The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-29
VICTORY DEARLY BOUGHT.
British Losses at Gras Pan One Hun
dred and Ninety-eight.

British Losses at GraS ran Une hun
dred and Ninety
London, Nov 2S-A dispatch has
been received here from General Butler,
giving a list of the casualties among
the troops engaged in what was hither-
to known here as the battle of Gfas
Pan. but which is now officially desig-
mated the Battle of Enslin. 1t proves,
as anticipated that the British success
was heavily bought. The losses an
nounced today added to the naval brig
AIDE casualties, previously notified, make
grand total of 1913 as the cost OF
General Methuen's second battle The
Yorkshires. APPARENTLY, bore with the
naval brigade the brunt of the lighting.
as there We're, in addition to three ofh-
GERS, forty-eight of the rank and file
killed, wounded and missing. The fact
that the list contains the casualties of
the Ninth Lancers seems to dispose OF
the fears that the cavalry was surround
ed and captured especially as one of the
lancers is reported missing.
General Buffers list of the casualties
shows among the wounded of the Sec
ond Yorkshire light infantry We're Cap
tain G. A. Young, Lieutenant Ii. &.
Fernyhough and Lieutenant G. II. Ack-
royd The casualties among the nom
missioned officers and men of the va
rious regiments engaged We're:
Killed. 10: wounded, II; missing, 8.
The War Office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Butler
dated Pietermaritzburg, Natal, Novem-
Der 2Sth:
''Our last news from Ladysmith, No
vember oath, said all well. An old
message dated November 10Th, just ar
rived, begins:
" Joubert has explained firing on one
(Red Crosse flag, previously reported.
Have accepted explanation as satisfae-
tory
Lieutenant Lethbridge. rife brigade,
died of wounds. Others wounded gener-
ally doing well. Health of troops good.
six wounded Dublin Fusiiers captur-
ed on armored train south Of Colenso
sent here today"
A BRILLIANT VICTORY.
Orange River, November 27th--tMon-
day. The British arms have achieved
brilliant victory The enemy strong
" entrenched, held a range of hills com
manding both sides of the railway at
Roof Laagte, near Gras Pan. The
Lancashires, under Lewis, reconnoitered
in an armored train ON Friday. The
Beers shelled the train, killing Lewis
and a private.
General Methuen then advanced. His
column made detour and bivouacked
for the night at Swinks Pan, three miles
from the Boer position.
At dawn the advance began, the guards
forming the reserve. The column de-
bouched on the plain eastward of the
Boer kopjes. The Boer guns opened
fire Two batteries of British artillery,
posted on each side, shelled the Beers,
practice being good on both sides.
The Beers stuck tenaciously to their
positions. firing steadily and accurately.
The duel which constantly became hot
ter, lasted three hours. The B0er shells
wounded several fen of the naval brig
ade.
Finding it impossible to displace the
Beers by artillery. General Methuen re-
solved upon an infantry attack. brig
ade Of infantry, including the York
shires the Northamptons, the North
understands and the Lancashires, with
the naval brigade on the right CALAMITY
stormed the Boer positions, i'll the face
Of a whitening fire. and carried hill after
ILL. the brigade md II C0l,nel Money
capturing the main position against a
terrific fire and suffering severely.
Many Of the Beers voluntarily sur
rendered
THE Beers were shelled during the
final retreat and must have lost heavily,
bit they succeeded i'll getting away
4l,n.,. -
The British were badly in need Of
more cavalry.
The bulk of the fighting was on Free
State territory and the engagement was
admirably planned. Thirty Boer wound
ed are under treatment here.
CRONJE MARCHES SOUTH.
London. Nov, 2S.- General Forester
Walker has sent the following dispatch
dated Cape Town today, to the War
Office:
Native reports to I<ekewich state
that the enemy's camps to the south o.
Kimberley have been vacated and that
Cronje with 5000 Beers. is marching 10
the south The Beers are cengregatlng
in the vicinity of Kimberley. The enemy
seems restless
'IJater-iatacre occupied Bushman' y
hook yesterday with IA battalion Of in
fantry. His main body Is at Putter's
Kraal. The enemy retired toward Mol
teno"
TO STRIKE VIGOROUS BLOWS.
Berlin, Nov. 2S.-The Deutsche Zeit-
ung publishes the following dispatch
dated Pretoria. November 9th, receiv-
ing it through Boer diplomatic channels:
President Kruger and President
Steyn have instructed General Joubert
and General Cronge not to split their
forces into small detachments, but to
strike vigorous blows. General Joubert
has three corps, one holding Ladysrnith,
the second commanding the Tugela, and
the third east Of Estcourt, in order to
cut off the British retreat. General
Cronje's forces are divided into three
contingents. one at Kimberley, another
at Modder River and the third in the
rear of General Methuen.'
Schooner in Distress.