The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
VOLUNTEERS BRAVERY.
British Soldiers Have an
Excellent Effect on
Critics.
[By cable to The Associatea Prega.l

[By Cable to The Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. q, 189s.-The Duke of
Marlborough, who Is lieutenant In the
Oxforcshire Yeomanry and who has vol
unteered for service In South Africa,
will take with him fifteen men and horses
of his troop. He wiM personally furnish
the equipment for these men. The Earl
of Warwick, the Earl Of Dudley, the
Earl of Lonsdale, and Viscount Galway
are among the other members of the
aristocracy who have volunteered for ser
vice In the campaign against the Beers.
The parting message which General
Lord Roberts sent yesterday through the
| Associated Press to the Arneican people is
republished in London today and occupies
the foemost place In the afternoon papers
here, which characterizes the straight
simple words as eminently soIdierly and
| as having the ring which, it is claimed,
! should mark the relations between, the An
s9o-Saxon peoples Although it arrived too
late for the usual editorial comment ON Its
contents, the display headlines show that
his references to Americas friendnness
and Canada's patriotism and his repudia-
| tfon of the charges of Irish disloyalty are
widely approved
| There was absolutely no news from
! South Africa up to P. NJ. today, with
the exception of fragments of disconnect-
! ed stories of past events. This silence Is
having the natural effect of creating fore
boding.
| The splendid patriotism of the volun-
teers continues to be evidenced on all
sides. The newspapers not with salts
| faction the effect this display of British
+ spirit and evidence OF the resources the
| empire is able to command is having on
continental critics. Bdt the westminster
| Gazette sounds note of alarm. 1t thinks
the moment is peculiarly unpropisious TO
send abroad the home defenders, since no
one is quite easy as to the effect the
| British proceedings in South Africa will
have upon Great Britain's European
neighbors.
| Belated stories from Chieveley Camp,
Natal, all concur in saying the British
did marvels 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 fu-
rore, engaging the Beers single handed
and hailing shrapnel and lyddite shell on
the fortifications north of the town, in
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 a deadly fusilade, is described
as magnificent The British forced their
way across the fire zone under a perfect
storm Of bullets from the invisible Beers
The patter Of the bullets on the dry plain.
1t is added raised the dust like heavy
raindrops on water. The heat through
out was intense. There are many stories
of special acts of bravery
The War Office has received the follow
ing from General Forester Walker, the
British Commander at Cape Town
cape Town. Wednesday, Dec. 90 1885,
Methuen wires that he has received
rude reply from General Cronje respect
ing his representations as to Lieutenant
Chandos-Pole-GeA. saying that this Off
GER is regarded as a spy. General Cronje
also states that he VIII hold no further
communication with Methuen.''
AS eabled to the Associated Press, De-
cember Is, the British War Office received
the following despatch dated Sunday, De-
cember II, from General Forester
Walker
'Methuen reports that Lieutenant
Chandes-P -Pole-Gell was tassn prisoner last
Thursday when going to meet a flag of
truce. He was waving his handkerchief
in response and was unarmed. "