The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
LOSS OF THE DEaBYsHIREs.
Hcers Killed, wounded and Captured
over 800 British


London. June 11.-Lieut Gen. Sir Fred
erick Forester Walker, in command Of
the lines Of communication in South AZ
rica. reports that in he disaster to the
troops June Z a Roodeval, where the Beers
cut Lord Roberts line of communications,
the fourth battalion of the Derbyshlre
Regiment were oil killed, wounded or
made prisoners except six enlisted men.
Two officers and fifteen men were killed
and five officers ana seventy-two men
wounded, many of them severely.
The Beers returned the wounded TO the
British. The officers killed were I.ieut.
CCi. Baird-Douslas and Lieut. HaWley
The wounded include Col. Wilkinson ana
Lieut. Blanchard of the Canadian Infan-
try.
Gen. Walkers dispatch in fun
is as follows:
cape Town. June 10. Sunday. The fol-
lowing telegram has been received from
Charles Knox
- 'Kroonstad-The following casualties
reported from Roodeval, June Z, received
from Stonham commanding the Imperial
y Yeomanry hospital. dated Rhenoster Riv-
er, June 8, received here by flag Of truce
June 10: The fourth battalion Of The Der
byshre regiment Che Sherwood Forest
Lieut. HuWley aud fifteen Of the rank and
file; wounded, col. Wilkinson. cap. Bailey
Lieuts. Han, Lawder and Blanchard ana
ffty-nine Of the rank and file; the Shrop-
shire Light Infantry, one; Cape Pioneer
Railway Regiment seven; Ammunition
Park, Royal Marines aud Imperial Tele-
graphs, one each; Postofice Corps one.
'Stonham reports that many were
severely wounded and those remaining Of
the Fourth Derbyshires and details OF pris-
oners except six Of the rank and fiie are
i'm his camp All the wounded are I'm his
camp, luto.y occupied by the Fourth Der
byshires. Inquiries are being made as to
the names.
II Is Inferred that the Beers captured
over 500 meG, aud as late as June % held
positions cutting of the British forces
north of Kroonstad from reinforcements.
Methuen Had a. stir Fight.
Another dispatch from Gen. Forester
Walker Says Gen. Methuen was lighting
within ten miles Of Heilbron. June g. as
follows:
cape Town, Sunday. June 10-Kelly-
Kenny reports from Blocmfontein this
morning that Methuen. with the greater
part Of his division was fighting early I'm
the morning of June ten miles south OF
Heilbron, where Colville was reported to
be with the Highland Brigade Meihuen
left Lindloy June . with ample supplies
for himself and ColVille, leaving Paget 10
hold Lindley with sufficient force ana
supplies
Kelly Kenny has ordered Knox to
press I'm che enemy's outpost. believing
the enemy's strength TO be exaggerated
"A is quiet ard there is no anxiety as
regards the district TO the south. Com
munications north Of Kroonstad have
been cut since June g.
The news that the shutting off Lord
- Wit bp
world was accompanied by such O serious
loss came like a bolt from a compare
lively clear sky.
In London, until the news came. II was
thought that the destruction Of lhe rail-
road was accomplished by Free Skaters,
who were avoiding rather than ennihilat-
ing the British detachments stationed al
the point attacked.
Nor are Gen. Forestier-Walker's vague
statements regarding Methuen and the
situation al Hebron looked upon as re-
assuring. The Beers appear to be IN suf-