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.

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London, Dec q, 4 SO m-Dis
patches from South Africa are still
greatly delayed. But they are arriv
Ing more freely. which shows that the
censorship has been relaxed.
There appears to be no great
chapge in the situation
a dispatch from Loreozo Marques
dated Thursday, Dec 2l, gives the
following from the Boer head laagef,
dated Tuesday Dec 10:
.sThe British naval guns at Colenso
have been cannonading Bul@er
bridge, over the Tugela river, with
view of smashing it
ssThe bombardment of Ladysmith
is proceeding slowly Gen JoubeTt
has arrived here aud been accorded d
q hearty welcome He addressed
the brrghers on Dec Is
"More British prisoners have been
sent to Pretoria
A dispatch to ;be Daily News fson
Ladysmisy, dated Friday, Dec 10, oy
heliograph. Gays;
..Aoo,ber sorsie Lass pighs Geu
Hunter, with 500 volunteers. destroyed
one six ioch Creusot gun. one Howi'zer
,aa one Maz,m Ooe Briton killed.
The Doer guuuers fed"
Tnere is an idea 10 some quarters
here that Gen Buller's destruction Of
the Tugela bridge heralds an attempt
TO cut of the Beers now south OF the
river. but the general opinion is that
the British will got make aoy serious
move pending the arriva! of Lord
Roberts
Dispatches from various poio.s iaai-
cate the steady growth of Du'cA
d;safectioo. TIE Cape Town CORES
pendent of the Daily Chronicle reports
the discovery OF pic, to conOivs at
the escape Of Boer prisoners. The
Times advises stern treatment of the
dissGec.ed Dutch colonisis ADD the
eoforcenea, of the penalties of treason
agsins: persons ard property.
The Six,en,h Laocers will 60 TO
South Africa from Iod;a at the special
request of Lord Roberts, even after the
eovsrnmer: had decided that 90 more
troops should be Withdrawn from Icdia
The war Office has dominated Sir
William Stokes as consulting surgeon
to the South African forces. He will
leave Dcblin for toe Cape in few
days
Lord Somerset writes to The Times
urgiog the seizure of Lorenzo Marques
and its retention if necessary, until the
end of the war, in order to prevent the
landing of war material for the Beers
The transport TaotaIlon Castle bas
arrived at Cape Towa with number oi
Howiszers aud quick frers. which Gen
Buller urgently oeeds.
A dispatch from Modder river dated
Thursday, Dec 21, reports that loter.
u!tsent firing was oontinuicg 90 bosn
sidcs; although the Beer shells fell
sbor. A number Of Feee State burgh
ers bad surrendered There is ao 10
confirmed report that the Canad1au
picket was cut of pear B Imons. Il Is
also asserted that fever is raging amcpe
the Beers
The tests Of wireless telegrap5y a.
Modder river 6ave besc highly success
full, communication over disiaDce oi
70 miles being perfectly established
Six Ma,cooi instruments Intended sol
She Roers, have been seized at Cape
Town.
a dispatch from chieveley camp.
dated Thursday. Dc 81. says:
"Lyddi,e shells are daily 'hrowo in'o
the Boer camp to preveu. them working
at srencaes. The 6:icg of Dig guos
IS heard daily from the direc'ion 9!
Ladgsmiih y
Comuandans Demellco, who was
captured at Eiandslaag'e aud brought
to Sipoa.owo, where ne succeeded 10
nakipg his escape from ;ae British
cruiser Penelope. has beeo reoa7tur
cd.