The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-03-08
RESCUE LADYSMITH.
Interest Now Centers On General
BuIIef.
THERE ARE TROUBLES AHEAD OF Elm
An Immediate Announcement Of the
Relief Of the BeIeaguered City Not to
be Looked For.

London, By Cable.-General Buffers
distinct success in storming Peters
Hill brings the rescue Of Ladysmith
near, but the War Office intimated
that an immediate announcement OF
relief need not be expected. The going
to and fro at midnight Of officers and
messengers suggested that important
news had been received. AS this mes
sage reveals, General Buffers success,
full attack came after the hard fighting
OF Friday, and II was improvised ana
Its execution begun during the arms.
tice of Sunday. In proposing the ar
mistice the British commander stipu-
lated that both sides should be free 20
move, but that neither should TO any
shooting he was therefore within his
his privilege in Immediately beginning
TO transfer his troops. General Bull
ler's tidings come weighted with his
loIg list c. casualties. His loses in
the four attempts to get General White
out aggregate 1000.
La1yamith Is in desperate straits.
Charles Williams, the military expert,
says he learns on very high authority,
presumably that OF Lord WolseIey, tina,
General Whites force is almost at its
last gasp
This is not 50 much" says Mr.. Will
liams. ION account of any lack of pro-
visions or Of ammunition, neither OF
which is yet exhausted, as because oil
the poisonous nature Cf the Kip river
water and the evil effects OF the heat
Even those who have escaped from
fever, dysensery and diarrhoea are in
state of low Vitality. They can still
man trenches, however, and would
probably hold their own against a las
desperate assault, but they can initiate
nothing. General Butler now knows
chat as units the regiments will Zoe Of
no use to him for months. The water
of Kip river is not available for drink
ing, and to boil it is impossible be-
! cause Of the scarcity of fuel 1t Is
thick with putrid animal matter. Tes
made Of it has a suspended fibre, seem
Ing like beef tea. 1t is caused by THE
sewage from the Boer camps" Mr.
/ Williams adds that when news lik,
/ this passes under the thumb OF The
censor It more than offsets whateve,
| jolly news may be photographed iron
! L2dysmith.
There is no authoritative indication
as yet OF what Lord Roberts will d.
next. 1t seems likely that. a branch
railroad will be built across the weld
to lessen the difficulties OF transport
Colonel Girouar, VINO built the Souial
Railroad, Is with Lord Roberts. tn
strain on the Western Railroad is seer
from the fact that the population o
Kimberley, two weeks after the relieI
continues on reduced rations. Lor
Roberts troops thus far have been onl
partially fed.
Ii is quite cleant technical head
that those who talk of an immediat
and rapid advance far into the Ere
State Co not realize the transport con
ditions. The Beers, it now appears
have built railroad from Harrismit
to Kroonstadt to facilitate the move
ment of their troops between Malta
and the Free State.
Mafeking was still holding out o
February 18th. At that time tine Boer
were showing unusual activity and fiji
ing inflammaOle shells. The Boer
who hold positions south of The Orang
river have been weakened. LCr
Barentzen, writing on behalf OF himseI
and other Scandinavian prisoner!
affirms that there are no mercenarie
in the Boer army, and that no volur
teers receive penny for their Sc,
vices.