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A SEVERE F1611
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of VIP fliege Or UttViiinitil Orndet•the isii, *ode a pneh 1OP'.4 WI ntrIto.4
Altrtig;10.., Of the populationand this thorn, aletioet silliiiitallSeasi.y.. The •01-
Sferrteali ii-gliiatit Starvation ,e,nd; en. ,„„oniale, • hoWeVer, • natunged to, secure
' *OW fOYer.i . • • ' • • the ' aetual MI top,.• and there they
- Lts' -rdiRR°Xrstiit'.9.cleillsip.8at.ITe:P'
, aere' 'Pot
, retarded at -giving any further ,eleot!
• dation of the tiondinatof' the War., but
0-: they are tritPrestiPgrAS: P,re.ving that,
.. ' throughout tile OairiPaitO he. never
hactssaffieieet mee•,,, hierses•er supplied
' tec coyer- putilt a, 'vont field of emit*.
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tions. Looking at ' nit; the eirCians
Stentsee; Lord Roberts say a the: Pal*.
peAgn,,is •unique In the 'simple of w4;•,.
And he paye" the, biglieet••••tribetee, to
' thegallantry' and. worth Of the
f• tit:000, deelaring • that,. "No finer'
Joreee 01;00 ,took the Ovid eader. the
Eiritlidt flagt,t' • . ,. , '. •• ' -
. • There is. a general, idea. that the
despat,pbee. haVe 'mitered oon,siderabler
exciplat: the .hands of the War, Of
,ficte, They do Apt. .throw 'any fuiither,
light on • the:. ..glinunary•-`,, ..i. °tire -
•inept" Of, •General '• Colvile . .or • Many.
Other teatterd regarding wIdeh . he
, •publie id'aligiotte.tO hear., s' •• ..• -• . ;
Piers; •PactiCeStrIcketc.:: by Kitchenee,n• filieVeenents.,itt, the, Easte,--.E.10. Wet • , _ .. , .
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,, ','MllourNteneitts.• • -
' : Felled to ;roes et the brift a 'Oast 'or Etethalle4-e-Celvihte,,: Occupied, by:
Cape.Town4 'Feb- EU -to -clay Sir. Ale
. . .,
fred Milner •Makes, :'allother, earnest
• appeal totlie. eniploYere to add* an •
„ many' men! as pOssible. to, enrol, iti• tile
ehitiltil iitiOtiated'.defenee• force.' '
- 11tur'der of the . ranee' RilVeyst :
Olgtit. . „ •
. . . , , London,!" Feb., . 8.,The• lateSt ac -
040!0 , ima• troliogyie,o;Feho, 08n•elnetilro,' t.•Finitg7. h.= I 'hcaassntrseeqUtnisreirtoloned three., of the"tUnion enUnt of tho W141; ._(-4. ,the Boer peace t et11.1114111.Y. ;A.' daendser' tferr tiweialst..IYar' r. :sired °'1;:! • (11'6111'4 Poili sotit14...zd()Yual't1;iti
South ,4,1;112)°'rrtherei.lenrriat:;: • ViInTelleisgr cant?. iintlich tin Btfin°-Tifiti; '
, ouppiies is belng e. . , _' maintain-; agente'bilying largely in Several parts Said. to be a .Prominent •and, influen. .--4.
the..Pcie." 4fPr'Jle. had
siirqiidler2311 •'110°erir' sin' yv4 elet•ler•ths irapli9seld‘(11.)1YrPC.tillie 'lore()
ta h . PT. ersildeltit ajlt_:(1e,Yo7dgGv.:nn. De 411:calear
4 ' stoke Elver Ceilony,. 'The Britislieu,th- to -day was brisk • .., . . , , ,,... ganthial at os. justigati3On 01. (4,en, , . . .. . ..., ,. . 1:9;i4ndastila•t$11CheePePliellirsit,11.isd!Qin,ItinhelerrlseinCiPtlY-.
who. is:i .I:9stehili. • ti
Captiire ii•t' Boers.. cc::::rant'aitnyd, op"! Croifil.!;, ii.,g..:4irlddillr
troops and. denuding the qoantrY 14 I department. is :uncotumonly active, its ex -burgher from -Kreonstud, '
ol, the 'world. Following •yesterdaY'S'. tial than:: 18 quoted .as tO.Yaing that Wet neriionallY shoulder rifles.' ` • . PCIlle.d to. ablimlon their 03-"t"h0:sF8.
.m1," tie the Transvaal , and ; the or- .Commancnt „ProneMan .• shot . Mere, --,--,-- ,•
War 'Office announeereent. recruiting
• . .. __. ..,
•,. , . •• . • , organ aa -an, „epee s, • le peace 1 _ •... • . , • , ,
M CI 1 'd W I tl .' • tl rotigh thelnitiative 'Of the ' magis.'' of ,Sprreutvfontein, in the prince-bert 'district Of 'Cane ColchlYt• about.
Orates • sat,' that if 'neciesearY . `this '. 2: • • ' • '' ' ' ' ' . ' ' Wet When Gen De 'Wet's' fore Stilderten Veb. 10,-,k einart ear
•,:' . • •,. '.., . ' . was moving Oarap,..Froneman ' found ture of .Boers was,,e(feeted last night,
Cape TOwn, Feb: S. -hey. Mr.. teg,-,;:, ortVOYS---cilarit-n-o-tifer-1-prisoner-Vain. Arate, Mr. Oalisroll, Wile fer-nlerlY-,he-:-. 1°° m es rom o . e . •
' il •f M bs 'I bay • •
s Mite& Pastor's Al-
-eatIntonY • -
er General, Two Field Cornets
Many Burgher Slain.
and
ilk Lisle 2 ---!'-:The rildiend Contelando .Drlyett, 14Crth-L-kevii Zealand -
"era Do 'ortut, Clever Work—Smort CoPtare Of Boers—More Troops
GOint to Africa•-7^-Prolfioticlo forBraveEttect Of . Kitchoo-
erl's Latent Moves,--2-Pe Wet'n Brother Appeald to 111100 (live Up.tha
zeulnined, keeping •tbe elionlY at ba3'.
yeinferceinents•••arriv.ed,
tide 'tery pitielty perforinneOP,$,Wo,
en killed wounded. ••• •
excieptionally gallant deed vas.
perfornicied , two sof, .the •tiolonial
treopern. on •the e.:treitte. left flank.
