The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-28
THE WAR I'm AFRICA.
4 Review Of Last Weeks
Events Scraps Of News
That Have Been
Received.

esid:
"Oo the night Of Thursday, Feb
/, Is. Gen Croojs marched ort from
nsgsrsfootein hesween Gen French,
! vho bad juss entered Kimberley and
Cen Kelly Kenny. then ct Kilip
dsih on the Moddss river The next
day Gen Kelly. Kenny pursued him.
-setscked HE rear guard end delayed
bin until the Highland brigsde wss
% its wsy 70 stop him on the south
Aaak Of the Modder, aud General
Psseeh could psss him on the north
bosk.
"Assr three dsys' rup6ing f3sht
See Csssjeiwss stopped st Koodos-
sss6. sssr Rssrdsberg, whore he wss
Surrounded HE force wee between
The sivsr bank; which gsvs him Q
defensive position fsoiug either way,
- that attacks on him involved heavy
loes. bat he wee held until on Tues
day. Lord Roberto arranged to grip
hi1 wish . girdls Of Infantry in bis
position. while osononsding bin with
ehy gone suflsdibg she river bed.
In shs meantime Lord Roberts with Q
spsrs division or two beyond the
three bsigsdss helping Crooje. set
Ainself 70 ioteroepe and drive away
sny Boss rsinlososueuts
''This wss The situation on Wednes.
dey aed is offered reasonable prob
sbilisy Of The capture of Crouie's
force. end Of the defeat of any reiu-
I'VE have little news beyond
Wednesday On Thursday the she'll
iug Of Osonje wss continued at in
sssvsIs. oossiauoos shslling probably
isvolviog too lavish nee Of ammu
milton. Bosrs have been giving
themselves up by 6flies . day On
Tuesdsy Lord Roberts drove off rein
fosce0eots coming from Oolesberg
end from Natal.
. "a Berlin report declares that
fCrooje hes forced bic way through
The 10 improbable. but may refer TO
. sesll party who msy have escaped
10 the night,
- Lord Roberto advance has drawn
swsy scme Of the Bosr forces from
Colesberg, Sterkstroom and Natal. 90
10 sesu from the diminished resist.
sace 70 the British st oil those
"Gso B6ller, sfter taking InbIawe
: bill, hss CROSSED the Tugels, and &C.
eosding to tho latest kilograms. has
been fighting continuously since
Thsrsday morning This looks like
. decided attempt to relieve Lady.
smish. wherein expect Gen Butler
will succeed IL be does not, ss before.
ioterrupt bic advance by stopping to
count his losses aud declaring that
hs has lost enough A general has
never lost enough TO justify the Civ
Iog Up OF his enterprise. go long ss
HE troops ere willing to 20 on with
him. Lsdysmi,h can probably hold
oot for several weeks longer. and in
shst time the effect Of Lord Roberts
sdv'soce viii probably be even more
ossked than IL has yet been
Londoo. Feb 25. 435 o m.-Siuce
2i5 osioek yesterday sfssroooo po,b
'ng has been received from tho seen
OF sbss the L,odoo papers cell Geo.
sssl C'oejs's death struggle. the war
emsisl' soooaosios at uidoish. ,h.,
they bad ooihiss to give on, They
stated thar they believed is impossible
tos Crosjs to ssospe from the grip OF
Lord Roberts
The rsposs oiroslstsd 10 Berlin that
Csoojs bad ssssesdsd 10 makiug bis
ssssps. esoe from the Boer hesdquar
ssss 10 Brussels, where il was stated
that details we're s,ill lacking
The only news iron other parts OF
TIE ssss OF var received during the
sigbs is . special dispatch from Colso
90. uodsr date Of Fsorusry "a. stating
'hh the British 10 spite Of stroog op
position, were advancing slowly bur
sssely. sod driving the R,ers from the
topjes between Groble,'s kloof sod
Hang vspe
Lsdysni'b reports BY heliost.pb 90
FRIDAY 'bs, the Basrs we're .re,irio O
ee'sbsssd, ie large numbers Mean.
while The ssrisin'y Of relief 70 80 strong
" Dusbso shss the sutbori,ies are
ss'issIy preparing tain loads Of provi
s'oes. Iuxuries sud medical ooufort.
fos dispatch 70 the belosguered town 90
soon - oou~aoioa,ioos are reopeusd.
HOT FIGHTING CONTINUES TO