The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-03-12 00:00:00

THE KILLED, WOUNDED, AND PRISONERS.

The following telegram from Brigadier-General Sir
Evelyn Wood, Natal, •dated Newcastle, March 3,
7.40 p.m., giving a return of casualties in the action
at Majuba Mountain on February 27, has been re-
ceive al by the Sect etary of State for War :
"Killed, or died of wounds.— His Excellency Major-Gene-
ral Sir G. Pomeroy Colley • attached to 58th Regiment—
Captain Hon. C. Maude; Army Medical Department—Sur-
geon Landon and Surgeon-Major Cornish; Her Majesty's ship
Boadicea—Commander Romilly and Lieutenant Trower.
"Wounded.-58th Regiment—Captain A. W. Morris,
Second Lieutenants A. R. Hill, F. H. Lucy; 92nd High-
landers—Major J. C. Hay, Captain L. C. Singleton, Lieu-
tenant I. S. Hamilton; 94th Regiment—Captain A. H.
G. Anton.

"prisoners.—Staff— Assistant Military Secretary, Lieu-
tenant-Colonel H. Stewart; 58th Regiment—Captain C. L.
Hornby ; 92nd Regiment—Captain A. D. M'Gregor, Lieu-
tenant H. Wright, Second Lieutenants 11. A. MacDonald
and G. Staunton; 94th Regimen—Second Lieutenant C. S.
Miller, wounded; Army Service Corps—Conductor F.
Field, wounded.
"NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN.
" %Med.-15th Hussars—Sergeant-Major J. Campbell,
Private F. Corns; 2nd Battalion 21st Regiment—Privates
P. Byrne, B. Connor; 58th Regiment—Sergeant T. Race,
Corporal H. Dyer, Lance-Corporal J. Greagan, Drummer
J. Flannagan, Privates G. Andrews, C. Addington, J. Bluff,
Bloomfield, T. Connors, T. Farmer, W. Gardiner, Grady,
Hovell, Dl'Coure, M'Longhlin, P. M'Ewen, J. 31'Carthy, F.
Morrison, R. Parker, J. Richmond, J. Richardson, R. Rawl-
ings, W. Rigney, S. Smeardon, J. Smith, W. Stone, W. Thomp-
son, H. Voudrey, J. Whitehouse' J. Williams, 'P. Williams,
92nd Regiment—Colour-Sergeant W. Fraser, Sergeants
G. Williams and Baker, Lance-Corporal G. F. Hull, Drum-
mers F. W. Nobbs and P. M'Pherson ; Privates J. Abbott
A. Bain, D. Falconer, W. Fife, J.Grigor J. Reggie, H.
Hancey, C. Harley (?), F. Innes, A. Johnston, W. Kynagh, T.
Lodge, W. Low, J. M'Arthia, J. 3l'Donald. P. Dl'Donald,
A. al'lntosh, W. M'Lelland, J. 3l'Leod, C. M'Rae, M. Mar.
shall, T. Mathieson, P. O'Boyle, J. Robertson, J. Sawers, C.
G. Smith, P. Walker, C. Wallace, A. Watson; 94th Regi-
ment—Private Benson: Her Majesty's ship Boadicea
Quartermaster Wetheritige, Boatswain's Mate G. Hammond,
Able Seamen W. Barnard, J. Loveless, J. Maclure, C.
O'Connor, and J. Passingham. Ordinary Seamen G. Bur-
ton, H. Buddell, H. Brazier, W. Chapman, and E. Steel,
Krooman J. Lewis; Her Majesty's ship Dido—Able Seaman
J. Gunston, Ordinary Seamen J. Buggey and Newman.
"Wounded.-15th Hussars—Private R. Leaver ; 58th Regi-
ment—Drummers Bradish, T. Callaroan, J. M'Cully, B. Mur-
ray, P. Nicol, Privates R. Burdett, W. Brakeman, Chapman,
Carr, W. Croker, P. Comerford, Flawn, J. Foster, Field, F.
Gilbert, J. Gilbert, Gale, W. Griggs, .T. Gooding, G. Holmes,
C. Howard, H. Humber, S. Home, J. Herbey, llouldsworth,
T P. Keefe, W. Lay (?), T. Leggins, P. Murray, C.
Moulton, G. al'lver, E. Morris, W. Naylor, H. Osborne, F.
M. O'Connor, 'l. Fader, E. Pilsbury, Rawson, G. Spinner,
J. Starmore, A. Truswell, C. Wotton ; 3rd Batta-
lion 60th Rifles—Private W. Bond; 92nd Regiment
—Colour-Sergeant T. Nicol, Lance-Sergeant R. Fraser,
Corporals T. Hagley, and A. Peter, Lance-Corporal R.
Meechie, Drummers T. Barr and J. Roddick, Privates J.
Allan, J. Archer, A. Adamson, D. Anderson, J. Adams, D.
Buchanan, N. Bruce, J. Bell, W. Barbour, G. tiaunings,
J. Chisholme, J. Crawford, A. Campbell, W. Campbell, G.
Cooper, P. Coyle, J. Dyer, W. Grant, J. Gilbert, J.- Graham,
C. Giilanders, P. Hughes, F. Hellen, C. ELemsley, D.
Hutcheon, J. Hutcheon, J. Kelly, A. Lamb, J. M'Rae, A.
3l'Lean, A. af 'Kenzie, J. Murray, S. Morris, J. M'Naughton,
W. M'Donald, A. 3l'Lean, J. 31'Donald, K. M'Kenzie,
C. Maclean, J. Martin, G. Morrison. A. Neil, J. Proudfoot,
G. Robb, M. Reilly, D. Simpson, J. Sinclair, W. Smith, J.
Stewart, T. Sutherland, H. Sweeney, J. Taylor, A. Thompson;
94th Regiment—Private Neeson ; Army Hospital Corps—
Privates J. Farmer and G. Seeley ; Her Majesty's ship
Boadicea—Leading Seamen D. Bone and W. Plastine, Able
Seamen IT. Croft, W. Dare, and W. Kemp, Ordinary Seamen
F. Cross, E. Martin, A. I'hillyso, H. Payne, G. Smith, G.
Snell, and G Sponder ; Her Majesty's fillip Dido —Second
Captain Foretop, W. Gaukliff, Able Seaman G. Bridge,
Ordinary Seaman J. Thomas
" Prisoners. —lsth Hussars—Lance-Sergeant Holderness ;
68th Regiment—Lauce-Sergeant F. Giles, Corporals C.
Pettit, G. Phillips, T. Wallace, Drummers Davidson and W.
Harvey, Privates Batters, Bennett, G. Carrington, T. Dillon,
King, P. M'Auliffe, W. Rice; 3rd Battalion 60th Rifles—
Sergeant G, Clements, Privates 11. Baber, W. Bailey, F.
Butler, J. Caswell, J. Moore, C. Medwell, It. Neal, J. Preston,
W. Parr, A. W. Snell; 92nd Regiment —Sergeant J. Morrison,
Lance-Sergeant J. Rot, Lance-Corporals J. Goodall and F.
Greig, Privates L. Adamson, D. Brown, D. Cattanagh, W.
Colston, H. Goodwin, R. Lloyd, G. Morgan, J, M'Kenzie,
3.
Paterson, S. Reid, J. Simpson, G. Smith, J. Smith, A. Shaw,
11. Stead, J. Thompson, J. Williams; Her Majesty's ship
Boadicea—Captain of Foretop D. 3lortimer, Ordinary
Seamen C. George and J. Pafford.
" Mi4sing.-58th Regiment—Privates G. Stone and A.
Tongs."