'The enemy .sought to- get, round. our
Mit they. were
emnpi,etely thIsPits,'-their ()yen
1711.1ng nonaherei *liege, two: leo-
'troopers.' .100, Tiring Straight
Eteadily.,,, prevented, the
•triem •eecieting, their flanking ;nevernen,',
, „. „
• .• ePeWet '
.Lontion, 1.0. -The ViYeekly pert
sPetelt state It' Ilan:teed ground for
• saying,tthat intermation heitm,
..oeivedrin an authoritative 'quarter in
• LondOn that ''Ccoximandant DeWet
late ,,FridaY .night.' • attempted, to
escape -gong the kimithfield-.Betlinlie,
hut•Was,•folled by a strong licitly,
'of. se'outs. ButisequentlY, •,Ktiox,
tereepted'aflother moVeinent where-
iipen De Wet retreated, •.•.end,,•, Waa,
forped.overjhe,..B,ttentoland border, •
314,140' Crewe Int a the venal) where the
Wagnitti. feett laagdApd.• .1,tp Per
:Ponally superintended, tie. retirement,
the Boers haratelies him thrOughoUt.
Is`ntrencliments were up 4111'7
ing. the night.
' When !morning .ane Major CreWsi,
Ptarte0 te t Oen.. Reox,, tw.e.lve
tulips SouthWe'st, Tho Boers luintedV
'',atelY 're -attacked him, V0,91Pelitilg111111,
th fight a second reargttard action
' for a few' miles Gen... Pe Wet person-
ally.nottuhanded the Boerii, egatinntted
at 2,500. Major Cret'veli 4=11' .watl •
onlj 700. F.t.entualliy`the,Bri,tish ern-,
eer joined Gen. Knox; 4.0 re,turothiAo.
Bloentfontein • ' •
Itiateliener ..has highl3r &mpg-
1110.Jor Crf: We ltpeirthe
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'Plague: Speeedli ca:tie ir•oWn:'
41, Oa, pc) Tow -n, Feb. 1.0.--Vhare.are non'.
thirteen -cases 'of Inibonic Plague `here
and in .the.' suburtebeall of winea ette•
he traced frem the 'Colored deck labors,
ere ,whor Were first ,attaeketi. by the,
disease. Two deaths bave thuresulted. •
s, far,
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The- destruction Of rat's, Widen
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Treats Eils Aloe Cruelly, . •
Cape coleny, Feb.
deserter from Gen.. De Wet's force
averts. that Do Wet treats his men
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called overt to 'hurro4.0pr, Tt4.07. rode
opt. Wyou 3, hWOrd end the olthee,wAtt;•
•11,t.ot.t, 0,00.0 ems. etteh ktile4 140 41.an
• ,eifie„, Faalkiler vif CMOS; Prir •
! votes llopititte ant $11.,Igilt .pro,
meted for their emideet ot
Sergeants ,Sti,pheile a 1 „stowtio.
PriVatee CollOrk Prkthetu.
1:0)not., 4114: 0,9111000, held a •
kop,je at great 0-0d4 •011111e the Tettre,, •
vt70A$. effetlt"ed. Dergeont Colo/4 and
.,octnror tti!if ro;64.1.0.or or tap: po.;ro,
'prkvoo • . peig4.'t 404 • st. .04-,
.tio3 . oe. • 'the -BOOK •4f' '..0se.• ,
pOers," Who. were within, a 101)Yards, '
01, titera'§ergeant HOWard,altd, .E..r1.•
vates collyer,, prlt,itettt Birkett, aed,
•Ttilleol, ive.re. killed„' All .the nbeVe, „
,beletiged, to the, Illith. 1,intlattrs.,..:
. . , . ' ., • `,
• tilglit eit• Ritelieueee lile,yeniciiits,.
• Tpeituntlen in, South., Africa,. 10,13
linen. very,,..ltezx for Several" -2 weeea, ..
4
,ing."to. the. way in witi. 'die 'eens • •
aaris.iiin haS been "e•xercis 1%.. little •
light is new, being iet.unoott. .1 . r..'the.,.,• •
.desei.liAlon.ot,..f..prd."''.1itehener'e Ole-,
poeitiOn of bit" • foree in ' the' Trans,
Neel endon hoth.eid6s..,n; f40,70.Fange. ' • '
• Fivee '. ' , • ' , ' . '. . .. ' :'
spreadhe. difilukt,et is triggrc"aslY .1)"(r. Lord.. Kitcliceors f,olebtahi Wen, er
Ceeding.. . whites have beep "IA.,. Ailienlation On' thei.‘'rail;"." • •
• .. ' • ' • „ '0 • 4. •-•' .10114noesttorg 'tO 'Perham • oa the ..
' Boer's Eoreett 'to ltetrott. • • . • • . ' '
.6 40. 6ittft: isatrd, aaid
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• .cnne Town:. Feb.' .10,e-Kritzhiger:S' s'cnitheast, Organited, a*, ,1'0 )t realer,: '
vcetinuando •of ,Beer inttaders •baS been en of the -burghere ,tip"ertitieg• ••.
i• d "to make as rapid re treet twee'', the. two lines With .the .
iiitention of driviegliene into, .
