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THE ADYANCEON PRETORIA
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plucky fight was appreciated at houe.
General Roberts reports that he found
seven British officers and forty-three
men wounded in the hospital at Bloem-
fontein, and that they had been well
cared for. He adds:
BOERS REJOICED.
II rejoiced the wounded Beers by
telling them they will be allowed to
proceed to their homes, instead of be-
ing made prisoners, as soon as they
can leave the hospital
SAILED FOR ENGLAND.
Cape Town. Thursday, March 16.-
The British flrst-class cruiser Power
full, with the naval brigade which has
been operating against the Beers in
South Africa, sailed for England to-
day.
BRITISH GENERAL EAMPERED.
Jamestown, Cape Colony, March 10
There was much enthusiasm at Alwal
North when General Brabant's troops
occupied that place. Commandment
Oliver, the Boer commander, apologized
for the action Of the Beers during the
last days of the occupation, saying he
could not control his men.
The British are now cntrenched on
the Orange Free State side of the
Orange river. with the Beers holding
an advantageous hill in front of them.
General Brabant is greatly hampered,
owing to the lack of artillery, having
only two 15-pounders.
CASUALTIES.
London. March 16.-It is officially an
nounccd to-day that the British casu-
alties at Dreifontein. March 10th, were
62 men killed and 321 wounded.
ORANGE FREE STATE ANNEXED.
Bethuelie, Orange Free State, Thurs
Il CN,k
irving here, found that all the Beers
had fed. The town was nearly desert
ed. the Dutch having trekked on hear
ing of the occupation of Bloemfonteln.
II is believed that the Beers retired
in the direction of Dewets Dorp. The
telegraph is open to Springfontein.
1t is understood here that President
Orange Free State to the South African
Republic.
GENERAL BUTLER CRITICISED.
London, March 1.-THE Daily Mail
publishes an interview this morning
| with Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, secured by MIR.
Julian Ralph, in the course of which,
| complaining of the "bungling of the
home authorities" he eald:
General Buffers extraordinary or
| ders to Lord Methuen were to relieve
Kimberley, TO take all the people away
and to fall back to Orange river. You
people in England have such wonder
| full ideas about General Buffers gem
! eralshp; but such n retreat would have
| been monstrous."
STRENGTH OF THE BOERS.
Mr. Rhodes declared that there had
| only been thirty thousand Beers in the
| field altogether, and that the foreign
mercenarcs were only about fifteen
thousand. The numbers OF the Beers,
he said, had been exaggerated in or
RUMORED DISSENSIONS OF BOERS
London. March 1.-THE Daily Mail
has the following dispatch from Lou
reno Marques, dated Friday, March
10th:
"Entrenching is proceeding on the
Vaal river at Verceyng
Late arrivals from Pretoria say that
| the Beers themselves now admit that
| their cause is hopeless. General Lucas
| Mayer refuses to fight again and has
returned to his farm. General Schalk-
burger has also returned and the
Burghcrs are going home by hun
dreds."
BOER PRISONERS.
London. March 1.-THE Cape Town
correspondent OF the Daily Telegraph
says:
1.-THE Boer prisoners, I learn, will be
! detained indefinitely on board the
transports. and the Free Staters will,
perhaps, be spared the trip to ST. He
lena.
PORTUGUESE TROOPS.
London, March 1.-THE Lisbon cor
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