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"Action commenced with artillery. mounted infantry, and cavalry at 5.80. Guards on right. Ninth Brigade on left. Complaint is beginning to be heard against the employment of so many sailors for purely soldiers’ work so far (mm the coast. . The complaint is based on the ground that the navy cannot afford to 1030 men whom it takes so long to make and replace. There are also loud complaints that more artillery and cavalry have not been furnished to General Methuen. It is argued that at the start of his march he did not have sufficient cavalry for pursuit and to clinch ~the victories gained, and that branch must now be I0 overworked as to be practically worn out. "Attacued position in widely extend- Id formation at 6.30, and supported by the artillery, found ourselves iq front of the whole Boer force, 8,000 strong, wlth two large guns, four Krupps, etc. BLOODY BATTLE FOUGHT "After desperate hard fighting, which lasted ten hours, our men, with- out water or food, and in the burning Iun, made the enemy quit his poai- tion. Gen. Methuen reportszâ€""Reconnoit- red at 53.111. on Tuesday enemy’s posi- tion on River Modder, and found them strongly entrenched and concealed. No means of outflanking, river being in full flood. The London Daily News says:â€" "Whatever comes. we must brace our nerves to meet it. Certainly. to-day looks as if we had before us a very stern and earnest struggle before we see our way clear to final victory.” "The Naval Brigade rendered great usintance from the railway. “General Pole-Carew was successful In getting a. small party across the river, gallantly assisted by 300 sap- pars. "I speak in terms of high praise of the conduct of all who were engaged in one of the hardest and most trying tights in the annals of the British army. If I can mention one arm par- ticularly, it is two batteries of artil- lety.” “ It does not seem too much t9 pre- sume that it was won by the British, thong the de‘spagch retraiqs smugglâ€" ouely from referring to a victory. The enemy was forced to withdraw from his position, which may mean a falling back of the advance to the inLerior tines, or the abandonment of the bridge end defences." , The critlc assumes that there was a bridge, and that the Boers at the out- set were defending the southern ep- proeeh'es to it. The former‘ia the more plausible, since General Pole<Carew was crossing with the help of sappers, which would negative the hope that the bridge was in the hands of the British. The sap- peljs were undoubtedly pontooning. RESULT OF THE BATTLE. As regards .the actual result of the battle, the London Morning Post mil- itary critic, who, it has been gener- ally proved, has keen foresight, says: Methuen’s Column Drives 8,000 Boers From Their Position Near Kimberley. The correspondent adds that it is 'lmpossible to esLimate the Boer losses, as they carried ofl many of their dead, but there was evidence that the British guns had done terrible execution; near- ly all the Boer wounded were injured by the shell fire. Packages of dum- dum cartridges were found in several plgoes._ The London Daily Chronicle's cor- respondent at Orange river says that after the engagement at Ensiin he climbed the kobje where the enemy’s main. battery has been. _He found that agun pit had been construct- ed of ironstone boulders, which prac- tically commanded the railway. Frag- ments of British shells were every- where. The Daily Mail's correspondent says that the wound caused by adumâ€"dum bullet is small where the missile enters but where it leaves the body the wound in the size of a five-shilling piece. BRITISH LOSSES REVISED. A despatch from London, says :â€"A mvised list of the British casualties at Belmont showszâ€"Otficera killed. 4; wounded, 22; nonâ€"commissioned offi-' ears and privates killed, 46; wounded, 225; of which number the Guards had 35 killed and 159 wounded. ' Desperate Fighting for Ten Hours ,Without Food or Wafer-sBritish Losses Are Very Heavy-One of the Hardest Battles in the Annals of the British , Army. Inside the fort there was evidence of a hasty Boer retreat. Saddles. overcoats, rugs, and cartridges were lbandpned. A British cavalry cap was found 1n the fort on the next kopje, where there were over a hundred dead horses. 