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Boers Panic -Stricken by Kitchener's Movements in the East—De Wet
Failed to Cross at the Drifts East of Bethulie--Calvinia Occupied by
Be Lisle—The Ilidland Commando Driven North—New Zealand.
ers Do Some Clever Work—Smart Capture of Boers—More Troops
, Going to Africa ----promotions for Brave Actions --Effect of Kitchen-
er's Latest Moves- -De Wet's Brother Appeals to Him to Give up the
Fight.
Cape Town, Feb. 8. -Gen. Kitchen-
ser's policy of concentrating Pais
;twerps and denuding the country of
sixpence Is being steadily maintain-
ed in the Transvaal and the Or-
sage River colony. The British auth-
orities say that if necessary this
volley will be extended to Casae Col -
tom, and that in the disturbed dis-
tricts all the supplies will be com-
mandeered or destroyed. According to
the British officers such a policy is
absolutely necessary, as otherwise
the Boers who are constantly evad-
ing the troops, would return and ap-
propriate whatever the troops left.
pd f It ie passible that the Boers will
oa ] extend the sphere of their operations
e 1 in Cape Colony, and the necessity of
eclael" 1 British oamefficers opinion is therefore in the evident,
'especially as it is expected that two
t ,1 or more addtional commandoes will
Frum
.invade the colony. Whether they
his will sceeed in getting back across
1gt
L ;tire Orange river Is another matter.
d r It is understood that Governor Sir
is ea t� guards Milner
tinspect
m morrow, atown
that he will
use invite a portion of thisi force to pro-
ceed to tue frontier at ,t the earlier;it
na'° 3wssibte tuctsnent.
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xe c Fired at, P..Ssouget s.
e u Pretoria, Feb. 8. -On Monday night
e cC last four hundred Boers attaceed
near Standerton a train bound for f Natal, and fired among the civilians
w k and nurses, who were passengers.
"e "f the
es was afterwards ondtohave ballet holes in It.
The burghers robbed the
a t taking fw from one nurse passengers,
nuree had a bullet shot through his
.hat. Nine of the passengers were
wounded.
The nearest garrison shelled the
Boers, but was not strong enough to
• attack them. Later Tullibardine's
Scottish Horse came up, whereupon
•the Boars cleared off. the ciisgr.ace-
'!hl conduct of the burghers has caus-
ed unit areal disgust.
The Boars are still in force south
, of Johannesburg. A number of refit-
. :gees, including women and children,
' have arrived here. They were expelled
'by the Doers from Waterberg.
The Hollanders residing here were
out in holiday attire yesterday, in
;honor of the marriage of Queen Wil-
•helntina. To -day tho military goner-
" nor gave spaniel permission to Dutch
j 'sn jigs to raise the flag of the
S
t ,
i Holland and Peace,
Brussels, Fob. 8. -In the Chamber of
t Representatives to -day, rf. Meenhout
called attention to theo tit -
1
on
pare-
I rented to the House In favor oflar-
r filtration between Great Britain and
1 the Transvaal, for the purpose of
'topping the war in South Africa.
O. M. De Faveroau, the Minister of
.Foreign Affairs, said he had no ob-
jection to tite reference of the peti-
t tion to a committee. But he said he
was bound to inform the Chamber
a that in Iris opinion the authors of the
1 petition were rtn,staken in regard to
tact marlin t o rtiele 's`XVII. of the
Bogue Ccxvention.
The lifinister added that mediation
j coa'iid only be proposed when eircum-
i sta cespermittod. There now ap-
3 He to be no opportunity for it,
e referred to Great Britain's ane-
aver to the United States, and the
subsequent declarations of Chancel-
• lor von fSuolote and hI. Doicame, the
French Foreign ?,fb ister. Even Hol-
land, he said, did not consider herself
Hol-
e
able to take the initiative.
M. Janson submitted an order of
the day, favoring intervention.
4. t M. de Favereau repeated that Bel-
gium's intervention was impossible,
fa
toad the order of tite day was there-
• fore unnecessary.
