Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-03-14
BoERs GET METhUEN
BRITISH GENERAL HEAVILY DE,
FEATgo AND CAPTURED.
ceisrsy inniets One OF the most Sc
we're Blows Of the War.

london. March i0-II Nas sn,
nounesd To-day that General IAonl
M.ihnen ani four guns liad is.n cap
iur-i by ihe iio~ts commanded by Gesi
erai Delarry.
General Msthaen MSS NSnniesi ia
,h. thigh fhEe- british oriie-Ts an.i
thiftysetshi Hnsn were killrsi- ilye
british otflerEs ani seSsnty-t9o men
wer~ Wounsic.i, On. british 0fiir-f
and $50 lnsn arr missing.
The nsiN o.cnn-si bcfoFr dawn
March sih, l-iWren winburs sRi i.ics,-
tsbburs. oTans. River colony. The
bngish fofer nulni-Fr.i ..ss, tnsn The
iio-ss captured all the British isassase.
S.nsEai NvIhuea is retained as = pgis-
on-r.
III. killed inelui- i.ieuI-nsnls q. u.
N.nnins HHi 4. u. ". N-sissm VI III.
Royal artiiiSTy. wlio WEIR b8ih killed
whii- serving their guns with eas.
siis~.
The news came liz. a thnnL-ris0ll To
London. III. -stra editions of the
evening IaI-Fs giving an account Of
ili. disaster WsE- eagerly LaushI up
Their rahSTs hurried thFoash the
streets with anxious far,-s. ani birsg
r-innrks we're I1ss-t on the snbjs,-t
Of the governments declaration that
the war Ia South Africa was ever. Tlic
news ennir too late to afT,-t busin-ss
ON the Sleek Exchange. buI excited
curb dealings quickly followed the
closing. ia whIrh South Africans
si,iInIss-t h~nViiy.
The n-ws ransri srrat excitement Ia
. the mine market. TrrockmoFioa street
was ihruns-,l with South African sl-rS
i n'"r~. eagerly inaulrins for details Of
the British defeat aud watching. the -f.
feet OF tie nnnouns-ni-nt. shaI-s
were offered fr-'iy Mt nr~;. hut by q
| o'ciock the excitement had alsi,-,i and
ili. curb ion- hardened.
Tie n-ws was revived in the House os
| Commons amid sp'at excitement. The
reading of Lord Kitrh.n-r's s-icsrnip
by the war s-snvtnry. Mr.. isro-irIcE
was listened io Ia ,i--p sil.ne-. which
was broken by loud Irish cheers, In.
s,nniy ti,.T- w"T- cries af shame.
shame" fTnm the government benches.
Then the Irish members SEEMED ~
,hinE better II their outbreak aud SUD
| denly subsidized. The subsequent r-f-Es
rnc"s Ia General M-shu-n were ~.
c-lv.i with cheers.
As Lord Kitchener announced that
| Major Paris had surrendered and also
| tci-.rnpi'ri iiint lie had reached kraai.
| pan with the remainder Of the men. I,
inny II, inferred ,iint the iio-rs sul.-r.
| Iu.ntiy released the major ani his
companions.
Lord Rolcr's. who announced the
| British disaster In the House Of Lords.
saii that General Mcthucn for nearly
two years Ind carried ON his work with
zeal. intelligence and great prrs.vcr.
nncc. adding that the general was bc.
loved of his men aud no work was too
General Mcihucn.
General M-ilu.n commanded the col.
umn scBt to relieve Kimberley In the
latter pari uf isga and while on that
service fought the Beers at Belmont.
Graspan. the Aiodicr river and Ma
| fcrsfontcln. Al the battle OF Graspan
| the Rocrs were under the command of
| General Dclnrcy, who Is General
Mcthu-n's cnptor now.
Aficr General Mcthucn's defeat Mt
Mngrrsfontcin II was reported that he
| had shown signs OF breaking down al
| most Immediately he took command
| OF his division. Ills handling OF the
troops aroused the mos; violent criti.
| cism. which was only stillcd by the re-
lief OF Kimberley. when the question
| OF his health and ability seemed TO he
dropped. Since that time General
| Methuen hns rendered efficient service
and several notable successes over the
Beers stand to his credit.
Delarey. vino has proved himself the
most able OF the Boer generals. has
within n fortnight gained n second de-
| cisivc victory.
His first victory was the capture of
Nondonop's convoy, when the British
casualties In killed. wounded and'pris.
oners totnlcd ,:I2l.