The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-13

sHPsoosy - "suuotuus poV uoy
or t~o the tired troops Of Lord Roberts
are resting. and be is filing tho msgs.
siues and warehouses Of bis new base.
Pretoria. preparatory to . long chase
after the rs,iriog Beers 10 the direction
Of the Lydenburg. The cavalry are
probably seeking to iuteroeps Command.
aot General Boshs.
Some dispatches are to hand which
left Pretoria Monday. while the fighting
was going 90 outside the city. They
como by way Of Loreus, MARQUES.
Ooe OF them says: "Toward the end
Of the day. when the big oaval guos
we're shelline the southero forts, q num
ber Of projeosiles burst. damaging the
suburbs All day armed burghers have
been leaving Pretoria. going east. The
greater part Of the railway rolling
stock hes been removed.
Geuersl Botha was fighting 90
essentially rear guard sc.ion. bis object
being not to defend Pretoria bot to
delay Lord Roberts until the railway
ssitoh bad besn cleared aud the maio
part Of The Bosr army had started to
withdraw. TIE British advance appears
to have left open to the Boers the best
lioe Of retreat along the rsilway."
Possibly The British have been able
to out the railway before . full retire.
meot wss effected. That Pretoria would
DO defended VAS apparently given out
after the council Of war. With Q view Of
misleadiog the British. Lyden burg,
the district into which the provisions
originally destined for Pretoria have
been diverted sod where Q cartridge
factory hes been erected aud reserve
supplies Of I'll sorts are stored, is Z
volosoic region Of fertile valleys.
enclosed BY great rampsrts Of precipi-
tious rocks. penetrated BY barrow.
wiod,se psssss There are herds Of
cattle 10 the valleys. aud there is muoh
ossive labor available for forsifyiug
The Boers used both heavy and light
artillery at Pretoria What Vas SOD
posed to have been tho last tra;o
ous Of Pretoria srriyed at Lorsuso
Marques Sunday evening. The pas.
ssoeers Included . number Of
forsieo volunteers Who we're lssv
Jog the Boers and also the
wives and children Of Hollsnders
They described Prssoris o. destitute Of
food and elosbing. What tho Boer
o@cisls could not take shs natives and
sowospsopls did
Probably The moss important Bosr
army 10 as Lsiog's Nsk. whore both
sides ere passive. Geo Ruudls and
Gen Brabsot have withdrawo . little
sou,hWsrd
Gen Baden Powell hes extended
marital lev to the Msrico add uorth
Liehteoburg districts. Shots we're ex.
changed between Boer end British
patrols Is miles ssss OF Mafekioe on
Nay % Part Of the forces lately At
Pretoria s-e reported to have gone
westward to meet Baden Powell sod to
make . show Of holding tho country
'hrough which hs sod Geo Hu otter are
moving.
A dispatch to The Daily Telegraph
from Newoastls dated Tuesday, June S.
describes The Bosrs there % 90 uuorgsp .
issd rsbbls. without 6our. meat or
sugsr. Their surrender 10 only cues.
tioo OF time. Nevertheless. the eorrss.
poedeo, ayers. they bold strong positions
"ish tho prospect Of safe retrea,
toward LydeoburR.
II 10 understood ss Newcastle that
the British government bss approached
The Natal government With . PROPOSE.
sioo that Natal should VOLUNTARILY
rsoouoes local sslf.goveromeu. for q
time 10 order that . general system Of
orowo government may be instituted
Tor oil South Africa. leading 10 the
course OF time to federation and the
subsequent autonomy of the various
states sim taueouslv.