• Nevertheless the Chamber by a
show of kande adopted the order of
p the day as proposed by Mr Janson.
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t` Boer Envoy Released,
Bloemfontein, Feb. 8, -Jan. Theirs
5' on,.ene of the peace envoys, has re -
yr turned, after having been tried by
-Commandant Grobeiaar at Aasvogel-
e kop for penetrating the fighting line,
t; •and bringing in undesirable dace-
, intents. He was released an parole.
anal Beers, he says, are badly off for
7 lased and clothing.
Editor Committed.
Cape Town, Feb. 8. -Mr. Gait-
(' Wright, the editor of the South Af-
inean News, who was arrested yes -
:tea -lay on a charge of publishing a
I iteditious and defamatory libel, was
i arraigned In court this morning, and
remanded until next Thursday. The
1 Ipc'oceedings to -day were purely for -
mai.
;Sfatjves Have
liis1 ea.
LCitden, Pr?. 9,-A despatch to the
1 intiatldard nein Pretoria states that
• lufthern rofugoes say the natives
around Leysdorp have risen -against
ii 'fife lroerfl, owing ter the Hitter's ex-
ae ons, acid are adzancieg on Piet.ts c -
*aur o
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...ter.
fi Iteeruitieg Brisk.
Ifl:i Louden, Feb. 8. -"pits G4ov ernn
ment
has requisitioned three of the Union
Castle liners to transport reinforce-
ments to South Africa. The remount
department is uncommonly active, its
agents buying largely in several parts
of the world. Following yesterday's
War Office announcement, recruiting
to -day was brisk.
Dutch Pastor's Testimony.
Cape Town, Feb. 8. -Rev. Mr. Bos-
man, Moderator of the Dutch church Pretoria, has published a denial of
the allegations that the British
troops have assaulted women and
committed other brutalities. He tes-
tifies to the high discipline of the
troops.
Pro -Boer Clarke Again.
London, Feb. 8. -Sir Edward Clarke,
former Solicitor -General, addressing
the Holborn Conservative Association
in London this evening, said-
" After driving the Boors out of
Cape Colony, Great Britain ought to
offer tams of immediate amnesty,
without distinction of person or rank,
together with an assurance of abso-
lute equality in civil rights, and as
much local self-governmsnt as is pos-
sible. This horrible war could thus
be ended."
' Occupied Boer Depots.
London, Feb. 8. -From Delagoa Bay
it le reported that the British have
occupied Ermelo and Carolina, which
until recently were Boer depots.
BULLER HESITATED.
Roberts Insisted on the Relief of
L&'lysmith.
London, Feb. 8. -Lord Roberts' de-
tailed mail despatches ranging from
February 6th to November 15th.
1900, wore gazetted this evening.
They f111 157 quarto pages, and make
up the official history of the war.
although without throwing new light
upon several interesting disputed
subjects, such as the Sanna's ,Post
affair. Hundreds of officers, non -
Commissioned officers, anti men are
favorably mentioned, including Lord
Kitchener, w,tto is referred to in
warm terms. Sir Redvers Buller
comes in for criticism.
The first despatch undertakes to
"give a concise account of the state
of affairs in this country (South
Africa) on my arrival, Jan. 10." It de-
scribes the forces as much scattered.
He decided to leave Gen. Buller with
a free hand In Natal, but otherwise
to remain on the defensive until re-
inforced and until the transport had
been organized.
He found no transport corps exist-
ing. The colonial forces had not been
sufficiently used. Cape Colony was
restless. •
Writing from Jacobsdal, 1'eb. 16,
Lord Roberts says -"General Buller,
Feb. 6th, wired that he had pierced
the enemy's lines, but that to get
his army across to the Ladysmith
plain would east from 2,000 to 3,000
men. I replied that he must re-
lieve Ladysmith even at that cost,
Buller telegraphed Feb. Oth that he
was not strong enough to relieve
Ladysmith without reinforcements,
and regarded the operation In which
he was engaged as impracticable. I
replied that my instructions tenet
hold."