Med; where -thag, might be corralled 72,
between the ebeyeiging forties from
the etest,ivaril :end :ate, Portagitese
territory -And British. Zaluitind. By
Itet.riceounts th,e movement's of the.
• *roons engaged, in this, 'letereeting-
'operation were, in' Progresti.• tint pa '
resnit •Is • yet. reported, •
Turniag ,to the Orange iltrvor•*eol, •
ohy, the asituatiOn ex optionally •
L.h.tare,,i•ing.' „It :',was„ ,annOU need 'a few
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days 'age, a Pparent
thing in Particular, 'that Potrushurg
had been reoecupied by ,t he Bri:tish.
It tyro' not lintii• the ,iinws'• by 'mail •
ICetatiliiPeooll'v.tahisarlrnitvebtdieeitahrainOthee1gnife
became. apparent. • it Was, to 'secure
the lateral ediumunicatiosi with Kim- ..;.
berley • ift ca,',se of accidents,' and ,.at
the s;ttue ,tinie bar the way., to 'any. . •
ea:hum:m.00es Inavirtg either north or • •
,taelted; • . •
wn,ys between Pretoria and Lorenzo frcin
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ba:ex,tencled:to-Ca,pe Col-
,
tricts" all the stinplied will be
•mandeered,Or'ilestroyecl. •Ameirding to
the Beitist „officers such , policy' Is
neeessary; otherwise
.the 'Boone who' are oienetaiitly'evticit.
ing!, the trotiO, would rethrn and ,ap-
piropriate'wha.tever, the :troops left.
It. is possible that the: Beers will
• :extend the' nnhere Of their operations.
, . • •
•
,in CaP_a_Coloey,; and the. 'neoisssitY"of
. • . • • „..
' rein( Jrclienients, •in the '''opinitin • or
• Britian 3flicers, is ilierefOre • evident,
...e,sePeelaily as it is' exPected that tw)
beinmandoes, wUl
•Myself), tile colony., Whether;.; :they
• will suitor:kid, in ,gett,tittg .hae4
' the -Orange -ricer la another. 'inatter.•
It, Understood that Governor Sit
Alfred Milner ;will inapect the town
•tuardirtersnairrowe-andAhat he. will
itivite`e,' portion of thizi force to 'pro-
••cieod t#, the irontiee ea.-ritet*
• po,selirle snoment.' • ". • ' • -
Fired a, Passenge,••s.
Pretoria, 'Peb. 8.-CM,Menday night
•'last' four hundred 13oers attacited ; • •.• e
. .•
• near Standerton a. train bound for
. . •B.ULLER '11 ES IT ATE .
Natal, and fired••ameng the civiliane• . . , • . --•
, •
• „and nurees, who , were paneengers. •Roberts tendested ' on the • Relief- of
One otthe car
'riages,Was afterwards •. • - ,
fousi.Ox.1 have 41/ b,ullet holde, in it, • atlysilhith.i
• , ,
The laughers robbed the. passengere; 'Feb.' 8. -Lord Roberts' de- •
• taking 1:45 from ono nurse..Another -taileti mali despatches ranging; fromaurse .
had a • bullet shot. thronga, Ids' February ptn to November-1'..5the-
hat. -.Nam of the •passongers were -190%. • were gazetted.- this " evening:wntde .
• ' They fill 157 quarto ,pages, and untke
.11p the ',official history• 'of, the Wart
although :without Throwing new light
upon .sevetal. interesting disputed:
subjeo,ts,". such as the Sanna's Post
'affair. Hundred's Of .efficers: . - no„11-
,Cortimiss4one'd officers; and Men are
favorably mentioned; Including ,Lord
,tatehener, . who is • referred to . in :
,Warm terths. •• Eedvers Buller
• C01,11e8 in for criticism: ' • •
• Vie first despatch undertakes'to
"gite a concise account of the state
of affairs ••lir: this country (South
'AfriCa)'on my arrival, -Jan. 10."4 It de-
scribe si the forced its 'mud' scattered.
'He decided to leave ;Gem• Buller; With
akjieeitanci in _Natal, ;but otherwise ,
to remain on tiei defeeSive until ree,
inforoed •and until the transport had
beet organized; '• • -"• ,•
• Ho .found no,.traUsport corps exist -
The cOlonial forces had not •been
suffleientlY • used. Cape Colony•".. was.,
at Pretoria, had publiShed •n deelal of which . • had no' ••to draw It. Capt.' Wiggin accompanied Mr.
, neigh.bortiood of 'Uniondale or. Mon-
tane-, .alar:70..11;cie•:.t81:12.1,•"1•11necet. All le;
Mon -
man .Moderaltor,Of .the church ed • Mailer standing' eis e it egii. •longed. to the genies:: •• • • •• • ,
• • ••• ..1---7-"" •
committed other.,brntalltieS. Hetes--•,that tliey had been ordered to await, camp at 0 'c'elock last night, crossing' • ••
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titles 'to,.`, the, high.!discipllne of .the •• metes. Frorieman inimediately struck the Orange Myer 0:deny., Lind . .• 11.1",t l'ePe6 Ca"."1.' °
troops, " ' . • • • • 'hforgalldnal • with . :a •slambok 'over Making for. a farm which. was known • • Landon, Feb.", 10. -Lore, ,
the allegatione, , that the • Ilritieh Froneman asked them why they had- • son with a squadron of the 1.3th flus-
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troops have assaulted Women and not inspanned. Morgandanl relined tetra and thirty-five police. They , left- . • • .
