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Show BI1IT1SHL0SE Geo. Melton ami Four Guns arc Captured by Gen. Delarey. REVERSE A SEVERE ONE Three British Officers, Thirty-Eight Thirty-Eight IVlcn Killed. SEVENTY -SEVEN WOUNDED Ono Officer and Two Hundred Men Missing Battle Occurred Last Trl-dny Trl-dny JiiBt Beforo Diwn, Between Wlnberg and Llchtenburg, Ornngo Itlvcr Colony British Foico Numbered Num-bered Twelvo Hundred Men Boers Charged on Three Sides Qcn. Methuen Wounded, Being Shot In tho Thigh MnJ. Paris Then Surrendered. Sur-rendered. He Was Afterward Released Re-leased and Has Benched Kranlpen i Dispatch from Kitchener Detailing 1 the Victory of tho Boers Is Bead I In Both Houses ot Parliament. London. March 10 It wns announced today that Con. Lord Methuen and four guns had been enptured by the Iloers, commanded by Hen. Delarey. The news came like a thunderbolt to London. The extra editions of Iho evening papers giving giv-ing nn account nf the disaster were eagerly bought up. Their readers hurried hur-ried through the streets vvlth nnxlous fnces, nnd bitter remarks wern passed on tho subject of tho Government's declaration Hint the war In South Africa was over. The news came too late to nffect business on tho stock exchange, but excited curb dealings quickly followed fol-lowed Ihn i losing, In which South Afrkuns slumped heavily. mini: MAUKivr excited. The news caused great excitement In the mine inaiV-ct. Tbrogmorton street vvna thronged with South African operators opera-tors early, inquiring for details nf Ihe Iltlllsh defeat and wntchlng the effect nf tho announcement. Shares were offered of-fered freely nt llrst. but by 6 o clock tho excitement hnd abated nnd thu curb tone hardened. HXCITHMKNT IN COMMONS. Tho news was received In Ihe House of Commons amid great oxrltcrncnt. Tho leading nf !,nril Kitchener's telegram tele-gram by Mr. Hrodrlck, the War Serre-tars', Serre-tars', was listened to In deep silence, which was broken by loud Irish cheers. Instantly there were cries ut 'Shame, shamol' from the ijiiveriinient benches. Then the Irish members seemed to think better of their outbreak und suddenly subsided. Tho subsequent eulogistic references to Hen. Methuen vvcro le-ccived le-ccived with cheers. WHAT DISPATCH SAID. In brief, I.ord Kitchener announced that when (leu. Methuen vvna captured, wounded, with four guns, thtco Ilritlsh ofllccrs and thlrly-elglit men were killed mid llvo olllcera nnd seventy-two men were wounded Jn addition, ono olllcer and 200 men were leported missing. The full text of the dispatch follows. IvITCHKNEIl HEPOUTS HEVEIlSn. "Pretoria, Saturday, March 81 Breatly regret to have to send lou bad news of Methuen. Ho was moving; with 900 mounted men under MuJ. Par-Is, Par-Is, and W0 Infantry, font guns nnel a pom-pom from Wynburg to Lltchen-liurtr, Lltchen-liurtr, and wan to meet Hrenfell, with 1100 mounted men at Hovlriilnesfonteln today. Yesterday morning early ho was uttucked by Delarey a fnrco between be-tween Tvve.Hnsch and Palmletenlll. The Iloers tharped on three sides. MKTHUKN HELD PltlbONEH. "I'lvo hundred nnd fifty men have romo In at Marlbogn and Kraalpen They were pursued by Ihe Iloers four miles fiom tho scene of tho action. They report that Methuen nnd Purls, with the guns, baggige', etc , were cap-tilled cap-tilled by the Doers. Methuen, vvhn last seen, wis a prisoner, I have no iletnlls of tho casualties and suggest dolus Ing publication until I can nend definite news. I think this sudden revival of activity activ-ity on tho part of Delarey Is to draw oft the tioons