Enemy 'Well Informed.
In the course of a sketch of tate
Capture of General aroma, the no -
erg -ration of Bloemt"outehi, and the
long wait there. he wrote- "The
enemy knew exactly how we were
situated, and hat] accurate Infer -
motion as 'to the condition of our
supplies, transports, artillery, rind
Cavalry horses, and they regained
codrage."
The marches to Johannesburg and
Pretoria were uneventful, as de-
scribed by Lord Roberto, his chief
concern being to provision the
army,
"We were practically living Min
hand to mouth," he wrote, "and at
times had not even one day's rations
to the good."
lie finds that no speci.fio blame
Gaya attach to Col. Broadwood in
the ,Sanne's Post affair, as "the dis-
aster was -mainly duo to the fail-
ure of the patrol at Boesman's kup
to warn their comrades that an am-
bush was prepared."
The officer who was placed in cone
mond of the patrol le not meas
ttoned.
Writing from Johannesburg, Nov.
15th, he said- "With the occupa-
tion of atomatlpoort and the dis-
persal of Louis Botha's army, the
ot•galnzed resistance of the two 1te-
public* maybe said to have ceased,"
but there still remains much for
the army in South Africa to do," to
Meet the conditions of guerilla war-
fare with forces "broken up into
small columns and operating over an
area larger than France, Germany
and Austria coin'btned."
Incorporated with the despatches
are reports from subordinate com-
meanders, including the narrative of
Gen. Baden-Powell, who says the
newspaper correspondents gave him
Much trouble, as the enemy "derives
a great deal of information as to our
oircutnstances in Mafeking from the
newspapers,"
Sir George White gives an account
•of the siege of Ladysmite and of the
struggle of
the
1tipuisit
e
n n
a cl the
garrison against starvation and en-
teric fever.
Rut er s to His Troops,.
Lord Roberts' despatches are not
regarded as giving any further eluci-
dation of the conduot of the war, but
they are Interesting as proving that
throughout the campaign he never
bad sufficient men, horses or supplies
to cover suoh a vast field of opera-
tions. Looking at all the circum
steams, Lord Roberts says the cam-
paign is unique In the annals of war,
and he pays the highest tribute to
the gallantry and worth of the
troops, deolaring that, "No finer
forces ever took the field under the
British flag,.'.
There is a general idea that the
despatches have suffered considerable
excision at the hands of the War Of -
flee, They do not throw any further
light on the summary retire-
ment of General Colvile or many
other matters regarding 'which the
public is anxious to hear.
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Milner Appeals.
Cape Town, Feb. 8. -To -day - Sir AI-
fred Milner makes another earnest
appeal to the employers to allow as
many men as possible to enrol in the
colonial mounted defence force.
Murder or the Peace Envoys.
London, Feb, 8. -The latest ac-
count of the killing of the Boer peace
envoys Is contained in a Bloemfon-
tein telegram, in which an un -named
ex -burgher from Kroonstad, who is
said to be a prominent and influen-
tial man, is quoted as saying that
Commandant Froneman shot Mor-
gandaal at tate instigation of Gen.
De Wet. When Gen. De Wet's force
was moving camp, Froneman found
Morgandaal and Wessels, the peace
envoys, and another prisoner nam-
ed Muller standing beside a cart,
which had no mules to dray it.
Froneman asked them why they had
not inspanned. Morgandaal replied
that they had been ordered to await
mules. Froneman immediately struck
Morgandaal with a sjambok over
the head and face, and said: "I have
a good mind to shoot you." Gen.
De Wet, who was standing by, over-
heard this remark, and said "Why
don't you ?" Froneman thereupon
lsh made a rush for it and arrived
ttete almost sfmultaneouly
. The
col-
onials,
however, utanagecl to secure
the actual hilltop, and there they
remained, keeping the enemy at bay
until reinforcements arrived, losing
in this vory plucky pe fora neetv
two
men killed and six wounded.
