Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-15
General French Drove Back an
Advance on Naauwpoort.
FORTY KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The British Had Ono Killed. Seven
Wounded. including an oficer. and
Two Missing--Totnl Casualties OF the

Dec. l3, reporting skirniish ut ! 4o'cioch
III the morning with 500 Beers, who
we're advancing southwark toward
Naauwpoort. Tho skirmishing con.
tiuued all the morning, the Boers fight.
lug oil front of IA miles. The enemy
eo.ired with loss Of 40 killed mud
wounded. Our casualties were killed.
: wounded, including / officer, and J
missing"
MoDDER RIVER, Tuesday, Dec. "a
While the guards were advancing On
the plain, which the Beers were shell.
ing from tho adjoining ridges, they ell.
COZ ntored and cut up strong Hoer
picket posted on hill for purposes o:
observation. All the members OF tie
picket We're either killed, wounded or
taken prisoners.
LONDON, Dec. ia revised list OF the
total casualties of the British troops a.
Magersfontoin placed tho number at
632.
The war office made the following
annou ncemont;
The Sixth division has been mobil.
lied and four battalions of this divi-
sion will have embarked by Sunday.
1.-THE government has also approved
OF the immediate mobilization of the
Seventh division"
LONDON. Dec. l5.-"IOrd Methuen 9
check, following General Gatacre's ro-
pulse" SAID the Cape Town correspond
ent of The Daily News, "hss had II most
depressing effect upon the loyalists, who
are by no means growing body. They
are filled with dark forebodings. Dutch
disaffection is rapidly growing. A large
section is restless aud would need but
little persuasion to Join the Beers.
"Thcre arc disturbing reports from
the eastern districts of Cape Colony,
where many secret meetings have been
held. The imperial authorities are arm
ing the loyal farmers i'll the Stutterheim
and Bedford districts.
The correspondent of The Standard
at Modder river, describing the Aght ut
Magersfontein, said:
''Six miles had to be covered before
the Highland brigade could reach the
Boer stronghold. 1t is not yet clear
through what mischance the force,
which was lead by guides, came npon
the Boer trenches 30 unexpectedly and
80 suddenly.
Beyond question, the Beers were
aware OF the approach of the British
and had prepared to receive them. Ac-
cordinR to ono version two Highlanders,
through nervousness or clumsiness, dis.
churgod their rifles prematurcly. but IL
Is equally probable that the advance
Boer scouts conveyed the intelligence.
'Our men were totally uuprepared.
They had not even fixed bayonets. The
disaster was all the more exasperating
because OF the CONSCIOUSNESS that, had
the brigade been extended and with
bayonets fixed, the trenches might have
been successfully rushed with far less
sacrifice of life."
An official report gave the total mum
ber OF killed, wounded and missing of
all arms III the engagement of Sunday
and Monday north Of Modder river IN
81.
There were 10 officers killed and four
wounded and III addition five were mss.
ing and one WAS known to have h.r.l
made prisoner.
Tho war Office received n message
stating there were $50 casualties among
the non commissioned officers and men
OF the Highland brigade nt Mag
tcin.
The brigade loat 10 officers killed, 8e
wounded and 1 missing,
The following list of the officers
killed or wounded was received
Highland rigade--killed, General
Wauchope, Lieutenant Colonel i. N. q.
Coode, Captain Elton. Lleutcuan. Ed.
monds Captain j, Y. Clark. Lieutenant
Cox, Captain CowGn, Captain l.ambor.
tom IAnutenant Colonel GofI, Major
Robertson, Captain Wingate and Lieu.
tonant Cowie.
Wounded: Colonel Kelham. Major
Berkeley, Major Dull, Captain Feather.
ttonehaugh, Captain Noyes. Captain
Wolie.Murray. Captain Richardson,
Captain Campbell, Captain Gordon,
Captain MGNab, Lieutenant the Hon.
W. q, Baillin. Lieutenant Scott and
Lirutonaut Watorhousc.
Many Ut the above officers were dan.
goruusly wounded Tho other officers
wounded mostly sustained unscvere in.
1urics.
Second Royal llighllndcrs, wounded:
Lieutenant Wnuchopc. Major Cuthbert.
son, Captain Cameron, Lieutenant st.
j. Harvey, Lieutenant Borthon and
lieuieDant Tiil, VINO was formerly the
amateur golf champion Missing:
Captain the Hon. Cumming Bruce,
Captain McFarlanc aud Lieutenant
Ramsay.
Tho Marquis of Winchester Of tho
j. Sterling, Lieutenant Colonel Driul.
ton and Major tho Hon. Lambton Of
the same brigade were wounded, aud
Of the rank and flo HlN We're killed and
40 We're wounded
Twelfth Lancers; One killed, ls
wounded.
Nipth lAncersi one killed, Dwonnded.
second s,calorths. missing, MAJOR j.
b. X Mackenzie aud Captain Brodio.
Field Artillery: TwGnty.one wounded.
surgeon mayor was taken prisoner.
Mounted infantry, killed: Major Nil,
ton and Major Ray.
The war Office received from General
Gatacre the following list of casualties
furnished by II correspondent who was
permitted to visit the Bocr camp with
Ihe chaplains and is believed to be relia.
BILE:
Second Royal Irish-Ten killed, 81
wounded.
First East Lancash.res.-One wounded.
Second Northumberland - Twelve
killed, ~ wounded.
All the above wounded men were
prisoners.
MoppER RIVER, Cape Colony, Tues
lay, Dec. l2.--Details gathered here by
. representative OF The Associated Press
among the wounded British and Boer,
gave some idea OF the desperate natarC
OF the fight al Magersfontein Th,
Highlanders did all that the most gal
lanJ troops in the world could do. but Il
was impossible to face the terrible fir,
OF the Beers The British artillery pgaiI
saved the situation and divided tn,
honor of the day with the Scots. Tn
batteries worked for hours under gall
ing rifle fire..