Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-10
B|)[R& CAPTURE
GENERAL k[1AUEN
The British Army Suffers Another
Severe Reverse in Orange
River Colony.
Methuen and Four Guns Captur.
ed..Three Officers and So
Men Killed.
Two Hundred Men Are Missing
and Nearly One Hundred
We're Wounded.
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London, March lU.-buiieeiii1S 1Si'
Methuen and four guns were capturet
by Gen. Delarey.
Methuen was wounded, three British
pfficers and thirty .ght men killed. ant
five officers and seventy-two mel
One British officer and 2O
men are missing. The fight in whicl
Methuen was captured occurred befor'
dawn on March 7, between Winburt
and Lichtenburg, Orange River Colony
The British force numbered 1900 men
ind the Beers captured all the British
baggage. Methuen was retained as ;
prisoner.
Following is the text of Kitchener.
dispatch:
pretoria, March s.-I greatly :
regret to have to send you bad
news of Methuen. He was moving
with 900 mounted men under Maj.
Paris and 800 infantry, four guns
and a pompon. from Wynburg to
Lychtenbu1g, and was to meet
Grenfell with 1900 mounted men at
Royirainesfontein today. Yester-
day morning early he was attacked
by Delarey's force, between TIVE
Bosch and Palmieteknill. The
Beers charged on three sides. Five
hundred and fifty men have come
in at Maribogs and Kraaipan.
They were pursued by the Beers
four miles from the scene of action.
They report Methuen and Paris,
with guns, baggage, ETC., captured
by the Beers. Methuen, when last
seen, was prisoner. have no de-
tails of the casualties, and suggest
delaying publication TIL I can send
definite news. think this sudden
revival of activity on the part of
Delarey is to draw off the troops
pressing Dewet."
In sec nd dispatch, dated the 9th
Kitchener ,ys:
Paris as come in at Kraaipan,
with rena ,der of the men. He re-
ports the lumn moving in two
parties. Oh J, with ox-wagons, left
Twe-Bosch at 8 a. m. The other
with mule wagons, started an hour
later. Just before dawn the Beers
attacked. Before reinforcements
could reach them the rear guard
broke. In the meantime a large
number Of Beers galloped upon
both fanks. These, at first We're
checked by flank parties. but q
panic and stampede of the mules
had begun, and all mule wagons,
with a terrible mixture of mounted
men rushed past the ox-wagons.
All efforts to check them were un-
availing. Paris collected forty men
and occupied position a mile in
front of the ex-wagons, which were
then halted. After gallant but
useless defense, the enemy rushed
into the ox-wagons and Methuen
was wounded in the thigh. Paris
being surrounded, surrended at 10
a. m. Methuen is still in the Boer
camp"
Then follows the number of casual.
ties, as already cabled. The killed in.
clude Lieutenants G. r. Venning ant
T. P. w. Nesham, Of the Royal artiller,
who were both killed while serving
their guns with case shot. AS Lore
announced that Major Paris
had surrendered and also telegra pheC
he had reached Kraaipan with the
remainder of the men, it may be in.
ferred the Beers subsequently released
the major and his companions.
Kitchener's dispatches announcing
the disaster were read in both the house
Of lords and house of commons today by
Lord Roberts, commander-in- chief, ant
war secretary respectively
They both paid tribute to Gen. Methu-
en-, the former expressing his appreci.
alton of Methuen's success thruout the
war, and declaring his task of forcing
the Boer position at Magersfontein was
an almost impossible one.