0n the bills were a dozen horses, all 05 which had been killed by shells. The revised list of casualties sustain- ed by General Hildyard'a forces in their sortie from Estcourt. Natal. at Beacon Hill shows: â€" Killed, 13; wounded, 64; missing, 1; prisoners, 8. LANCER SHOT BY WOMEN. A dnapatoh to the London Daily Telegraph from Emlin says that on Sunday a patrol ‘ot tho Ninth Lancers rode up tq p tngn. ‘A numher of wo' Eek Butane the house directed a heavy tire against the troops, killing om at then. - BOERS’ RETREAT FROM ENSLIN. CASUALTIES AT MODDER. RIVER. It is probable that the wound will prevent his being in the saddle, and there is great anxiety to know whe- ther he will be compelled temporarily to abandon the personal direction of affairs. His next in command is 001. Colville, commanding the Guards Brigade. He has a reputation as an excellent officer. METHU EN'S PROBABLE FORCE. The original anangement of Bul- ier’s troops by divisions and brigades has been materially altered by the ex- igencies of the military situation. Ladysmith‘s early peril led to plans being me do to send the-whole first (li- vxsion, under Lord Methuen, to Dur- ban, whence it should move northward to relieve General White. For some reason, possibly the belated arrival at Cape Town of some of the troops com- prismg the first division, this idea was given up. Lord Methuen was put in cornlnand of the Kimberley relief exâ€" pedition, and General Clary, who was originally intended as the leader of the second division. went to Durban to diâ€" rect operations designed to push Jou- bertjsermy back. Of the original first division most of the second brigade was sent to Dur- ban, while the first brigade. comprisw in; the Guards. went north to the Cape Colony border to form the nuc- leus of Methuen’s command. The only clues to the composition of the. rest of his force are founi in the newspaper and olficial despatches. Apparently the column is ’made up about as fol- lows :- First Brigadeâ€"Second and Third Grenadier Guards. First and Second Coldstream Guards. First Scots Guards. Ninth Brigade â€"â€" Second Yorkshire Light Infantry, First Northumber- land Fusxhers. Second Norkhampton. Shires, First Loyal North Lancashires, Second West Yorkshires. ARTILLERY. At least three batteries, including the Seventh and probably the Four- teenth. The losses among the rank and file have not yet been announced by the War Office. and no despatohes concern- ing the battle from war correspond- ents have yet come through. The War Office announces that Gen. Lord Methuen was slightly wounded (Lt the battle of Modder river. A bulâ€" iet struck him in the thigh, inflicting a flesh wound. Bluejackals [tom Cape fleef, Royal Marine Light Infantry. NEWS FROM MAFEKING. Colonel Baden-Powell, under date of Mafeking, Novtmber 20, has sent the following to the War Office through General ForesLierâ€" Walker at Cape ’l‘own :â€" "All well hare. Cronje has gone with a commando, and witn about 20 wag- gons, to Riohters, Transvaal, leavmg most. of‘the guns here with the Marico and Lichtenberg contingents, with or- ders to shell us into submission. A despatch [tom London says :â€"'1‘he casualties in the Modder river battl:: an Tuesday, so far as known, were [our officers killed and nineteen wounded. 1 W i‘irléiof'fiiiciâ€"aflrs state that the general's wound is very slight: and that he will prgbqbly b_e ill right in a tew‘daxg‘. “The enemy's sentries drew us out Saturday by making a show of going away and ieavmg a big gun apparemxy in a state of being alwantled. Our scouts found the enemy hidden in fowe,-so we sat tight. I "Tue enemy's w94-pbunder became dam-aged, and has been replaced by an- other more efficient. "Bombardment and taping continua witl] very small results. “The healtlâ€"J of the garrison is good. No casualties to report.” "GOING STRONG" ON THE 24TH. Capt. Wilson, in a message from Maieking, under date of November 24, says :â€"’ ’ A despatch from Cape Town says: â€"While everybody is talking about the good work of the Naval Brigade now fighting with Gen. Lord Methuen, it may not be amiss to tell how they hustled to the front. During the train journey northward there was a serious collision on the Victoria road. Considerable damage was done, and it was necessary to transfer the baggage and heavy guns to a relief train. The marines and bluejackets went to work and made the transfer within four hours. Then they made another start, and reached Belmont in time for the battle. ANOTHER‘ BRITISH DIVISION. A deapatoh tron: London says :â€" Speaking on Thursday at a dinner given by the Scottish»? corporation, Field- Marshal Lord Wolseley Com- mander-in-chief of the British army, said he had no intention of criticis- ing anything that had taken place in South Africa, but he would any that "1 am daily pushing out our advance wag“, with good effect. "We are going strong. We are still beleaguered. There is intermit- tent shelling.” CAVALRY. Ninth Lancers, LORD METHUEN VVOUNDED. DID SOME HUSTLING. NAVAL BRIGADE INFANTRY. thi evening it was decided to call out one more division of the Second army corps. Perhaps before the week was out, certainly before four or five days, 1t would be on the way to South Af- noa. RECEIVED WITH SATISFACTION. As men ‘are needed in all directions, Lord Wolseley’s announcement that a. new division win be embarked with- out dehs has b..en received with the greatest satisfaction. The transports will soon be returning from the Cape and it is hoped that the men will be despatched spgedily._ “The sooner we