LagIrul
\ the head and face, and said:, "I have to be a ren • dezvous of the local Boers:1 under-Secrete:1.Y of State for War,
at' gocid 'mind to sheet you."' , Gets ,•. On .tho arrival the 'house Was. sur7 • etated to -day that General Sir, Evet.'
\ is • De Wet, Who was standing by over l rounded' and the door bOrst open.. ' lye. Wood is not goleg to. Seen A"f-'
London Feb 8, -,,Sir 'Edward Icia-ree,; hoard, this reteark', and said ,"Why: ,StrIking a light;• they discovered eix . rice:, and. that no Peace Centheltision
Pro -Boer clarke Aeain •
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former SollcitoreGeneral. addressing., don't' Yon1": Freneman , thereupon' Mors:asleep In, bed,:and nisei 'en Eng'', •is. nentemplated', 'The report as :to
the •Holborn .Coneervatives Association , .
in. J.,ondon this : gyeiaing, said-- ' ' ' ,- ,
After Orli:mg the Boers`, out ''Of ose€0.)stes*(00401)**.
Cape •Colony, Greet,Britain ought to • . . • ..,..,
, ,
Me-r--4-distris-,:ef• histnediate---nannest,y,-7.--,- '''' ''''''.'.°..121. ''' 42:2:... • . °` 4.1 .••,i,._
Witlioet di,htinothensef. perSoacir rank, I
together with an assurance • of nbse- - 1
lute' equality, in -Civil :right's, 'and • as ,
inneh local s,elfeseverninent as iii; pos=
' eible.„ This: horribleywar i'esuld, thus ,
'bee,eri-ded.""'-e-• •
•
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000 0C
st@soim-oatisseottiosevitotinaHmammi€4etscso• •
,
'Occupied -Boer -Depots.
• London, Feb. 8. -From Dela.gote Bay
It is, reported that the -British hive
occupied Ermelo and Carolina; which
until recently were Beier depots...
The nearest • gaerison ' shelled , the.
... Boers; istit'.was not strong enough to.
• attaca,.-. them. ' • Later .Tullibardine'S
Scottish .Horse, cattle tip,'Whereuriou.
.the 13o.or.8 cleared off: 'Cite disgractu;-
IOI'eonduet ef the burghers has caus-
• °deems creel .disgust. i.,• • ' • .
;, .• •T111:3; Boers are.. still n Lorna south
' of Johannesburg.' :A number, of. refu-
gee, inokiding Weenini • and 'Children,
by -the.
They were expeiled
• by the. BeCra• from Waterberg. ," ••
,The Hollanderd eenicihig..hore Were
out in noticlay attire yesterday. in
. honor. of. the 4earriage of Queen
• helmitta.:.eTe-day.• the. Military • gOiree-
nor':gate' epenial: per initision• to Butch
.'•• ,aubjeiats .to. raiae"the flag of the
I
••• Netherlands.
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BrasSeiO,Feb.B,--L-In•the.Chainber of
• Representa.ti vis• t� -day, I. Maenheut
. Called ,attentiOnt t he petitiOn•pret.
• seated te . the Rogge M ftnior ofar-
$lti,atioibet;veen Great Britainand-
ttiopTfangyital, for the purpose of
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•
. • 1104' Ile '.Fa. verean, the Minister. of
vVernIgif,""Iitfitlirs,' said he had CO ob-
,. iceition'te the reference' of the petit.
• .tion to'. a, conimit tee., But "•ite'.saitl •he 11,,t-4.104 s!1,,.,, ..„, site of What, woeld Prompt , suelt, a
. petition' Were miStititen in regard tO.
. that :In his opinion the• withers of the,
was •boUtal to itiforni the-Cliamber
, Ladysinith, without reinforcemen, s., 1 ..• , , .• • -
• '.Buller telegraphed 'Feb, Oth that Ile
:Was not strong.' enough to , relieve details of. his shooting. are given. °I
shot:Subeequently, at Itilpfientein. p . ,:•-no* (.,,,,„,on;xi--,-,„
W,8
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1 .":"Pretorict.',Feb..10.-A party of •13Oeria.1-
1: step- 'froups, not peace cominiSSion-
ers,fare 'going to South AfriCa." , ,.-' •
It IS also understood that
y other
• the niiein•i tie 0. eticle:..kX.:VII., of the, 'end regarded the operation in vv'hieh 1' . ' " 1 '-attacked a train standiag• 'at 4.4.'il'ilk •
iya Wood' Is less 'likely than Sir Eve -
Hague , ConventiOn, • • .. • ' •: 1 Lo '',•1 ' -F b 1.0.--1..deeptite 'froth. tioa .on the Delagoa Bay. 'line, . low
ow .430
........r.......,..-•.L.-.-„The-MinInter...added-titat;inet110416..L...4.."..r
replied,' that my inStri,e•tiontl ...repat. 14.-„-t-.4. ,, , „_.. ,
General •Kiteliener, ',dated Pretoria', driver shOt a lk)ez. dead who w'as tam'
.,
: , , he .waa engaged as „Impra,ctipable..;,1 1 high of fleets to be . chi:leen. for
ant special ,tlutleS a,s 'ha IS mnortu
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. ......,,Leh„,,,,,Lisw_kol tha•'with- • akin ..".trith the vacuuni brake.. T.417.1.,..,
. - . -----,144 portal ... ted-.--.ruTlie• ---now-7----,,a15-1.5:iti...-k.--wv.te2;1--5.ifoTiifirj:;if';
, "epti.toll: to be no opportunitye fot .it. - • • . • . , It ri 1.1-ki" ii&:uff1t13041-cirlirinet0111'71rt-Tthatrmee•--71.,,,..,--fr•lt,,,,,.7,;:i4a,•...,-7,..95.7.......",....2.,
• ., • • ndant• Llel)randt.. ' . .
