Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-12-15

ceived dispatch from General Fores
tier Walker at Cape Town containing
the following:
General French wires under date of
Dec. 10, reporting skirmish at clock
in the morning with 100 Boers, who
were advancing southwark toward
Naauwpoort. The skrmishing con.
tinued all the morning, the Beers fight
ing on front of IA miles. The enemy
retired with loss of 40 killed and
wounded. Our casualties were | killed,
Z wounded, including | officer, and 2
missing.
MoDDER RIVER, Tuesday. Dec. r.
While the guards were advancing on
the plain. which the Beers were she'll
ing from the adjoining ridges. they en-
eountered and cut up strong Boer
picket posted on a hill for purposes of
observation All the members of the
picket were either killed. wounded or
taken prisoners.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-A revised list of the
total casualties of the British troops at
Magersfontein placed the number at
1872.
The war Office made the following
announcement:
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. I5.-"Lord Methuen's
check, following General Gatacre's re-
pulse, +" sand the Cape Town correspond
emit of The Daily News, "has had 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 and would need but
little persuasion to join the Beers.
There are 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 in the Stutterheim
and Bedford districts
The correspondent of The Standard
at Modder river, describing the fight at
Magersfontein, said
six miles had to be covered before
the Highland brigade could reach the
Boer stronghold. 1t is not yet clear
through what mischanee the force,
which was lead by guides, came npon
the Boer trenches SO unexpectedly and
SO suddenly.
Beyond question, the Beers were
aware of the approach of the British
and had prepared to receive them. Ae-
cordlng to one version two Highlanders,
through nervousness or elumsiness, dis
charged their rifles prematurely. but it
is equally probable that the advance
Boer scouts conveyed the intelligence.
''Our men We're totally unprepared.
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 num-
Der of killed. wounded and missing of
all arms i'll the engagement of Sunday
and Monday north of Modder river as
SIT.
There were 10 officers killed and four
wounded and in addition five were miss
ing and one was known to have been
made prisoner.
The war office received a message
stating there were $50 casualties among
the non-commissioned officers and men
OF the Highland brigade at Magersfon-
tein.
The brigade lost 10 officers killed, 3s
wounded and 4 missing.
The following list of the officers
killed or wounded was received:
Highland brigade-Killed: General
Wauchope, Lieutenant Colonel j. N. G.
Coode. Captain Elton, Lieutenant Ed
monds, Captain j. r. Clark, Lieutenant
Cox, Captain Cowan, Captain LANDER
ton, Lieutenant Colonel Golf, Major
Robertson, Captain Wlngate and Lieu
tenant Cowie.
Wounded: Colonel Kelham, Major
Berkeley, Major Duff, Captain Feather
stonehaugh, Captain Noyes. Captain
Wolfe Murray. Captain Richardson,
Captain Campbell, Captain Gordon,
Captain McNab, Lieutenant the Hon.
w. G. Baillie. Lieutenant Scott and
Lieutenant Waterhouse.
Many OF the above officers were dan
gerously wounded The other officers
wounded mostly sustained unsevere in
juries.
Second Royal Highlanders, wounded:
Lieutenant Wauchope, Major Cuthbert-
son, Captain Cameron, Lieutenant st.
j. Harvey, Lieutenant Berthon and
Lieutenant Tail, VINO was formerly the
amateur golf champion. Missing:
Captain the Hon Cumming Bruce,
Captain McFariane and Lieutenant
Ramsay.
The Marquis of Winchester of the
Coldstream Guards was killed. Captain
j. Sterling, Lieutenant Colonel Dring-
ton and Major the Hon. Lambton of
the same brigade were wounded, and
of the rank and file six were killed and
A6 were wounded.
Twelfth Lancers: One killed, Is
wounded.
Ninth Lancers: One killed, 9wounded.
Second Seaforths. missing, Major j.
x. r. Mackenzie and Captain Brodie.
Field Artillery: Twenty-one wounded
Surgeon major was taken prisoner.
Mounted infantry, killed: Major Mil
ton and Major Ray.
The war Office received from General
Gatacre the following list of casualties
furnished by a correspondent who was
permitted to visit the Boer camp with
the chaplalns and is believed to be relia-
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