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PURSUED BY CAVALRY,
rts Outflanked Them and
They Hastily Retreated.
LEFT A GUN AND SUPPLIES BEHIND
British Lost Fifty nen, Boer Loss
Unknown, But Heavy.
Fs Camila Skk Were Not Captured ill Reported --They Are In Bose
• OW—Roberts Will Overrun the Free Stets With Troops- -Two
Calladllaa Ole —Privates Adams and Ross —c•Ionlal Dutch Rebel
Math et Ortuunkod West —Steyn Will Pight to the Death ---Orest
111111or for Irish Soldiers - -Will Weir the Shamrock.
London, March 7, midnight. -The
War Office hag Just pubilalted the fol
,lowIng advice* from Lord Roberta:
"Poplar Greve, Wednesday', March 7
orening.-We had a very 'temente
day, and have completely routed the
enemy, who are in full retreat.
"7'he position which they °temple
Le extremely ',trona, and cunningly ur
ranged with a second line Of en-
tombment", which would hale vaulted
no heavy Ione had n direct attnek
been Made.
'The turning movement wan umee-
de, owing to the nature of
and the revelry and horse
iy horse are much done itp,
flgitting wan practleally me-
nd to the cavalry wideit
as tweed did exceedingly' well, and 11eit.
French report* that the borne artil-
lery' batteries' did great exeention
among tlie enemy. our emmoltles
MIabout 50, 1 regret to say that
. Keswick was killed and Lieut.
Bailey was moonily wounded, both of
the 12th Lamers 1,1ent. De Crempigny,
of the 2nd Life Moine, was severely
wounded. Remaining caeunItlem III
be telegraphed to-morruw,
"Oenerale Dewet and Ilehlry 1.0111•
msUO.d the I3oer !coven."
Arm Choir (let le After Itoberts.
1.aindon, Merck 14.-Getterai Hitherto,'
tavalry, uwier ',retie'', hare rt..
panted like taetIon which drove (14.11.
eras Croaks from Megerefuittein,
compelling Comittandluit I Do Wet and
Delaney to withdraw the Boer 11
whit* had strongly entrenched Itself
eent.t, the Britleh at. Osfontoln. The
udy detail that Olin be added totem
liobstrie Melt amount of the move
-
nett Is that the Boers abandoned Oho
gen, Immense qua ntitlee of forage, 11111
wise, "umber of tette,
94111111114 Preneh'" niounte I troops Orr
doted to be purnulug the enemy , and
thie Boers nortil of the Madder River
pre ea -negating their proitIone.
-There It/nothing Ineleate the our
IMMO Of ten. Roberts' operatlinee or
whether that purpose WW1 effectigt by
the precipitate retreat of tee enemy.
If Ids Intention wars to eUrrOulid the
Boers' 11 obviously tenet If It wum
merely to cut their comemuleatIone
with Bloemfontein, it Ion eo far sue,
eeeded, but the Hoer army eitaieed.
The military expert of the Muriiiiig
Post deolareig that 11,, remelt In most
illeappuluting. gum' general, he
1*not **dere 1 W1111 a 11 enemy's.;
1. lie whits» to destroy, the
onelnY. The expert Olken comfort by
tl•dliwing Omen the haste with w kWh
ileit Boer, bolted when thelr flunk woe
1411114eed that recent event+ hove op
parently demoralised them.
Ti'llkinson eontiniteei: "ft van -
not be the Burr game to be beaten Iti
41.144411. Their only chant» to eollect
till balk of their forms fur u deelnivi•
blittle. If they have not enough men
qr 'pipit to stand up to Lord auberee,
.me In hopeleem. It begin, to
Indeed, am if my uriginal reti-
tle, strength of the eneuty'm
boat 50.000 -were nut far
In that cite, the game Im
tey must have ion 10,000or
of the original 50,D00."
Abandoned flue Gun.
tabu Werth 7, -Lord Rebore,'
advanced early this morning.
'retell turned the muthern
the position of Bonne who
lnoontinentl, leaving a gun, Int.
tientitAes 01 forage and their -
le now In pursuit.
ne the north tank are
Ping the poetics/
WIII Fight to the Fwd.
, Mutt 2, 1.40 p. re.
reached here a short Lew,
1401 that Gen. l'reide,
ng the federal foreem on
frontier oi 1h3 Orange
had earrenderel (len.
Just been offIchill) coo.
inewi haw caused much
it has alio rellaWed the
ardor of the Beets, who
in their prals3 of the ell
made by' Oen. Fronk. In
of greatly euperlor nilinhere.
lee leave' the burghers' 41
red am mar, end the (1010:11
people Her milted 14, 10*1411
they hive life, The fierill
Crinkle% narrower meet
stdant-Onder.31 Joutort to rale.
of Lad/emit-h.
dfltertem Intp. that tit, Ma 1
now rommencing end It
res the fluent' faith In liod
aid 1* the name et indium denee 11 Ir-
▪ -
balleein hot been !cued
the Oovernment h um ree•
that Omens: "retie
*errands, by a wearelty
and ammunition. Nu
has hesn roctived
Feb. 271(4. No news
hes been received
Orange Free State.
is visit to 1113 burghers
still trent had an impiring
recent reverie+ to the
bawl)). 110 meths eonelit-
are only a 11 3W phase of
Dfoislid1 now enters
re stage.