The following telegram, giving the casualties to the
Naval Brigade on February 27, has been received at
the Admiralty from Commodore Richards, dated
Durban, March 5 :
" Ku/ed.-11er Majesty's ship Boadicea.-officera—Com-
mander Romilly and Lieutenant [rower; Petty Officers—
S. Wetheridge and G. Hammond; Able Seamen C. O'Connor,
W. Barnard, J. Madura, W. Passingliarn, and J. Loveless;
Ordinary Seamen H. Brazier, H. Buddell, W. Chapman, G.
Burton, and E. Steel; Krooman J. Lewis. Her Majesty's
ship Dido.--Able Seaman W. Gunstone ; Ordinary Seamen
J. Buggey and A. Newman.
" Wounded.—Her Majesty's Ship Boadicea.—Leading Sea-
men D. Bone and W. Plastine ; Able Seamen IL Croft, W.
Dare, and IY. Kemp; Ordinary Seamen It. Martin, A.
Phillips, F. Cross, G. Smith, G. Sponder, H. Payne, and
G. Snell. Her Majesty's Ship Diclo.—Petty Officer W.
Gauntlet; Able Seaman G. Bridge; Ordinary Seaman J.
Thomas.

" Prisoners.—Her Majesty's Ship Boadicea.—Petty Officer
D. Mortimer; Able Seamen J. Pafford and C. George.

," Wounded doing well, except Plastine."

The following telegrams from Major-General Sir Evelyn
Wood, Natal, have ben received by the Secretary of State
for War :
"6th March, 184 (Fort Amiel, 6 p.m)
"Alteration in casualty list of action 27th :—Died
of wounds-58th, 1112 Private G. M'lvor' 938 H.
Osborne; 92nd, 73 W. Campbell, 1968 J. Graham,
1483 H. M'Kenzie ; oadicea, A. 8., H. Croft,
Wounded, not killed-94th Private Benson. Wounded
—sBth, Tobin; 92nd, H. Burns, A. Hendry, 1800 J.

