The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-03-08 00:00:00

RUMOURED CAPITULATION OF
STANDERTON.

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MOM' PROSPECT, FRIDAY NIGHT, —The Boer,
aro watching the fords of the Buffalo river very
closely, and if our scouts approach them they are fine]
upon.

The report has reached here that Standerton hes
capitulated. There is as yet no confirmation of the
rumour, but it is certain that there has been heavy
firing in that direction.
Sir Frederick Roberts, with his staff, left London
on Saturday for Martin wth. There was a crinvd
three or four thousand persons at Paddington station.
The l)uke of Cambridge, Mr. Childers, Sir Bartle
Frere, Lord Chelmsford, Mr. Hibbert, M.P., and
Mr. Donald Currie ALP., were among those
on the
platform. The crowd was very enthusiastic. At the
saloon door a letter containing, it is underst.sxl, a
message from the Queen was handed to Sir F. Roberts
by one of her Majesty's messengers, who had been
despatched from w incisor for the perporle of handle;
it personally to the gallant officer. The train paseed
through Bristol station between three and four °clock
in the afternoon, • its arrival and dejarture being
witnessed by a demonstrative crowd. In the evening
General Roberta and his staff embarked at Dartmouth,
on board the steamer Balmoral Castle, for the Cape.
The 58th Regiment has been reduced by it,. loots
in the two fights in which it has taken part to 200 men,
among whom there is scarcely a single old soldier' it
is probable that it will be relieved shortly by one of
the regiments on its way up, and will fall back to
Newcastle.
The DEW, TelegriA regrets to know that the 'tate
lof Sir F. Roberts's health is far from being as
satisfactory as could be wished by all his friends and
countrymen, in view of the labours and responsibilities
awaiting him in South Africa. The gallant General
has by no means thrown off the effects of his exertioas
and exposure in Afghanistan.
A telegram from Sir Evelyn Wood has been received
at the Wax Office, dated Newcastle, 3rd March, ik.f,
7.40 p.m., and contains the return of casualties in
action at Amajuba Mountain, 27th February :

Orriczas.

KILLED, on Dien or Wocwon.—lfis Excellency
Major-General Sir G. Pomeroy Colley. Attached to
58th Regiment: Captain Den. C. Maude. Army
Medical Department : Suroon Landon, Sur,.:-.u.
Major Cornish. H.M.S. Boadicea: Commander
Remaly, Lieutenant Trower.
Wm:scam-58th Regiment: Captain A. W. Morrie,
Second-Lieutenants A. R. Hill, F. H. Lucy. 92,,d
Highlanders : Major J. C. Hay, Captain L. C. Single.
tan, Lieutenant I. S. M. Hamilton. 94th Regiment :
Ca_ptain A. H. G. Anton.
Pitiso9mus.--,Staff : Assistant Military Secretary,
Lieutenant-Colonel H. Stewart. 58th Regiment :
Captain C. J. Hornby. 92nd Regiment: Captain A.
D. McGregor, Lieutenant H. W. Wright, and Second
Lieutenants IL A. Macd nald and G. Staunton. Nth
Regiment : Second Lieutenant C. S. Miller, woltertel.
Army Service Corp, : (inductor F. Field, wounded.
The return also gives; the eames of the nue
atnuniselioned officers and men killed, wouniel,
Prisoners, and missing.
. The follovring telogram has been receive 1 at the
Admiralty from Commodore Richards, dated Durhae,
sth March:

CASUALTIES NAVAL BRIGADE. Fn. 27.

KILLID.-H.M S. Boadicea :—Officers :Cammander
Homily and Lieutenant Trower. Petty officers 8.
Wetheridge and G. Hammond. Able seamen: C.
O'Connor, W. Barnard, J. Slaclure, W. Pastainehami
and J. Loveless. Ordinary Seamen: H. Brasier, H.
Sudden W. Chapman, G. Burton, and R. Still.
Krooman :J. Levnii. H.M.S. Did° :—Able seaman:
W. Gunstone. Ordinary seamen :J. Buvey and A.
Newman.

WouNnen.—H.M.S. Boadicea :—Leading seamen
1). Bone anti W. Plastine. Able seamen: H. Croft,
W. Dare, and W. Kemp. Ordinary seamen : R.
Martin, A. Phillips, F. Cross, G. Smith, G. Sponder,
H. Payee, and G. Snell. H. M.B. Did. :—Petty
officer W. Gaunlett. Able •eaman : G. Bridge.
Ordinary ecanum : J. Thomas.

PRISONCHR. —H.M.S. Boadicea :—Petty officer : D.
Mortimer. Able eeamen :J. Pafford and C. George.
Wounded doing well, except Plaetine.