•01.111,
d Stern Beal Iiew Al I 14 Her
Karcil 7.-ItreS/1..ut op ru •
Wyo. hate metil,1 a new 4
trees the Transvasi end
@este, pleriglig 811(11
Slits de ith. Thin IVO,
lie Trannvaid
Kreger, vie Delegon
acooent of the recent
two President .,.
asked that there wn
Olt reel -tense would
tion by the powero to 2.
Vereen of Du
Tante from °gulden', dated Tuesday
Ninreli Oth, mays:
" .1 roininando of Otani Remnant'
Board has offered to eurrender, but
4411 impoitelble terms.
(lett PronJe'm 171.41,11 were greeter
than he admitted. filxty boas+ of
Boom Imre knee found In one grave.'
A eempatich to the T.ILiai from Mod
der River, dated yeeterday, my»:
"The Boers octoupy 11 extensive mid
t'1/11 betW0311 Ultraelve 1 411.1 10t 11
Bittenifontelt and 1Vitiberg. They In -
elude the balk of thi Natal forces, and
ere 111141er Oen, Juithert Inkwell'. Only
nuff:clent men haw been left to hold
Van ingeiten'a 111140 end Leetg'm 11A
Extenelve deiertione are reported dur
Ing the trek. An ongegeineut immin
ent, wIttelt will probably be decisive
44 to the n hole war."
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Flows in iluer Runka.
Lend. 11, Mara Tint» pub-
Ilslies the fellewiag despatch from
!sirens. Marques, dated Monday
March 5:
"Presideet Kruger" preripitate
J urn.). to Natal wits due to General
Ji.uhrri'm urgent representations that
the &roil ions of burd, llobartit had so
alarmel the Free Statere the( they
unwartrolable. There is
every indication of theca and denier -
anvil i oi in tho burgher ranks. The
flaP11 in Natal friths Twea.My
Friday laid week were 52 killed and
de) wounnie
"The Foe State Rand has been atm-
ined to meet in Aprril."
Juin Roberts.
1und.n, 3fa rid] 7.-1( 14 conceded
4,,, General Mier will effert a Jane-
: lion with I.L,rd R(Aorte, but how is
unitertnin. It I. het.)) by sow that he
will wow through Van Heenen's pass,
while ethers believe LW Man will be
tranepurled from Durban by nee to
inal London, thence by rail to u
Junction with Gtheral Galarre
Sturnaborg or Pen•I Ellaabeth, 1010
thence by rail ta!'itrvall's punt.
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Muldilly of the lirIllnli.
1/0114.11, Marell 8.-Ler.I RolieriN
nisei! yesterday intorning front 011,41 -
Lein, und In the evening from Popiar
Grove, It mitre eaorlWardc Py an en-
plicallim of the elementary prineiplem
r elraiegy, the jr1T 'sail i-ints,15 mile'
bag aercen his path, have ben entit-
tied, and their holders hare been
obliged to retire In renfusion, ranee -
up hasty withdrawals.
Nothing wan done by Lined Pule
ertn to dleturb the Nymmetry, the
'lead gentility, ol the Boer
trerielion 111 front of him, lie march.
of tot Infantry, eetineetel from the
1.(4111111ftleil Minted tit 110 000 111141,
sad Nett 10(1(14) horsemen and hove
artillery In 11 bold mweep around the
Boer left, whereupou the Hoer cell -
tee and right became untenable,
Fifty' Pritish fell when the eavidry
(ante Into metric.. with the 110Pra.
The correepowlenta differ em to
the enmity's Nteength. The Daily
representatlYe like, the
!Nee, numbered itometelng more
than 1,000. 1•111,4 Newer man 01.
theater14 them at 10000. As them
(Mire 0081e from observer' at
headquartent It le clear that Lord
Itoberte force wan oyerwheimIngly
muperior. He can ecareely have few.
sn• than 4 5 000 Immediately avail.
able, 11.1 the Guerde' Brigade milked
him froot Lord Methuen TesindaY.
lord Methuen now command' only
voluetnerN, end the local foreea at
Kimberley. sense of whom have gone
toward Mateking. Theleen do not
yet appear t) appreekste the mo.
billty of Lord Roberti reran. winch
wan 11 1110 to mtrIke go 'swiftly In this
affair that the enemY hed tOabare
don a gun. much forego, and 11
large quaatity oil vamp equipage,
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Trenches tit PretOrlii.
London, Itareli giespatell 14,
the Dolly Nene from Lunette Marquee
reports that 5,000 Knifing are em•
ployet1 building treneleet 'trotted
Pretorie.
Gen. 1,rettl▪ ete Lease".
Loatton. thirdt 8,-1 Kintivoley imr•
reepondeut ree3rda a conversation
with a Transvaal Boer wit tap.
