre at Dundee appears to be that
portion of she town guard although
fairly warned by Geu. Yule before bis
retirement, continued to carry arms.
and 80 of them we're enot before the
Beers discovered who they we're.
The body of Sir Wu. Symons was
buried wishou: a eofio, sbrcuded 10
the Union Jack. Among the papers
found upon him was telegram from
Lady Symons congratula'iog him upon
his success.
Later accounts OF the drst battle aud
the evacuation of Dundee do not give
those affairs roster hue. Owing to
the shelling of Glencoe Camp the tele,
graph operators we're compelled to
scamper with numerous uosorwsFded
dispatches When the Beers entered
Dundee they ipdulged in general loot
ing OF stores, but apparently did not
otber~ise molesr the popolace.
In the Grst battle the Beers captured
the Maxim Of the Eighteenth Hussars,
but Only after the entire crew of the
gun. Wits oue exception. bad been dis
abied. TIE survivor efectually dam
aged the gun Only two officers of the
staff of Geu. Symors cane off without
q wouod.
Again it is asserted that the momens
the Roya. Dublin Foslliers reached the
summit; Of the Kopje, at Glencoe. the
Beers showed white Gag aod asked
truce to bo,y their dead. The British
artillery was ordered to cease hriog
and the Beers took advantage OF the
opportunity TO ret:ea. en- nasse. Other
wise they would have beeo decllmased
Dy the Bs!.isb cannon.
The special correspondent Of The
Daily Mail at Lsdysmlsa. 'elegrspbiog
Supday, describes tue arrival of the
war ,ailooo there Saturday Il wss
welcomed, be said. wi:a wild dances by
the Kshirs. who regard j; as Getty
Geo. White ssa Gen. Sir Archibald
Huc,es both ascenced Sunday and re-
coouoi:ered the eoeny's position.
According 20 the latest reports iron
Cape Towo. Gen Joubert has joined
hands With the Free State forces. aud
there has been some outpost 6gbuog
President Kruger has arrived at Gieo-
cos
There is DO fresh news from tie
western frontier. The mines are still
working at Kimberley, Shere there 2'e
provisions enough to last n:ne @on'hs
Cecil Rscdes has meuOteo aod fully
equipped towa guard Of 400 meo ct
a cost of 9l3. 900.
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