The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-27
BULLER SMASHING A BRIDGE.
TRYING TO CUT OFF A PART OF
The BOER FORCES.

Joubert Again at the Front where
He Was Given a Hearty welcome.
BOer Gun DestrOyed-sOmerse Ad-
vOcates the Seizure of Lourenzo
NarIuez-Firing Continues at Mod
der River, and Bombardment of
Ladysmith Goes MerriIy on.
London, Dec. 27. 4:5O a. m.-Dispatches
from South Africa are still greatly delay
ed, but they are arriving more freely.
which shows that the censorship has been
relaxed,
There appears to be no great change in
the situation.
A dispatch from Lourenzo Marquee, dat
ed Thursday, Dec. 21, gives the following
from the Boer head laager, dated Tuesday.
Dec. 10:
The British naval guns at Colenso has
been cannonading Bulwer bridge, over the
Tugela river with a view of smashing it,
The bombardment of Ladysmith is pro
ceedlng slowly.
Gen. Joubert has arrived here
and Teen accorded a hearty well
nellie addressed the burghers or. Dec. .1S
More British prisoners have been sent
to Pretoria. including Col. Bullock, Mai.
Walters, Maj. Bailwark, Maj. Foster.
Capt Dick, Capt. Northern, Capt. Fitz
Herbert, Capt Ford, Capt Hutchinson.
Lieut.. Bonham, Lieut. smythers, Lieut.
Thourne, Lieut.. O'Conneyghy, Lieut. Kun
baud, Lieut. Christian, Lieut. Brigg
Lieut. Birch Lieut. Hatford, Lieut.. Tar
bull and Lieut.. Jones'"
A dispatch to the Daily News, from
Ladysmith, dated Friday Dec. Is, by
heiograph, says:
Another sortie last night. Gen. Hunt
er, with 500 volunteers destroyed one g.
inch creusot gun, one howitzer and one
Maxim. One Briton killed. The Boer
gunners fed"
There is an idea in some quarters here
that Gen. Buffers destruction of the Tu-
eela bridge heralds an attempt to cut off
the Beers now south of the river, but the
general opinion is that the British win
not make any serious move pending the
arrival of Lord Roberts.
More Dutch DisaRection.
Dispatches from various points Indicate
the steady growth of Dutch disaffection.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle reports the discovery of
a plot to connive at the escape of Boer
prisoners The Times advises stern treat
ment of the disaffected Dutch colonists
and the enforcement of the penalties Of
treason against persons and property
The Sixteenth Laneers will go to South
Africa from India at the special request
Of Lord Roberts, even after the govern
ment had decided that no more troops
should be withdrawn from India.
The war office has nominated Sir WI
lam Stokes as consulting surgeon to the
South African forces. He will leave
Dublin for the Cape in a few days.
Lord Somerset writes to the Times urg-
ing the seizure Of Lourenzo Marquee and
lts retention, if necessary, until the end of
the war; in order to prevent the landing
Of war materials for the Beers.
The transport Tantallon Castle has ar
rived at Cape Town with number of
Howtzers and quick-hrers which Gen
Butler urgently needs.
Firing at MOdder River.
A dispatch from Modder river. dated
Thursday, Dec. q, reports that intermit-
tent firing was continuing on both sides,
although the Boer shells fell short. A
number of Free State burghers had sur
rendered. There is an unoonfirmed report
mat a Canadian picket was cut off near
bemont. 1t is also asserted that fever
Is raging among the Beers
The tests of wireless telegraphy at
Modder river have been highly successful,
communication over distance of seventy
miles being perfectly established. Six
Marconi instruments, intended for the
Beers have been seized at Cape Town.
A dispatch from Chievely Camp, dated
thursday Dec. 21, says:
Lyddite shells are daily thrown into
Inc Boer camp to prevent them working
at the trenches. The firing of big guns
Is heard daily from the direction of Lady
smith,"
Commandant Demeillon, who was cap
lured at Elandslaagte and brought to ST.
,nohtoWn, where he succeeded in making
ms escape from the British cruiser Pene-