Lured at Peartieberg. Acoorrliug to
film premier, oen. crouJe's loosest
welY 117 killed and 108 wuunded.
The 1303r lead poor opinion of 0,11,
Crone, whom he described al mite
et:gripers! Itii Comeettidantdlen.rill
Kruger Inspired 'riles's.
'dew Mime] e.-Prreldent
Krum); returned to Pretoria yemter•
day. Hie addrent to the burghers 18
reported to Imre fired them with
fresh eitettueleem to conthiu3 the
111114.
at th- e Frost.
(aini Town, March 7. -The remelted
er of the Caneditin artilery has gem,
to the front.
elquadrosue A and B of KItchetier'y
ROOM, that were reported misetrr,
have returned to temp. They were
cut off With ligttiOlma E Feb. I3114'
but they escaped, although they lost
their way afterwards 041 the veldt.
Sgenilme are prisoners at Pretoria
White Nett by Delt'l'Ism.
iiin•Sin, Morel, P. -Mr. Willem,'
%urchin telegraphs the , 'sub.
Monet. of an Interview he Ile. had
with 1.1r (haver White, who renanaud.
tht. 1410);1 alfilth garrhem. Gen
14 :;,1 le- wield, Nor; 111-14 011 14 1111-
(.11 .April 2ntl, bat tide would have In.
leved the death of Mort of the 1111-
1/1Ve population by eta/nation; and
of the 41e1 from n'unt of nourishment.
Then IP would hare deletroyed the
torsi 1111 SI 11114W1$3011, slid SU Who
Item fit to crawl five mile* would
tate e11/11111 forth; Iv make a allow of
rrdvtanos and *0 4414040 fortoel =Mtn. Pr
atlas. Ile he had Owns* die
begird pelt letst to berry the Of
Wing fte Spreader.
diespeSeh totes
• • _. • . . .
1.11•41111111.1111.11.1..•1.114 111 1 1 III I' 1 1111111111 1
ollertitionS UMW, einwelly;
8 le not right to charge me with
all the IMF of Ufa they involved."
Mr. Churchill mys: " then. White
slicke bitterly of holne critieleum, and
of uttempte at the War Office to ett.
Pelted') /dm -attempt, which lieu. Bud
irr prevented from succeeding. In
concluelon he exclaimed:
"'1 nerret, hicholeun'e nek; irritate
It watt raell, but it wax the only
chance of striking a. lietivy blow. But
1 regret nothing el*. 1 would do all
444 er 1 "
81. Illeleen fur Croup,
71,101011, Mare!' 8. -Mr. Lucy, the
Po rliti 'melte ry reproientetive of the
141117 NeWa, mayw that the Government
IION 414.0114.3 to fiend lieu. Creole end
las follower,' to et. Helena forthwith,
RATHER eTt'llik THIS.
The correspondent of the klurnied
Port, cabling front tedunteln, under
date of March Oth, einem to hare poe-
i I. I ve I u forma tion that the agitation or
the pence party In Grout Britain ito
Influencing the Iluen'' determination to
prolong the war, they hoping that the
Coneervutive Government will be de-
feated,
WILL FIGHT IT OUT.
A correepowlent of the Dully Nees
who urns captured hy the Boers but
trim Is now nt eterketroom, he having
neen relenseil ot Bloemfontein by Ile
enptorti, [whim that while at the cap-
it:0 of the Orange Free Mate he heel
an Interview with Preeldoat Wept,
who 111111 that the Boeing would fight
to the Twit men.
oLD BOAtit
He admitted the passibility of Ire'
torio capitulating, hut said it would
be preceded by mean that
antoninit Europe.
fie added that the etroggle In the
Free Stnte would be child's play eons,
pared wItIt whet would follow in the
Teatime!. The correspondent saym
that Mr. Steyn has appointed a dep.
'my rrealilent to remain In Bloemfon-
tein while he Omits Pretoria in the
Inn:Taste of the Free State.
Lord Roberts haa chosen Lord Ba-
thurst, colonel of militia at the front,
to contemn(' the overt to Pt Helena,
which wan last month placed In cable
communication with Cape Town end
London. It Is nine asserted tint the
Cabinet rewired neither to prime
nor to entertnlit the proposal at the
!moment Juncture for an exchange of
prisoner'',
Cronje Treated Kindly,
8 1110319 TOW11, Cape Colony, Ida reit (1.
-Twenty-flve of Gen. Crielj'm offIcern
are (1114' here tiettight. They will be
eginfined mlioard the transport Mon.
golinti. Four traimport+, with 3,700
praonerg, are now onehored off here,
nni there a w. 403 prisoners lit wimp.
lien. Pron,le a nil sitaff express them.
Petrel 413 1c...11 pl(tanati with their trent-
tnent. 'rhe gotaral slyi lin Ilan ii'mply
been w tit Wiliness
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Rebellion Oprendlug.
Carnertou, Cape Colony, Mareli O.
