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LOSSES At MODDER RIVER.
The Official List of the British
Casualties Thus Far Shows
Total Of 438.
GEN. ME1HuEN TAKING A FORCED REST.
The Reports That He Advanced After
the Battle Mt Modder River Are
Hurried to Him-Progress of Lady
smith Relief Force.

London, Dec. 4.-As surmised, the
British dead and wounded at the hard
fought battle of Modder river number
hundreds. Up to two o'clock Saturday
afternoon only the bare total, 43s, of
which number 70 were killed, had
been given out. So, it is impossible
to deduct from "the butchers bill' such
information regarding the nature of
the fight as details as to losses of the
different units generally indicate.
The revised list of Modder river casu-
alties, noncommissioned officers and
men, is divided as follows:
Ninth lancers, wounded; engineers,
wounded; artillery, 8 killed, 25 wound
ed; Second Coldstreams, 10 killed, Sc
wounded; Third grenadiers, 9 killed,
3S wounded, 4 missing; Scots guards,
10 killed, 81 wounded, missing; North
cumberland fusileers, II killed, 81
wounded; First Northumberland, 8
wounded; Second Yorkshire, killed,
A wounded; First North Lancashire,
3 killed, IA wounded; Argyll and Suth-
erland Highlanders, IS killed, 95 wound
ed, 2 missing; First Coldstreams, 20
wounded; South African reserve, 1
wounded; medical corps, one wounded.
From Gen. Forestier-Walker's dis
patch it is proved that all reports of
Gen. Methuen's advance after the bat
tie of Modder river were premature,
though, with the railroad working, he
should not be long in constructing a
hriI Io1o
doubtless, will be of considerable serv-
ice in giving his hard-pushed column
needful rest, and in allowing the ar
rival of requirements, of which he
must be sorely in need, after three such
fights, placing hors de combat up
wards of thousand men out of less
than 1000.
Gen. Forestier-Walker's announce
ment that the Canadian marksmen and
other requirements have been pushed
forward to the neighborhood of the
Orange river to protect Gen. Methuen's
line of communication, has relieved
much anxiety here, where it was fully
expected the Beers would attempt to
attack the vulnerable points of the
line of communications.
Ladysmith Relief Force.
The latest news from Natal indicates
that the bulk of the Ladysmith relief
force has arrived at Frere, though there
is considerable conjecture as to the
whereabouts of Gen. Clery, whose
movements have not been chronicled
recently 1t is surmised in some quar-.
tiers that he may reappear in totally
unexpected quarter on the flank Of
Gen. Joubert's force, which is supposed
to be concentrated at Grobelaar's
kloof north of the Tugela river. AS
Gen. Hildyard's advance guard was in
touch with the Beers as long ago as
Tuesday last, developments should not
/, be long delayed.
; Dundonald's mounted force Novem.
Der rs. accompanied by four guns
went in pursuit of body of Beers re
turning to Colenso. They followed the
Bocrs to within az miles of Colenso
when the Beers replied to the British
shells with long-range guns. There
were no casualties.
Colenso bridge. it is added, was after.
wards blown up.
troops sailed for South Africa Satur
day
Owing to the phenomenal sale of thu
newspapers consequent upon the wa,
- a paper famine is threatened. 1t is
: reported that the American supplies
have failed temporarily.
According to special dispatch from
Cape Town Gen. Joubert was killed No
yember 10; but Gen. Buffers dispatch
of November 2s showed that Gen. White
was in communication with Gen. Jou
bert, or somebody personating him, No
yember 10.
Gen. Methuen's Wound Slight.
: London, Dec. 1.-The war office has
received The following from Gen. For.
Walker: Cape Town, Friday
Dec. 1.-Gen. Gatacre reports no change
in the sit lation.
Gen. French has made reconnais-
sance from Naauwpoort to Rosmead.
The troops returned Saturday.
Gen. .Methuen's flesh wound is slight.
He is remaining at Modder river for
the reconstruction of the bridge. Am
reinforcing him with Highlanders and
a cavalry corps. Horse artillery, the
Canadian regiment, Australian con-
tingents and three battalions of in
fantry moved up to the De Aar and Bel
lnont line"