The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-03
Beers Are Awaiting
The British Attack.
And British are Awaiting Ar.
rival Of Lord Roberts.

London. Deo ~. 4 30 m Dis
patches from South Africa arc still
greatly delayed. But they are arriv
ing moro freely. which shows that the
sensorship has been relaxed.
There sppesrs to be no great
change In the situation
A dispstoh from Lorenzo MARQUES
dated Thursdsy. Dec 81, gives the
following from the Boer head lager.
dssed Tuesday. Dec l9:
Tho British naval guns ss Colenso
hsve been osnnonsding Bulwer
bridge. over the Tugels river, with q
view Of smashing it
Tho bombsfdment Of L.dysmith
10 proceeding slowly G,n 'Joubert
has arrived hero and been accorde d
. hearty welcome He addressed d
the burghers on Dec Is
''Mose Bfitish prisoners have been
sent to Pretoria
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Ladysnisy. dssed Friday. Dec Is, by
hsliesrsph. Gays;
Another sortie last night Gsu
uuutss. With 500 volunteers. DESTROYED
sss six iosh Crsusos guu. one Howi,z.r
ssd one MAXIM Ooe Bri,ou killed.
TIE Boss suooefs 6ed."
Tasss 10 40 ides 10 some quarters
here shss Gen Buller's destruction Of
The Tossla bridge hsrslds 90 attempt
70 sus OF the Beers nov south Of the
river. bet The general opinion is that
che British viii not make coy serious
Novs psediog he arrival Of Lord
Roberts.
Dispssobes from various poio,s iudi.
cate the steady growth Of Du'cA
dissdsciioo. The Cape Towo oorros
psodsas Of the Daily Chronicle reports
shs discovery Of plot to ooooivs at
tss escape Of Bosr prisoners. The
Tiuss advises stern tressmeot Of the
dissesetsd Dutch ooiooisls sod the
enforcement OF tbs penalties Of treason
sgsiust parsons and property.
The Sixtep,h Lsnoers will> 90 to
South Africa from Iodis st the special
request Of Lord Roberts. even after the
government bad decided that 90 more
troops should be v,shdrswu from Iodis
The yer of6se has oomio ated Sir
william Stokes 90 ooosul,iog surgeon
70 the Sooth African forces. He vii,
lssss Dublio for The Cape 10 . few
days
Lord Soosvsss writes to The Times
ssgiog The seisurs OF Loreuso MARQUES
ssd Ice ssssssioo IL oseesssry. until the
cod Of tbs ger. 10 order to prevent the
Isodiog OF var msterisl for the Beers
The transports Tsossllon Oss,ls bas
arrived ss Cape Towo With . nuub Der OF
Hosi'ssrs sod quick 6rsrs. which Gen.
Dulisr srssosly ossds..
A dispatch from Moddsr river dated
Thessdsy, Dec 2l. reports ,t.. inter.
eisssos as'og vss oootiouiog oo bo,n
side'; although the Beer shells fell
shors A number Of Free State bureh
sss had surrendered. There is 40 10.
soo6rmed report that the Csuad
picket Was out Cd near Belmont. IL ia
also asserted that fever is raging anon 2
lhs Boers
The tests wireless telsgrspby .,
Aodder river have been highly success
!ul. eommuoioation over Q distance OF
20 niles being perfectly established
Hix Msscooi instruments. intended for
tns Roers. have been seisod at Cape
Tovo.
A dispatch from Chievelsy camp.
dated Thursday. Dec 21.. says:
"Lyddits shells are daily thrown toto
the Boer camp 10 prevent them working 2
G the trenches. The 6riog Of big guns
u heard ds'iy fsom the direction Of
Lsdysmith /"
Conmapdant Dsmelion, who was
captured ~ Elsndslssete aod brought
to Si~oa,owo, where he succeeded ip
nskiog his escape from the British
cruiser Penelope. has been reoa,tur
cd