subiseqnent. declaratiops of Chancel- ()nen t len 'Poi Bleeinfon tele, . puff' \.-tite. Ali report's •show that: the Boer s ;140 • . i.ei,.....Figirt-'.WiCli DeWet: •, . -"---' -'"'"'7" ,-'''5.•'''''ke "F.'"*.trni6,- '
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, , Lk the.. course 0f• n sk(•telt or. the' a -pe,(icia dtlegate; who had. been see- tea i , , ., , , ,
,He,•referred to Great Drawn's ans- tirpi---` cif ,. i / , • • iii . .' fe .1 o, •th 186.6.ers wlim , .
lire . -- item -ern, ,t-`ritine, e -0e• • neeL ;ran -(-) er ,pr -,,,.• .---.,- --
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-- ' •• . ,,,,,,,,,, „ .. .,,,, 2„_..
• Wer to 'the United States, and the" • • . • •
•restless.,• • ; ' • • .
Writing from. Jacobsdal. 'Feb. 3.61.
'Lord Roberts-Say4-"General Buller,
Feb, 64h; wired that he . had pierced .
-.EDwARD AND EnPERoR WILHELIVI.
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Typilymg the Friencls-hili of Great Peoples
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the enemy's lines, isFt that to get 7
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his ,.tirtny across to• the Ladyniniiii7is
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.sdu ween y:iinherley and, BloOtt... • •
,hintelh„ • . • ;•
'• wds aiges to •preven.t their ob-
taining Sap -lilies in the event of 'their
Tpaydieg that . Way, that the,. in.-9•Vis_-'
ldriS the stores Faeresinith • .
and :lagerefOleinTre'the,seistirtve-st' .•
' Kimberley, " werp ,deStroyed ,
'Ate ,001.r.peisage
the:shift to -the Iitie.re Vie iene wttti
ystich tleiy.at•e() that. be-
folitein' and' titeLlittatite
border, ivhere ail the .. liritieli at.•
teltpts to i',:tteirthein, have been •
°laded.. , • , •"
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• 130Wei, Apeeitis'to, DeWet, ,
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• • Bloemfontelp; •Feb.• 10.e -The text of
a Portion Of' thelettor from Piet De'
Wet, )ffitiirman of the Peace. Commie,
to his brother, Ciiiist4ixt .
PPeUtfl to . tlib lattet Tte0 surrender.
;published 'to-ilay, is as follows--=' • •
" Dear Dr9th'er,-1 bear you are,.80
'angry. that " you', hare deelded to kill
--ine,-aveusIngine•Of trection...Ailay
God aot.alletv you elei.o. tut.ity/ to hid
more inneeent .blood. Whin lestiev Vve
were •beaten by the I ..wrett) •
to the .Pregicieut,'requeeting t
tionsider te,rine Of, ponce, :and rather
to "s:urilmtlef than to ruin then -mint -0:
and, star've !‘ the. ' Was with,' ./
yhe afteriver,de for a montn, /
ing me that it was bitter to bay dOwn •
out.' amis. I did iny'dety the battle
at Schletnui.evith Pi-Ittharg•ed
the guns l'hrh,en wasIillaritef Oily left
'hi tire lureh • by•Pronenian, fleti.
Convinced tit it' th let :nggl 'was 7, ,
le,se, I left with thystat( and eurrees.
$lered, and • wad Beet to Duritan;,.
"You' and ....Stesin, ie Carrying •
,guerilla. warfare, •cauSed zee tvrite
toKitehener,•_NOV...12, rectapetbCg afl
cipportenity:to•cemetothe Free 'State
and • persuade the •rnen. to lay -down
•;.their. -arixis, • no Free *tato :64).v.-
.erninent, exieting against. Whom •1
could coinmit .treitsen. What is better
-Tot the Republies to tiontloice to ,
• ,struggle, .thesr isk. of total mina.
. tion. as a nation, Or •td. stibmite.Could
• we.think takieg back the ceuntry
if it Were offereelyto us,' with thou-
sned•q• of peeple to 'be suoporttal , wr.
aISe it*Cts'vernaleat" that hati 'not a, Te7r th-
Plain would cest. from 2,000 ,to 3tP00 ' Shot MOrgandaal through the body. lishman naMed Davis, who t , Peace Commission from be•-•
men.: vI replied that. he must. . •re- tohe it • fell,vived ' for a prisoner • , "t- ginning. to end -lie sai, • The. policy
dere Ladysmith • even at.. that. eost.. 1 t di later.' NVeseells -was . , • , of the BOVernment 14.I.--thevery oppda:
ing, bat 'a•debt of live or sie,
,even• if helped . by yen 11 -Do Liu think
any. nation No J110.4),H to Wire. PI9t1•,;,
Sends killed and Spend millidus. and
then give as the lleptiblice and the •
necessary capital 'to govern. theni ?
• 'Put paseiotiate Jeeling aside for a
moment, .anti afie common Sense, and
will tient a *roe that the bet
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(•;k‘,tr, at, •-ue ort 0 he
• hint,, try to get reSporisible govern, .
nteat,.u./u14.:4-sar-trt 44.M 11-141,1341.1tIllaNS isill '
• 111IOW' doteg so, govern the eountry
0 Kimberley Feb 10 '-F tl •" "
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lor von Medea.: ttiq „M. Deleasse, the , onf,my, ,
ions ait them, le t. •eseect•ing,13, hit•tor- • , LiotidentwcaericiC°,001•Zriv,Yea, tfitilLtic Ltap tiro to Non. (1, .
