The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-11
GENERAL. METHUEV
IS A PRISONER
His Force Cut Up Badly by Beers
Under DeIarey.
ATTACK MADE BEFORE DAWN
Beers Captured All ar;'.s,, Guns and Baggage,
and Retain Ca -, IS a Prisoner.
CsG-4!::es Are
Heavy.
ATTACK MADE BEFORE DAWN
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LONDON March 10.-A dispatch from
General Kitchener reports the capture Of
General Methuen and four guns, beside
a number of officers and men, killed and
wounded in an engagement With the
Beers under General Delarey.
General Methuen was wounded IN the
thigh. Three British officers and thirty
eight men were killed. Five British Off
GERS and seventy-two men were wounded
One British officer and two hundred men
are missing.
The fight in which General Methuen was
captured occurred before dawn March
7th, between Winburg and Lichetenours,
Orange River colony. The British force
numbered 200 men. The Beers captured
all the British baggage. General Nc
thuen is retained as a prisoner.
THE DISPATCH.
The text OF Lord INitchener's dispatch
regarding the CAPTURE Of General Methuen
is as follows:
..pretoria. Saturday, March 81 greatly
regret to have to aend you bad news OF
Methuen He was moving with nine hun
bred mounted men, under Major Paris,
and three hundred infantry, four guns
and a. pompom, from Wynburg to Llech-
tenbllrs. and was to meet Grenfell, with
1900 mounted men, at hoviraineS ton-
tein to-day. Yesterday morning he was
attacked by Delarey's force between
Twe-Bosch and Palnlieteknill. The Beers
charged on three sides.
Five hundred and fifty men have come
in at Maribogs and kraalpan. Ihey
were pursued by the Beers four miles
from the scene of the action. They re-
port that Methuen and Paris, with the
guns. baggage etc, were captured by
the Beers Methuen. when last seen. was
a prisoner I have no details of>the cas-
ualties, and suggest delaying publication
till | can send definite news. I think
this sudden revival OF activity on the
mart of Delarey is to draw off the troops
pressing DcWet''
REATeGuIARD BROKE.
In a second dispatch, dated Sunday,
March 9th, Lord Kitchener says:
paris has come in at kraalpan with
III, remainder of the men. BE reports
that the column was moving in two parts.
One, with the OK wagons, left i've
Basch at 5 o'clock a. NJ. The other,
with the mule wagons, started an houf
later. lust before dawn the Beers at
lacked Before reinforcements could
reach them the rearguard broke. In the
meantime a large number of Boers gal
loped up on both TANKS. These at frst
were checked by the fanking parties, but
the panic and stampede of the mules had
begun. and all the mule wagons with q
terrible mixture OF mounted men. rushed
past the OK wagons. All efforts to
check them We're unaEallins. MAJOR
Paris collected forty men ana occupied
a position a mile in front Of the OK
wagons, which We're then halted. After
a gallant but useless defense the enemy
rushed into the OK wagons and Methuen
was wounded in the thigh. Paris being
surrounded, surrendered at 10 a. NJ Me
thuen is still in the Boer camp.
Then follows the number of the cas-
naities. as already cabled. The killed in
clude Lieutenants G.. r. Vennig and T..
p. w Nesham. of the Royal ARTILLERY,
who were both killed while serving their.
Guns with case shot
AS Lord Kitchener announced thatEMa-
Tor Paris had surrendered and also tel
cra,,hed that he had reached Kraaipan.
with the remainder of the men. it may he
inferred that the Boers subscruentlv re-
leased the Major and his companions.