Murray. Not wounded-92nd, J. Allen, W. Hamilton,
1898 W. Macdonald."

"6th March, 1831 (Fort Amiel, 6 p.m.)
"540 Private J. Stewart, 92nd Highlanders,
wounded on 27th, died this day; 2080 Private J.
Gow, wounded same day, not before reported."

The following telegram, containing a supplementary
return of casualties which occurred in the detachment
attacked by the Boers at Brimker's Spruit, Transvaal, on
the 20th December last, has been received from Major-
General Sir Evelyn Wood, Natal, by the Secretaiy of State
for War

"PIETERMARITZBuRG, March 7, 1.20 p.m.

4`Wounded, since dad-94th, Lance-Sergeant
Rooker, Lance-Corporals4. Dickenson and Dickens,
Privates R. Carlin, J. Howes.

"Wounded dangerously-94th, Sergeant Jameson,
Privates M. Farelly, J. Hagan, A. Slater, J. Murray,
and J. Cummins.

"Wounded severely-94th, Corporal 3. Harrington,
Privates P. Shields, J. Munro, J. Watts, 3. Hancock,
T. Callaghan, J. Sproule, T. Doherty, F. Boyle;
Army Hospital Carps, H. Muldownly.

"Wounded slightly—Army Medical Department,
Surgeon E. C. R. Ward; ,94th, Sergeant Master-
Tailor J. Pears Corporal H. James, Private E.
Byrne; Army Hospital Corps,.Private J. Caine."

The Daily Telegraph of Monday says :—" Pending
the arrival of Sir Frederick Roberts, or the re-
sumption of active hostilities by Sir Evelyn Wood,
public attention is of course largely directed towards
the six British garrisons in the Transvaal. No
news has been received from some of them for a long
time.

"Pretoria, where Sir Owen Lanyon is in personal
command, has now been closely blockaded for nearly
three months by a force of Boers which, at the date of
the latest news, numbered 2,000. But provisions and
water were abundant, and ammunition unlimited,
Several sorties, not altogether satisfactory in results, had
been made, and the Boers were of course doing all they
eould to tempt the garrison outside their walls and
beyond the reach of the guns. The town itself had
been abandoned in consequence of the persistent
attacks of the enemy, and the loyal inhabitants, nearly
5,000 in number, were collected in an entrenched
laager under protection of the fort. The garrison, in-
cluding civilians and volunteers, number 2,000 effec-
tives. On Feb. 10 all was well, provisions plentiful,
and the fort prepared to resist any number of
Boers.'
"From Potchefstroom heavy fighting ' was re-
ported to have occurred about the middle of last
month—the latest date of any intelligence—' with
serious loss to the enemy.' There was then a month's
half rations' on hand. All the loyal white residents
of the town have tgken refuge within the fort.
"Wakkerstroom was holding out on Feb 13. Provi-
sions were then getting scarce and the flour was ex-
hausted, the officer in charge sending word to General
Colley that the garrison could only hold our for ten
days longer.' A week later, on the 20th, Sir Evelyn
Wood made a reconnaissance up to within ten miles
of Wakkerstroom, but saw no signs of a blockading
force, and the Boers' laagers, on the side from which
he approached, were found to have been deserted. On
Feb. 22, however, there was an engagement ' re-
ported, with heavy loss to the rebels,' and on the
26th came the news that Wakkerstroom had been
captured by the Boers, but again retaken by the
British. Captain Saunders is in command. The
garrison consists of about half a company of the 58th
and some fifty Volunteers, residents of the town. A
force of Kaffirs, under a half-caste induna, is stated
to be assisting the rebels.

" Rustenbu-rg, which was garrisoned by sixty men
of the 21st Regiment, was holding out on Jan. 23, the
latest date of information.

"Lydenberg, defended by fifty men of the 94th, has
been announced as lost more than once ; but the
latest news reporting events supposed to have taken
place about the middle of February, described the
garrison as not only holding out but making sorties.
" Standerton garrisoned by a portion of a company
of the 58th, was reported last week to have been sur-
rendered.

"Such is the latest news from each of these six
points. But it must not be forgotten that the Boers
have to a great extent control over all the news that
reaches the British camp. The object of the rebels
will naturally be to try to make Sir Evelyn Wood
advance to the relief of our garrisons before the next
reinforcements reach him and it is very probable,
therefore, that disquieting Intelligence as to the safety
of the forts may be rife during the next few days.
That there is grave cause for anxiety for at least four
of the garrisons cannot be denied; but intelligence
that •reaches us through the Boers' lines must be
accepted with great'reserve."