The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-10
KINGLO BENGULA DEFEATED.
ONE THOUSAND OF mrs SOLDIERS
DEAD OR W0UNDHD ON THE FIELD

The Natives, 1000 strong. Fight Furiou.,y
In Defence OF Bui.wsyo, the Kings Chief
Town-Mowed Down by M.x,r eu.s,
They Fiso North at Last, and the whites
Occupy the Cspit.i-A Flyt,g Coiun.
Organized TO Purrue the Fugitive King
I.nbouohere Rsnews His Attach, in the
Commons, on the South Africa Company.
CARE TowN. Nov. a.-Despatohes from DR..
Jameson have been received at Fort Victoria.
They confirm the report that Bulawayo. 10
Bengula's capital. was captured by the forces
of the Chartered Company. The columns which
took tho town were commanded by DIR. jane
son and Major Forboa They had several
ekirmishes with the Matabeles before the
critical battle.
When about ten miles from Bulavayo, on
Nov. /. they were harassed constantly by Lo
Bengula's warriors. Several attempts were
made to surround the columns. At noon DIR.
Jameson and MAJOR Forbes decided to give
battle and formed their troops In q lager.
The Matabee. 1000 strong. accepted the
challenge.
They attacked furiously. but were held at
safe distance by the Maxim guns. The Fight
lasted I'm hour. during which the Matabeles
kept up steady but In effective rife fire. They
finally fed in disorder. Mounted mon were
sent In pursuit but were soon recalled. as they
were unable to do much execution The Mata-
beles left 1000 dead and wounded on the
field. Tho forces OF the chartered company
lost three killed and seven wounded. all by
rife shots.
During the same afternoon the columns adj
vsncsd some distance towards Bulswayo and
then went into lager The night passed
quietly. Early on the morning Of Nov. z the
columns resumed the advance with great eau
ton. out no Matabeles appeared. Bulawayo
was found empty. but for a few old people. and
tho white traders Fairbairn and Usher. who
were supposed to have been killed by the
Matabelss. The traders said they had been
we'll treated.
Bulawayo had been abandoned a week be-
fore after Lo Bengula had set fire to the huts
and exploded the magazine. which contained
$4,000 cartridges and $500 pounds OF powder.
The King had been disheartened by the de-
feat Of his warriors at Indiamas Mountain.
but his men insisted upon another encounter.
Dr.. Jameson does not expect much more
VIII ssoSs. % n, .hs SHys
King. Supplies are being hurried to- Bula-
AdWices from faiapye. Chief Khame's CAPT. CAPT:
tai. say that he. with loo Of his warriors. de-
%ScS s e os Mns
email. pox had broken out In his camp The
dssertlon would have had very serious eonse:
despatch from Fort Victoria s1 says that DIR.
treatm emit il he will surrender. and thus pre-
krasIs. II Lo BeneuIs declines to surrender lei:
says the ultimatum troops will be- sent to
hunt 10 Bepeula and his men until they shall
LoNDoN. Nov. DIN the. House OF Commons
NJ to sse R o
obtained permiss to move the adjournment
HOgss in order e the
ments rasardine Mats6eie Land S iTt" La.
ing the company to continue the war as 1t is
NOV carving it or.
Lo Bengula granted tho concession to. terri
to Mr. Rndd on when
he Wss % that he thus gave i the Whites
!Rs s S sqa s
obtaine ed its charter By trckers IT HE QUEEN es
which the comIany had not fulfilled.
Mr.. Labouehere further said that tho COM
Ssnkruptey was Biz Tho var war had had
ss &c sssi
IN gold than the territory IN Mashona land,cov- |
verge Of nkruptcy. the company thought i1 |
could float more stock and get on its feet again
by soiZlns the rlch goid reefs IN MataDee
Land.
lie said no did not approve OF Lo BenRula's |
method OF government. but to him 10 Bengula |
seemed to he by far the most respectable per- |
son connected with Mashona Land or Matabele |
Land.
Mr.. Gladstone answered Mr.. Labouchere. |
The Ministers did not attempe, he said. to dis |
associate themselves from the responsibilities |
Of the Matabe!e war: They recognized that |
rious Responsibility in the war. events were |
occurring during the progress OF the conflict |
In which the Government must have the chief
interest. Whether the company was right or |
wrong was exceedingly difficult to determine. |
He wished that his honorable friend tMr |
Labouchere) had OK ercised m ore self restraint
In tho use Of strong language. inasmuch as.
with the facts now at hand. 1t was impossible
to pass final judgment upon the company's
course.
The i'm m ediate cause Of the war. It was al
legged. was the company's demand that King
10 Bengula cease raidinc tho lIashonas.
Moreover. the company had called upon
Lo Bengula TO withdraw his demand that u
number OF Mashonas be handed over to him. |
The company believed that Io BenclIa meant
have been Q crime against humanity II the
British author ties had not refused Lo Ben
gul.'s demand According TO these state-
ments the British authorities wore to be
justified In regarding 10 Bengua's course as
sufficient provocaton for hoStilities.