An olooptionally gallant deed w -as
performeed by two of the colonial
troopers on tate extreme left flank.
The enemy' sought to get round our
position on the kopje, but they were
completely foiled, despite their over-
whelming numbers, by these two iso-
lated troopers, who, firing straight
and steadily, prevented the Boers
from executing their flanking move-
ment.
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DoWet Foiled.
London, Feb. 10.-T1te Weekly De-
spatch states It has good ground for
saying that information is being re-
ceived in an authoritative quarter in
London that Commandant DeWet
late on Friday night attempted to
esoape along the Smithfield -Bethune
road, but was foiled by a strong body
of scouts. Subsequently, Knox in-
tercepted another movement, where-
upon De Wet retreated, and was
forced over the Basutoland border.
Treats His sten Cruelly.
Herschen, Cape Colony, Feb. 8.-A
deserter from Gen. De Wet's force
avers that Do Wet treats his men
cruelly, and frequently sjamboks
them.. A deserter was arrested by
Boers oers after he had surrendered
to the Britisb, and was given 25
lashes. President Steyn and Gen. De
Wet personally shoulder rifles.
Capture of Boers,
Standerton, Feb. 10.-A smart cap-
ture of Boers was effected last night
through the initiative of the magis-
trate, Mr. Allison, who formerly be-
longed to the guides. •
Capt. Wi min accompanied Mr. Alli-
son with a squadron of tite 13th Hus-
sars and thirty-five police. They left
camp at 9 o'clock last night, crossing
into the Orange River Colony, and
snaking for a farm which was known
to be a rendezvous of the local Boors,
On the arrival the house was sur-
rounded, and the door burst open.
Striking a light, they discovered six
Boers asleep in bed, and also an
Eng -
Major Crewe nYoth. aamr where the
y
wacut s
had
6 been lea get elf. He per -
tonally superintended the retirement,
the Boers harassing lata throughout.
Entrenchments were thrown up sur-
ing the' night,
When4n n n
• or i.
g c,aMe Major Crewe
started to join Gen, Knox, twelve
Milos southwest. Tire I3ocrs immedi-
ately re -attacked him, convening lith
to fight a eeaoncl rear -guard action
for a few miles. Gen, De Wet person-
ally commanded the Doers, estimated
at 2,500. Major Crewe's force was
only 700, Eventually the British otfi-
oor joined Gen. Knox, and returned to
Bloemfontein.
Lord Kitchener has highly compli-
mented Major Crewe upon the auhieve-
tnent.
Plague Spreads in Cape Town.
Cape Town, Feb, 10. -There are now
thirteen cases of bubonic plague hero
and in the suburbs, all of which can
be traced from the coio.ed clock labor-
ers who were first attacked by the
disease. Two deaths have thus far
resulted.
The destruction of rats, which
spread the disease, Is vigorously pro-
ceeding. No whites have been at-
tacked.
Boers Forced to Retreat.
Cape Town, Feb, 10.-Kritzinger's
commando of Boer invaders has been
compelled to maks a rapid retreat
from a point south of Oatland's sta-
tion, in a northeasterly direction, The
Boers were surprised by the force
under command of Col. Haig, and com-
pelled to abandon their cart -horses
and a quantity of rifles.
A small commando under Com-
mandant 3eheepers is in the vicinity
of Sprrenwfontein, in the Prince Al-
bert district of Cape Colony, about
100 miles from Mossel bay.
No Boers have been seen in the
neighborhood of Uniondale or Avon-
tuur, which are also in the .Prince Al-
bert district.
That Peace Canard.
London, Feb. la --Lord Raglan,
under -Secretary of State for War,
stated to -clay that General Sir Eve-
lyn Wood is not going to South At-
rium, and that no Peace Commission
is contemplated. "The report as to
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shot Morgandaal through the body.
The latter fell, but revived for a
while, only to die later. Wessels was
shot subsequently at Kilpfontein. No
details of his shooting are given.
