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sert that he abandoned his food supplies,
but kept abundant supplies OF cartridges.
BULLER's HARD TASK.

but kept abundant supplies OF cartridges.
BULLER'S HARD TASK.
Gen. Butler on Saturday faced the last
and strongest positions of the Beers who
barred his way to Ladysmith. The stren-
uous. fighting indicates a battle between
armies rather than rear guard actions
protecting retreat. On Thursday and
Friday he lost forty-three officers killed
and wounded, representing probably a
total of from 400 to 500 losses.
Gen. Whites guns worked on Saturday
upc n the Boer positions and a heliograph
from Ladysmith reported that the Beers
were retreating, and that large rations
were being issued in view of the fact that
relief seemed at hand.
Nothing has been heard of Mafeking
since Feb. IL. The movement on the
veldt away from the railway is becoming
increasingly difficult for large bodies Of
troops, as the grass Is burned up Gen,
French has to wagon forage for his
horses and even the infantry find such
forage for the transport animals must
be carried This shows the necessity OF
garrisoned depots.
The ordinary campaign season is over,
and the sick season for both men and
animals has set In. Technical military
writer's take these things into considera-
tion in forecasting events
The Daily Chronicle says it learns from
private letters that both rifles and am
mupjtion have been landed on the south
ern coast of Cape Colony, presumably for
the Dutch colonists.
Lord Roberts has recently received two
additional pieces of artillery. Whether
they have been sent to Paardeberg is not
known
, Probably the eighth division will leave
London next Monday.
BRITISH CASUALTIES.
Gen. Buffers death list contains the
names of three lieutenant coloneis-
Thackeray, of the First Royal Inniskill-
ing fusileers; Sitwell, of the Second Roy
al Dublin fusileers, and Thorwold, of the
Royal Welsh fusileers. An additional list
of the British casualties at Paardeberg
Feb. IS is announced and gives a lieuten-
ant and eight men killed, lieutenant
and seven men missing and thirty-eight
men wounded.
The war Office today issued an addi-
tional list of the casualties sustained by
the Fifth brigade, under Gen. Butler, Feb
% and "a, which includes seven officers
killed. twenty-three wounded and one
missing.
DANGER IN INTRIGUES.
The Brussels correspondent of the~Daily
Mail says:
LAS a result of special Inquiries In Brus-
sels I am able to corroborate fully the
danger from the intrigues of the Afrikan-
der bund and the coming congress Un-
less the ends Of the bund are otherwise
attained it will fan the flames of rebel
lion throughout the colony"
LORD ROBERTS HUMANE.
The Daily Mail has the following dis
patch from Paardeberg, dated Sunday:
ssrT,l,. ba, A hall
In Gen. Cronjes camp, exclusive of the
losses he has hithertoo sustained. His
wife is not with him, although there are
women and children in the camp.
1.-THE Boer position is now almost ex-
clusively confined to the river, and the
enemy is entirely at our mercy, but Lord
Roberts is treating them with great con-
sideration from motives of humanity.
A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from
Paardeberg, dated Friday, Feb. %, says:
Gen. Cronje's attempt to mount guns
was frustrated by our artillery"
A dispatch from Paardeberg, dated Sat
urday, to the Times says that several
thousand Beers are now lowering in that
neighborhood.
DUBLIN FUSILEERS.
The Times has the following from Pie
termaritzburg, dated Friday, Feb. %:
1.-The Dublin fusileers have again distin-
guished themselves by volunteering to
take Groeblers Klop, which they did.
This gallant battalion, which began the
campaign 800 strong, can today be said
only able to muster on parade 102 of its
original members
INDIAN TROOPS TO THE FRONT.
CALCUTTA, Feb. 26-The departure Of
Lumsden's horse for South Africa today
was a brilliant event. Vast crowds as
sembled to bid the troops farewell, the
docks were profusely decorated and the
highest officials were present, the viceroy
and Lady Curzon arriving in state. Lady
Curzon received royal welcome. In his
farewell speech the viceroy said:
'You go as the tide of fortune seems
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