The record-union., 1899-11-24
But Suffer a Heavy Loss IN Officers and
Men Killed and Woun1ed.
Boer Guns Continue She1ling Brit
ish Artillery Positions on Mooi
River, but Do No Serious DAM
aEe-The Situation at EstcOurt
and Natal Remains Obscure,
Though Fighting is Reported at
Both Points.

LONDON, Nov. 23.-General Methuen
reports from Belmont, under date OF
November %, as follows:
Attacked the enemy at daybreak
this morning He was in a strong po-
succession, the last attack being pre-
pared by shrapnel. Infantry behaved
splef dly, and received the support of
the naval brigade and artillery. The
enemy fought with courage and skill.
Had l attacked later 1 should have sus-
tanned heavy loss.
Our victory was complete. Have
taken forty prisoners. Am burying a
good number of the Beers, but the
greater part of the enemy's killed and
wounded We're removed by companions.
and cattle, and destroyed large quanti-
ties of ammunition.
'Brigadier General Featherston-
haught was severely wounded in the
shoulder and Lieutenant Colonel
Crabbe of the Grenadier Guards is re-
ported wounded.
"Other casualties are the following.
"Grenadier Guards Third Battalion
Killed, Lieutenant Fryer wounded,
Lieutenant Blundell, dangerously.
"Grenadier Guards Second Battalion
Wounded, Lieutenant Leslie Lieuten-
ant Vaughan, Lieutenant Cur don-Re-
bow and Lieutenant Russell; reported
wounded, Lieutenants Lyon and Gamer
on
'Grenadier Guards. rank and file
Killed, twenty-six; wounded, thirty six /;
missing, thirteen.
'Coldstream Guards, First Battalion
Wounded, Lieutenant Grant
"Coldstream Guards, Second Battal-
ion-Wounded Lieutenant The6d5fe
Willoughby and Lieutenant Burton. the
latter severely.
"Coldstream Guards, rank and file
Killed, eight; wounded, twenty-three;
missing. five
Scots Guards, First Battalion
Wounded, Major Theon North Dalrym-
ple- Hamilton. severely; Lisutenants
Bulkeley and Alexander
Scots Guards, rank and file-Killed,
nine: wounded thirty-four
Northumberland Fusneers First Bat
talion-Killed, Captain Eager and Lieu
tenant Brine; wounded Major Dash
wood and Lieutenant Testing danger
ously, Captain Saple and Lieutenant
Fishbourne severely.
Northumberland Fusileers, rank and
file-Killed, twelve; wounded, thirty
two.
'Northamptonshire Regiment, Second
Battalion-Wounded, Captain Freeland
and Lieutenant Barton, severely
South Yorkshire Regiment, Second
Battalion, rank and file-Wounded,
three"
MOOT RIVER (NataD, Nov. 23.-1O a.
m.-The Boer guns began to shell the
camp at a. m. The British artillery
is in position on high ground to the
east. west and north of the station.
The artillery duel was continued until
s, when it ceased for an hour. The
Beers RECOMMENDED at 9, and dropped
three shells into the camp. They are
still firing at intervals, with no dam
age although their aim is good.
A patrol of Thorneycroft' Horse has
returned from the direction of Rosetta,
and reports all quiet there.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-The War Office
has received the following despatch
from General Forster Walker at CAGE
town:
General Gatacre yesterday CWednes-
day. encamped battalion of infantry
near Putters Kraal, and reinforce
ments of mounted troops with a half
battalion of infantry arrived at the
same camp to-day.
THE Dutch rising continues in the
Broken Nail districts. The police at
Molten's report that armed Dutch have
left Kradock (Cape Colony to join the
rebels at Broken Nail, taking with them
armed natives"
LONDON, Nov. 24-(J a. m. Before
anxiety as to the situation in Natal had
been relieved, there comes news of a
great battle at Belmont This has hap
pened sooner than was expected. Only
the unofficial account is yet to hand
but SO far as can be gathered, the
fighting appears TO have been almost a
repetition of the battle of Glands
Laagte. A dispatch of the previous DAY.
estimated that the Beers in that vicin-
ity numbered 1900, and that they had
five guns, and, judging from the abb
sence of any statement to the contrary
in the official report, it is believed that
the British were slightly superior in
numbers to the enemy.
The Beers had chosen a position with
their customary skill, and We're strongly
entrenched. The British were obliged
to carry three ridges in succession. Ap-