The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-29
EARLY AFRICAN WAR NEWS
BRITISH LOSSES At GRAS PAN
WE'RE VERY HEAVY.
ON Sunday-All Well at Ladysmith on
November 24-The Government Mo-
nopoltzing the Gable.

on SundBy-Ail Well at Lauysmith Oh
November 24-The Government Mo-
nopolizing the Gable.
London, Nov. 2S.-A dispatch has
been received here from General Butler
giving a list of the casualties among
the troops engaged in what was hith-
Pan, but which is now officially desig-
mated as the battle Of Enslin. 1t proves,
as anticipated that the British success
was heavily bought. The losses an
nounced to-day added to the naval bril-
gade casualties previously notified make
a grand total of 1873 as the cost OF Gem
eral Lord Methuen's second battle, The
Yorkshires apparently bore with the ma
val brigade the brunt of the fighting,
GERS, forty-eight of the rank and file
killed, wounded and missing. The fact
that the list contains the casualties of
the Ninth Lancere seems to dispose Of
the fears that the cavalry was sur
rounded and captured, especially as
none of the Lancers is reported miss
ing.
The list of the casualties shows that
among the wounded of the Second
Yorkshire Light infantry were Captain
c. A. Yates, Lieutenant H. c. Ferny
hough and Lieutenant G. HI. Ackroyd
The casualties among the non-commis
stoned officers and men of the various
regiments engaged were: Killed, ten,
wounded seventy one and missing
nine.
The casualties in the reconnaissance
of the armored train Friday, November
"a, were: Killed, Lieutenant F. Owen
Lewis, Bombay infantry, and one pri-
vate; wounded one.
In the reconnaissance of Sunday, No
vember 26-Ninth Lancers-Wounded
Lieutenant j. G. Sterling and one troop
err.
A corrected list of the casualties at
Gras Pan shows that Flag Captain
Reginald C. Prothero Of the Doris and
Lieutenant of Marines Walter II. c.
Jones, also of the Doris, previously re-
ported wounded, were killed.
The additional casualties telegraphed
by General Butler appear to be the first
intimation of actions of General Lord
Methuen's force which have not yet
been reported. AS the Ninth Lancers
participated in reconnaissance on Sun
day they must have safely returned
from the pursuit of the Beers after the
Abattle of Gras Pan
mi L. 81, I.
following dispatch from General Butler,
dated Pietermaritzburg, Natal, Novem-
Der %:
Our last news from Ladysmith, No
vember "a, said all well. An old mes
sage, dated November 10, just arrived,
begins: 'Joubert has explained firing
on one Cred Cross?) flag, previously re-
ported. Have accepted explanation as
satisfactory.
"'Lieutenant Lethbridge, Rifle bri-
gade, died of wounds. Others wounded
generally doing we'll Health of troops
good. Six wounded Dublin Fusilers,
captured on armored train south of Co.
lenso, sent here to-day"
Apparently the government is monop-
olizing the single cable working to
South Africa, as up to o'clock this at
ternoon no news from the seat of war
has been made public, with the excep-
ton of General Buffers dispatches.
While the latest news is of fairly re-
assuring character, from the British
viewpoint, must of 1t is assumed to be
true on insufficient evidence. This is
true of the reported capture of Honey
Nest Kloof Of which there is no con-
firmation, while the stories of the rapid
retirement of the Beers in Natal must
be received with caution. The fact ap-
pears to be that the British scouts have
lost touch of the burghers, portions of
whose forces, after Withdrawing out of
reach of observers, may, it is claimed |
make a detour with the object of in
terrupting the British line of communi- |
cation.
Sharp fighting may be expected at |
any time on the southern frontier. Pos |
sibly, General Gatacre's first battle will |
be in the rough passes on the Stormberg |
Great Britain has notified France that |
a state of war has existed between her
self and the Transvaal since October IL. |
1t is said that the French cabinet has
the minister of war to refuse
all officers leave to go abroad and that |
officers absenting themselves in order to
go to the Transvaal will do SO at the
risk of dismissal.
The particular service squadron of the
British fleet has been ordered to pro-
coed to Gibraltar on December 5. 1t
will probably replace the channel
squadron, which is coming home for
Christmas leave.