The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-24
GEN. METHUEN
WINS A BATTLE.
Attacked the Boer Position at
Belmont at DaybTeak.
BURGHERS HELD THE RIDGES.
These Were Attacked and Carried ln Sue
cession, the Last by Bay0nst
THE BRITISH VICTORY is COMPLETE.
II IS Believed Thai BY Single SrOts an Entirely
New Facs Has Been puI Up:n Tho Military
Situation In South Area

I,ondon. Nov. 24.-The Secretary of
War has received following -fra4a
Gen. Forester Waller, from Gen. Me-
thuen. dated Belmont, Nov. %:
Attacked the enemy at daybreak
this morning. He was in a strong po-
sitfon. Three ridges Were carried in
succession. the last attack being pre-
eeded by shrapnel. Infantry behaved
splendfdly. and received support from
the Naval Brigade and Artillery. The
enemy fought with courage and skin.
Had / attacked later / should have
had far heavier losses.
"Our victory was complete. Have
taken 40 prisoners. Am burying
gogd NUMBER OF the Beers, but the
greater part of the enemys killed and
wounded were removed by their COM
rades. Have captured a large number
OF horses and COWS and destroyed d
large quantity or ammunition.
THE CASUALTIES.
BRIG. Gen. Fetherston Haugh was
severely wounded in the Shoulder, and
I,ielit. Col. Crabbe or the Grenadier
Guards is reported wounded. our other
casualties are the following.
.tGrenadier Guards, Third Battalion.
killed Lieut.. Fryer; wounded, Lieut..
Blunden. dangerously.
"Grenad.er Guards Second Battalion,
wounded. Lieut.. Leslie, Lieut.. Vaug-
han. Lieut.. Gurdon- -Reoow and Lieut..
Russell
Reported wounded-Lieut Lyon
and Lieut.. Cameron.
.'Grenadier Guards. rank and file
Killed 2s wounded 36 missing 49,
.e,e,lelStseaH- Guards s--SeennI- -IEattal-
ion--WOunded, Lieut.. Grant.
"Coldstream Guards. Second Battal-
fon-Wounded Lieut.. the Hon G. Will
loughby and Lieut.. Burton, the latter
severely.
"Coldstream Guards. rank and file
Killed 8. wounded %. missing B.
Scots Guards. First Battalion
Wounded. Maj. the Hon. North Dali
rymple- e-IiaIniltOn, severely; Lieut..
Bulkeley and LicIt. AlexanUer.
Scots Guards, rex and file-f<illed.
.. wounded "a.
northumberland Fusillers. First
Lieut.. Brine. WoCcded. Mai. Dashw ood
and Lieut. Testing. dangerously Capt.
sapte and Lieut.. Fishbourne, severe
ly
'Northumberland Fusiliers. rank
ana file-l2 killed. 30 wounded.
Northamptonshire Regiment, Sec
ond Battalion. wounded. Capt Free
and and L.tetft.- Barton severely
South Yorkshire Regiment Second
Battaiion, rank and file, wounded. 81
DUTCH RISING CONTINUES.
The war office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Gen. Fores tier
Waller az Cape Town
Gen. Gatacre reports having NeSter-
day "wednesday cncamped battal-
ion of infantry near Putters Kraal. ana
that reinforcements of mounted troops
WITH half a battalion Of infantry, ar
rived at the same camI yesterday.
The Dutch rising continues i'm the
Broken Nail districts. The police at
'Ioltens repoit that 1000 Dutch have
left Cradok tCape ColonY) to join the
rehc's az Broken Nail. taking wiki them
armed natives.
"t en- Fren;h conducted a reconnois-
SancO toward arundel. which ne found
hello in stronpth. He Withdrew, with
three men NounCed.
The BOors are reported moving from
Natal to the ,icinitv OF Bloemfonteit
Topographic communication with Bel
mont has been reopened and "A heavy
engagone mt is reported The posimast- =
e~ at HC pC Town reports that the ku-
suman neople have defeated the North
orn rulers"
NEW FACE ON SITUATION.
Cen. Mcthuen's victory at Belmont.
at single stroke. puts an entrely new
face cn the military situation I'm South
Africa GEN Methuen has 10000 mon
at his back and is prepared TO deal a
power ful offensive movement al the un-
protected and vulnerable heart OF the
TransvaAi ana Free State. Belmont is
t. the Torth ~ the Orange river. and
only 30 miles from Kimberley. which
eau be regarded now as virtually re-
Heved When Methuen - Col. Ketke-
Wilh. commanding at Kimberley, unite
their forces there will be nearly 1900
electives ready either for "A movement
across the Vcldt. 90 attack Bluemton
tein, the capital Of the Orange Free
State. or TO push north To relieve Matc-
king.
The only hindrance seems 90 be tn,
reported rising Of the Dutch I'm North
ern Cape Colony. This. however. seems
90 bc only the departure OF adNcntur'