can make up our mind as to the magnitude of‘ the work on hand the sooner it will be accom- ‘plished." Oh this fioint 'the Morning Post says; ‘ A despatch from London says :«The immer Karame sailed on Friday for .zouth Africa, taking one of the heav- iest war ca rgocs on record. It includes 40,000,000 rounds of small arm ammuni- toon, 7,000 shrapnel shells, 4,000 lydâ€" dite shells, 851 boxes of fuses, 40 boxes of pistol ammunition, and a large num- ber of star shells for discovering the enemy’s position at night, and for sig- nalling. Each of these shells contain six magnesium light stars which burr for 14 ‘seconds, and seven stars, which burn from 34 to 36 seconds. ceadvtho first estimate. A despatch from Berlin sayszâ€"The Deul'scuo Zeitung, claims to have re- ceived the following despatch from a diplomatic source :â€" BRITISH LOSS A despntoh from London. says:â€"-A full official list of the British cas- ualties at Belmont has not yet! been re- ceived, and it is awaited with uneasi- ness, as it is feared that it will ex- The estimated losses at Belmont, with 195 casualties at the ‘battle of Graspan, or as it is officially called En- slin, brings the -total numbers of Brit- ish killed, wounded, and missing Since the beginning of the war up to 2,945 of all ranks. "President Kruger and President Sieyn instructed Generals Joubert and Cronje, the commanders of the Trans- vaal and Orange Free State forces re- spectively, not to split the beleaguring forces, but to stxike vigorous blows. Gen. qubert concentrated three corps, the first at Ladysmith, the second at the Tugéba river, and the third to the eastward of the Pietermaritzbui'gâ€"Est- court railway to cut off the British retreat. "Gen. Cronje is operating at Kimber- ley and Modder river. and in General Lord Methuen’s rear." , BOERS KILLED BY BOERS. A despuwh from London, Wednes- day, sagaâ€"The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph cabling under date of November 27 from 'Naauwpoort, says that a Dutchman living near the scene of Lne skirmish of November 23 declares that a arty of Boers dress- ed in khaki, whfile approaching their own position. were fired on by their comrades, who mistook them for Bri- tish soldiers. -Five or six of them were killed. RESERVES RESPOND WELL. A desparch from London says:â€" Lieul.â€"General Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, it is reported, will be the com- mander oi the 6th division. The latest phase of the mobilization of the reserves has proved as satis- factory as have former calls. Out of 9,786 men summoned, 9.553 have rejoin- ed the. colors. STATUS 011‘ THE BOERS. The action of Lord Paunuefote andr other British Ambassadors in notify- ing the powers that a state of war had existed since October 11 between Great Britain and the South African Republics has prompted enquiries by: the various London Embassies regardâ€" ing the nature of the hostilities. It is officially stated that the notifica- tion has in no wise changed the Briâ€" tish views as to the Boers’ status. Prlnco and PI-llmens of Wales Bhl Fare well to The" llajesflen A despatch from London. says:-â€"The Emperor and Empress of Germany left Sandringham on Tuesday and took a train at Wolflerton for Port Victoria at 10 o’clock. The Prince and Prin-x was of Wales. the Duke and Duchess of York, the Duke of Cambridge; and other members of the YRoyal family, preceded their Majesties to the raila road station, the approaches to which yvere lined by crowds of people assem- bled from the surrounding country. A strong force of constabulary guarded the route. The Emperor and Empress affectionately bid fareWell to the Prince and Princess of Wales in! the waiting-room of the station. The Prince of Wales conducted the Empress, who wore a lavender costume and violet bonnet, to the Royal saloon carriage, and the Duke of York accompanied the Emperor, who Wore plain clothes, a dark overcoat, and} derby hat. The Government maintains that giving the Boers belligerent rights does not constitute an acknowledg- ment of their claim to independence, evidencing as proof of this contention that both foreign Governments and the Government of the United States treated the Confederates as belliger- ents. After their Majesties had entered the train the Prince and Princess of Wales stood at the door ofl the car- rlage repeating their farewells. They embraced the Emperor and Empress and the train moved off amid the ac- elamations of the officials and vill-v agers. The Duke of York accompani- ed their Majesties to Port Victoria, where they boarded the Imperial yacht Hohenzollbfll. The Empress smilingly acknowledg. ed the bows oi the few privileged per. sons who were admittad to the plat- form. KRUGER'S PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. A hEAVY W AR CARGO. THE KAISER DEPARTS. Near Kilkenny, Ireland, on the banks of River Nore, lies \Voodstock, the vast estate of Lady Louisa