The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-07

UooPs wuo nave not YET Oce0 10 action
10 addition to those at sea. Why 90
many have DOT yet been engaged is
explained by the lack Of land trans
portstiou aud the organization of sup
plies. to which Lord Robertslis devot-
ing experience and Lord Kitchener his
genius for details It seems ss though
the weight Of these masses must destroy
the equilibrium which now holds The
British forces stationary wherever they
are 10 eoutact With the Boer army
Lack Of transports and orgsois,,iou
will not explain adequately. why when
generals st the front request reiof force
meos. they got them 10 rather small
uumbers. Knowledge 10 slowly psne
tratiog to London that large garrisons
must be kept 10 Cape Colony to hold
dowo the Cape Dutch. who, ss every.
ooe koovs, outsumber the British
residents 8 to 2
The war Office this evening completes
the list OF the British casualties Q.
Spioc kop by announcing the nsmes Of
215 missiog men OF various regime euts. !.
including 137 members of the Ian.
oashire Fusileers.
It is generally supposed Gen. Butler
Is masusiug another attempt to reach
Ladysmith.
A letter appears to day from .
Hauoveriso officer. formerly of the
Twenty second Ger man infantry, but
now among the military advisers Of the
Boers. which says that nearly 10000
trained European soldiers, including
quite 300 officers, are among the Beers.
Referring to the military situation at
Ladysmith, the ofi,er says:
Owing to the strength Of our posi-.
sioo, on q cycle OF heights. like Sedan.
We cannot be brushed aside except by a
relief column outoumberiog us t~o to
one
Owiog to the discovery that cotton
khaki is Insufficient protection for
troops sleeping on tho South Afriosu
plains. the government is starting 10
reolothe the forces in the field With
WOODEN khski and has slready ordered
95 600 suits 10 Glasgow alone
Osuon Farmer, who VAS forced TO
leave Pretoria With other British
cIerRymen, hes arrived 10 London
With reference to Charles e Macrum,
the former Uoited States consul at
Pretoria. Canon Farmer said to Q
representative OF the Associated Press !:
"Mr Maorum was one of the last
men | saw before leaving. I told him
be WAS taking the wrong side aud did
not understand American feeling His
chief care seemed to be for bis personal
safety, aud I think it was chiefly 90
that account that he left 10 the midst
of the crisis He is not q strong man
aod President Kruger may have taken
advantage Of this
''ln regard to Blake's 60. called
volunteers. they are ike Mr. Bake,
mostly burghers who would have been
obliged'to fight any way Mr. Maoruu,
told me there we're s. 900 Americans in
the Transvsal, most of whom the
United States was glad to get rid Of I"
Pretoria. Canon Farmer added, vas
provisioued for two years
10 the absence Of exciting war news
the nation aud the newspapers have
bad time to discover tho utter lack Of
relation existing between The feeling OF
The people sod the temper Of tho gov.
eromeot. 90 demonstrated 10 parlia.
mens. where, iostesd Of relieving the
grave anxiety Of the country BY the
declaration Of measures it 10 proposed
to take 10 behalf OF tho national safety,
ministers oostiuue to demonstrate their
Inability TO grasp, the situation by
heatiog the cir With recriuin atoms,
self sccu,atory defense and chickering's
- to the degree Of responsibility at.
taobable TO the respective departments
OF the government The disgust. al.
most despair. noticeable OF all sides,
10 voiced by the ultra ministerial
orgau. The Globe. which says:
"The heart Of the empire seems par.
alyssd, while its extremities are 10 full
vigor. Thus far only one statesman ir
the front rank hes struck the right note
sod that is Lord Roseborry."