The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14

oouhictins Emotions Of . Ne.
uoo Kept N the Dark.

LoMdoa. Feb Z. l.20 Q. m Lord
Beossss bee osssed 20 bs distributed
u shs towss bordering upoa the
iovsded colonial territory On invite
ties 20 Free 6sssera end Trsusv sslers
70 90 toto the csssrt (Kssoo y. Of.
issisg then good treatment and q
ysseosssioe 10 sheir farms on the
British oooopssioo ofrepabliosn terri.
tory.
The msuisesso gusraosees that
those bringing horses osn cell them
foseigness will have their psssage
peid 20 Europe Colonial rebels are
sdvissd 10 surrender in preference to
bsIsg taken prisoners
Nos . word hes been received from
1he correspondents with Gen Butler
los three dsys Il 10 % though Natal
had bssn wiped o6 the msp, except
Ne hsliogrsm from Lsdysmish saying
that ths Boess ere csnoouad,og and
Thea "6ghsisg 10 going on
Gen Macdonald. with 1000 in.
hairy. osvslsy sod artillery. threst
eas the Boss right st Nsgersionteio.
The b ths frss sign Of scsivisy on
she part Of Lesd Ms;huen for come
voskss cod doubtless hss rsissiou to
ths 0ovsmsnss Of the British further
eoss
iThm hoping. fearing. doubling
uotioe remsins @ shs mercy OF
every wild runos The impression
tAss Gen Bulles's foseas ere lighting
vill sos die out. 10 spite Of the con
siUeoas ssssverstioos Of the wsr Office
Sbes q hss 90 uews TO ooofism that
bslssf.
Pros Cope Town under sodsy's
dese. oooss the abatement that up TO
THE oosnisg poshing hes been heard
there regssd,ag Gen BulIers recross.
isg ths TugeIa river while Field
nssebsl Lord Roberts. 10 . diepstch
deesd Monday. Feb 8. reports no
eAoego 10 the situstioo lu view oi
tAs lssses's dispatches. II seems hard
- credit tho oireumstsntisi veposts
of ths engagement Of Gen Bpiler's
troops The common sense nov
elooet ioolises ,owssd ths decision
eAss sbsse ere doe 10 The wish being
~ fsshsr Of the shoughs supposi
tioa spon ssoh . bssis 10 utterly
fsake The oooplsts silence from
oAs fsout end q hone may bs % the
visssoses ssss. bot II more probably
sspssseots tbss period Of preparation
which psscedss sn imporssss move.
mont
10 other pssss than The TsgsIs the
condition OF Information sse scarcely
more sstisfsosory There 10 % in
eosc'osivs vsgueoess regarding Gen
Fseooh's reported intention TO march
On Nosvals pous With On overwhelm
iag force Of infantry. While the
ssws Of sharp Sighting io the neigh
boshood Of Colesou'g osn be fairly
sxpectsd within . few dsys. il is
seoss likely thst Il will assume
seooenoisssnces snd skirmishes for
the purpose Of holding tho advanced
position Of the forthcoming main cd
vsece By way Of BIoemfou,eiu.
Gee French 10 ssrssegicislly probibi,.
ID from running any serious risk.
Lord Roberto reply TO Presidents
Kssgsr sud Ssyo orssses On excel
lent Impression here
From Kimberley srd MsfekicR
there 10 nothing new, 70 Il can be
presumed that the intermittent BON
bssdment Of shese places continues
Cspt Walker Congrove, who 70
ceivsd the Vicaoris cross for gslIsu,ry
10 endssvoring to save the British
guns st Colenso, writes:
"l never sew Q Boer oil day, and l
do not thidk anyone else did Thou
sands Of bullets and shells burst sII
over tho place, bus the Boers were
invisible
The Trsnsvsal spec,sl war tax Of 2
shillings snd 8 pence per acre affects
3.0OO.OOO acres Of English owned
land. . part Gi which is not worth
moro than the tax