The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-01
British Com
mander Reported
to Be Wounded.
JOUBEYT IS FALLING BACK.
Unexplained Despatch Says
He " i'll Oppose Baden
Powell.

London. Nov. 3O.-It is officially an
nounced that Gen. Methuen was among
those wounded at the battle of Modder
river.
Although telegraph and railroad COM
munication is open with Modder river,
no further news Of Methuen's move
ments of the fight were given out up to
2.30 p. m. This is taken to indicate
that Methuen is again on the march,
and that he will not be again heard
from until he has fought another battle
and gained another stage.
That the general anticipated logged
resistance is shown by the speech that
he delivered to his troops Nov. 81. after
the battle Of Gras Pans, reports OF
which have just arrived from here. At
ter reading a telegram from Gen. Mil
ner, congratulating the troops and SYM
pathizing with the wounded, Gen
Methuen personally congratulated the
troops on the work done and expressed
appreciation of the manner in which
they had endured the hardships. The
work he said, was the most severe en-
countered by the British army for
many long day They had in front
of them, he added, an enemy to whom
they could not afford to give a single
point. Their tactics had been excel
lent, and he recognized and admired
their courage.
Continuing, Gen. Methuen said that
when called upon to fight for his coun-
try he preferred to fight a foe
WORTHY OF HIS STEEL
rather than savages whose sole recon-
mendation was bravery.
He then expressed the hope that he
and his men had gained each other S
confidence and would all do their duty
to their country as Britons should.
The war Office today makes public
the following from the officer COM
manding at Cape Town:
Kimberley all well to Nov 20. Rail
and telegraph open to Modder River
Gatacre reports Nov. Is that the situa-
ton is unchanged.
The war Office he's reviewed the fol-
lowing dispatch from Gen, Butler
dated Pietermaritzburg, Wednesday,
Nov 20:
Mitchell, telegramist, has just made
his way out Of Ladysmith to Weenen
whence he sends the following mes
sage: On Nov. we beat back the
Beers with great loss to the enemy.
Our total casualties were remarkably
small. There were only eight men
killed during the siege by shells, and
in all the bates only a hundred men
have been killed or wounded. | left
Ladysmith the night of Nov. %. Since
Nov. no attempt made to take Lady
smith in force.
The war office officials today reiter-
ate that they have received absolutely
nothing to indicate the slightest likeli-
hood of Ladysmith surrendering, while
on the other hand they expect the place
will be relieved shortly,
LANCERs WIN A BATTLE.
Estcourt, Monday, Nov. 27.-The
Twelfth lancers are reported to have
attacked Pet Retief's force at Wee
men, and to have inflicted great loss on
the Beers. Gen. Hildyrad's troops
bivouacked yesterday night at Frere
Two Beers have been captured. One
of them, doctor, entered the British
camp under the belief that it was a
Boer biVouac.
treated to Colenso yesterday, by way
of Chieveley. He Travelled in an ON
nibus drawn by six horses. 1t is ru-
mored that he is hurrying back to OPP
pose Col. Baden Powell.
Two Estcourt trains arrived at Frere
yesterday evening. There is great re-
joicing at the reopening of the line.
Boer prisoners report that Gen. Hildy-
ards night attack with cold steel par
alyzed the burghers, whose loss was 80
killed and over 100 wounded.
London, Nov 30.-The authorities
here are unable to explain the refer
ence to Col Baden Powell contained in
sthe Estcourt dispatch.