Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-12
COLONEL BRADN-
POWELL DEAD.
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General EULER visited Elandslaaste

to-day.
WILL RETURN TO ENGLAND.
Bloemfontein, April 1O.-General Cat
acre. the commander of the Third Dlvi-
sion. is about TO return to England.
General Polc-Carew has been APP
pointed to the command of the Eev-
enth Division.
Several changes are likely to be made
in the brigade commands.
ANOTHER OFFICIAL DISPATCH.
London. April 11.-Lord Roberts wires
to the War Office from Bloemfontein,
under date of Tuesday, April 10, as fol-
lows
The enemy have been very active
during the past few days. One COM
mando is now OH the north bank of the
orange river, not far from Aliwal
North. while another is attacking WEEP
ener. The garrison there is holding out
bravely and inflicted serious loss on the
Beers. Major Spring, of the Mounted
Rifles. was killed. No other casualties
have been reported as yet. The troops
are being moved up rapidly. A patrol
of six men of the Seventh Dragon
Guards. under Lieutenant Wotherley,
which had been reported missing since
April z, has returned safely
BOER TELEGRAMS DISTRIBUTED.
AS the foregoing does not mention the
alleged British reverse on Saturday at
Meerkatsfontein, the l3ocr kilograms
are not credited at the War Office, and
they are further discredited on account
of the discrepancies in the dispatches,
as Meerkatsfontcin in one message is
located near Brandfort, and in another
1t Is located southeast OF Bloemfon-
tcin the places being one hundred miles
apart.
General Gatncres return to England
is accepted as being in the nature of
recall. though no reason Is given for
1t, and 1t will be associated in the pub
lie mind with the lack of success.
Lord Roberts criticised his manage
mcnt of the Stormbcrg attack. and pos
sfbly Gatacre's having arrived an hour
ana half too late TO rescue the Red
dcrsburE force may have decided his
return. General Rundlc seemingly,
succeeds General Gatacre, and. accord
ing to n dispatch from Blocmfontein,
the commanders of several brigades
are about To be changed
The Reuter- Telegram Company's cor
respondent at Aliwal North, wiring at
$3.50 this morning, says:
There is no further news from Wep-
ener: Too cloudy to Telegraph. More
British troops are arriving"
NOTICE TO PORTUGAL.
It Is learned that the Boer govern
lnents have formally notified Portugal
that they consider the shipping of Brit
lsh troo3s and munitions of war 10
lthodesia 'by way of Beira. Portuguese
East Africa, to be tantamount to hostile
action. This, however, will not stop
General Sir Frederick Carringtons
force from entering Rhodesia Whether
or not the Beers will make rcprisas
upon Portugal remains to be seen,
though the best informed opinion here
inclines 10 the BELIEF that the Beers
20 NAY a1, - IL l.
protest with action that would bring
them into hostilities with still another
power.
DISPATCH FROM LORD ROBERTS.
London. April 1.-THE War ONCE has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts:
"Bloemfontcin. April 11.-Methuen
reports that the party of Beers de-
fcated April made good resistance
for four hours, and only gave in when
our tronps. with fixed bayonetS were
within fifteen yards of them. Seven of
the enemy were killed, eleven were
wounded and fifty-one were taken pris-
oners. Besides Lieutenants Boyle and
Williams Sergeant Patrick Campbell
was killed and ten of our men were
wounded. Williams was killed delibe-
rately after the white flag had been
held un. The nerpetrator of the crime
NdN AZ pllCe BIOL.
"Methuen speaks In high terms of
the intelligent manner in which the
Imperial Yeomanry and the Kimber-
ley Mounted Corps behaved
Buller reports that the enemy at
tackled his right flank yesterday while
he was engaged in changing his posi-
ton. but our artillery siienced their
guns, and they did not press the at
tack. Our losses were four men killed
and eight wounded"
BRITISH LOSSES TO DATE.
The War Office issued this afternoon
return OF the total British casualties
up to April Z. 1t was as follows:
Killed in action. 211 officers and .o6O
men. Died of wounds, IS officers and
46h men, Missing and prisoners, 16S
officers and 3,722 men. Died of disease.
A officers and LASS men. Accidental
deaths. officers and "a men. Re
patriatcd invalds. 2SS officers and 4.943
men. Total, 1855, exclusive of the
sick and wounded now in hospital.
TO the War Office returns Of casual
ties must be added the losses OF tho
last week and the wounded agCrepot-
Ing about 10000, making IL grand totol
of UPWARDS OF $4,000 officers and men
put out of action.
BOER PRISONERS.
In dispatch to the War Office Lord
Roberts says books. clothing and luyu-
ries are freely distributed to the Boer