, 1881-02-18
THE l}O1G1sS,

TILE BOG2s.
AN ARM1sr1EE WtTtt THE nAsCTNs.
I'nNp6S. Feb. lf}.-Tho arnIis,ice with tho
lsasutos commences Oh tho 18Th inst,
THE ritANavAAI.
Jt IS nrnposcsl that that part Of tho Trans.
vnnl to which tho 1saers l,ave fnr clanl, bo
declared Independent, tllo remaining and
larger pnrt to continue to be governed by
ltrttish administration, and Tint British
resident bu appointed at tho Capital Of tho
iI0ers.
NEUTRALITY Or THE ORANGE ,FnEE sTArE.
Tic President ut tho Ornngu Free State
telcRrnrlls tint ile has taken stringent pre-
cnnt!ons to preserve tho neutrality of tho
Stntc.
wi1sEs CIT.
DURHAM, Feb. lt1.-'rhe telegraph, wlro has
been cut between Newcastle md .adyslnttIi.
DENIAL or HUstU1Is,
President lsratul denies tho r,,nfors tlat
tile Ornnge Free S.aio D0ers hnye formed u
league In INITIAL 10 Oppose the British.
1sElSF0ItcEMESTs FOll CutLEY.
ten. Wood toleRrapl,s from 1.adysmth,
this morning, that l,o has crossed the En-
gagaeM 1tlyer.
;. THE wAn OFFICE
Inns received Il telegram from (,er. Coley
Ntlht tIiV CU!A@lA VI tEI1s " U4lk Il1lu
arrived nj Newcastle. Some Beers were
seen IN tile road, but offered no opposition.
Tho bulk Of tho l5ocr forcu lsas apparently
returned 10 1..ingsllck. Ths telegraph is
restored between Durham md Newcastle.
Collcy mud Woo.l llad II council Of war,
At NEWCASTLE.
LONDON, Feb. 17.I1'he Boers have been re-
inforced by II 1nrge bully uu,lur pretorIus.
Tho l]oers surrounding Newcastle nro cstl-
1natetl ut 900.
.coNMASpASr WHITES STATEMENT,
NEW YoRK, Feb. l7.-Comnantlant l..
Lorraine While, Of tho British Sousll Africa
colontai army, Is I'll this city OIL private bust-
HESS. llo went to Cape Colony liftern years
ago, and wien tho I'ransynal war with
SecococnE bruke out raised troops and fought
tie Republic. lie also saw service during
tho Zulu war, aud WIS promoted to tho rank
of Corps Cotllnaldnnt fur skillful retrcat
from tic disastrous field Of Ziobnnc. COM
ina'ltlaht White safd to IL TKInUSE reporter;
" / Gun only explain tho present Successes Of
tho BocIs by tho fact that these 'cowartlly
Dutcillilcn' tas Ollr officers and soldiers have
been wont to term thein} are simply
THE BEST MARKsstES IN THE WORLD.
AS so0a NJ n toy Inns entered lis teens III
tA'N AAAHosseAst oO1Q NukQltl1ll ID " UulHlH
n carh1nu and learn how to nso 1t. For tho
Inst ten years, and more particularly since
the annexation, the Bucrs l,nye bten pur.
claslug from English culonsts rifles capable
Of being discharged tittee II tIues minute
without being overlcatcd. AMutller
reason for success against tho veteran
and well-tllscIpfinet British trooops
Is the Intelligent mode Of defense whicl,
they hayc' adopted. Gathering Mt given
points when the enemy Is neas, dis1nountlng
from their wiry ltttfc horses, firing III small
groups In skirlntslllng order from be,lIml
rocks, crags, md trees, and, rs soon ~ they
nre iii danger of being overwhelmed, they
Jump OIL horseback md retreat rreciptatcly,
only to renew the fight at tho first favorable
opportunity.
4'uow WILL THIS Wal, END,
in your opinion z"
1t cnn only end with tho defeat of the
Beers, l tl'lnk, unless, Ut course, SONG
foreign Power tntertcres, antt 1t wns really In
hope Of receiving help frouA sympathizlng
nations tho Bocr resistance was really
heglEn. Ito not believe tho struggle will
Inst long, for, although tic Trnnsyaaters
llaye received much practical al.l from their
brethren in tho Osnngo Free State, t]lo rres-
slent Of this little Republic, who Is tho soil Of
British subject, will never let his country
l,,eu endanger thotr Independence by declar-
Ing Qpetl Wnr with Ergnt f}rFtnfu.