The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-08
GENERAL WHITES
ARMY SURROUNDED.
Doors Hold Coleuso. q Valu.
able Strategical Point.


Lssdoa. Nov. 5.--Ths evacuation Of
Celssse 10 ssdsubssdly . most serious
matter foe she British 10 Natal, % IL
ses esly ssssi6ss 10 the eoupls,s invest.
ssss Of Lsdysmi,h BY the Bosrs. bu,
nskss che relief Of Geo. Sir George
Sssvsst White 90 extremely diaisuls
epssasiea.
Colssso 10 The pois. who're the rail
way iron Lsdysnish crosses tbe
Tvssls river. which 10 oow 10 6,od
TIE sevp i'sslf 10 Of small i@porsaoos.
10 b dooissssd By The hills 90 the
sessA eide Of ths river. and 20 wss
Oatsssbls u ths Bosrs hsve advanced,
= they sss'n 10 have done. Moreover.
ssly ssusll ssvsi and colonial iores
vss ssasiossd ~ Colesss.
Tho Seriousness Of the svscus,iou,
Aovsves, llss 10 the fsss shst Commso.
aaes Gen Joubsst. while eonplstsly
Investing Sir George Stewart White .,
Lsdysoish. can ssiss shis Tugsla
bsidgs. sud IL hs hss sufisisnt troops
eso dssaeh force aud send IL south.
vssd % Piessrmsri,sburg sud In coy
ssss. By dsssroyins the bridge and
railway. osn prevent any relief expedi.
ties rssshiug Sic George White for
seos tine.
Military nso opsimississlly predict
oost Geo. Josbors Will withdraw from
Natal isasdisisly Sir Rsdvsrs Belisr's
fesss enters che Orsogs Fsse State. bot
ehs iasess sasaos bs far 90 bis way for
- lssss three or four weeks. snd even
thee Geo. Josbsss may not decide to
issssssps shs Bsisish 90 the Fred Ssats's
epso vslds. whieh would suit the Brit
ish sdoissbly, bat may wsis uo,il the
luss oeoeat ssd then proceed BY train
bssk 10 Pftlosis add take ND strong
dslspsise pesis,ons on The range Of hills
lyisg in front Of johannesburg and
Pretoeis.
Thus Gsu Joubsss mighs remain 10
Natal several weeks longer. sndssvor
isg 10 force Sir Gsorgs White into
espitulssio0. The dss,russiou Of the
Tsesla river bridge helping him BY
soltisg % Bsisish relief.
Moreover. auoshsr Bosr force is
reported 10 have marched through
zslalsad 10 the dirsesioo Of Durbso,
ssd already 10 have rssshsd The Natal
fssesisr. 1hss is will Be seen the
pssltiss 10 Natal. sskiss isso considers
tiee possible upsisisg Of the dissiFset
ID Dsssh 10 ooss disqaissing aod, 10
lsss. nay bs Described % critical.
Bsisish rssniorssmeats 10 suy member
sssaos ssseh Dusbsn before shs sod Of
ssxt week
a special from Ladysmi,h, dated
New. 2. ooraiog, says: "Duriog the
eight the Bosrs moved closer TO tho
Bdsish posi,ioos. ssd mouassd guus 10
fresh plsess Msaoshils tbs naval
euss have been moved to moro favor.
sbls posi,ions near the town aud
eesaspding come Of the Bosr batter.
iss.
"At 8 o'clock this morning Geo.
White osdssed the BON mbardmeut Of the
sseuy and the blue jackets opened the
sslI. Tho Beers replied vigorously.
They 6ssi straight and sons OF the
Bdsish vsrs bic
"a terrible artillery dasl nae been
psosssdiog for over hresthours. 50
fsr the laval suus are Ire only ones
shst bsve engaged the eus~y."
AoosSsr special dispssch from Lady.
ssisb. bssrios date Of Nov 2. says:
"Ths artillery dusl 10 psosssdiog splso.
didly. The Bsitish guns are 6rioe
three shots to shs Bosrs' one"
A special dispatch fro, Cape Town,
dated Nov 2. ssys tbs B,srs occupied
Colssbuse. Cape Colooy. Wednesday,,
osssieg 9th no resistance from toe
local police, who yielded 70 superior
force.
The ssiling Of transports for South
Afr'os. loaded With troops. 10 nov 90
event Of daily Occurrences, bu, she
dspariuro OF the stesmer Kildousp
Csssle from Soutbsmp,oo last evening
merits notice. 81 she is the largest
ssoopship In The world. and hss more
thar three thousand souls on board,
1ise shsir Weapons. hallooos, bridge
pessoooe. esobine guns. ammunition.
wagons and huodrsds Of tboussods Of
ether artillery nssssssriss.
B0ERS TRAVERSING ZULU.