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Broadwood's baggage was a serious
matter. The Beers are now trusting
to what they believe to be their So
perior mobility.
Stories OF the Ambuscade.
FRANKFORT, Orange Free State.
April 2.-BurgheTs who are returning
from the scene of the Sannas-Post ann
buscade (also referred TO as Karee and
Korn SpruiD furnish interesting de-
tails OF the occurrence. II appears that
when the first retreating British
wagon entered the drift the ambus-
caders shouted Hands up" removed
the officers and let the cart through.
This process was repeated several
times until the wagons arrived in a
bunch and the ruse was discovered,
and a disorderly fight followed. In one
cart were two officers, to whom Com
mandant de Wet shouted Hands up."
One OF them obeyed, whereupon the
other shot his comrade dead, refused
TO surrender and was Immediately
shot.
The burghers lost three men killed
and ten wounded. Including a field cor
| net Among the wounded was the
Dutch military attache Nix. who re-
ceived a bullet in the chest. Altogeth-
er the Beers captured 3s9 prisoners
throughout the day. The significance
of the battle must not be moderated
1t was fought by a force OF Free Stat.
ers on the fat plains and without
shelter. The Free Staters are now
Il daci Of ar.s.hf MS af y,
and the Transvaal officers are anxiou!
to emulate the late successes of theil
allies.
| All the Southern Boer forces have
now formed junctures with the mali
Boer army and form a large force o
| veterans.
| Perhaps of greater Importance ever
than the victory was the capture o
British secret papers. including map
| and plans OF 1897. 1898 and 1899, out
lining elaborate schemes for the in
vasion of the Orange Free State an,
Transvaal and giving a plan for reach
ing johannesburg from Mafekin,
along DR.. Jamesons route, amends
so as to avoid his mistakes. Anothe
gives a plan for the march from Bloom
fontein to Kroonstadt.
steyn Again Appeals.
PRETORIA, April I'm his speec
at the opening of the Free State Raat
President Steyn declared in spite of tn
surrender OF Bloemfontein he had nc
lost hope of the triumph of the repuh
lican cause. The war, he said, Wa
forced upon the Transvaal, and moth
ing remained for the Orange Ere
State but to throw in its lot with II
little sister republic in accordanc
with the terms of the treaty. Tn
war. he continued. was begun with III
| object of maintaining with arms III
independence bought with the bloc
of the forefathers of the nation an
had been so successful that IL ma
| caused the greatest wonder throughot
the world and even TO the Beers then
: selves.
After paying a tribute TO the men
! DRY of General Joubert, Presidei
Steyn said that the British. notwiL
standing their Overwhelming number
were violating the flag of truce an
the red cross, and he was compelled
report the matter TO the neutral pow
ers.
The President further remarked tina
the attempt TO create dissension
among the burghers by the issuing @
proclamations had failed. Referr.n
70 the correspondence between IN
South African Presidents and Lor
Salisbury. President Steyn proceeded
Not only were those efforts made bu
the republics. had dispatched depu
tation to Europe and America to brin
the influence of neutral powers !
order to secure a cessation OF IN
bloodshed, and I greatly desire tina
these efforts be crowned with success.
After saying that the government
had raised a temporary loan with III
Transvaal. President Steyn conclude
with a prayer that the Free State :
preserved from being forced 10 Civ, u
its dearly loved independence.
Boer Prisoners Ill.
l. SIMoNSTOwN. Capt Colony. Thur
day. April 5.-Another batch of 100
Boer prisoners was removed toda
from the transport Cambridge Til
men presented a woebegone appear
ance. many of them were sick and thei
baggage consisted mostly OF Kaffi
blankets. canvas water bottles ar
cooking utensils. One OF the prison
ers died Of smallpox and four other
are fatally III.
IL Hussars Detained.
NORVAL'S POINT. Thursday. Apr
I5-A detachment OF hussars. VIII
were proceeding hence TO Bloemton
| tein are reported to have been dc
, | trained at Edinburgh. about hftee
| miles southwest of Reddersburg. in th
Orange Free State, and dispatcher :
,ha aessstance of the Irish Fusileer
captured near Reddersburg.
Insurgents Taken.
i CARNAVON, Cape Colony, Apru
1t is reported that zoo insure mi
v<,o were not aware that Sir Charic