nresilng Dcvvet." SECOND MESHAOl. In a second dlspitch dated Sunday, March !th. Lord Kitchener snys, ' Paris has como In nt Kiaalpen vvlth tho remainder of tho men, lie reports that the column was moving In two pirlles. One, with tho nx wagons, left Twe-Hosch nt 3 a, in. Tho other, with tho mule vvagots, starte 1 an hour later. la-ter. Just before dawn tho Iloers attacked at-tacked Ilefnro reinforcements could leach them the rear guard broke In tho meantime a latge number of Hoois gnllnpil up on bulb llnnkn. These at first vvcro checked by the llnnk parties, but tho panic nnd stnmpeela of the mules hnd begun nnd nil Ihe iiiuln wagons, with a teirlhln mlxtitin of mounted men, ruined past Iho ox w igons. All efforts to check them were unavailing. Maj Paris collected forty men and occupied n position n mllo In flout of the ox vvngnns, which were then halted. After a gallint but useless defense the enemv i tiered Into the nx wagons an.l Methuen was wounded In tho thigh. Paris, being surrounded, surrendered at 10 a, m Methuen Is still In the Doer camp." OrKICEItB KILLED Then follows tho number of casual, ties, as already cabled. The killed Include In-clude Lleuts O It Venning nnd T, P. W, Nnsham of the Ilosal artillery, who weie both killed whllo serving their guns vvlth case shot As 1iid Kitchener announced that Maj Paris had surrendered and also telegtaphed that ho hail readied Kraalpen with the remainder of the men It may bo Inferred that the Iloers subsequently released tho Major and his companions, HEAD IN rAHLIAMKNT. Lord Kllihener's dispatch announcing announc-ing Ihe dl'nster to Clen. Mrthtten's forces wns rend In both the House of Lords and tho IIouso of Commons today to-day by Lord Itobeits, the commander-in-chief, and Mr. Hrodilck. thu War Secretnty, rospectlvily. They both paid tributes to Hen. Methuen the former for-mer expressing his appreciation of Methuen's success throughout the war, declaring that his task of forcing tho Doer position nt Magrrsfontcln was an Rji 3! almost Impossible one BIhS' ' SH TIHIIt'TI H TO MT-.THUKN wfir' " j Lord Itoberts, commander-in-chief, afwjj ,' H who announced the llrltl.ib disaster 111 Unh ' ' flH the Hmiso nt Lords, said (icn Methuen , ' 1 jH for nearly two years had carried on jMnC t his work with real, Intelligence and HI n ' uHHfl great persoyeranee ridding that tho BM , i 'GH (leneral was beloved ot his men and no HUB1! n iH work wns to) dangerntiH nor dlfllcult HHgn - ,, nH for them or den. Methuen. Tho com- hBLCm .' , .ftMH minder In-chl.-f was sure the IIousu SMn !j U H was deeply grieved nt vvhnt had oc- (MtW I, i J Wfl ciirred He would nik Ihelr Lordships WxJMiu HBsi tn concur vvlth him In his sympathy Hjl!l ; ''HH for the gallant olllcer In his present Mil? ;' A IMH unfortunate position and defer adverse HtU: S( tl criticism till they had mnre Infnrma- jK ."''jfiH tlnn ns tn what wnn directly responsl- WflJii ! i'r ble Prom Delarey s i ondilct through- orr Jl-1 H out the vvai they could all be assured HAi H'H H that flen Methuen would bo taken HH, ' jj.J; H good care of IHHavJ!1" Hfl Lord Spencer, Liberal, tho former (W Ir i, lHH president ot the Council, said ho thor- (ij 'KlHI oughly believed In Hen Methuen'u fiRi j I h HH seal. He did not want tn offer a hint K&V ft! I BH of criticism nt the present time. 9Ulf'i'i Hi SYMPATHY OP HALIflHUIlY. -H,i ! The Premier, Lend Sallsbur. also ex- m J-,M")!J,BB pressed dcen smp.ithy with Oen. H'lv sj , .itH Methuen under the UDtortttnnte clr- Kli, !ii l cumstnnces He snld It wns not tho mfl T Ih II'H time In discuss his actions. He