Thu remelt 011 of till volm11/11 Dutch I
:Treading (oath front Grlouelnit I Wes
3411417 Didely 1100 reporte I to bey
Joine I 11114 movement, including 1 V
idoelanne, 11 11 Influential farmer. Th
l'eswita ant lienhardt bordere itr
gatrolled throughout hy Boers.
.1 refiige.• who ban arrived here frut
heitherdt may Dint early on Winlitem
day, Feb. 2st 11, iltot+ vera 04
eltange.1 between a Ilati1 trite 4111.
the rebelm, who ret r' I. Therenpoi
C011111101141001 Is, Niek striated wit'
11 flog of trice. Thu megastrote, tele
weld from heithardt to meet It
11144 immedi Orly mad, prl can%
the rebels thou louts,' tutu the town
laiating tip flag nirocisindng
the district to be Free Stole tore'
tory, swig "Volk I ed," and lagan raw
nutivieer:ng.,
Lail/miry ofTrlels Soldiers.
London, Marce 7. -An 110141' °rile
Issued todlight anienoteen that th
Queen has ordered that 111 tha futare
011 Mt. Patalek'il 11:4y 11 11 ma.: of 1:e
frialt regbuentm Moth wear 1141 411.4
L1111'0011 a *prig of eleourtalk that
headdrest, to commemorate the gal
hoary ei.her eoldiers In the re
cent battlee South Afrk..e.
Itelenee fires Officers.
Pretorlii, nelt 2, 1 000 11.111. NW
Lorenzo libireuee. Margili
Weave le oheerred in offielal guar
tem regarding the mituation ttl, the
fried. Little new. 'oncoming the
movements of the Boers, ham Wet
mode public toditty.
The Government hee [Medal, 111
indents with the provlidulle of lir
tICIO VI. of the Geneva Conventiou, to
reeve. Idea, Carbery, Lieut. Cow
tour, and Major Adye, wounded nod
seek British officer, wile were cap-
ture, by the Worm. They will leave
dPirettylorlit for Delagoa Bay lit 11 few
11
la
1
LI
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TU ION OP 1.0111112,
71,4.
Wrote the Illastisted Laudon Negri. Sketched by Meant Prierd
Ing. Th
the
ae the t t
literals by eh I and f ver. 'Wo
k with hope dWorrett for relief.
IITARYATIOre'S TERRORS,
cheorfuluesa which wan cher.etariatili of Om early days of the
hp almost deserted ue, the men
pns 'wiing to roasts at t heir pante
rather than more ablattt and work up
on illIpetite Which canoot be satisfied.
'The Delleied are in the Worst plight.
Thom who are unable to obtain work
are allowed a email handitd c meal
daily. Many braving the danger waft -
der eptiat the keen with gaunt .and
13 Quill facet la starch of work which
entities theta to an extra relied cf
meal. Of thef find/ work, they orogen.
orally to:, weak to perform
I'i' et (belt advaireb paste,t the
Boer+, rate the 'streets add the" *r-
ite &Pere. It II tasposalble to dodg,
their ballets. Wte haws takes re -
we rka be premed Ion, however, and
the ennualtiep though hoary are tit
whet they might here been. bed lens
Ole men been at the head of affalre.
NO COWL/AIMING.
Even the Itesciquorters mere fares
meentily. Two hundred and ninely-
two perces have halm kEled, wound-
ed or died of diseene The garritrn
ia to smell that It w.duad 4» erimIna
to make its weaken/1 ptblk, There
le never e, snook am a whisper. If no
mei has etaggeeted I ho palt4lIIty I
stirrer:lee it le became, eve el, 11.1
loran to get beaten, and we are cheer-
fully, eviitring the hardehlwe of to-
day rather than to malts, a surrender
in au; degree possible to-inforrow.
The Doer Anoonneement.
Pretoria, March 5.-8eoretary of
"Kate liNts lied Ismael wear billiethis
III whIeli, after s tyllig the tioverti.
melt lute 114/ 01110111 'Mingo of the
mum:ender of Gen. t'roti,P, but meet mi.
rept it as 11 fowl, however peinfill,
he rble: "The tewernment rennin,"
wourei that the surrender will not
illmeourege the burghers In their de.
feller of their Independent* and
'deeding um as 'intim. The 'draggle
thus fur has shown that the repub.
lice have vhellealtel themselves tie an
independent peole. Tide reverse will
not 'dagger um. In the etruegle for
our cherished tights our bellef remain.'
tett whaterer Rappers the Lord
*1111 Mem.
"Owing to the Invonloit of the
Free tate by it large force of the
e11310y and other eireumetattees il be-
came neeresar,i to take up other po
mitotic hens4 the burg -been 111 Nil 101
have retired to iliggarnberg. .1 11 the
e00011011114 1444 J,i %I re161,1ted them, wife.
lc except 44 1,$7 the
1 lirrlbut of Iteeninre Pass. The+
Led., smith mid hIntlerley are no
tieing besieged,
"In mpite cd all rep;,rte the spirit cf
I Le. fighting men as to the °We're
remains unchanged Anepag the eta-
reand'es in Nate' the barribere are
full cf n3urage,
"Gen. Dewet n')w corn:tub nda all (be
commandoes at the ?dodder River.
