The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-22
STORIES
From chieveley Camp Say the BritiAh
Did Marvels in Hard Fighting.
GEN, ROBERTS MESSAGE
To America and Tribute to the Hrav-
cry and Loyalty of Irish Troops
Warmly Applauded by the British
Evening Papers-vOlunteers BE.
spending for Service.

LONDON, Dec. 21.-The parting mes
sage which General Lord Roberts sent
yesterday through the Associated Press
10 the American people, is republlshed
in London to-day ana occupies the fore
most place in the afternoon papers
here, which characterize the straight,
simple words as eminently soldlerly
and as having the ring which, 1t is
claimed, should mark the relations be.
tween the Anglo-saxon peoples. Al
though it arrived too late for the usual
editorial comment on its contents the
display headlines show that his refer
ences to American frlendlIness and
Canada's patriotism and his repudia-
ton of the charges Of Irish disloyalty
are widely approved.
There was no news from South Afris
en- up to . o'clock p, M, to-day. other
Than fragments of disconnected stories
of past events. This silence is having
the natural effect of creating forehod-
ings.
The splendid patriotism of the volun-
teers continues TO be evidenced on all
sides. The newspapers note with salts,
faction the eflect that this display OF
British spirit and evidence of the re-
sources the empire is able to command
IS having on continental critics.
The Westminster Gazette, however
sounds a rote OF alarm. 1t thinks the
moment is peculiarly unpropiuous to
send abroad the home defenders since
no one is quite easy as to the effect the
proceedings in South Africa will have
on Great Brltain's European neIGhbors,
queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice
went by train from Windsor to Farm
borough this morning andspent an hour
with ex-empress Eugenie
The queen has been greatly annoyed
by the uafounded statements that she
is in i'll health and perpetually weep
ing. A paragraph contradictng these
stories appears in the papers. which
add that it has never been her majes-
tvs habit to display grief like hys-
terical scaool girl
Belated stories from Chieveley camp,
Natal, all concur In saying the British
did marveis in an impossible situation.
The oldest war correspondents say they
never saw anything comparable with
the bravery Of the men and officers. The
naval contingent created an immense
furore engaging the Beers single-hand-
ed and mailing shrapnel and lyddite
shells on the Notifications north Of the
town, in a vain effort to silence the
murderous fire OF the Beers while the
British forced the passage OF the river,
The advance Of the second brigade
along the road leading to the bridge, In
the face Of deadly fusllade is de-
scribed as magnificent The British
forced their way across the fire zone
under perfect storm of bullets from
the invisible Boors. The patter OF the
bullets on the dry plain, It is added,
raised the dust like heavy rain-drops
on water. The heat throughout was
intense. There are many stories of
special acts Of bravery.
LONDON. Dec. q. 1880 p. m.-The
war office has received the following
from General Forestier-walker, the
British commander at Cape Town:
"CAPE TOWN Wednesday Dec 20.
"Alethuen wires that he has received
a rude reply from General CronIe re-
specting his representations as to Lieu
tenant Chandos-P ole-Gell, saying that
this officer is regarded as a spy. Gen.
cronje also states he VIII hold no fur
Their communication with Methuen,"
on December IS, the British war office
received the following dispatch, dated
Sunday, December II, from General
ForsstIer-walker:
"Methueu reports that Lieutenant
Chandos-P ole-Gell was taken prisoner
last Thursday when going to meet a
nag Of truce He was waving his hand
kerchief in response and was unarm-