hadlrlK' Y j .PlIH nlvvasn ncted with the nreateat gnl-SA; p I if) B lantry ami the Premlor IhereforofS v )uUM thought they should defer criticism nrH' lUf J U1B exnmlnntlnn ot Ihe very sad tntelll-P i? , J 't uHsl gence until details arrived His Lord-IS Jji V;, , !HH ship was convinced (len Methuen hadfg jy,"1!' '(MH done his best In accordance with thl3gj"l(l' ',V 'HH most nirlanilinly iiffnlr. It? I J I ' , ttHsl DEPIIKSSION IN COMMONS. SM'SflelMB The feeling nt depicsslon In the '"b-fift If l j'HHH hies of tho House of Commons overWjt: f1' i T,l trlaHH Ihn news of tho disaster in Boatth Af-tNi;. tj.aljH rlia was very marked. The servlcoa? ;.i irH members nf the Douse expressed theiU b'i I nHxel opinion that It will necessltnta send-i!,t f ' r . JfH Ing fresh troops to the rront, ivhlli',"J,'t j (9H Hie belief wns widely expressed thatHC J. u ' :HH Ihe liners will not fall tn takn nd-Jl, fff".) ,IH vantage of Clen Melhuen's promlnenc5,T'4"'& lEH tn hold him ns hostage for the safety?,, 4, ' 'I LrSHI ot Commandant Krltzlnger nnd nthoriif W i'lBflH lloer lenders now In tho hands of thai' ... K ei ! OM Ilritlsh. A1.' i f SOMnTIlINO ADOUT MKT11UEN. 'ffiftkt flilH Hen. Methueti commanded tho col-t&vf V ' r, fH limn sent lo relieve Klmbcirloy In tho!' k ,' ;i jH latter part of in, nnd whllo on that'r! n ' wBsHsl service fought the Iloers nt HcImont,J-jt I rlflsHsl Graspan, the Mndder river and Ma-a t , j, j HHH gersfnnteln At the laittle nf OrnspanHEiat; I , HH Iho liners were under command otMlJ'Uf . ' , H Clen. Delarey, who Is Oen Mothuen'aBHH I HH raptor now. After these cngagements,f(a-i "'f i MH Oen Lord Itoberts was sent to HouthKBt ' WH Afrlcn, where he took a personal com-ElRfj' ' t WM maud of the Ilritlsh advance on Klnvflfwiji,' ' J ,! MH herley nnd relieved Klmberley Febru-Iln ifj 1 IflH ary 16. 1900. mm ij 1 f mmM WOLSELEY'S OPINION. SB $t i, g After Clen. Methuen's defeat at Mo-Wtfi ; f iVr Wkm gersfnnteln It was leported that hewfi A. , ''flflHI hnd shown signs of breaking down'tlB it1 ' tJIIH almost Immedlalely he took rommandwn ,n 4 lis of his ellvlslon, and Oen. Wolscley, vvhcMKy J M ' jSHH was the cnmmander-lti-ehlet nf thfHKiiL' 1 ' . ffWH 1lrlllr.li forces. In said tn havo suggest'Jf'fi hi' mIH ed tn the Wur olllre. after the hattleVjfj J f, IHH of llelmont, that Methuen should biW-'J I' i' fnB relieved, but his advice was notjlri t SHUxel heeded, iflW i i flQH SENT rtEMAltlCAHLH MESSAGD. jt' ffl Jl ' j (len Methuen sent a number of rojfyJtM iill mnrknbln messages tn tho War oIllccwKVjLl , HUH one nt which contained Just threiWufKr aHHI words, "Darkness, after dawn." HIMaacili jH handling of the troops nroused thBIu llIHH most violent criticism, which was onlflnil uSlHH stilled hy tbo lellcf ot ICImtwrleyWBf h I 3 JH when thu question of his henlth amaMsJ " 'llHH nhlllts' seemed to bo dropped, SlncHHF'l '. k that time Oen. Methuen ban rendereSHl Tl ' ifMM ettlclent service, nnd several notablflHIu 'i iiHffH successes over tho Hoots stand to htfHfll! '.-FliHi DELAIIEY'S SECOND VICTORY. Rl I li'M (len. Delarey, who has proved hlnW?Ssf IJij! (KMH self Ihn most nblo nt the lloer Hcnnjf-J VHH crals, haa within a fortnight gained BKii ' v;i IBHsl second declslvo victory. His llrst vlcMjSVi) f'iMH tory was tho capture of Von Donop'flHMyn it, fnH convoy when the llrlilsh casualties lIBwll itlllH killed, wounded nnd prisoners tntatew9fr ih nlHH C12, and ho has now ndded to his lauiBffltjjl (-"lll els by tho cuptuto for the llrBt tlinJKlOffl , liH throughout tho campaign nf a PromMnlW 'i3 nent Ilrlllnh Heneral and by