Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
METHUEN'S BIG FIGHT
BRITISH NUMBERED SEVEN THOU
SAND; BOERs FIVE THOUSAND.
REALLY A SERIES OF BATTLES.
Boers Driven Five Miles-Their Lar
ger Taken. and Their stores De-
coming Very Serious.


vision moved on the Orange river Tues
day. and biyouacked at Witteputs Two
companies OF mounted infantry and a de-
tachment Of Lancers were sent 70 hold
Thomas Farm. Their pickets prevented
the Beers from advancing. The Beers
fred cannon. and the British artillery ar
rived on the scene and sllenced the
Beers fire.
At IN the morning the Guards Brigade
moved steadily forward 10 hill few
miles east of Belmont station. The Scots
and Grenadiers advanced 10 within hlty
yards OF tho base, vixen the Beers poured
In scathng fire. staggering the Guards
momentarily. But, quickly recovering,
they returned deadly hail into the
Beers. The duel was continued half an
hour. When the artillery commenced me
Beers evacuated their front position ana
the Scots Guards rushed the hill with the
bayonet and amid lusty cheers.
BRITISH NEVER WAIVER
The Ninth Brigade then moved Forward
! I'm extended order, and the Beers star ecu
| a terrible cross fire from the surrounding
! huls. The Coldstreams, supported by me
scots. Grenadiers, NOrthumberianus' auu
| Northamptons storned the second posi-
ton, in the face of constant anu III
! tive Roer fire. The Ninth Brigade then
advanced, the artillery, in the mean UNIV
maintaining excellent practice. Ihe bIl-
tisb Infantry never wavered, and when
! tremendous cheer notified them OF 're
! charge the Beers fled, and succeeded III
gaining a range Of hills In the rear, III
/ spite 81 the Iancers' hanSing movement
/ Tho infantry again CALAMITY iaceu VIC
| fro and the naval brigade came INTO ac-
/ tion for the first time, at range or l.Ho
yards The infantry was wen supp 80
| bv the artillery, and the Beers uhap'e "
withstand the death-deahns No"ey9,
| tired, and were again loICe" ~
some minor positions. 49, poo~,
,rbe pritish cavalry charged the Beers
! and pursued them for five miles. Posses
| sion was taken of the Boer laaser ana
| the Boer stores were destroyed.
ALLEGED BOER TREACHERf'
mo Beers hoisted a white flag over
their second position, whereup0n Leu'e-
nont Wulouehby, Of the Coldstream
Guards stood up, and was Immediately
shot down. ,. Too
The Beers twice repeated the same tao
tics. 1900
CAPE TOWN, November III rom lne
few details which have reached mere ol
| General Methuen's fight with the boeia
! Yesterday, it appears that Beers ION iu
! Flncharn's Farm shelled an advance D c,
/ Of the British Wednesday, November "a
90 tbo Rritish artillery was pushed for
ward and shelled Hill, which the 1911.
erbsoouently occupied, capturing tWo
ouns The Boer casualties were lnii "
men Killed and wounded.
SERIES or FIGHTS.
roNDON. November PA dispatch
from belmont says that General Ne
tbuen's force numbered 1900 men ana
that the Beers had 1900 men,
The eneagement was really series VI
| battles. during which the boei9 ,,d
| constantly carrying of their deau anu
g Thl War Office to-day issued the follow
| ing adyices. -.,,,,,,rer,
..,,o,,, T,ov,r November 2i-Afternoon-
,.,,,or.I Nfethuen further reports TINS
,l,a,,,,,e tbot the wounded are doing
yreu There are over fifty prisoners III
| Guiding "A German cOmmandant ana slA
| faId comets Nineteen OF these p'i'o'
ers are wounded. We are unaDls 70 eo.r
mate the Boer losses. Inc pIlsoi..,
e9v that Yesterdays attack was a sur
- md that il IS the only beating they
~ nod A large amount Of cofrespoh
! Iepce has been secured. The reserves
aro doing well. Colonel Pole-Care" re,
| ,Ioces Featberstonhaugh I'm command Oh
| the Nlnth Brigade -.-..,.,,,,,r
SORIIES FROM LADNSAllt'
CAPE TOWN. November 2A- Oncoh-
r,roo1 ronorts continue to arrive here 70
rr1 errct that General White recently
c.,,gbt tho Beers I'm q trap at Ladysnil h'
uolleino attachments Of the beieasueiins
torce 10 venture into the open country
when sortie parties from the brllish c"iilp
CAPTURED them IL IS diiilcult, ho"e'.I' ~
believe that news or such lnpoi '-'u0
would NOT have been officially announced,
and 1t IS held that the "ll'F us9, -.
win nrobablv turn out 20 be the sOrue
renorted from the Boer headquarters No
,rbree souadrons Of African light horse
have gone northward.
BOER CASUALTIES, 1000.
Late arrivals from Pretoria estimate
me Roar casualties az. 1000 men, hall OF
whom were killed. They also say the
race-course there Is being prepared FOR
/ a laooer i'm the event of a sieg'. ana thai
/ the Guns OF the fort are trained on H. II
case the prisoners attempt TO escape.
From President Kruger down, every one
is I'm favor OF fighting. They believe they
will succeed I'm annexing all the De-
leaguered towns. .
FLAG OF UNITED REPUBLIC.
The flag OF the United republic now
ready. bears the orange cross
me Beers expect the war TO last from
four 10 six months, when they will pos
sess South Africa.
Commandant Alhrecht and Lieutenant
Eloff have started, with thousand fol-
lowers. to capture Buuwayo.
MAFEKING SITUATION.
! MAGLAPIE. CAPE COLONY. Sunday,
| November ia dispatch received here
/ from Mafeking, dated Wednesday, No
vember 18th. says:
"lhe garrison is cheerful but the posi-
| ton is daily growing more difficult. The
| Beers are always drawing their entrench-
ments closer and are necessarily plying
the British with artillery and musketry
fire. The garrison is living almost en-
| urely in underground shelters, and the
health OF the troops is suffering
ONLY AN OCCASIONAL SHE'LL
MOOI RIVER, NATAL. November 81
The Beers have only sent an occasional
she'll into the British camp since this
morning. The range OF the British guns
is not sufficient for them 20 be effective.
An official native runner corrobofates
the report that heavy hring has occurred
northward The runner who IS from
Estcourt. says he was captured Dy the
Boers who infest the heights northward.
lie adds that they searched him. but
rallied 10 discover the dispatches.
the Beers are in strong forces under
rho cover OF a hill on which are two
guns. when the British opened fire the
runner escaped ia the confusion.
SITUATION AT LADNsMlTH.
The same runner was az Lady smith
last week. He reiterates that heavy
.f.t..,.,.~ occurred there The Beers, ne