"The Presiden( Martel stordaY
evening for 111.,,emfuniein,,to visit the
linger of the h ree State."
It Is understood that Provident
Kruger' n vigil. to Bloemfontein woe
to try to arrange a oompromlea of 11,
dif ferenees bet Wa971 113n 'Transvn a I.
ern and Free Slalerti,
BITRPRIBE.1) THE BOFRIN.
-1,47 p.m. -The following la the. text
of Lord Roberts' demateh: "Popeir
Grove, Marls N. -Two brigades of
airy, with horse artillery and
Ken1101 dielelon, marched Lod, 4 tee
inlies enetwarded
"The Boer's were quite taken by Nur-
7eirnr4sT. They .voi off 1411
turriedly that they left ,....kol din
-
'tete behind. W.3 capture ,.Krupp gun
and revere" tent,' and 11,1/:
"Tito total remelt -v.. a:.re:
-route. Keswick awl Erleellek...
Wistintial-L'eute, of tee loth
Leneers, and De Cee,e guy, of the end
L'In Gordo, both end Lbent.
Smith, old the Sliree.iiirem, Who 14 te.
level to have 117 pleked up liy
Boer ambulance, nun men were klied.
fortyeet Were ••••ande 1 and 01144 111011
0 liaising.
"(labeler r' .4144 that lie Intends
olsoupying Iliodiegalorp to -day'.
"Repairs 1., Gm rallwaym towards
both iltoriai.erg and lateynebtorg urn
being i
“Plenieui, now tiecuples N ors
Pont, tie 111e email btu* of the Orange
Neer T•ii bridge wail !death up March
61111, al, I the enemy are bolding the
nortl. Natik of the river, hitt not, It In
beil"" i•Ili 11-03" great mtrength."
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lhe Melekitte Expedition.
March 7. -The Dell
.,,rrommeient at Kimberley,
4r:tolling under date of Merit
itys that the local mounted forms
re being Milted to volunteer 1044 1414
xpedItIon to Mafeking,
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Flue for eitedheetta'o.
Ottawo, Starch 0. -The of
e illiery., wan 'amendable enter•
ree, have bent to Mr. J. B. Kim*.
P., /I leautdull flag, (4 )1341 premented
to Strathcoun's Hone. The flag Is •
rwl omega, made id the be it ladk. With
lenge of bullion around It. On VW* um,
40 the wurde liPgatievait's tioree'
ppe tr in gold letters. The top of the •
never a very pleat ',warhead,
nide of nickel, typical of the chief
elantry of the town. Ifr. Klock will
resent the flag to Dol. Steele and the
regiment to -morrow, and will be ac.
nympanied by Pr. Burden and 14r
limier Tupper.
There In to be a mounted pared@ of
ratheona'n Her e ou Thursday, and
(Motu made by youtm ladle" ono
iloyed In the rivIl 'Revive will he pre -
1101 to the regininntParliament
ork
alp. 04'304 ..ems.4
Cat totilio aur
WillOPIcta on tk Pfrumel.
'Phe Second BO I nEon RIP:e Brigade fight ing iin way beck 14 I1 dentrey !no he goon In StrprIne FBI rbe last.
(tknpany Vitali:fig a dongit,
Igu outolismenve of their Inability to
make iteudwny,
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Advance North of Colesberg.
(Weinberg. Ifarelt 6. -The British
&dream vamp IN 110W at Ourlogsinsir
River, amend milen beyond :Vidal..
tang.
Catuellens Nick, Nut Prisoner'.
Ottawa, Marc'!, 7. -*ant, tialm ago a
nos rt frum e spatial tee:respondent
( n Montreal newspaper said that it
riutuher (4 Canadians, giving their
names, had been raptured by the
Were. Thy relatives and friends tif the
alleged prior -Jeers in Canada have been
very anticAle ithrita them, and Lord
Mint+. and the MCItla Department
have boom didng their beat to tueate
them. A ridge wax received friss sir
Alfred Milner to -Jay, stating thaz
the men were nod repturert at all.
Private Corrmulet, or British Colum-
bia, Ix with hie reemont ; Private G.
IleOrso.nwes, of Nheiet, tiaelsee; Cri-
rat* WOO' Mil runners, and Pri-
rate Janwa Drake, flard IIallfax, are
sick in field hospital ; Prhents Pad-
: In >re, R. C. R. 1., leek In bempltal; Fri-
" rate A. Wall, letiv l'rInce Dd.warci
• Battalion, et Beimdel, rind( Fred
" Wocd, of Ottawa, unknown. 'roe
lel correspondent salol that they were
' taken prismers at Wattfirevat
11 Drift, but hey b.% :11 Ay been lorat-
No Boers Near ledystulth.
I Latlyentith, March IL -There are no
Deere within twenty mile i,f here.
Neely of yuppie:so are available, and
the troops are quickly recovering
d their strength, 1141 11,1 01 tliP (011117
. tweet have been granted ferlouglw.
'fuller on hadyensIth's Relief.
