Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-06
Bosr. Victory at Bethel,

London, November 2.-Tho following
is the text of Lord Kitohener's dispatch,
dated Pretoria, November l..
4 havs just heard of severe attack
made on the rear guard OF Col. Benson's q
column, when about twenty miles north
west Of Bethel, near Brokenlaagte, dur,
ing q thick mist.
to have been thousand. They took
two guns from the rear guard, but It is
uncertain whether they were able to
remove them.
~ fear our casualties were heavy.
Col. Benson was wounded, but not
severely. A relieving column will reach
him this morning"
follows:
"Col. Barter, who marched from the
constabulary, line yesterday, reached
Bengon's column early this morning
(Friday) unopposed. He reports that
Col. Benson died of his wounds.
"The other casualties are the follow
"Killed: Col. L. Guinness, Major f. D.
Murray, Capts. NJ w. Lindsay and +. II.
=. Shepherd and Second Lieut.. A. j.
Corlett.
"Died of his wounds, Capt. Eyre
Lloyd"
Lord Kitchener then gives tho names
of IL other officers who wore wounded,
most of them severely, and announces
that 64 non-CommissiOned officers and
mon were killed and 100 wounded, add
Ing that four of the latter have since
died of their wounds.
The dispatch then says:
III assume that tho guns have boon
recovered and the enemy has withdrawn,
but l have no further details.
II doeply regret the lose of Col. Benson
and the officers and men who fell with
him. In Benson the service loses a
most gallant and capable officer, who
invariably led his column with marked
success and Judgment.
tors and maintained with great detsrmi-
nation by both sides. The enolny suf-
fcred heavily, but I have not yet received
a reliable estimate.
"The Doors retired east"
KITCHENER GIVES NO DATES.
London, November 2.-Col. Benson
had boon for some time operating in the
vicinity of Bethel, which is northeast of
Standerton. He surprised Boer leager
October o., near Trichardsfontoin, talk
ing thirty-seven prisoners. Three days
later, according to Lord Kitchoners
report at tho time, after long night
and Erasmus "heavily attacked Bonson's
roar guard and tlanks at Yzirvarkfontein
but wero easily driven away"
Whether this was the attack which
resulted so disastrously or whether the
Doors who had been repulsed took 'advan
tagc of tho mist to renew the attack is
still unexplained. Lord Kitchener docs
not give the date of the Bethel engage
| mont.
cAprIrpED 10 rCDDo
London, November IA dispatch
| received hero to-day, says Col. Kekew ich
during night surprise of Van Albert's
Laager, northeast of Rustenburg, (about
60 miles west of Pretoria,) captured
scventy-eight Doors.
BoERs THREATEN REpRIsALs.
| Amsterdam, November 1.-The Boel
doputatiOn here summoned Mossrs. Leyds
and Van Bocscboten by telegraph ycstor
day from Brussels to consider dispatches
| received from tho Boer leaders in tho
field, saying that tho Sighting burghers
wore determined to make reprisals if tho
British continued hanging and shooting
rebels and others, to the effect that tho
Boer authorities in South Africa affirm
that the adoption of roprisals woule
bo bad policy, and that, in order tc
strengthen their position, they reques
Mr. Kruger to lot them know his opinion
as he still has the greatest hold on tho
minds of tho burghers. The meeting
lasted four hours and it was decided tt
advise Mr.. Kruger to comply with til,
request of the Boer authorities and tc
take the opportunity to bring tho subjec
of British executions in South Africf
before the European public in Al oper
letter
DR.. Lcyds has gone to Hilvorsnm tc
present the matter to Mr.. Kruger.