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have to choose between the siege or re-
treat
Dramatic scsnes ~ war ONCE.
The scenes at the war once this morning.
when Methuen's casualtics were posted.
were highly dramatic. The afternoon pa
pers Of ALL shades Of politics followed the
morning papers in facing the situation
courageously ana demanding the immedi.
ate dispatch Of reinforcements
Another Division Ordered Out.
The war once this evening made the fol-
lowing announcement:
"A sixth division has been modified and
four battalions OF this division will have
been embarked by Sunday. The govern
ment has also approved Of the immedi.
ate mobilization OF the seventh division"
Gatacre's list Of Lossss.
The war ONCE has received from Gen.
Gatacre the following list Of casualties. fur
nished by correspondent who was per-
mitted to visit the Boer camp with chap
lains, and Il II believed to be reliable:
Second Royal IRISH. ten killed, thirty-two
wounded; First East LAncashires one
wounded; Second observation-disclosures. twelve
killed. twenty-sevcn wounded All the
above wounded are prisoners.
Winston Churchin nseapes.
LoURENzo MARQUEE, Deiasoa Bay,
\ Dec. 14.-Winston Churchill, newspaper
correspondent and former ofIlcer OF the
time of the armored train disaster near
Estcourt. November 16. has escaped from
Pretoria.
Buryiug the Dead.
MoDDER RIVER. Dec. 1s.---An ambu.
lance started early yesterday morning
under nag of truce to collect the
wounded and bury the dead who fell at
Magersfontein.
Brig. Gen. Wauchope, who led the High
landers. was found dead near the trench
es, shot in the chest and thigh. A few
wounded were found near the trenches.
Several wounded Beers were taken to the
British hospital
B0er LOSS WINS Terrible.
The side of the hill and the immediate
neighborhood Of the Boer trenches showed
dead bodies ell about One wounded Hocr
informed a correspondent of the Assoc
ciated Press that their loss was terrible.
The whole Scandinavian contingent was
destroyed.
the Boer wounded and from prisoners ta-
ken in different parts of the field, the
Boer losses must exceed 100 The destruc-
ton wrought by the naval guns was enor-
nous. Word was passed along the Boer
lines to prepare to retreat at nightfafl.
All confess that 1t was their greatest loss
during the war.
The British troops have returned to
Modder river owing to the lack OF water
near the position held yesterday.
Firing in. Direction OF Colenso.
FREERE CAMP. Dec. 1s.-F1ring can be
heard this morning in the direction of Co
lenso. and an artillery duel is expected
today.
French Has a Skirmish.
The war office has received the follow
ing dispatch from Gen. Forester Walker.
at Cape Town:
"Gen. French wires, under date Decem-
her Is, reporting skirmish at 4 o'clock in
the morning with 1900 Beers. who were adj
vancing southwark toward Naauwpoort.
The diminishing continued all the morn
ing, the Beers nghting on front Of four
teen miles. The enemy retired with
loss OF forty killed and wounded. Our cas-
ualties were one killed, seven wounded.
including one officer, and two missing
Another sortie From Ladysmith.
LONDON, Dec. 14--A special dispatch
received here from Weenen, Natal, dated
Monday, December II, says that the Lady
smith garrison has made a sortie and de-
stroyed the Modderspruit bridge.