Durban, Mitreit 6,-Oeneral Buller, In
it general order regurding the relief
of IA(13,4111411, son; "7140 two
forces (luring the hod few timothy
✓ have center with ooteepicuoun gal.
e lantry atile1141111
and nre 11 11 1101100 to the 14110P11 111111
t0 the roillitry. 'rite isidystnith gar•
rbson for four months held that IN,.
eitltei 'ignited every attack with
romplete Neocene, and endured many
privatione with iidniirable fortitude.
The relletlitg force had to fl"rou ite
emy through an unknown country,
nertwv iiiefordable rivern, end on 111
newt inaceressible heights fats 11 (1111;1'
• tweparel, teen artneri nail tenacious
• enemy. By the exhibillost
OF TRI141('T
courage that Nero 'Moodily , 11e4
141 14.4 rit4111110 11r11111LOMY4 111110111,11 44
. it.; object and added it glorious
page to the 11141117. t1116 euuntr
"Linlyelllitll Wag 1'04111411y 1 ,
arid re:,
131101111d
doily. w on 1,0 ono dedre
and by tale mitrlotiqm."
The order rougratelitle both force
On the martial 'qua little displayed, 14*10
thanke thou fie* the's' determined ef-
fort, Lieu. Buller ale° eyinpnthisee
with the relatives and friend+ of the
gallant comrades who have Neon.
THE CASU.1.I,TY 1,1137.
Another Het of the casuidtlem nun-
telned by (lettere' litiller'e force+ fern'
Feb. 1 ith to 17th shown: hille41
1211, wounded 5711, Meting 51. 06
M'hite to l'snadis.
Ottawa, Manet 7. -Hie Exeellegic,r
o -day reeeived the following tele.
reel from General White, dated
dyemItit, March 0:
"I thank Your Exeelency, and,
trough you, Canada, for oongrate.
1401111 111 name of *elf end Ladynneth
Bretton, ((4igned) "White."
More Canadian" Dead,
London, Meech 7. -Pte. J. Adams, of
te Munitobt Dragoons', died from
vsentery at .4acolselnd He wan 114
ember of " A" Co,
I'te, W. J. H. 11.0141, Of the Dominion
'ollce, Ottawa, and it member of "D"
rummy, died at Wynberg Hospital
rote enteric fever.
Stepped the 51ertIng.
Edinburgh, Maw+ 7.-.1 stop-the-
wrir meeting, witnimmion to which was
regulated by ticket, War held 111 thin
city thin evening. Long beton, the
hour Mel university idurlente mem,
• pouieselon of the hall. 111. alleged
that several hundred gainedentrence
by counterfeit tickets, en 1 the itudl.
(ewe INNS /40 Mindy that the ,boor
were barricaded Melee and outride.
Mr. Jam'w Kele-Hardie, Chairman of
the independent labor partY, eild
tor of t„he Labor Leader, endeavored
• epenk, Ind to no purpose. Final.
ly, he unnounced that the prluelpai
speaker, Mr. DronwrIght-Selwelner,
was matt le. The meeting watt there-
upon nbanrioned by the promoters,
Ittil a rusk wart mete fur the phit-
fur m.
The polite need their batons., (twin
free fight en -rued. Nunerous arrests'
were made, Thestudonte finished the
iinti-peace demonetratIon by parading
through the principal Monet
Nertheru ('ape lUctiony•.
Loudon, Ifarolt In. -The only new./
from thp Dordrecht neighberhood in
oontaleed In a deepritth dated Martel
71.1t. In wide!' 11, is reported that
the British main opium le moving
forward with the view to taking a
iemition le tee north of that from
mach ttenerill .1rfore 1 10.
Boeing. The Poleaberg eolunni ham
been largely reinforced. Ite /Overle-
af positione are sorne nese beyond
Achtertang, but It has apparently
not been engaged mime March 3rd.
Tho report that Oen. Kitchener
vleited Arundel before the Boer re-
treat northward began La• centim-
e'. liks visit and the new" of the
Dish Parallax, hod the effect of
pelting the despondency that wee
acting the trade In the dietribt
these the losses of the lutilakIllIngs,
mere tug folicitog; killial 54, wounded
1111.1, mining 22; Dublin Funitiorg, kid
eil 15, wounded 07, mining IS; Few
naught Ranger's killed 19, wounded
103, InlesIng 8; Royal Irish Eusillerm,
killed 11. wounded 63, minsIng 2;
Sorts notelet*, killed 113, wounded
les. 0014'111g, nom. With the lilt of
tanunItles Issued Moncin,r thlis took,n
m135seu tHoletal.1 vent to tho rank and file
111 the Duni relief of Ladvenilth, I,-
-
114bele gni. WW1 lade,
(Alpe Town, Mandl il.-Att imitated
telegram front d•wherg *aye that the
Aumtrale1 11 Regimen hag 'von honore.I
by it vlsit from Lord KItchetter.
