The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-24
THE TROOPERS AT HOME.
A Number ofThem Attired in Nondescript
 Garments,


 Garments.
 Plymouth, Feb. 23-The British steamer Harlech Castle, from Port Ma tai, arrived here at S:05 o'clock, having aboard So5 troopers who took part in Dr. Jameson's raid into the Transvaal and who were compelled to surrender to the Boers. These men were turned over to the English authorities by the Boer government and the former order ed that they be brought to England. The officers of the expedition, includ- ing Dr. Jameson, are on the transport Victoria, which is expected to arrive some time during the night. Among the men on the Harlech six were sick.
 Shortly before half-past eleven o'clock tender went alongside the Harlech Castle. The troopers were all mustered on the deck of the steamer, and their transfer to the tender was quickly accomplished. It was thought that much enthusiasm would be dis played on their arrival here, as there is scarcely a doubt that their raid, H. legal though it was caused much pop ular admiration in England. The fact did not bear out expectation. There was no crowd present to witness their disembarkation and there was no cheer ing.
 A majority were attired in the police but a number of them wore nondescript garments. Overcoats and other cloth- ing suitable to this climate were sup piled to them and they then looked far more comfortable than they did early in the morning. They are a smart, hardy looking lot of men. Their ages range from twenty to thirty-five. Many belong to the best families in England, having gone to Africa.
 The reporter of the United Press in. terviewed a number of the men. Their stories of the fight which ended in their surrender at Krugersdorp varied wide ly. Some stated that when they sur rendered to the Boer force their ammu- milton had been exhausted, while oth- CTS declared that there was no lack of ammunition. One of the complaints that has been repeatedly made against the Boers' method of warfare is that they will not face their foes in the open, hiding behind trees and rocks and pick ing their enemies off without being seen. If they followed this method in their attack upon Dr. Jamesons force, and it has been repeatedly stated they did, it is hard to understand how their loss could have been as heavy as the troopers claim. One of the men, how ever, said he had seen the official Boer returns of their dead and that this showed that 1S2 were killed.
 In one particular all the troopers were in hearty agreement, and that was i'll denunciation of the Uitlanders of Jo- hannesburg, who, they declared, had induced them to enter the Transvaal and then did not dare to raise a finger to help them, though they (the foreign residents) had a large and well armed body of men, who, if they had been sent to Dr. Jameson's aid, would have put an entirely different face on the affair. The men were very bitter in their expressions against the Johannes burgers. Shortly after the troopers had been landed they were supplied with railroad tickets at the expense of the government and all were shipped to their homes. Many of them are Irish- men and Scotchmen. Some have large interests in Mashonaland and expect to return to South Africa when quiet is restored there. A number of the men said that the gold fields of the Mashon- aland company would give all of the party bonus of one hundred pounds in London.
 A large number of newspaper men are here. Their interest is centered in Dr. Jameson and the other officers on the Victoria.
 It is thought, however, that the gov- ernment has made arrangements to prevent these prisoners from being talked to by the newspaper correspon- dents.
 London, Feb. 23.-A majority of Dr. Jameson's troopers arrived at the Pad dington station tonight from Ply mouth. A moderate sized crowd was in the street, but none of it's members, even though they were relatives, were allowed to enter the station. Most of the crowd believed Dr. Jameson and his party had arrived. When the cabs and carriages conveying the men issued from the station the crowd cheered lus- tily. The troopers enjoyed their recep- ton and waved their hats in response to the cheers. As they proceeded east ward their uniforms attracted atten- ton, and large crowds followed the ve-