Details lave tfocrotnieci"..t 1.:111 ci cm; ttor'tetr vhaei tri)rt,,,o,n;
. 'French .FOreign '111inteter. .I•ivert know eat. how. tee were.; • ..t.4b nit 800 wagona with famine; inolir
' land, he said, did not consider herSelf tea, end hall aceurate tutor. passedthrongli if..rinelb' 611 their. Wa Bbyere fIghtng Taba,kSberg
ain, 40 niiies'enet Ot the railway and
aboateuldWay hetWeen Sm011deel and
Bloemfontein. .1,10.1Or CreWe, With „
..00nina Site •Oolunin:" travelling Seattle.
west, sighted' the maintain on. ,t e,
g mof ga, knn. ;tea. r819,1st.t.,ty,,
biker's cOlaustri was on• the', etlit 1 hide
of 'the, eopeinged 'tent
•offleer Wtie action. • Conti:e-
on 'tiy' he iiiirried.-forwatd., only to
cent Boers etre-an-110g down 'arid
was saved through the • prompt hould the war' enntinee. it' few
maten) (")ildit.lon of ' ohl• to Anieterdam, and very large titian- tion Of Smith ant fl f th' fl
, 1 • Y.
rem .0 est :months longer, thenation will become,
t ordp ' • HU )0tqg ,irtIller • titles of stock are being drilla:it east.
able to- take the intliativq.
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•••• 'hi: .aciution• 4ubmit e a .r f . ,
• the. (hay, 'favoring intervention, ' '1); - ,;,1,,sbs• ' '1'411 ., t'eghi"il ' 'FIrtY, Boel'S shrrslaiere -- • • ,
detote Of several' mile's' e• I' ' 1 I ' • ' •
the first shots being tired, made'•8 Lug class, and dieappieir AS e, natione-, .
•-gbrin'a. interantion woe imposeible, .,.., ,.. •• . • ' "Ld 15 Botha wit,11,2;000 Uwe, atfiring
time, to stop the 1.0)(X)0(1 tl'ithl, ' . it, I ti
M. 1e FaVereeti repeated that Bel- • ••°. i • •
and the order. of 'the'd.ly vt-ak there- ' '4 "wilt. Y." " l'-' vcin i • ' n • ' - 1. te ; • • s fight •
i" .1 ', ' tr II:: as t1,•'• t 'Bothwell tt't
, The drivee of the, refit tired ."-ten; t rthig.i. 1-("rniticiTii''
, • •seribed liv Iseel 11.obert.;t, • h.i.o, (thief - ,were repalsec a:.,er a fit%er 4.• .
8fietmountafn, ti igialy trotinded in the- shOulder , - '' a'' • - • '''' - ' '' . - a '
for ,...1.1fttt 11,am ale -1 ,
tt id 'the Beers meat Iiitn-irtelt.t0"War ''.1'41+thi!....44•7:61(''1.'11:.1.:1`.vt411.1'..4.;);I::P:i.!i.igtiii''lei:;:':i''i:" .
' fore .ttelleerINFIlill',' .•• ' ,., ''.
010%i of. 11f1,11(18, t1.00II 0, • IC Oidpr o • I ''.
. Nevertheless the 'Teiniiiber' by 'ft '.- l''"P'.er.*`-,-'H' ielvig.- . to 1)141N1 -91°n • the „ "gent. ig-T).f.ttit/•'%.;'" k kit! !t1 . 6.1,',41 '•,c4 -en';
' t A ti - ' I 'Lrt'/31' retit'oil . In company with ,t'itsi-' kvound• °•KP'illt.'deliieltnee'r'S Ieffil;-!ItNS°.t1-iliffin'i:e'lf'llridIA ••:t'l'illft;"'
-• , the day as proem:kid by 'Mr. ktitimon.
. •• i e. were pre.etieully lit'ing freia„' itira!Iirild•ceinarYieetr*:88tVve:retilYkillgetiti',Pcle.T(Ittr. ,efinwty°:
ed.:Soldiers..., The'
. . • ,. liand to tnonth;" 'fie: wrofie;. "and at Otrid Were PO, for:tile Brit/I-la • to
train, wh,c; rancid Ott the engint) upoh so peer that -it will beeonte,a. 'Work-
' ) . . • . • -nt ,rear "j. h • o f • -others .
tit e t y.c n
' • • • ''I'lliceitirches to'' ''''',folettinesharg . tit' • 'GI nerall .1:ont-th-. Berri n s t Ini
cl eked a .
I,' h., 6 orhey ..tha line. agaill nearer • •1i y rt
• . • accuse me, o 1, int, paid by •the
"'Inhorie . • • • , ..•
, men attempts are eteisiderts.1•,, Yo„.11 a"•
ritiot:_evettluile day'.8ionn bur!. inahY .6°Ve-relY 7011,12,
biouglit back here, but only the iron i4igns'sof weakness 'oil ' • t isf the. ,
-fraineand the wheels weito left t•
1*0 -
Mors at illnawnhank: did tile ;time to
.on, ono tit ,'the• eeseee envoyd, has re-, Cita attenit, tb Col. Ilroadwoocli. In killed and 53, woneded,' • . • • fete, hundred `11 Neetses hock, and
tureetd.aftmi ha.:ving been , trred by. the .aanna's •Peat affair, 11,8 "thir movempfit te Atte east In re-
g(7° 111(31 0.11 , •
eontly-retlitieg •from..COL.plipt. erv'elYS17,.
0.
dito ,stiell.s...Iinihediately • Major rewe,
'brought ahreo ' 1!t5-1)bilittdcrs • and,.
