The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24
BRITISH VICTORY
WAS COMPLETE
General Metheun Attacks
ed Beers at Daybreak
IN STRONG POSITION.
Three Ridges Carried, Last Attack
Preceded by ShrapneI.
B0ERS FOUGHT WITH COURAGE.
English Infantry Behaved Splcndidly
and Received Support From Naval
Brigade aud Artillery Both
Sides Lost Heavily-forty
Prisoners We're
Taken.
B0ERS FOUGHT WITH COURAGE.

! LONDON, Nov E.-The Secretary OF
War has received the following dispatch
through General Forestier-Walker from
General Metheun. dated Belmont, Noyem-
Der 23rd:
Attacked the enemy at daybreak this
morning. lie was IN strong position.
Three ridges were carried I'm succession,
the last attack being preceded by shrap-
mel Infantry behaved splendidly and re-
ceived support from the naval brigade
and artillery The enemy fought with
courage and skill Had attacked
later ] should have had far heavier loss.
"Our victory was complete. Have taken
forty prisoners. Am buIying a good many
Of the Beers dead, but the greater part
Of the enemy's killed and wounded were
removed ~ their comrades. Have cap
tured large number OF horses and COWS
and destroyed a large quantity of ann
muuition
THE CASUALTIES.
"Rrigadier-General Fetherstonhaugh
was severely wounded in the shoulder
and Lieutenant-COlonel Crabbe of the
Grenadier Guards, Is reported wounded.
our other casualties are the following:
"Grenader Gnrds-Th.rd Battalion
Killed. Lieutenant Fryer; wounded, Lieu
tenant Blundeu, dangerously.
"Grenadier Guards-second Battalion
Wounded. Lieut.. Leslie Lieut.. Vaughan
Lieut.. Gurdon- -Rebow and Lieut. Russell
Reported wounded, Lieut. Lyon and
Lieut. Cameron.
Geuadier Guards-Rank and hle-Killed,
25. wounded. IS; missing. la5.
"Coldstream Guards First Battalion
Wounded. Lieutenant Grant
"Coldstream Guards-second Battalion
Wounded Lieutenant The Hon Wiilough-
by and Lieutenant Burton. the latter
severely.
"Coldstream Guards-Rank and file
Killed S; wounded, %; missing, 8.
SCOTS GUARDS
"scots Guards-First Battalon-Wound,
ed Major The Hon. North Dairympie-
Hamilton. severely; Lieutenants Bulkley
and Alexander.
"scots Guards-Rank and ile-Killed, Q;
wounded g.
northumberland Fusiliers-First Bat
talion-Kued, Captain Eagrer and Lieu
tenant Byrne: wounded Major DashWood
and Lieutenant Testing. dangerously;
Captain Saple and Lieutenant Fishbourne
sovereiv
Northumberland FusiIiers-Rank and
hle-kiHed r., wounded. b.
"Northamptonshire Regiment - Second
Battahon-Wounded Captain Freeland
and Lieutenant Barton severely.
south Yorkshire Regiment- Second Bat
Gal l.H H
BULLER STARTS FOR NATAL.
CAPETOWN. Nov 2i-General Buller
has started for Natal. lie is expected TO
return here shortly.
CAPE TOWN. nov. .-(Eyening)-
The constant arriya. of transports and
the enfraiuing of troops for the mystic
rious North are the chief incidents among
he military.
Although the authorities exercise a
strict watch over the transmission of
news. it is permitted 90 say now that
they are prepared to act against the BOer
aggression iu the North.
Although it is absurd 10 unserrate the
Free Stators, yet DO IS the opinion OF
many competent t1 Judge that they will
not resist the British advance with the
same dogge edness as is shown by the
Transvaalers. and. even now many be-
leve that IN 70 p.ebi-cite We're taken it
would show majority against war;
TRANSPORTS ARRIVE.
LONDON. Nov. 2s-The British trans
ports Pavonia and Cephalonia arrived al
Durham to-day. with about 3oo0 troops.
making the total arrivals Of the first di-
vision II $50 men. Another A0O0 are eX-
pected within few days.
The Admiralty announces that the hrst
dragons left CaI.a Town to-day for Dur
ban To- reinforce General C!ery, whose |
advance is delayed by lack OF cavalry.
FROM KlMBbRLEY.
LONDON. Nov. 23-rhe War Office this
evening issued dispatch from cape |
Town which /. "a brief official diary or |
events Al Kimber.ey from November 18th !
.o November 18th DO shows that no seri- |
.us eneagement occurred between those |
Iates. that .4e Brush losses have been |
and that the BOer losses |
were probably very small The final en- /
rv indicates that tne Beers anticipating |
he advance of thc relief column under
General Netheun have taken up defensive |
positions 10 the south OF the town.
The despatch follows.
">IaRFRLFY. nov. 12.-The Beers
ired four hundred shells yesterday. our
expenditure up go date is about 20 shells.
NOV l3-There was "A desultory bonn
iardment to-day the Boer prartice being
Indifferent
''Noy. 1.-THE bombardment continued
O-day.
No. l6.-At day break our mounted
roops made a soriie. The morning was
misty and our scouts came suddenly upon
he Roers VINO fired wildly. An artillery
Engagement ensued. We had two men
Wounded.
.Nov i7-There was another sortie at
o'clock Yesterday afternoon from Bull
.rtein. which drove the enemy to the
dee of Alexandersfontein. Our only
osualtv was "a captain wounded. It is
eDorfed that the Beers are concentrate
1- s.uth Of kimberley. and now occupy
aas,ers AT stagsteinfontein station ana
choltznek Their camp is practically !
urrounded by copice and the country is
uitable TO their tactics"
SMELLING A CAMP.
Moof RIVER. NATAL. Nov 23-io
'c'o,k A. M.-The Boer guns began to
hell The camp at \. Al
Tbs British artillery Is In position on |