Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-01
CAPlTULATION OF CR0NJE
He aud the Remnant Of His Forces Sur
rendered at Daylight Tuesday.
MANY OF HIS MEN HAD ESCAPED
Captive General to be Sent to
Cape Town.
ABOUT 5000 BOtRS TAKEN PRISONERS

London, Eng, Feb. 27.-The War g
Office has received the following dis L
patch from Lord Roberts:
sPaardebeTg, Feb. 81, 7. 40 a. H. U
Gen. Cronje and all of his force capitu- /
lated Internationally at daylight, and i
are now prisoners in my camp. The r
strength of his force will be communi-
Gated later. l hope that Her Majesty
government will consider this event t
satisfactory, occurring, as it does, on {
the anniversary of Majuba. q
At first, no one who did not know /
of Geo. Cronie's surrender would sus- 7
pect from the appearance of the town
that London was celebrating the chief
victory Of the war. Not flag was fly :
ing. and in front of the places where
bulletins were displayed TO the public
scarcely more than q dozen people
would stop at time to read the news.
Outside the War Office, there was the
same absence of crowds, due doubtless
TO the drizzling rain. In the War
Office Hobbies, when clerk posted the
news of the surrender, a crowd was
waiting, and there the tidings were
hailed with considerable enthusiasm.
and in an incredibly short space of
time the news had spread to all parts
of London. At the Mansion House,
the noWs posted was read with great
excitement by the crowds OF business
men hurrying to their offices, and cries
OF "Bravo, Roberts" and "Maluoa
were heard. The Lord Mayor Of London !
said to the correspondent of The Asso.
ciated Press that, while the surrender
of Gen. Cronje had been IA foregone
conclusion, the news was received with
great sense of relief, and the result
of the capitulation, ne thought, would
be the rapid conclusion of hostilitles.
AT the Stock Exchange, there was
much excitement and cheering, but
this quickly subsidized when the house
opeped. Stocks opened with an upward
tendency, but no material improvement
in prices, and consols were slightly
weaker.
The news of Gen. Cronie's surrender
was received with unbounded satisfac-
tion at Windsor The Queen immedi
etely telegraphed her congratulations
10 Lord Roberts and the troops. There
was much more outward display of
rejoicing in the provinces than in
London. The Glasgow and Liverpool
Stock Exchanges were greatly excited.
Members sang God save the Queen"
repeatedly, and cheered for "Little
hobs" Flags were literally displayed
ON the municipal and other buildings
In all the large towns. Windsor was
very jubilant at the news. which the
Queen disseminated immediately after
1t reached her, and the inhabitants
seized the occasion of Her Majesty
driving through the town, on her way
to take a train for a visit to the
wounded South African soldiers at the
Nettley Hospital. to give vent to their
delight The Queen. who was looking
remarkably we'll, showed evident signs
of deep satisfaction, smiling continually
and bowling in response to the con
gratuiatcry cheers greeting her on al
sides. Her Majesty took quantities o
flowers TO distribute to the wounded
All the garrison towns and naval PORT
received the news with the creates
satisfaction, soldiers and sailors yieinl
with each other in displays of delight
DISCOUNTED By ANTICIPATION.
SPIN" Maiuba avenged !" Croni
surienders Great British victory :
These are the expressions being shoute
all over London this afternoon. ye
there are few outward signs of nationi
joy, az the capitulation of Gen. Cron!
had been looked upon as almost Gel
tainty for week. and, now that ii
news has come, enthusiasm finds itse
discounted by anticipation. The ma,
nitude of the success of Little Bobs
is almost overlooked in the satisfactic
at the fact that it synchronized vii
the anniversary of Maiuba hill ar
wiped out dishonor of 10 years. stan
ing. While the afternoon papers &
comment upon this happy coinciden
they do not forget the splendid brave
Of the enemy.
MANY OF cRoNJE's MEN ESCAPED.
4.3S D. m.-The Secretary of Sta
for War, the Marquis of Lansdowr
announced in the House of Lords Il
afternoon that the prisoners captur
with Gen. Cronie numbered abe
1900 men. Gen. Cronie will be ST
to Cape Town.
a letter has been received from
man in the First Dragons, now
South Africa, confirming the rep
that supply transport reached LAT
smith during the engagement at Sp
Kop. He says the Dragons were
escort of the transport, which '
seven miles long, and adds: "Tha
why Butler engaged the enemy at Sp
Kop. Old Butler knows what he
doing, and all are willing to fol
him in spite Of his reverses."
DETAILS OF THE SURRENDER.
500 D. m.--The War Office has
ceived the following dispatch from L
Roberts:
"Paardeberg, Feb. 81, II a, n
From information furnished daily
me by tho Intelligence Department
became apparent that Gen. Cror
force was becoming more depressed,
that the discomfort of the TROOPS
the discord among the leaders
rapidly increasing. This feeling
doubtless accumulated by the di
pointment caused when the Boer
inforcements which tried to rel
Gen. Cronje were defeated by our tr
on February sd. | resolved, there
to bring pressure to bear on the en'
Each night the trenches were pu
forward toward the enemy's la;
so as to gradually contract his posi-
and at the same time L lombard
heavily with artillery, which was
terday materially aided by the ar
Of four six-inch howitzers, which
ordered up from DE Aar. In carr
DOT these measures, captive ba
gave great assistance, by keepin
informed of the dispositions and 7
ments of the enemy.
SAT 3 a. m. today, a most da
advance was made ny the Cam
ss regiment and some engineers, SUPP
by the first Gordon Highlander
the Second Shropshires, RESULT
our gaining point some 60C
nearer tine enemy and within abe
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