Tighe, and here, surrounded by! every luxury and loved and honored by all who know her, lives the daughter of the Duke of Richmond, who almost a century ago buckled on Lord Wellington’s sword when he left Brussels on the campaign which amaz- ed the world. As was the yearly custom at Wood- stock, Lady Louisa was entertaining members 0; the royal family, and had a large house party in their honor. Con- versation turneu one evening upon some of the very curious and. rare gems which had come to Her Ladysniy from the Duke of ltichmuud, especial referâ€" ence being made to a. black diamond. the only one of its kind ‘in the world. The guests expressing a desire to see this diamond, the steward was sent for the casesâ€"rarely openedâ€"in which it and other unique jewels reposed. The man trembled and turned pale. but brought the cases, only to have it dis- covered that the black diamond, th8 Duke of Richmond’s watch, an heirloam of inestimable value, and several oth- er rare and historic gems were miss- ing. ‘r‘urther search revealed that the silver chests had also been tampered with. Sole Survivurs of Tthrusscls Ball. Dominated by its superb baronial mansion of granite, hewn and carved on the estate, Woodstock exends over a circuit of forty miles, and its walks. roads and drives, extend five hundred miles. Connected with the estate are some curious privileges, among which is the right of tenants to lay all their grievances ox‘ disputes before the lord of the manorâ€"not entering the house to do so, but standing in a courLyard directly outside of the study window. Twice a year Lady Louisa has the fight to free two criminals, even at the very gallows steps, anu she has al- ways exercised this privilege wisel)“ How she deals wztn unsnonest persons is shown in an instance in her own hopsehold a few years ago. At afixed hour every morning,Sun- days excepted, the late Colonel Tighe always made his appearance, being unâ€" der unwritten bonds never to refuse thei‘equest of the widowed or the fa- therless, while the tenants were pledg- ed to abide by his decisions, as they now are by thoseof Lady Louisa, well aware that: so considerate and humane a "Chatelaine" can only decide for their present good and future welfare. The suspected man broke down qnd confessed his guilt, but, throwing hun- self on Lady Louisa’s well known clem- ency, he was punished only by dismis- sal and an injunction to leave that part offlihe gopntry foreyep Within, the grand hall and stairway form a sumptuous setting for any scene, and in summer, when the garâ€" dens are ablaze with almost tropical bloom, the lower deors and windows reveal a scene which 9. Claude or Verâ€" ne-t might have been glad to depict. In these famous Woodstock gardens are terrace upon terrace, and bank upon bank of lavish color, while each stone in the marble terraces is from designs of Daniel Sullivanâ€"each different, and each representing some striking or famous scene in different nations of the earth, while far as the eye can reach billows of green and bloom ex tend, with walks laid out in every fash- ion, reaching to what are known as the “Silver” and “ Gold ” sand beaches viewed by old Lady Louisa from her library window, and near which is an exquisite fountain. The drive from Innistagh to Wood~ stock is over a fine country, richly tim- bered and prosperous. M1138 of stone terraces and several lodges are passed before the grand gateway, surmount- ed by a. lion and griffin, is reached. Passing the fine lodge, an avenue two miles in length, leads to the mansion. an immense granite structure, iia countless 'windows giving character to the somewhat severe lines, and the en- trance suggesting a roy’al welconle. Not far away is a tree of enormous growth, which the Society of Fores- try takes pride in, as it is 'the only one extant in the European world. It was brought from Egypt. and in Oriental lore is known as " The True Lovers’ Tree,” from a peculiarity in the foli- age. On being touched the leaves curl up softly, as though in gentle response to the hand caressing them. Nearbv is the shooting tower, a. build- ing overlooking the wide preserves. Though deer are killed by the hun- dred, only the right side of the animal is ever cooked aand eaten at Wood- stock. It is supposed this custom arose from the fact that; in generations gone by a favorite animal was accidentally wounded on the left side, and. its ownâ€" er declared that henceforth in the length and breadth of Woodstock no deer should ever be shot or harmed un- less the sportsman touched the right side. On this portion of the grounds alone two hundred men are employed, and on what is callrd the “ Home Farm,” adjacent, three hundred men work daily in all seasons, while more than one hundred women and girls are hired simply to gather the fallen leaves and weed garden beds, Lady Louisa being, even in her extreme old age. ardently interested in her own