I lit Is Iasi-I:When 'roe eoi.ne're 'fir 8°-1'• •
Bloemfontein, ,Fehs ''kher-• He finds that no mbeeifie blame "The British tashalties, *ere"' . 24
'slinttivilerrainen:th:r.tt.11107:°:ninwespita41't:'11.106:16:'1:.rt:.!:;11:rti4irtrwweetotLe.118.6'turil11onihng,Pi.tra.v:hee.teilnsohs9tke.'s..b.:13°:::11:Pe:1;Itsnenl:16:‘1.,v: be, ,116.1i(elhk, •Dto,her"i3s. oltti on" raf:•:.t -r°1.1.f .11:1!"1: :Ir.:111,111:91.11' in"; t:x;c; ''Yt11.7511.
til' fouz' in the
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nsin°6t70°Int:ilhn°*tiwIdekrill':Tt..7intiaL Corrimuniention, Ivith etliere ••10, the troll t, those .c.eeteeeirt cse struggle
when 100, bet they, tver:e in fiellegraplik • .ter. amrled, Mel are • only., 'teisieg to
onIs ofer1"1 pi 1-1,11,e1 110 V 41.4t:41(1,1)(11i1•1v1;:n7i1 ticipietul tatitc.,•,
tire are Held to have nuMbsred
rifle', fire ' °Pelted", 41"em`''t kop,jeii.'•There *elite 82•••bullet marks tief,e),iiiiinoutit, 1 's to 'prevent
••terrible:
. • , it ort , ,,t , ,. •
Who Were in • t ..•• • , „,
;spode It contained were ehlefly -when t
arid oats, nrinefpally all of • the
enemy burned, taking • very 'BMX',
away.ivith them,. The eaptured• train
haVito .eecort, blit' there were some
Holdlees in.ati atulored Mende itt the
' Commandant Grote:Mar at "Acesvegal- motbr was mainly• dtie to • the pOrted to im,re thoroughly upset' all
kop for penetrating the fighting line, glee 4r tho hattrol at Dominion's Icoli tfiVi:Iiemeat'ollations, and ....:rectied
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serretouliel,1n jental body at Elienos-
tote fliter; ander a Ting' of tietee,..and
•- '.;t'anti in • undesirable' ,docu-' to',wartl; their COriwitdeS arab an h.•'ri?:gular • pante: In• the district.' .40,4, 41...them. to surrender, • was
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bush was, preiMred," , ' "ChriStian De Wet appears to.lbe
'rnente. wits'‘ • seleameti on pttrole:
111) • The 33000st h.° sn'Y'li 80'1 •:it:a913" oft for The °flitter who wasCplaCed :in tOire • erOsiiing. the line 'rietti-of atigersfen-
•••..food.:and elotting. • • . • inroad of' the , "Patrol is . net' IIICA-1: 10111 VOLIA to tile: wc,st• this mornhig,
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•fildlitit.;;.70-nt:ol-t;'.4,.:1,.. .. ' ' . ..tIlt;ntr6icttl.Ug'' ..freut.,!.' .):. oho' nhe..;1;tit, ''.N:o's:;',,' th:!-Iflol.'.141(1tIftt'isI.I'°eini s' .ttil 0(f'f.rftler?t%16i'licer, P'4;3:113".' by
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' 'CiaPe ';'-tiovirl), • ,Peie• 8: --Me.. ' Cart- -1fitin• , lie saide-• "With , the,,•oectiort,-., 4Ifi""td-pd .(1olony'ealytnla line ,heen.
• liright, the.;editer:' Of • the South Af,- • Ube o'f K.OteritipOtirt 'and, the ills- .Octitipled by 'Col. , De *LILO, ...who.; etv•
rietta Now,St,'Aviiii vette arreeti'id Vest ilet•Sal or. ;...,otti.q'tt3,tii,t-.3 . ainliy, the ,„tereri Petiriiney13., the erietity retiring• '
. te:rdaY• on. It charge or pdhlishlag a ,oi'lenitlefl resistance of tile tiv•olie- townril Kerellartit, Col, Haig, le•drie-
'-eii-s.il--seilittiousserint' (refit nuttory Ithell-:,..wn,S, lie blieS • Piny hr.s.. said- to,-linNe ('4 140(1 in e. the, 141 l' li ' re•drottiatitio fairtittee.rd
arraigned in court thiSemerning, rind but thorn '!Silli reniatm) ,itittell for petit Aberdeen." ' '*, . 1 . , ' i
" . remanded until 'ne#. Tlitirsday. .The • the' arMy .1ii r4eittli • •.•tf rixia.t.o. *do," to - •• . ' -......... -.. .. .
'Ireoeeetlingtt to-41,11:.y,.ttrei-e purely tor.' Meet the ttonditione of. gaerilia- wilt. 1 • . ' . . ' . \t
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'EatitIt' . ' • fere 'With 'forces' "beaker' up irito 1 . '11.11•P'll: lk"Pak. 13q.lni6",411
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t •,,,snetll eoliennif.and olleistinks,"overetnPretoria, Feb; 10.-Soriei Neet tett,
Ne's.'iere....i. ilw,te fliese•,, . .. Wit:ea target Alien France; 'Gem:natty fittele re, awl Q51100 itRI,a lidni4 libl an•
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Lomisa., 1, se; 0......,. tit.,,,Tatot, to ;op.' nntl, Aitstrla • aomInned.." • '• •oxel,tIng hralii• vtrtth, tha '01161"Y heittr-
fitantiard, from , Peeterin; states that 1, incorporated . With'. the despateheir , Be liedrat, The • coioniele, Vt,r1.10 1111111-
0t.tluyrit I.001g1,4,(4 ,14ay 046 witt,b,,,,,,, are 001)010' feom sutiof ditiate -eve her041,1:10, vv9r 0. limier the •ecitniuntid•
&ramie, 1,,,I..,,,(I,,,,,,o.I.,,,,„.. i.1,,,,,, hi.,...,,,,j,,,.E.,, rrstiviere",, litelfelltig : the •rfarrative of . of •hitatei "Tumbrid,gs); 'and they were
4,vilri ,pa,sto - thii. ea troilitit' •the railway, line.; 8 totter,-
-: tile Ifehri4, biting 1 e the ,,lalter's non/ 144(1010';,..),%,-'11. ,
, aseloes, roe/ ty,e0 s'et„se, th-r,...• my pic•trifik..i. 0hi4;f41)p'por CerriierejteltititS :gave hint of. 40,0 1.0,rri, al:tee-Into I to, eat, them
' easei,f,i) . • ,, ),) ., ''. t , .,•••• . „`'ilinelf treerible, ne the' enemy ."Tddr" Ives tiff' and. very' itettrly mienee,l id, .
