Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-01
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Flint, Lancashires; Majors Earle and
Ottley and Lieutenant Fox, Second
.Yorkshires; Lieutenants Baker-Carr and
Nelson. Argyll Highianders.
Colonel Northcott participated IN the
Shenbro expedition. West Africa, ID
1889, where he was desperately wounded
in the Zulu war, the Ashantee expedl'
ton and the Karagwe expedition, 1898,
for which he was made companion OF
the Bath. Recently he commanded IN
the northern gold coast territories.
Lieutenant Colonel Stopford has not
seen any active service.
Major Count Gleichen is a relative ct
the queen.
Count Gleichen is major Of the
Grenadier Guards, and is the oldest son
OF the late Prince Victor OF Hohenlohe.
Langenburg. He took part in the Nile
expedition, 1S84-85: was attached to Sir
West Ridgeway's mission to Morocco,
1898; did special service in the Soudan,
1896, and was attached to Mr.. Rodd's
mission to Abyssinia, 1897. He has
been staff captain of the intelligence di-
vision of the war office since 1885.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-Colonel Baden-Pow-
ell, under date OF Mafekins, Nov. 80.
sent the following to the war Office,
through General Forester Walker, at
Cape Town:
''Au well here. Cronje has gone with
q commando and with about 20 wagons
to Riceters, Transvaal, leaving most OF
the guns here with the Marico and
Lichtenburg contingents with orders to
shell us into submission. Bombard-
ment and snlpping continue, with very
small results.
..The enemy's sentries drew US ont
Saturday by making show OF going
away and leaving a big gun, appar-
emily in a state of being dismantled.
Our scouts found the enemy hidden in
force, so we sat tight.
1.-The enemy's 94-pounder became
damaged and has been replaced by an.
other, more efficient. am daily push
ing out our advance work with good
effect. The health of the garrison is
good. No casualties to report"
The war Office made public the follow.
ing dispatch from the officer command.
ing at Cape Town, under date Of
Nov. 20:
kimberley all well to Nov. %. Rail
and telegraph open to Modder river.
Gatacrea reports. Nov. 2S that the sltua.
tion is unchanged.
The war office has received the follow.
ing dispatch from General Butler, dated
Pietermarltzburg, Wednesday, Nov. 20:
Ik"Mitchell, a telegraphist. has just
made his way out OF Ladysmith to
Weenen, whence he sends the follow.
ing message:
ION Nov. we beat back the Beers
with great loss to the enemy. Our total
casualties were remarkably small.
There were only eight men killed dur.
ing the siege by shells, ana in all tLe
battles, etc., only 100 men have been
killed or wounded.
'''I left ladysmith the night of Nov.
25. Since Nov. no attempt has been
made to attack Ladysmith in force. >"
EscToURT, Nov. 27.-The Twelfth
Lancers are reported to have attacked
P1et Retief's force at Weenen and to
have inflicted great loss on the Boers.
General Hilyard's troops bivouacked
last night at Frere.
Two Beers have been captured. One
of them, doctor, entered the British
camp under the belief that it was
Boer bivouac.
General Joubert is reported to have
retreated to Colenso yesterday by way
Of Chieveley. He Travelled in an omni.
bus drawn by six horses. 1t is ruInored
that he is hurrying back to oppose
Colonel Baden-Powell.
Two Estcourt trains arrived at Frere
last evening. There is great rejoicing
at the reopening of the line.
Boer prisoners report General Hill
yards night attack with cold steel para.
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