IlllllctlnWS Ji'J - .ilflH vvhnt Is generally admitted to bo onOwLlfl 1(H of the worst reverses tho Ilritlsh hnvWWJH -!H suffered throughout tho whole war. uSX j ''IEBB It Is supposed that Lord MethueWE ' ,. , ijflH was marching with tho Intention da 5 ,' Itls! I avenge the rapture of the Von Dc"r,iRf 1 )H1 convo)', TMI i' , JIHH limni" DETAILS. WSi ) ,i i fiW The newspaper c orrespondcnU fsra) J ,. JlflH South Africa buve not yet been allow e.sJK J I , illH to descilbo the nffnlr. Tho only addtjKm ' llKHH llnnnl details available nro rontnlnnH jlu ijtMt In a further dispatch from Lord KitcljKft '', ,l ilH cner, which Mr. Ilindrlck, the SecrflEI Pit ' 9'IH tnry for War, icud Just ua ParllameiBKj j i l, 'llH was adjourning. This ellspntrh alwisBj , ' " dYUMM that tho flint contusion was cause1 jij- I HH by native Hoors with horses who gaMr ifii H1 loped through tho mule convoy as tlHT Uj , flCMsi latter was endeavoring, by Lord MctlWg fij Sll lien a directions, to tloso on tho ejtK.f a'. 3!SH convoy. fSij' ; ft IjlflH MOITNTED TROOPS IN DIROItDElJB? jT'jj ffl Ihe dlsonler among the mules conSjf 'M1', ' fl(H munlcated Itielf to mounted trooiVii - j'v UlHI and thu Iloers, dressed In khaki anfji t J ,(HH riding nlnngsldo tho wagons, frl'JBJS r'i jaMMM trnled nil tho attempts nf tho UrltlflK? , I jQH ofllcera to rally thiir forces, f!rea'H; (t i 'UHBH confusion ensued iimnng this portlj .a l1'U'EIlaHsl of tho mounted troops. They nnd tf (.J, ,!(,' JiSBH mule vvagnna galloped three miles b. , Hp3MNH ynnd the ox waeons, whcio they wcj VA YmuMm cut "" I -v r,us!i Wmm 1'OUOHT GALLANTLY. ,4 i'. ' rlpl flections of tho rotirlh nnd Thlrtf fl ' jll' 9(B eighth bnttorlca of artillery fougl m i tiliflBI with great gallantry, and 600 mef.'Mil LtSWB compoaed of Iho Northumberland P(", . Htf , ''iMjjH sllecia nnd the Lnncashlres, shovviinA, i MvimM conspicuous courage In protecting tif' I, 'illiH vvngnns and refusing to surrender iff " t jiijB til resistance was uselesn. V el 'OVaVivH WOHE HH1TIB1I HNIFOIIMS. f 1 ifjjl' l"'j!jl Tho force! under Clen. Delarey win fi H AfHmi almost entirely dressed In Ilritlsh u( Il M .'BJLiB forms, 'Ihls mado It Impossible for tAjt lit I ' pBlCiHi Infantry to illallngulsh between thf1 i ; Ki ili'H own men nnd Ihe enemy when C, jjj vt h?. mounted troops wern driven In if,) M KaliiB them. The enemy numbered 1600 mjb'l' uto. OiH They hnd one 15-pnunder and a pott, t, "LI I lulSJH pom Delarey, Cellers, Kemp, Verasja f tiniimm 'lromp and other commandants wilji ' M 'III JMU present. Jj I'Kr; J i hJM METHUEN WELL CARED rc-llf f Aft MB (len, dethuen was seen by nn agebj, y lfi' il 4t of the lntelllgencii clepartment. He i 5 Tlt.'l'.jiljaB being well cared for In his own wng; l II I'l sinl In a prlvatn telegram Just recelful'" t "' Mimmm here Loid Kitchener adds "I foiLjlfr ',1 ,,liM Methuen ba.i a fractured thigh. Witt ,i WVmm he la reported to bo doing well ' if SviYlfKiM In another meisago Lord KllchefJjS t'r"pll)irMI s.i j s the wounded will bo brought IPMe- 'A, li l,(H the rnllrn.nl today, nnd adds' I h3J3 'wUiHlj MB tho reinforcement now arrlvlne LVft f'iL'r'H Jt HB rectify the sltuitionln this arena wF.il R Idnv? iVMitmm out dlsturbltiR nperallons elsevvhereW !(v Pfcj "jl WOUbT NOT TOLD. V(, llwj-jlJH It Js feired that Lord KllchenJl' ,&,. " fjl Incnmpleta nccnuuts havn not told (l1, T. Wrillilf SsHI woist, but among the newspapers rjiW.t '-ffJI-Uj,, B thu public theio Is a tendency to W. EM,i'VrM cetd Mr Hrodrlck s advice to susplA ,,f fi i aJji.C ! Judgment pending the receipt of Kf Svilidflsi tans. Wnlll n. llH |