The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-25
TRANSVAAL PRISONERS
Or. Jameson and His Followers Arrive in
England on the Cruiser Victoria.
THE STRICTEST SECRECY WAS OBSERVED
Nobody Allowed TO Hoard the Ship
Captain HIenny. an American.
Released nt Port Said -tuiervI"w
With One OF Dr. JatnesOn'a Troop.
ers-Treatnent tofPrisOners.

Devonport. Feb. 2i.-rhe steamer
Victoria. with Dir. Jameson on board.
has sailed for Southampton or London
The strictest secrecy Is observed In re-
gard to the prisoners and nobody is
allowed on board the ship.
London. Feb. 24-The Globe publish
cS dispat ch from the Exchange Tclc-
graph Company saying that Or. Jane
son and his officers. brough to Devon
port by the troop ship Victoria. have
heen arrested. Captain IIeany, an
American officer under Jameson. has
been rclascd from custody at Port Said.
I'm an interview with one of Jutne-
sens troopers named O'Dea, the latter
said that prior TO the start of Jameson
and his followers for the Transvaal
which took place al night O'Dea did hot
hear DIR. Jameson read Il letter as he Is
alleged To have read one but says he
gathered that the purpose OF the eXp1-
dition WAS To protect the women and
children of Johannesburg.
O'Dea belonged To the advance tro p
He did not see DR.. Jameson after the
night, of their leaving Alafeking. nor
has ne seen HIM 10 this day He sup
poses that Jameson rode in the middle
of the troop. The men hurried forward
riding at the rate of ten miles al hour
With not mere than five hours rest i'm
'two days They were sometimes able 10
get SnaHneS Of sleep on horseback
They had sufficient rations To last them
until the evening of the second day
y party of fifty Beers met them and be-
gan deSult-Hy fire upon them TO
which JameSon's followers replied They
had several skilmishes with Beers he
fore reaching krugersdorp where the
Beers succeeded in cnticing Jamesou's
forces from the sheltered hillocks into
the open veldt.
O'Dea expressed his belief that Dr
Jameson himself hoisted the white tld.
ANY way, IL he did not personally hoist
II. the flag was aised by his order
When DR.. JameSon'S party surrendered
O'psa sti!l had ten rounds of ammuni-
tion and many of the others had no.
expended their supply. After the sur
render. he said. the men were fairly we'll
treated. They We're taken to Pretoria
where they We're corralled on the Prclo-
ria race course. They We're allowed a
Lar of dread and :, quarter Of a pound
OF meat a day for each man. At first h,
believed that all members Of the cXpeui-
t.on We're Ia be shot. He heard after
wards that the NolkSraad had rejected
proposal TO shoot them by a majori,,
Of TWO. Eventually the men were taken
u loft Natal where they were free
from the mement they went on boar,
the IIlrlcch Castle
L!k" all others of the troops who ar
rived in England on the IIarlech. hc
received S22 before landing and expects
10 receive the sum OF 100 pounds i'm nd
dit!on u this from the British S.u,h
Africa Company.
Major Collins. OF the Lancaster Reri-
meni which was brought TO England
by the steamer Victoria. which also
brought DR. Jameson and HIS officers
says that Captain Heany the American n
WI" ieit NE Wet ria at Port Said. was
Informed that upon the arrival az III.
steamer AZ Plymouth he would b., fire,
10 diSe:nlark, bu: that he declined IN
go to England. saying that he preferred
IL remain aboard
Nn31dy on board the Victoria knew
,ns destination of the steamer when she
ielt oeVohp"ri and Plymouth to-day.
but il was expected that she womb a.
met at sea Tonight when DR.. Jamesnr
would be taken off