London, Feb. 10:-A despatch from
General Kitchener, dated Pretoria,
Feb. 9, says -"Gen. Louis Botha, with
7,000 men, moved eastward on the
British occupation of l rmelo, taking'
a peace delegate, who had been sen-
• tenced, and other prisoners with ]Lim.
All reports show that the Boers are
exceedingly bitter.
" About 80'0 wagons with families
pasted through Ermelo on their way
to Amsterdatn, and very large quan-
tities of stock aro being driven east,
Fifty Boers surrendered,
"Louis Botha, with 2,000 man, at-
taoked General .smith-Dorrien's ramp
at Bothwell at 3 a. m., Feb. 6. They
were repulsed after a severe fight.
"Gen. Sprult was killed and Gen,
; Bandemeyer severely wounded. Two
field cornets were killed. Twenty
(end were left for the British to
bury, and many severely wounded
were also left behind.
"The British casualties were 24
killed and 53 wounded.
"Our movement to 'the east is re-
ported to thoroughly upset all
the enemy's ea1^ulatione, and created
a regular panio in the district,
"Christian De Wet appears to be
crossing the line south of 3agersfon
tein road to the west this morning,
having failed to effect a crossing by
the drifts east of Bethulie.
"Iii Cape Colony Calvinia has beton
occupier) by Col. De Lisle, who en-
tered February 6, the enemy retiring
toward Ketehardt, Col. Haig Is driv-
inn the Mt 1 n1 eommazndo northward
pat Aberdeen." t t
Brush Near Balmoral,
Feb. , ,,
t•b
Pretoria, , 10: -dome New Zea-
landers and Queenslanders had an
exciting brush with the enemy near
Balmoral. The colonials who nain-
bered 120, Were under the command
of Major T.umbridge, and they were
patrolling the railway line. A ford;
of 40,0 Boars attempted to cut them
off and very nearly succeed*
The issue of the fight depended
upon who should seize and hold n
kopje Which corntnanded both the
road and the camp. Beers and Brit -
Lishman named Davis, who was their
prisoner.
How Commandant Was Shot.
Pretoria, Feb. 1a -A party of Boers
attaceed a train standing at a sta-
tion on the Delagoa Bay line. The
driver shot a, Boer dead who was tam-
periite with the vacuum brake. The
rest Pied, leaving the body of their
comrade, who proved to be Com-
mandant Liobrandt,
A fright With DeWet.
East Landon, Cape Colony, Feb. 0.-
Details have been received here of
severe fighting at Taabatiksberg moun-
tain, 40 miles east of the railway and
about midway between Smalldeel and
Bloemfontein. Major Crewe, with a
composite column travelling south-
west, sighted the mountain on the
morning of Jan. 31st. He heard heavy
firing, and knowing that Col. Pil-
cher's column was on the other side
of the mountain, he concluded that
this officer was in action. Conse-
quently he hurried forward, only to
meet Boers streaming down and evi-
dently retiring from Col. Pitcher's lyd-
dite shells. Immediately Major Crewe
brought three 15 -pounders and a
pom-pom to boar on the Boers,
who, however, were found to be so
numerous that It was impossible to
head them. Orders were given to re-
turn to Damp, about two miles from
the mountain. The column rested un-
til four In the afternoon, when the
march was resumed southwest. Ma-
jor Crewe was just touching the
southern point of the mountain when
a terrible rifle fire opened from a
large force of Boers who were in
ambuscade on the mountain. The
fight soon became general. Tho Boers
out -numbered the British five to one,
and were attacking them on both
flanks and the seat: The British
"pom-pom'' jammed and became use-
less, Major Crewe grasped the situ-
ation, and by a brilliant move got
the convoy into a safe position.
Between seven and eight in the
evening the Deere charged the posi-
tion and turned both flanks, The Brit-
ish ;ammunition became exliaested,
and MaJor Crewe was obliged to retire
incl abandon the 'pompom," after
the advance party had endeavored to
save it, and had sustained sev o,re
loess's.
