The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-22
ALARM IN ENCLA AND
Thought That News from Mtlhlen
is Suppressed.
ACUIRALD0 IS IN DISGUISE
lie is a Fugitive in the Mountains
Navy Cable Surveys -
Other Notes.

LONDON, Dec. 13.-The War Office
has received the following dispatch
from General Methuen, dated Tuesday
December 12:
Our artillery shelled a very strong
position held by the enemy in long
high kopje from until dusk Sunday.
It rained hard last night.
THE Highland Brigade attacked at
daybreak on Monday the south end of
the kopje. The attack was properly
timed, but failed. The Guards were
ordered to protect the Highlands right
and rear. The cavalry and mounted
infantry, with a HowitZer artillery bat
terry, attacked the enemy on the left,
and the Guards on the right, supported
by field artillery and Howitzer artil-
lery. They shelled the position from
daybreak, and at 1:15 | sent the Cor
dons to support the Highland Brigade.
The troops held their own in front of
the enemy's entertainments until dusk,
the position extending, including the
2iopje, for a distance of six miles to the
Modder river. Today / am holding my
position, and entrenching myself |
had to face at least 10000 men. Our
loss was great"
MAJOR GENERAL KILLED.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-The War Office
mas received the following dispatch
from General Forester Walker:
Cape Town, Tuesday - Methuen
wires that General Wauchope was kill
ed in action yesterday"
major Andrew G.. Wau-
chope, e. B., C. NJ G., entered the army
in 1865, was promoted to be colonel in
1888; he served in the Ashanti war in |
1873; in the Egyptian war of 1882; in
the Soudan expedition of 1884, and in
The Nile expedition of 1SS4-S5. He was
in command of the First Brigade of the
Egyptian eXpeditionary force in 1895
General Wauchope had been wounded
four times, three times severely
BOERS REPORT PRISONERS.
PRETORIA, Monday, Dec 11-An
official report says:
"A battle at Modder River began
yesterday wi.l cannon firing, heavy
fighting proceeding from g.: 80 O'Clock
in the morning until $3.50 O'Clock. with
cannon. MaXims and rifles. A bonn
Tho fiehtirg Sill continues A ha11non
ta. 80 aT,sar ' ot,n,,a tha p.f,5sl, 'ool r,
.-t,io,,s ,,.Lo,.n :. .o,,a,xaS .a,, ,,i,,,,,oe
.,n5 dos,andoi Thara ,r,aro bna,,v
rains during the night"
r;ia- bSo,,ght xr,ord that Oh tba no.
,,nsit;o,is 80 hoon r,a;rtai,oa o,d
4ba+ A. p,.i,ish nr;sonars had haan
,,al,or o.90 oar,ol, =, n.os ra,.n,.tod
3bat fba bs,,,w cannon fire Nod Sonol
,,,bat abatad Tba pritisb aro nnn
,",ant1y I,eirT +ba;r ho Ilnon
Tn AIM v-,s stiII go;,g ON at
,oom sO''e
Ly,n,,,o,.,a,, is st;u orio,
THREE HUNDRED WOUNDED.
op,Ncu, pIyyEp Coro coI,rr nac
10 ,rNr.So - - - .,o,,t,, ,,,,,,r,,6
"a innInding w., stwentv-ssvan niu Sm'' o4"ars ,%"n
tayo ar,.i,,aJ bero S,s3,, tba Wndder
pi,,e,.
ALARM FOR METHUEN'S ARMY.
LONLON, Dec. 13.-General Me
Jhuen, as was expected. has followed
I'D his artillery attacks with n general
assault on the Boer positions Monday,
and his report shows that the anxiety
of the public regarding the result oc-
casioneu by the oninous silence of the
War Office was amply justified
The engagement was evidently of
considerable magnitude and the list of
killed and wounded will be proportion
ate without the compensation which
a victory would have brought If in
deed The affair does NOT turn ont 10 he
\ more seriors defeat than General
Nethuen admits The HiehIanders II
is believed nus. bava stnrmed tho
poer nosition more ana, onna whiIe
tbe fact that the Gnards were ordered
20 snnnnrt tho HipbIanders' reor lools
as tbnugh tho Roers NAV even have
ontsanted their attackers One renort
sa,,s thai General Crnnia o+tarked tho
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