Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-03-13
GEN. METHUEN
MADE PRISONER
Wounded and Captured on the Way 10
LiChtenburS.
LIKE A THUNDERDOLT IN LONDON.
British Troops Attacked on Three Sides
Three British Officers and Thirty
eight Men Killed.

London, March 10.-It was announced
TODAY that General Lord Methuen and
four guns bad been captured by the Beers
commanded by General De La Rey. The
news came like thunderbolt to London.
The exta editions of the evening papers
giving an account of the disaster were
eagerly bought up, and their readers hur-
ried through the streets with anxious faces
and bitter remarks passed on the subject
of the governments declaration that the
war in South Africa was over. The news
came too late to affect business on the
Stock Exchange, but excited curb deal
ings followed the closing, in which South
Africans slumped heavily.
The news caused excitement in the mine
market. Throgmorton street was thronged
with South African operators eagerly In
curing for details of the British defeat
and watching the effect of the announce
ment. Shares were offered freely at first;
but by6 O'Clock the excitement had abated
and the curb hardened.
EXCITEMENT IN THE HOUSE
The news was received in the Horse OF
Commons amid great excitement. The
reading of Lord Kitchener's telegram by
the Secretary of War, Mr.. Eroderick, was
listened to in deep silence, which was
broken by loud Irish cheers. Instantly
there were cries of "Shamel shame!" from
the government benches. Then the Irish
members seemed to think better of their
outbreak, and suddenly subsidized. The
subsequent eulogistic references to General
Methuen were received with cheers.
In brief, Lord Kitchener announced
that wien General Metbuen was captured
wounded, with four guns, three British
officers and tbirty-eight men were killed
and five officers aud seventy'two men
wounded. In addition, one officer and
two hundred men we're reported missing.
The text of Lord Kitchener's dispatch
announcing the capture Of General
Methuen is rs follows:
"Pretolia, SATURDAY., Msrch 81 greatly
regret to have to send you bad news OF
Methuen. He was moving with nine
hundred mounted men, under Major Paris
and three hundred infantry, four guns and
a pomponl, from Kynburg to Llchtenburg
and was to meet Greufell, with 1900
mounted men at Rovirainesfontein today
Yesterday morning early he was attacked
by De La Rey's force between Two'Bosch
and Palmieteknil. The Beers charged on
three sides.
"Five hundred and fifty men have come
in at Maribogs and Kraaipan. They we're
pursued by the Beers four miles from the
scene of the action. They report that
Methuen and Paris, with the guns, bag
gage, act., were captured by the Beers.
Methuen when last seen, was a prisoner
l. have no details of the casualties, and
suggest delaying publication till l can send
definite news. think this sudden re-
vival of activity on the part of De LIE Rey
is to draw off the troops pressing DeWet." "
MORE PARTICULARS
In a second dispatch. dated Sunday
March 9, Lord Kitchener, says:
''Paris has come in at Kraaipan, with
the remainder of the men. He reports
that the column was moving in two parties
One, with the OK wagons, left I've -Boscf
at 8 a. On. The other, with the mule
wagons, started an hour later. Just be
fore dawn the Beers attacked. Betor
reinforcements could reach them, the rea
guard broke. In the meantime, larg
number of Beers galloped up on bot
fanks. These at first were checked b.
the flank parties, but the panic and STAN
pede of the mules had begun, and al tn
mule wagons, terrible mixture of mour
ted men, rushed past the OK wagons. A
efforts to check them were unavailnt
Major Paris collected forty men an
occupied a position mile in front OF tn
OK wagons, which were then halted. Att
a gallant but useless defense, the enem
rushed into the OK wagons, and Methue
was wounded in the thigh. Paris, beir
surrounded at 10 a. m. Methuen is still
the Boer camp"
Then follows the number of the cas'
alties, as already cabled. The killed il
c,ude Lieutenants q. R. venning and
p. w. Nesham, of the Royal ARTILLERY
who we're both killed while serving the
guns with case shot.