Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
ESCAPE OF THE 400
General De Wet Again Outwits
 the English Generals.
WON BY A FORCED MARCH.

In His Own Country Now-1t Will, It
 Is Said, Be Almost Impossible To
 Operate Against His-American
 With Boers, Objected To Being
 Sent to Lisbon-Ie Was Forced to
 Go, However.
 Bloemfontein. March 1O.-General De Wet is reported to be moving north ward steadily, at the rate of twenty five miles q day, with a view of cross ing the railway 10 the eastward. He should now be west of kroonstadt. Several small commanders are in possession of the southeastern portion of the Orange river colony, from which the garriSonS at DewetSdorp. Wepener, Suithtieiu and RouXville have been withdrawn. IL is impossible not to be struck wiih the fact that L great pro portion nf the former enemies of Great Britain in South Africa now frankly throw in their lot with the British. Brandfort, kroonstadt and Bloemfcntein companies of burghers are now bearing arms against the Boers. They state their object is not to operate against their former com r:tdeS. but to defend their homes and property against mArluding bands. Every town in the Free state occupied by the British will soon become q center of British influence extending q long distance ill their vicinity. Over 11.uUD refugees are now within the British lines. and many of them de- mand arms and permission to take the field. If their requests are granted, ii will be easy to get 1000 eX-burgherS enrolled on the British side.
 Cape Town. March 11.-A court martial has sentenced to death two rebels connected with the recent Wreckng of . train at TaaiDoSch. Others concerned in the crime were condemned to various terms of i'm prisOnneut.
 London. March 1.-The Times pub fishes the following dispatch from -A;lsvogel Kop. March 9:
 General be Wet has escaped north ward by Il forced march, with 400 men. His objective is believed to be the vicinity of kroonstadt.
 -Four other Boer leaders are still in fhe southwestern part of Orange River colony.
 NOW that General Dc Wet is back in his own country it will be almost impossible to operate against him.
 
 nando diSSolves, to meet again a few days later.
 "Only I few bands of Boers are now left i'll Cape Colony"
 London. March 1.-The Lorenzo Marques correspondent of the Daily Mail ill reporting the compulsory em- hirkation of surrendered Boers on Portuguese transport, states that an 1 ArnnrfrDn officer named N1rtiniSpn n11- jected to being taken to Lisbon and sought the protection of his consul. who appealed unavailingly to the gov ernor. MartiniSen was then arrested and placed on the transport.
 He stated that he resigned from the United States army to join the Boers.
 Durban. March il. General French's operations to the end of February resulted in q thousand Boers being killed, wounded, captured or surrendered. X commandant. seven eld comets and two landrosts were captured. In addition there were captured seven guns. $50 rifles, 1SO.oU0 rounds of ammunition, 5000 horses. 211 mules. 6OOO trek oxen, 27.o0O cattle, 115.O0O sheep. and zoo wagons and carts, some of American design.
 The coal market of Cape Colony is being watched here. The Natal mines are being rapidly developed, and there is already considerable trading with Cape Colony. An amalgamation of the leading mines is contemplated by the aid of British capital. Other mines are being inspected by q British en- gineer.
 Cape Town. March 11.-A party of Cape irregulars under Captain Collet engaged a number of Boers at Zand- fontein and drove them off. Seven of the burghers were killed and several wounded. The British sustained no loss.