A rear -guard action was fought by
a Peace Commission is false from be-
ginning to end," he said. "The policy
of the Government is the very oppo-
site of what would prompt suoh a
step. Troops, not peace commission-
ers, are going to South Africa."
It is also understood that Sir Eve-
lyn Wood Is less likely than any other
high officer to be chosen for import-
ant special duties, as he is now se
deaf that his retirement is only a.
question of a short time.
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Saved by the i.*ireman.
Kimberley, Feb. 10. -Further de-
tails of the capture of the train at
Sizjpkiip show that the second train
was saved through the prompt ac-
tion of Smith, the fireman of the first
train, who rolled off the engine upon
the first shots being fired, made a.
detour of several miles and reached
the line again nearer Kimberley in
time to stop the second train.
The driver of the captured train
was slightly wounded In the shoulder
and the Boers sent him back to War-
renton in company with two Mound-
ed soldiers. The train bas been
brought back here, but only the iron
frame and the wheels were left. The
goods It contained were chiefly wheat
and oats, principally alt of which the
enemy burned, taking very little
away with them. The captured train
had no escort, but there were some
soldiers in an armored truck at the
end of the second train which came
back.
The Boers who effected the cape
ture are said to have numbered only
100, but they were in heliographic
communication with others In the
kopjes. There were 82 bullet marks
on the engine.
Promotions for Bravery.
Pretoria, Feb. 10. -Army orders
hoe been issued promoting twenty
Of the rank and file for distinguished
gallantry and conspicuous bravery:
Among the men promoted are Cor-
porals Sexton and Kidd, of the 18th
Hussars, who at Uitkyl, on January
25th, galloped through a heavy fire
from the Boers and stopped a train
that Would otherwise have been cads,
Lured by the l3urghers. Kidd was
severely wounded.
Privates Faulkner and Hall, while
doing patrol darty at Uitkyl, were
suddenly covered by the rifles of two
Boers, who were in the gratis and
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called tiafto surrender. These rode
at wise beers anti each killed ltis tna.u,
our with a sword and the other with
a rifle Faulkner was wounded. Pri-
vates kloplethe anti 'Se-beght rare pro-.
ootea
for
their conduct
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Sergeants Stephens ant i.towara,.
and Privates Collyer, Prithett, lark -
eta Talbot, ear c,opkins, held a
kopje at great odds while tate retire
spent of the remainder of the patron
was effected. Sergeant Ooxen and
Private . Speight held a posi-
tion on the flank of the -
Boers, who were within a tow yards.
of them, Sergeant Howard and Pri-
vates Collyer, Prithett, Dirkett, east
Talbot were killed, " A11 aka abode'
belonged to the lsth Hussars.
Light on Kitehener's Movements..
The situation in South Africa has
been very hazy for several weeks
owing to the way in which the cen-
sorship has been exercised: A little
light be now being let in upon Pt try the
description of Lord ICiteh.oner's di's-
pasition of his forces in the Trans-
vaal and on both aides of the Orange
River.
Lord Kitchener, to obtain greater
freedom of circulation on the rant
ways between Pretoria and Lorenzo
Marques to the eastward, and from
Johannesburg to Durban ou the
southeast, organized a great mond-
up of the burghers operating be-
tween the two lines of rail, with the
intention of driving them into Sweet-
land, where they might be corralled
between the converging forces front
the westward and the Portuguese
territory and British Zululand. By;
last accounts the movements of the
troops engaged in this; interesting
operation were in progress, but no
result is yet reported.
Turning to the Orange River Col-
ony, the situation is exceptionally,
interesting. It was announced a few
days ago, apparently aprc•:tos of no-
thing in particular, that, Potrusb'urg
had been reoccupied by the British,
•It was not until -the news by mail
front Cape Town arrived that the
significance of this particular trove
became apparent. It was to eeenre
the Lateral communication with Kim-
berley in case of accidents, rued alb
the same time bar the way to any,
commandoes moving either mate or
south between Kimberley and Bloem-
fontein.
