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METHUEN’S MOVEMENTS.

Loypow, Apri] 14.—Lord Methuen is at Zwart Kop-fontein,l2 miles east of Boshof, and is sending small, through the adjacent country.

Lord Chesham, commanding one of these, encountered a small commando about ten miles south east of Zwart Kop - fontein. He found most of the farn:s oc- cupied by women and children only.

An editorial note in the Daily Ma'l avers that Mafeking is in a very bad wa y, and that .the hope of relief is far off, as no force is aivancing from the south.

The War Office bas called out the re- Serve companies Of several infant.y bat talions will be sent to Souib Africa fortuwi'h.

BRITISH FORCE SURROUNDED.

Loxpoy, April 14.— The Times has the | following from Jobannesburg (?) dated April 13—Colonel Dalgetis’ force has been surrounded by some thousands of Boers, with eight guns,two pom poms and two maxims,

Since Monday morniag they have gal- lantly witkstood heavy attacks on Monday and agaio a night attack on Tuesday, and Thursday there was a continuous shell and rifle fire. We are confident of being able tO repulse any attack. Food is plentiful. Our casualties in the circumstances are small. The brunt of tbe fighting, as also of lose has beea borne by the Cape mount ed riflemen,

A FINE CLIMATE.

Lonpox, April 14—The War Office has received the following despatch from Lord Roberts.

“Bloemfontein, Apri] 13—The enemy’s movements in the south have been checked. Wepener is still surrounded, ! but the little garrison is holding out well. } Troops are being moved to their assist~ ance. The health of the troops is good and the climate is perfection ”

A NEW DIVISION.

Buioemronters, April 15.—A uew di- vision, cousisting of two brigadee,has been

formed under General Iau Hamilton. General Hutton’s brigade is composed

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Col. Dailge.:i's Force Attacked by the Boers —

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to the North of the Boers—Rumors of a Battle at Dewitt’s Dorp—British Troops Moving For- ward—Good News Expected Very Soon.

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SPECIAL DeEspParcu TO THE EXAMINER.

vf the Cavadians, New Zealanders and all the Australians except the cavalry.

The first corps ccnsists of the First Battalion of the Canadians under Colonel Lessard, and the Second Canadians under Colonel Herchmer. Stratncona’s Horse under Lieut. Colonel Steele and the Vic- torians under Colone: Price are in the fourth corps. The second and third corps has a battalion of the Imperial Mounted =nfintry attached. The Cacadian and New South Wales batteries, and anumber of Vickers-Maxims will also join the dis vision. General Ridley’s brigade com prisss all the South African troops.

BOERS RETREAT.

Lonpon, April 14 —Lerd Roberts’ des - patch stating that the garrison at Wep~ ener was still offering a stout resistance to the Boer attack when telegrams was eent oft early vesterday afiernoon was one piece of good news for the British public during a@ week which has beeu rather gloomy.

Since then a report from Boer eources has reached Atiwal North io the effect thatthe Burghers have retreated norih after sustaining heavy loss.

No official confirmation of {his intellig- ence has been received.

Persistent rumors of a battle at Dewit’s, Dorp, twenty wiles northeast of Wepener would seem to indicate that the relies force from Bloemfontein is already fight - ing with the Boers,

The arrival of these trorp3 at Dewit’s Dorp together with the advent of the Third Division at Reddersberg, renders the position of the Boer commandos a Wepener a somewhat dangerous one.

There is no detailed news from the other columne. which were at onetime called ‘he Mafeking relief force from north and

{ south.

Capeiown advices state that good news forthe British is expected within this week. There is no doubtthat the con- dition of the garrisou is becoming des~ perate.

Evidences that a great movement hy Lord Roberts is very imminent, if it has not already begun, are rapidly multi-

plying.

The Daily Telegraph’s correspondent in the Free State Capital has been allowed to telegraph the statement that troops are

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MAFEKING SAID TO BE IN A BAD WAY.

AFTER THE BOERS

A Long Day’s March---Hungry Work For Healthy Men, Mr. A. R. Dillon is

following interesting letter, dated March 7th:

the writer of the

hard it isto beat the Boers. After I wrote my last letter to you, onthe 5th March, we started, the following mornivg, on the march asd camped about I o’clock at the Modder River and spent the rest of the day cleaning up our rifles etc., for the next engagement. About dark we recciy~ ed word that we were to move out at 3.45 on the morrow to attack the Boers, who were suppposed to be about four miles from our camp, Occupying an entrenched position some sixteen miles in extent. Their streagth was supposed to be about 15,000 and 7 guns, while our troops num- bered about 35,000 and 42 ganse.