sex. These work- ers, in order to preserve a pictue et- fect, are costumed at Her Ladyship‘s expense in a uniform of green and white, made in the most becoming peas- ant' style. The skirts, of shamrock green, are pinned back over skirts of a darker hue, and the bonnets are of plaited straw of the quaint cottage pattern, tied under the chin. In all of the six lodges at Woodatock. the persons employed have been chosen with adirect view toward giving them especially appropriate occupations. Wo- Turning down this leafy walk or thafi one com‘es upon exquisite beware, 9.] appropriater namedâ€"the Lennox, tm Richmond. etc.,â€"and all testifying t( the fondness of Colonel Tigbe for hh lovely and high born wife. There is aim the Silver Spring, in bubbling well 0( water, justifying its name, icy cold, pols lucent and singularly refreshing, and from which each morning two pailfuls are carried three miles for Her Lady ship's use. To maintain Woodatool costs £3,000 every day. men who are compelled by loss of for- tune to become selfâ€"supporting‘are in- stalled, while the various buildings or- ected on ,‘the grounds 'alm typify Lady Louisa’s p-hilanthropical mission in 1139‘ Red House, one of these dwellings. in kept entirely for the use of privileged Sightseer-s, who. however, must ar- range their dates some time in ad- vance and have their names duly regis- tered. They are received in a. fashion unknown to any other show place I have ever visited. A luncheon is serv- ed. They are waited upon in every way, and should they desire it can take a skiff and go out upon the wa- ter. Near by is Tiddington Cottage, when the gamekeeper resides â€"-well cared to: like all others in Her Ladyship’s elm ploy. Beyond is the woodranger’s, new which is a stream, which is carried fiv! inn-es to supply Woodstock with we- er Not faraway is a curious spot, kn0Wl as “Lizzie’a Lawn." Here stand on | rich sward four arbor vitaes of en ormous size, which can be seen £01 miles around. towering high above th1 branches of the forest itself. Thest were named for the four sisters of Col onel Tighe. TH'E PAARDE KRAAL. The stone-kraal is a monument at Kruger-sdorp, a small town 222 mile: from Johannesburg. It bears the in- scription: ” To the memory of those who died in the service of the Repub- Iic." This has reference in the first place to the Boers who under Andria: Pretorius defeated Dingaen, the Zulu king, on the Umhtatoozi river, De- cember 15, 1838. Dingaan had raided the settlements of the whites, and with only 400 mounted Boers Pretorius went to get satisfaction. The) encountered a Zulu army of 12,000 men and after an obstinate engagement totally de- feated them, the Zulus leaving 3.00a dead on the field. When preparing for the rising in 1880 every ‘Boer who passed into Kru- gersdorp vowed that he would only re'trace his steps . homeward a free man. In commemoration of his oath,, each one took up a stone and threw it on a certain spot. By the time the‘ commandeering was ended, the pile of sto‘nes had assumed colossal propor- tions. It remained until the close of the war, when the Boers erected the monument, associating it With the victory over the British at Majuba, and as commemorating the " indepen< dence of 1881.” The annual holiday of the Republic, when the Boers repair to the Paarde Kraal to make speeches and fire guns, is therefore often termed by them "Majuba day," though it; is always celebrated on " Dingaan’l day," the 15th of December. J. Turner-noutlmlga, Son-lu-an of S“ Ilugh Allan. Commits Suicide. A despatch from Montreal. sayszâ€"A' sad occurrence took place at George- ville, in the Eastern Townships, on Monday. Amongst the most promin- ent residents of this summer resort were J. Turner Routledge. a young Englishman of good family, who came to Canada severai' years ago and mar. ried the youngest daughter of Sir Hugh Allan, of Montreal. Routledga for a number of years was engaged in ranching in the Northâ€"West, but had lately been living quietly at the fam- ily’s summer home at Georgeville Monday he was found dead at his resi- dence. and it was found that he had committed suicide by shooting himseli through the head. He leaves a. widow and young child. WOULD G0 AFTER IT. During the last Transvaal war, I); some chance or another, the Boer- managed to capture aflag from the English. 03’. this feat they have a!- ways been extremely proud, and haw never lost an opportunity of boat fully showing the same to any Eng- lish, who might be visiting the Trans- vaal. During the Queen’s Jubilee of 1897 an opportunity presented itseu to the Boers of making known their magnanimity. President Kruger, on be- half of his countrymen offered bac 1‘ the flag which had been taken Hob:f the'English in the last war. In rep the English government: thanked Boers for their courteous offer, begged to say that when they req} fd their flag they would go and t. t. PUT A BULLET 1N ‘HIS HEAD.