,..,.*,..,,,- . • . • 1 a great 'deal of inferittittion lis to rilite7, : The 'woo ,or tho.: .1' gilt 'tiepoliciotl
, itei, poi oria itt,1,0," • , . • I.' eir' mitnstrineeS iii illateking from the hpOtt, WIttl Should sett and ' hold, n•
, • e ' , netespanets„" • , . • ".•kenje Whieh ceilithand( d both i the
, Le' Mimi,' It'i4.1),.•• Se-Ithe fiiiteiriinnitit. tor Oct.°. ito •:WhIte, gliteS an aCeonet teed and the elmr) 0 erg ' 1 ii•13' It
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large force of Tibet. on he engine., tenee,sesary h4,064-140,1 • .
a,mbillcaa oh •the monntain, Boyle •
ollugth...tnirnIller'beedent•mh ugretntiesr,illiiftTeheto 0 e81 ,,PronlOtIons for Itritvery.
b ' yo- ' 1,11(11o:tab; aro still e ()Mine,' 51,0 Sarah • .
-nd were att. king there on both Pretoriat rnlY lertlere Afrioi. you ri,„, 0,,)L (,,,ruerwethe
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fri &mt., t .0 "rear, .The-,`Biltisli hatn,'been bolded ethnic:1th*, st-Weety tespasime end
. 411, tr i •ni- nise and 'bee/tine ii§e- - ,-bf: the raeir, andj•file for Ilistingeislinelti . i ss,,iiits . - • • ' • '
ep:stn. ,-Ipsommor carawo girtvotv the, tdi, u, galiantrz anii .coorgt,,liowi, b.rn,vory. i 4(t,r, ne ,, t . , „ • t, ' • .4, ,
n‘tiotv tl-tri by ft. brilliant ,t-nove . got Aniong the' rnyn • PrnmntN1 aro ("or, 1 si'''n'il"P•.e.gttliC;trotr:. Iteiro°1,1•"\''..;nolili. ;i)l.rine‘..b.eing•Callor! '
..tt:vit:niottio:t..titiyioin1t4064,tmahe.Iften.:::ttiti.:leib',. ,t!), 60_, i -,r1K,:lt•Iiirt,s..g.Stini NI .`otnoittt aj,ni:ri 074;1"ff:1,07Th f,tali:y 1:111:1(1, ", • er ti...1itctiri'it:,e,c.tr, tlIst: 1 1 ,,,p4,:i.:11 :its ;11,4e:still tigoefif7Iviiln 1,svil!...:-, „,,,,,,•
:con Asete•ened• htithloto•fril 11,11i1.,keir.i,,f`,111,neitisIlttinittie,, ' thifrienA rci.,141)";.11:11,1ootitrhso•ra,siti.i14.1sthrfiltspr.,tillo.ini ilt Till'i s.„,.,prItlyillot,1 n.,,,,,.. 14, .thp 11,1,,t, ,sto te„. ../illoy.
I% r, TrntliNn;t1 1:4 tR)t ' tirS leech,
t, t1:44.11n1.,1:16(.4.11, .1, 1•6,(11'161:1b11.4.,itT:sliolrl ili1C01:r.ttiept:)sta'111.Lti n(y6hixs:;11,:!).:0,,hr,otIliugiliel,eodlittivt,!reonectitL,tiitroli.-” ot., teipsr reoldt,s[0.311)yty.e. 4.‘',c.'.:111:00ryillfliilliTcrilg;‘, rh.,;(11:4,,,....1 . 11441! 111
w,..ti,tircii,;,, ,iit,,,;,,,,,,,,,t114:iii.,1.,,Fi,r).11...itiri:444,140tetti,,,,,,,,,,non,,,t1.h):,1.1,,,,i,j)11t.:.;11,141,11t.,:levrit.ii.(11.00,i.p,e(Ilfititni Iyirci .
, ti,a,. e ,ek, tatain,aci. lte'Vere Ltsiaociindgc;iiiynter(fi),,i,t.'("et,trti Ytly atlivorri tilt:y(3,81, 6.ttitort‘tie% 7 r aro. eatst Ili,irs,li, thin's, ,w11,11;41iteritenttioerra,t,
glgsle°0,a4...!.' 311c1 • . . b . r 0.0 w 0 .41 fl . .•, . .., ... ern;,, ..,, 04 ,I !AIL 11 (I epee 1 <, . w , .
A' reartgiistrd-rtotion. was (oughty, • ,opr.,!. t , or 1 .15,` 011105, atifl. you )rocroc1, fell:beet° • .1 '
' ,Between Yon titfiY1;zon J.:( henry ;What: are thr:Y-siiiIii's irho,it 110 not
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