The Arundel oolawn 1111 been ',mew
iy relneweed,
notifliatiou law twin
tie I Mint the cueetotown pro .1 ma -
Lion of Felt 221(1 regarding tonna
offered tli" rebelm by Oen. Brobaitt li
the event of their eitrrenderlitg. hi.
heett 11.31111101 WIL but tlici.c 111 1'111,
0g11 11INt ulaV ret111.1i to their
(11.1.11141 4 urren(lorltaz their ilea)+, and
recell-a a mei; hilt 10,4 ore ',table to
be railed to 111,,1,11t. later.
nobility' the Transvaal.
Luinion, Mandl 7, -1.10 p. A slew
'al tempetch from Durblli Nal 14 11 fly-
eoluen of British troop" front Zit.
Inland line entered the Transvaal
and 1111 beim dully iskIrmlnIdeg with
mann parties tif Boers.
1.111 p. ro,-The force tonslate of
mounted Infantry, Natal smite and
urtillerv, nil tostunanded hy Major
Prendergant. Mt" column' first maned
the border Feb. 21311,. It 11.,w wen-.
plea all entrenehel po+ItIon Cutest
1 1111, Moe tulles within the Trenevaal.
THE VERSION.
The uo4 News" Ded to Abandon.
mentof Stores.
Camp, Biggardeberg, Menet 11,
-The Federal' Inv(' fallen NIA can the
Irggarilegberg 4111,111, eronlios Natal
mouth of Dundee. Th retreat from
Ladyiaulth wan due to the ittlatalte of
11 !mania connealielailt 111 Lasleidag 11141
melt ret're from the Ivy of sho
oolimon without any retem for tio
11107.rece'llt of the had 11F1VN from
the Moilder Inver on It'edneeilaY it
woe re olse 1 to mend the wagons; heels
t. Pagartglierg, etym. long ntrieem
cid ot woven Ine I the ro Ilk Over
Outman.' wttgoto took the wentmly
route to the laager mouthwod of L'IttY-
mmitti. Another 1.01.1%4 11,11.1 Petit to
the f t the Graketotherg. A large
1111 of tents tepturol frum the
Brl ef' Invitee. um' Oro "Sh'
mu tt, Ware abendoitel. The chlef
daf It)' WU 111111 mounting "Lonf
..f.±..st •
tiggtO BOvm
Why Gen, erldteleecid mil tit Meld
badyamilli at Gig Outs& '
Londta, March S. -Winston Church -
:.1, telegrapKng from Durban, March
Ch, says:
'' I have had he p:eaeure of a run-
veriat!en wil.h General White 1.4* the
&room LadmoLlhi. phe General, I a
who premed g.-od health, though
worn by anxI.ery wild privations, re-
v‘e.ved me at lida know, rem he win -
11011 of wit'ah he has a complete 01(1,44
CI 1 drIenees streteh:ng amend the
w:do eircuutiereeme from one rooky
unother, end beyond ree3 the
frown:Be pr,f:Ce el bulwana moue -
'Ile retitle:de! 1110 that let had ar-
rive! scarcely ten days' before the
onthreek of war. He had found cer-
tain arrangements progrese to
111(41 Ulu great awl rapidly: approach-
* veins'. Ile hall costildenue
General Symons', who was a nobler
of the higheet ability, and, betide', a
good, brave, fighting man. Symons
propuesi to hold Donde/ and 1411,)
smith, and underrated the Boere
gravely, White, who het Die
Ilainitton:+1 exist -Hence In south if
'ilea to fall Mut upon, (1,11'! the nit
outlet) ha a more serum. light. The
etory id what roll., c la told in the
dtdermined to ask
tile . velem of the Governor of Natal
oil the poittleul result of abandon-
ing Dutulee:Thue appealed to, 44, W.
sequence' would melte not 0111Y
front a Milne of the &loyal Dutch
In the KlIp county', het ',crimps
eleewhere In Natal and Zululand In
that event. Dundee was actually
abandoned, but the electrifying ef.
lector Flan& Laagte townie extent
nentrellwAi the retreat of the Brit
1st fortes
"But though Willte had doubts
whether he 'should attempt to hold
Dundee he Ind MAIO about Lady,
smith. 141IN town, he said, was the
ITIO111 obJeethe of the (embit)er1
forces of the Transvaal and the
Free, nate. Here thd lines of rail-
er/1y met, and the Republican ann.
lee were to make their effectirb
junction aol more their Dna great
ireecties 'The capture of Ladysmith,
which the Bore never doubted for a
melee*, war to be a Win for a gen-
eral rifling of the, Natal Dutch. To
Moire sueomit, go,ouu men under
Joubert were directed epithet the
town.
" White ield he neter *Imbed to
uleintion Ladysmith ur even to
withdraw beyond the Tugela RIVET.
Had be done No he considered he
might have been Ott by superior
week and 1Ple Itsburg and
not Ladysmith 'old ,..be the Wane
of the def
ofseoPnwrtelaijurli I ulfellaotlire 11 :Serelggle.' fat the
itutheith iwNjamtchustpinesi;
ruked them to
devote to a liege.
herldW , ite they
might intro White mew
pled a 'place slgultivantes
though perhaps of greater defensive
etrength.