It was also to prevent their ob-
taining supplies in the event of their
passing that way, that the provis-
taus in all the stores at Faureswithi
and Jagerefontein, to the southwest
of Kimberley, were destroyed a
short time back. The only passage
thus left to the Boers is the one with
which they are s+o familiar, that be-
tween Bloemfontein and the Basuto
border, where all the Britielz at-
tempts to catch them have been
eluded.
DeWet Appeals to DeWot.
Bloemfontein, Feb. 10. -The test of
a portion of the letter from Piet Det
Wet, chairman of the Peaoe Commis-
sion, to his brother, Christian De Wet,
appealing to the latter to surrender,
published to -day, Is as follows --
•'Dear Brother, -I hear you are so
angry that you have decided to kill
me, accusing me of high treason. May
God not allow you epee_ tut.ity to sited
more innocent blood. When I saw war
were beaten by the British, I wrote
to the President, requesting hint to
consider terms of peace, and rather
to surrender than to ruin the country,
and starve the people. I was with
you afterwards for a, month, convinc-
ing me that It was better to lay down
our arms. I did my duty In the battle
at Schietma with Prinsloo. I oharged
the guns when I was shaniefuily left
in the lurch by Froneman, who fled.
Convinced th it th : st uggl was hol;e-
less. I left with my staff and surren-
dered, and was sent to Durban,
"You and Steyn, in carrying on
guerilla warfare, caused me to write
to Kitchener, Nov. 12, requestlag an
opportunity to come to the Free State
and persuade the men to lay down
their arms, no Free State gov-
ernment existing against whom I
could commit treason. What is better
-for the Republics to continue to
struggle at the risk of total ruina-
tion as a nation, or to submit ? Could
we think of taking back the country
if it were offered to us, with thou-
sands of people to be supported by;
a Government that has not a farth-
ing, but a debt of five or sic millions,
even if helped by you? Do yon think
any nation so mail as to have thou-
sands killed and spend millions and
then give us the Republics and the
necessary capital to govern them ?
"Put passionate feeling aside for a
moment, and use common sellse, and
you will then agree that the bosh
thing for the people and country is to
give in, be loyal to the hew Govern-
ment, try to get responsible govern-
ment, and as soon as the finances will
allow doing so, govern the eountra
virtually ourselves, have our children
properly educated, and save the peo-
ple as a nation.
"Should the war continue a few
months longer, the nation will become
00 poor that it will become a work-
ing class, and disappear as a nation.
"I have heard that you and others
accuse me of being paid by the Eng-
lish Government for what I am do-
r can only answer that there Is
a God, and ao will pass righteous
sentence. I have also beard that
Kitchen'er's offers to me and other
attempts are considered by you aft
signs of weakness on the part of the
I3ritish. When you cornered fifty sol-
diers at Blaawnbank, did the same to
four hundred at Nester's hock, and
surrounded a small body at. Ilhei ntr-
ter River, under a flag of truce, and
asked them to surrender, was It
weal ness or magnanimon8 on your
part
"The British are oortvineed ;that
they have conquered the land and the
people. and they meatier the =at-
tar ended, and are only trying to
treat those continues; the struggle
magnanimously in order to prevent
'unnecessary bloodshed.
"Believe mo when I tell you that
no troops are sent from England, blit
thousands ore still coering .to Souti,
Africa. If you do not consider the
Free S1•ate, you will be insertable and
net inaonslbly,
Burghers, are you blind t Can
you not see that yen are leneg de-
ceived by the Transvaal generale ?
What are they doing? They do kat
fight one -tenni part as mmol as w'e
dot The Transvaal is not so Meek
ruined as is the Free State. They
are inclined to .submit, anti n,r-e only
Waiting to see what yeti aro going
to do. The moment yeti s'awitn'render, tarn
or are captured; they tjetrrendt s
pray Sou again to oonetder bet`ere
yeti proceed •further.' ;