The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-01
LORD METHUEN WOUNDED
nror1' Z BULLET IN THE rH1eH
MoDDHH RIVER.
The wound slight-He is Thought to
be Again on the March-A speech TO
HIS Troops-DeMOunces the Alleged
full Butcher Btll', Looked for from
MOdder River.

| London, Nov. 30-It is officially an
nounced that General Methuen was
among those wounded at the battle OF
Modder river. General Methuen was
slightly wounded by a bullet which in
f1icted flesh wound in the thigh.
| Lieut.. Long, of the Second Yorkshres,
| is another officer killed.
| Although telegraph and railroad COM
munication is open with Modder river,
no further news Of General Methuen's S
movements or the big fight was given
out up to 2:30 this afternoon. This Is
generally taken to indicate that General
Methuen Is again on the march and
that, as heretofore, he will not again be
heard from until he has fought another
battle and gained another stage. That
the general anticipated dogged resist
ance on his northward march Is shown
by the speech which he delivered to his
troops November 27 after the battle OF
Gras Pan, reports of which have just
arrived here. After reading a telegram
from Governor Miner congratulating
the troops and sympathizing with the
wounded, General Methuen personally
congratulated troops on the work done
manner in which they had endured the
hardships. The work, he said, was the
most severe encountered by the British
party for many long day. They had
in front of them, he added an enemy to
whom they could not afford to give
single point. Their tactics had been eX-
cellent and he recognized and admired
their courage.
Continuing, General Methuen said
that when called upon to fight for his
country he preferred to fight foe wor-
thy of it's steel, rather than savages
whose sole recommendation was BRAY
cry. He said they would do all their
duty to their country as Englismen
should General Methuen also describ-
ed as "dastardly" the conduct OF the
Beers in firing on ambulance wagons,
the shooting of British officer by a
wounded Boer, and the Beers use of
dum-dum bullets But, he refused to
believe that those acts were character
istic of the Beers. He gave them credit,
until convinced to the contrary. that
they, like the British, wished to fight
fair and square.
Those who are acquainted with Gen
eral Methuen think his terse descrip-
ton of the battle of Modder river fore
sees "a fearful butcher bill"
Little attention is given here to the
flmsy fabrication announcing the fall
of Ladysmth The despatch caused
frenzies of joy in Paris, but it Is i'm
possible to make a Briton believe that,
after wthstanding the siege so long,
General White, with the thunder Of
General Clerys guns at Colenso, telling
of the coming relief, would yield his
position while a round of powder or
or man was left. The
speedily spread far and wide among
the Beers
General Buffers despatch from Pieter
yesterday would hardly
have dealt with belated details of the
situation at Ladysmith If there was
anything serious to report. Since then
has come the despatch from Estcourt
saying General Joubert is Fastening
back to oppose Colonel Baden Powell.
This is incomprehensible here and 1t is
supposed that names have
been mixed up. But, in some quarters
are ventured that the be-
siegers of Mafeking have withdrawn
southwark and permitted a conjunction
with Colonel Plumer of Fort Tuli, ira
versing the Transvaal. 1t Is claimed |
hat if General Joubert is travelling in
IN omnibus he must be sick or wound
ID.