The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
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Gen. YuIe Falls Back
To Safer Quarters.
AbAudous Glencoe. Untena.
BILE By His 6u1al! Force.

nooooe, Oos. 20 The s0ll0Wiug
sispsssh iron Gen Sir George Stewart
White 70 The Marquis Of Laodsdowus,
secretary Of ssass fDr vsr. received
lsss ssssise ~ IL o'clock. vas posssd
ss sAs Ger elkss 5000 utter uidssihs:
''Lsdysmish. Oss. -, 9p. n
''Isforoasios received yesssrday
sbew.d that The Bosss had sstablished
shsoselvss 10 considerable oumbsrs 10
- sxssediosly strong position, west Of
shs osie rosd l-sdios from Lsdysui,h
20 DSodss. slso bed iofosn alton that
shs Dsadss force, formerly mmsuded
By Geo. 6yaoos, spd mnes h,s wouod.
isg .soamsodsd BY Gen. Ysls, wee fell.
isg bssk 90 Ladysmisk BY wsy Of .bs
Hslpmskksr road, Beth sod the val.
lsys Of the Wssshbsnk aud Sunday
rivsss ssd vss expected TO rsseh Sus.
dsy river valley teddy. I therefore
moved est With ssroeE force TO cover
Ne 0evsaset Of Yuls's eolumo. The
sssoy vss discovered sbous seven
oilss oss Of Lsdysoi,h 10 Q posisioo
81 great ssssrsl ssssee,A vest Of che
sssa. whss hs ssw che preparations
vsss bsisg made sesiess hin 30 open
% Are 9th sss gao With CREST
sss1ssssy.
'SOss artillery soos Got into posi-.
sies ssd The Rus 1ss silsoeed Our
eseeps we're ordered 70 oseopy Q atrooR
ridge parallel 70 the sssoy's posisioo.
ess sssrsr 70 The rosd.
81 sosassd ~ sGosss 70 oeeapyiue
hi0 ssd hissisg bin bard enough to
pssvses bic taking sssion against
Ysls's soluoo. Nawbsts o. the enemy
0sd 10 shs wsss ssd The Mriog had
pssssieslly ceased ss 8 O'clock"
The var o6ss dispatch seems TO
sssliss The worst fssrs. Geo YuIs bss
sssadoosd oos odly Duodss. bat Glen.
Gee slso. sDd % far - crescent news
vosld indicate. he hss nsithst Joined
Geo. White nor reached Lsdysai,h
Gee. Whites "saoesssfol se,ion," On
sousssd In parliament BY NJ Wyod.
hao. SCENE TO resolve issslf into mere
ssssgisg Of The attention Of the Free
6ssss troops While Geo. >Ysls 10 slip
pisg soashsasd.
ls 10 svidsos that The official dispatch.
% that both oooosndsos Gso. Jou.
bsss's eolsmn on the north sod the
Ofssgs Free State troops 90 tho west
sov eseepy ssroos positions. aud that
nothing hioders the Beers from fol
losies ap Gen. Yule's rssirensot, and
ssssios around Lsdysmi,h from the
sou,hsAss. Unsil reinforce eusu,s arrive
10 seems tbss Gen. White 10 obliged to
concentrate 90 Lsdysmith.
IL 10 believed that tbs. goverum men Z
hsvs other dispatches thar have not ye,
been published. The secretary OF
State for war left Mr Choat's residence
immsdisssly ss the cod oil tho banquet
10 Gen. Hsrrisoo, and proc, sded to The
GER of6ee, where. even after midnig bt.
,hers wss considerable activity, macy
visitors calling to iuquire for ioforms-
too, among them . sister Of Gen Sir
Arshibsld Hunter.
Loodos. OCT. 25 The Cspctowo o
cosrsspoodsus OF The Daily Mail te!e-
graphing ct o As p. m. yesterday. says
Geo. Yole hss performed . brilliant
s,rs,sgissl movement. BY swift
march TO the south, leaving Glencoe
empty. be hss Effected . jnaoiion Of his
forsss 9th those Of Sir George Stew
srs White slisbtly to tho north Of
Lsdysmi,h. The two are oow In .
position to offer battle believe ibs
drss attack will be made on tho large
Free State forces. vhich entered Natal
BY way Of Tiasws Pass. aud which hes
since been hsrrsssiss Lsdysui,h. The
military su,horitiss decided that by
joining their foress the two generals
would better be able to cope with one
large foree n . time than BY having
TOO small detaohmen,s 10 oppose stimuli
ssoeously iwo big Boer forces.
"Aooordiosly. after defes,ioe the
Free State troops they will offe- battle
10 Com nsndsut Gen. Joubert. Only
40 miles nov separate the two Boer
forces. Hence the necd for swift and
telling action.
"Ths two sections Of tho Boer army
toasibsr out number the entire British
iosss BY 8 to /. Hard lighting is osr.
ssis as 90 early date. Oar mso sseeon.
tSsss ED shsss 70 much enthusiasm