Loading...
The Herald, 1901-02-15, Page 61:114OU4S LOTtIA kEPULSED A SEVERE F16 AFTE • • g9 'Boer G per rnets CO tli e itt, P17, odt�: i the cl? foal, a - pot t p: adv tt vitt nt " Se lar ftcle • tl eta; c 'the, is keel o: wits esec b now 13 cline ny • b isthe a debt syst b blocs ti the •na; thre ft 4 ti i7 ante exile to e is t tip t as rea 8 y ,T a , d espy Burghers Sumo 24 BRITISH KILLED, 53 WOUNDED 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. e 't , ---- 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. C 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 I g ...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. • 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. t 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 0 0 0 c 0 0 0 ememeectoso 00000 aeataaarele era ooWnt0e�a a 0 • • (8So 88, te e. 4IZ . 0 D 0 KING 000.0 k rysktv 24, `E4GMEECCO G 0 0 0 0 0 0 c 0 0 0 0 0 c 1 EDWARD VII. AND EFIPEROR WILHELM II. Typifying the Friendship of Two Great Peoples. liataatialieagaehaatnaneataWeinaSSEI 000 ..0 00 • 0 0 0000000) 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. • 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 • 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 'Liii.y 1, 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.' ;