Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-29
MANY RRIToNs FELL.

| LONDON. Nav 2S-.A dispatch has
been received here from General Bull
Ter, giving q list Of the casualties
among the troops cnga ged in what was
hitherto known here the battle Of
l:nsiln II proves as anticipated, that
the BRUSH success was heavily bought
! IN" losses announced today adaod to
| the naval brigade casualties. previous
" notified. make :, grand tota! Of l9s
as the cost Of General Methuen' ).
| nalentlE. bore with the naval brigade.
the brunt of the fighting as there were.
| in addition to three officers. forty-eighl
q che rank ana file killed, wounded
and missing. The fact that the list
contains che casualties of ths Ninth
that the cavalry was surrounded ana
captured. especially us none Of the
'-ancerS are reported missing.
OFFICERS WOUNDED ~
General Buffers list of the casual
ties shows among the wounded of the
Second Yorkshire light infantry We're
Sapt. {. \. Yates, Lieut.. II. G. Ferny-
housh and Lieut.. G. II. Ackroysi The
casualties among the non-commss ioa-
Cd officers and the men of the various
regiments engaged We're:
Killed, 10: wounded, Il; issing T.
The war office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Butler,
dated PietermartZburg, Natal, Novem-
! der 2S
Our latest news from Ladysmith.
November -. said all Well. An old
message dated November 10. Just ar
rived begins:
!oubert has explained firing on one
hcd trossD flag. previously reported
Have accepted explanation as salts
factory.
Lieut.. Lcthbridge, rifle brigade. died
Of Wounds Others wounded generally
If erS,r,
Six. wounded Dublin Fusiliers can
lurea on armored train south Of Co.
lenso sent here today"
\ corrected list of the British casual
ties a Ciras Pan shows that Flag Cap
tain Reginald G. Protheru CT the Do
rs. and Lieutenant Of Marines. Walter
G. Jones, also OFF the Doris. previously
reported wounded, We're killed
The additional casualties telegraph4il
by General Butler appear TO be the first
iEtimation Of the actions of General
Ne;huens forces Which have not Vet
been reported.
NATURE OF HOSTILITIES
The Associated Press learns That az
ton - Lord Pauncefo,e and other Brit.
ish ambassadors in notifying the pow
ers that a state Of war has existed
since October !! between Great Britain
and the south African republics has
prompted inquiries by the various
London embassies regarding the nature
Of the hnsiilities. The Associated Press
/ is officially Informed that the notifies
ton has in no wise changed the Brit
lSh views as 70 the Beers status. But,
in spite OF he ambiguous references in
the Queens speech and other official
documents al the commencement OF
he war regarding Military opera
TONS and other evasive use Of the
term war il appears that the United
States has consistently recognized the
Beers as forming. practically. an indie
pendent state. considering the claim of
British Suzerainty too slight a thread
70 put them in the light Of rebels. ] | is
tacitly admitted by the British officials
that the unusual communications lel-
:itive to a state of war We're not made
earlier because ut was not thought that
victory would be deferred long enough
To make such a diplomatic step neces-
sary. The government maintains thae