When the day dawned it proved to be the hardest one we have bad since our arrival in South Africa. We had no fight- ing, but we werechasing the Boeraali day. They fairly flew along before us, and you may imagine the pace at which infantry would have to move to keepin sight o mounted men—for all the Boers were mounted and very few of our force were horeemen. It wasa fearfully fatiguing day. Justimagine: up at two o’clock; roll overcoats aud pack up everything in general; have a small breakfast at three, consisting of some beef tea and about three Ounces of beef; then the order to march. We were served with two biscuits each, abont a third of a pound in weight. and five ounces more beef,—that was our ation for the dav. Jt realiy was not enough for a delicate man out here ; tat “geeas must etc.,” and the food being short we heaithy chaps bad to make the bestof it. Ithink we were never s) hungry iv our lives before, and we would gladiy bave eaten anything, but al! we could get was a little bad water and the hot sun from heaven, which poured down upcen us allday. So we marched, with an occasicoal balt, and by three o’clock our battalion had begun to shrink, for.cae by Ose ihe boys had beguato fafl” out. Even out of our healthy Island boyg, four or five had to go to the rear fora rest, catchingjup with us afterwards. Our Islaod contingent did betteyin this respec: than any other, and I am proud to say that not one of ibe “Fighting First” fell out.

All this time our mount:d treops and artil'ery were dealing death and des truciion among the Boers whom ibey were close y following, and by six o’clock the enemy hed ail fled, except those who had fallen on the field and a number that we captured, with a good mary of their transport wagons. At present I do not know the nuwker or ex ent of their loss, About eleven o’clock that day an event happened tbat, to the Islanders at any rate, seemed strange, though some have seen the same thing in the Western States. We encountered a storm of locuste ; and, for two hours as far as the eye could see, the air wasthick with them. They ap- peared like snowflakes in a heavy snow storm—one wants to see them and the sun shining through the screen they make to properly uoderstaad what an interesting sight it isto*one unaccustomed to it. It Was new and novel to wost of us, and wil! pot be forgotten.

All through the long hot day our tur- den was made lighter by the encouraging speeches and cheerfal smile of Rev. Mr, Fullerton. He marched the whole way with us on foot,'and he stood it eplendidly.

Now we ail thought that when we halted and were told that we wonld eamp sere for the night that in ao hour or two our transports with our food and blankets aad overcoats would arrive. But the hours passed with no sigu of the wagons W> began to think that they would never come aud we were feeling doleful!, for I have tcld yon tefore how cold the nights are out bere—ju-t like November nights at bome. You can imagine bow miserable we were, clad oaly in our Khaki uniform. To crown all, and to make us more mie- erable, it began to rain about 11 o’clock. It was not until late inthe morning that the transports arrived, aod we were then giad to get dry blankets and rol) our- se)ves and sleep on the damp ground, for we did n»t know what was before us for the morrow.

The delay of the transports in reaching us was caused by the fact that when we started out in the morning we intended io march only a few miles, and the waggons were to catch up with us about the middie of the day. But as we joined in the pur- suitof the enemy and went much further than was at first planned we threw the transport men out, and they had to bunt us up at the close of the day.

When I spoke of the slight ration that was served out to us at the break of day, I should bave mentioned that we supple- mented our allowance laier on. We heard, when we finished our march, that there was plenty of flour and mealies at a Boer farm abouttwoand ahalf miles away. Looting is strictly prohibited; but shortly

after the newe reached us, men were een silly stealing out of Camp and back again, and

then the smeil of flour porridge was per- ceptible to the senses in the neighbor~ 300d of the Island Contingent. The food was not any beiter than paste; we had

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not even & pinch of sa't, but we ate it readily and it “filled up.” Some of the | boys said that we should keep a sample of it ta take home as a souvenir for Ab. oar City Bill Poster—it was so much like the paste he makes. However, we a! fare alike here, officers as well as Tommies, and we keep up our spirits very well,

Everything is ruoning smoothly now, and we are baving a rest toaay, and good meals. Gocd bye,—we were hoping that we might see Piince Edward Iceland clothed in the flowers of May, but we cannot tell.

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