The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
1T WAS ON MONDAY
That Ladysmith Was Shelled, Accord.
ing to the Times.
GENERAL METnUEN WOUNDED
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A Boer Bullet Found Him in Modder
River Battle.
MANY OF THE OFFICERS WERE KILLED
Kimberley Reports All Well Up to Thursday
Of Last Week.
MANY OF THE OFFICERS WERE KILLED
REPORTED THAT JOuBfRr HAS REITERATED
Is Going Toward Colcnso in an om-
nibus to Oppose Colonel Bndcn-
Powell.

London, December 1.-The Times
published tho following dispatch
from Ercrc, Natal. dated Monday,
November 81, "Lady smith was hcnv-
lily bombnrdcd today"
London. November So.--It is OFF,
ciulIy announced TINT General Me-
shuen was among those wounded ut
the battle of Modder river. II hns
developed he WINS slightly wounded
by "A bullet which inflicted n acsh
wound in the thigh.
Lieutenant Long of the Second
YorlSshircs Is another osnccr
killed.
The following officers were also
y,voundcd, Captain Won HnEci, en-
sirecr; Lieutenant Traverse, Third
Grcnadicrss EIwcr l.. Hill, Cold
Ntrenm Guard, Majors Earle and OF
Icy and Lieutenant Fox of the See
Carr and Nelson Of the Argyle
Nighlapdcrs.
London, November So.-The war office
| today made public the following dispatch
4 from the officer commanding at Capetown,
under date of November %; Kimberley
All we'll to November 90 Rail and tele-
graph open to Modder river. Getacre re-
ports, November IS. that situation Is un-
changed"
The war office has received the follow
| ing dispatch from General Butler. dated
/ pietermaritsbure, "Wednesday, November
90 Mitchell, d telegraphist, has just made
his way out OF Ladysmi,h to Weenen
whence he sends the following message;
on November we beat back the Beers
with a loss to the enemy. Our total casu-
alues were remarkably small. There were
/ only eight killed during the siege by shells
and in oil the battles. etc, and hundred
1 men have been killed or5wounded. ] lett
iLadysmlth the night OF November 20
| Since November . no attempt has been
made 10 attack Ladysmith in force.
Colonel Baden Powell. under date Of
Mafeking November 80. has sent the FOL
! lowing to the war Office through General
Forester Walker at Capetown: "All wen
here. Cronje has gone with oommando
| and with about twenty wagons TO Noe-
| ters Transyaal. leaving most OF the guns
here with the Marico and Ltchtenoers con
| tingepts, with orders TO shell us into SUP
! mission Bombariment and snipinS con-
1 tinua with very small results. The enc
4 my's sentry drew us out Saturday py max
I ing a show OF going away ana leaving y
big gun, apparently In state oil beihg
| dismantied Our scouts found the enemy
hidden in force. SO We sat tight. Inc enc
/ my's 94-pounder became damaged and mas
i M har H..
/ am daily pushing our advance work win
good effect The health OF garrison -
| good. No casualties to report.
Estcourt. Monday. November 27.-Thc
Twelfth Lancers are reported TO nave at
1 tackled PET Retriefs force at Weenen ana
Ia have inflicted great loss on the Beers
General Hildyard's troops bivouaced last
night at Freere. Two Beers have peen
captured. One OF them, doctor, entered
inc British camp under the belief that IL
was a Boer hivouac.
General Joubert is reported to have re-
treated to Colenso yesterday by wa! OF
Cheayley. He Travelled in an omnibus
drawn by six horses, II IS rumoreu tnae
he ia hurrying back 10 oppose colohei pa
Two Estnourt trains arrived at Freere
last evening.
NJ the line. Boer prisoners report Sehpnai
Hildyard's night attack with cold sleel
(bayonets) psrslyzed the hurgherf. Whoss
loss was thirty killed and over hundred
wounded.
London November so.--The authorities
here are unable 10 explain the reference p
Colonel Baden Powell. contained IN 'n'
Estcourt dispatch.