The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-13
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BLOODY sAvTIs AT wvNsus
srltIsh sutFsssd . Terrible Rsvsu
Three omesrs and 80 Men s.i.
Killed, 200 Missing, and Guns q,

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sassass csptursd.
London, March N.-lt was Il
nounced yesterday that General Lo,}
Methuen and four guns had been c,'|
tured BY the Bosrs. commanded \
General Delarey. The news came lih
= thunderbolt to London.
The news was received in the hou
Of commons amid great excitemep|
The reading Of Lord Kitchener's ted
gram by the war secretary. Mr.. Brod
rick. was listened to In deep silens
which was broken by loud Irif|
cheers. Instantly there were cries }
"Shame!" "Shame!" from the goveu
ment benches. Then the Irish mes
bers seemed to think better OF the
outbreak and suddenly subsidized. III
subsequent eulogistic references !,
General Methuen were received viii
cheers.
In brief, Lord Kitchener ANNOUNCE
that when General Methuen was caI
tured, wounded, with four guns, TIM
British ofIlcers and SO men were kill
and ave officers and 72 men we
wounded. In addition one officer al
200 men were reported missing. Lo.
Kitchener's dispatch 10 as follows:
Pretoria. Saturday, March s.
greatly regret to have to send y
bad news Of Methuen. He was mod
ing with 900 mounted men, undd
Major Paris, and 800 infantry, fod
guns and a pompom, from Wynbu,
to Lichtenburg. and was to me
Grenfell. with 1900 mounted men, \
Roviraines Fontein, but Friday mon
ing early he was attacked by n
larey's force between Twe-Bosch an
Palmieteknill. The Beers charged I
three sides.
Five hundred and fifty men hsr|
come In at Maribogs and Kraaipa|
They were pursued by the Beers fo4 !
miles from the scene Of the actiu|
They report that Methuen and Par
with the guns baggage. ETC.. WEI
captured by the Beers. Methus5
when last seen. was prisoner.
have no details Of the casualties, a,
suggest delaying publication till ID
send definite news l think this sud
den revival Of activity on the part !
Delarey is to draw of the troops wi
are pressing De Wet"
In a second dispatch. dated Sundsl
March 8. Lord Methuen says:
Paris has come in at KraaipalI
with the remainder Of the men. He
ports that the column was moving
two parties. One. with the OK Wagon
left Twe-Bosch at 3 .. m. The oths
with the mule wagons, started an hol
later. Just before dawn the Beers
tackled. Before reinforcements cou}
reach them the rear guard broke. !
the meantime q large number of Boo
galloped up on both tanks. These,
first, were checked by the flank p
ties, but the panic and stampede
the mules had begun. and all the nv
wagons, with a terrible mixture
mounted men, rushed past the
wagons. All efforts to check them we
unavailing. Major Paris collected
men and occupied position mi
in front Of the OK wagons, which We
then halted. After a gallant but u
less defense the enemy rushed ID
the OK wagons, and Methuen VI
wounded in the thigh. Paris, bel
surrounded, surrendered. Methuen
still in the Boer camp"
Then follows the number Of casu
ties. The killed include Lieutenat
G. R. Venning and T. P. w. Neshd
of the Royal Artillery, who were
killed while serving their guns VI
case-shot.
A dispatch received last evel1
from Lord Kitchener says:
force under Delarey was almost
tirely dressed in British unifOr
This made 1t impossible for the
fantry to distinguish between th
own men and the enemy when
mounted troops were driven in
them. The enemy numbered H.
men. They had one 15-pounder AM
pompom." 1t Is feared that "a
Kitchener's incomplete accounts b
not told the worst, and the public
anxiously awaiting details.