" Moreover. the anwant of the mil. I
Itary storm In Ietrininden enge•
done,' bh6 necessities of evacuating "
the (Oil population. and of helping "
In the Dundee whiffle. made 110'
abasnlbement of Ladino:0th after
White'm arrival In Natal physic:01Y
mpoostble.
4 tlairmuoingtown4lSeu, W14II44 1441,11 'The 10, that ,ps
knowedge which we luel dearly N
Boor 1(1044
goufunthe conleitvgincedrangem,:of
t was imperatire that we 1,
hould get gnu to match them., '*
TvIrteh.ingweregunsbrourhof tit; ,No'riu04Prbelgraudere. if.41
A BOER TRUNK SURPRISED.
[Drone by rrederlok Villiers,'
ttte:
• tho cordon eir around tut enabled "
' ne t.t1 meet t m 0,1 au equal foot.
Inc „,,,
London. Shirt+ s, 1.211 p.m. -Lord (1",
tit:beets1414(1tewit:gen.:in., find he hem Cap -
Gem Clement,: lee+ onentiel Norvars I:01
tpuoireitd. si Krupp 000 11 10 il number of at
The generel olno nimonnees that 1
Hill.
Conditions Operlil.
inastam, ulareit S. -The fell extent
of Lord 11,olo,r1i4' eueeeli or yeideribiY ne
IN nut hilt front the bed, In- in
forme! 11 appear+ tint It pow. iv
110641113 ilmree. Experts expend flint 11
the lio•elinr, w.11 11111 11.4 further yi
mtn ,.1 the Frs. 8101, calitol, 11
11ime of them even 'lettere from hu:
11144 rflo., tlul the 1404.1. for'eo are
4110,141, and hare rainmitts' 10 differ- is
wit dieetioes, that demoralloitIon of
11n, .60 116, 11 ti 1 Mkt the Truiewatil 1.4
next 11: found carefully
c1,lreliellW1 111 14,114t11.11 4 not (fir fruM
the 141/11 inier, tho Milk of the
Frie Stat •re 40.11 01)0041mi the 00004
1001 role 10e peat,4
EINewIter, 110 low., italleate+ that
110. 1.1411.4"t10111 continue lapp2fi1l frum
41 net belt pilot of liter, tit', moment mee'
ctiVonn from Its fekleg 1110,1.. 141101r11111 '341
4 I44' dempotelettey.
It.
British al I- turgheredurp. to
lord Stratheona'n Fund.
immilini, 510r6.11 11, -The Official Wi-
tte tienight putlislon 4 list of eon,.
40114410 111 Hem, the
11111114 141)3 In till. tarps being from
o tjueeti. Th, Pr:riesso Louise and
•trenOi of Lorne took an netive pert
the meeting of Lord Strathouna's
nil for uoinfortio to the Cattedlen
mit'iment. 1,0011 Stratheunts an.
nay* 1 (701 repelved, aleu iltatation4
comforts. .111 maxima Is being made
r further fluirte and tat'clei.
Stratheons'ntHileers tiseetted.
Loiipluii March 6. -The following
fears of Lord Stratheona and Mount
yarn ('urls) were garotted teenIght;
mwil 13. Steel-, of the Northwest
ntel Fohee, to be lieutenant -co!.
el, with the same temporary rank
the army, and Lisette. R. A, /merle.
Belcher, 1. M. Janis and E. nityder
be major".
Luntlin, March 8.-A special from
may. that the. British Lie.
cupied lturgliereckirp unuppemed last pk,
eight. fo
411AFDIiiNti- ls STRAITS, re
games, Goes to War.
Plantar, March 0, -Dew Sir William
yrwsur, conoaander of the Imperial
seem In Canada, has been order* I 141
port fervlee in south Alden.
---
Kovno are Entreneling.
Loasion, Keret 7.-A deem:eh lo
a 11,C:y Nees !rin114 '44-r roe,',
tkai March 5114, and descrling the
r peaMon in -front of bord. Rub -
5.
"fhe Br,ers Rem 10 be busy en -
ending, They have mtented eight
us M Wel kopjes.
'It m reported, here tbst at a. ee-
1 emergency meeting of. the Finn
ate Read at Losmfbeter:a a rad,-
1 dIference tpinion developed,
ti majority fevcieng peace at anyiee,
but the telneray, Itickuling Pre -
"lent 13144714, advocating a fight to
o end."
Sichnieee Ca
esing Great 1)letress
1.111d Mortality Remit. h
1*,.17. ao
romp mem conaidY ruble part of 0141 41e
ratios». 'Phere is little grumbling. er
The rite( pinch uf the nine Is over
ale' the town Ma nettled grimly tr
*tick it out. Mist may he tYPII, id gu
rinuOrte has broken out in the tvo-
men'tr 'sager, and dyientery, dee to ees
the :absence el vereleb:es, Is rife 9:
OVA( the garrle..m. Wki• aro thrown oa
up.n our own resources. Such Ins- th
eriee as ead had are exhausted or pr
bans been eommlnoduened for the hos- 11
pitals, which aro filled to overflow- th
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