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Lonpoy, received the f. llowing despatch from Lord Bu'ler :

“Lyrrietos’s Heapguarters March 1st, General Dunadona'd with Nats! Carbineers aod regiment, Ladyemich la-t ocgn’,

com puri.e entered

‘*The couotry between me and Lady- amith is reported clearef th enemy. [ um moving on Nilhorp.”

THE NEWS IN GREAT BRITAIN.

Loxpox, Mach 1.~When the news of the relief of Ladysmith was generally known, London literally weat mad with joy, and throughout Great Britain the scenes witnessed have uo parallel in the)

memories of this generation.

LORD ROBERT’S REPORT.

Loxpox, March 1—The war office bas received the follewing despatch from Lord Roberts :

“ Paarpeserc,F eh.28 —General Cronje, with his family, left here yesterday, in charge ef Major-General Prettyman, under the escort of thirty Imperial voluateers and mouated infantry.

“Later in the day the remaining prison~ ers went in charge of the Eari of Errol and were escorted by the Gloucesters and a hundred ofthe Imperial veiunteers. “The women and children were being sent te their homes.

“| understand that great diesatisfaction was felt by the Boers at Cropje’s refusal to accept my offer of sate covduct for the women and children and medical care for the weunded, 170 of whom are now in our

hespital . “Very many of them are ia a terribl>

plight for want of care at an early stage. “J iaspected the Boer laager yesterday and was much etruck by the ingenuity and energy with which the position was made almost impregnable to assault. RENSBERG RE-OCCU PIED, Loxpoy, March 1, — Lord Roberts cables that Rensverg was re-eccupied

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The Country Nearly Clear of Boers.

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EXAMINER,

QUEEN SGBaACIGUS WORDS.

Loxncn, March 1.—In ber dispstch to Lerd Roberts, following the announcement of the serreader of Genera! Cronje, Her Meajerty said :

“Ascept for yourself sud tor all under yourcommand my warmest congratula- tious on this splendid rews.”

Lord Roberts replied as fellows :

‘All under my command are deeply grateful for your Majesty’s most gracious message. Congratulations frem the Queen are an honer the seidiers greatly prize.”

General Buller has wired his thaaks to the Queen for her telegramof ‘“‘gracious sympathy and encoaragement.”

CHAMBERLAILN’S CONGRATULA-

TIONS,

Orrawa March 1.—Lord Minto hase re ceived the following deepatch: “ Hearty

‘ congratulations to Canada on the neble

part takea by her troops; in the recent achievments. (Signed) CHAMBERFAIN”

BOERS SURRENDERING.

Loxpox, March 1.—A despatch from Cape Tewn cays: “The Boers at Barkly East have offered toaurrender on Gondi- tion that safety for the rebel Dutch is assured.

“The British, however, insist upon an unconditional surrender.”

BRITI8H CASUALTIES.

Loypox, March 1.—The rapidly grow~ jag casualty lists are being classified as quiekly as pessible.

They show that, up to this morning, the tetal list of Britigh casualties was 12,834, of which 2,329 were added during the last fortnigst.

The Canadians, numbering somewhat over 1,000'men, have iest 129 dead,wousd~ ed and missing, not including four addi- tional today reported weunded. This isa loes of more than 12 percent. Ten of the the eleven Scotch regiments have lost about 2,050 men, and eight of the Irish regiments have lost 2,000.

This isa loss of about 20 and 25 per ‘cent, respectively. But the Canadian losses have been made within the past couple of weeks, in two engagements

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1995; sheds ut ial! 830: woundes, $848' missing, 3173. f DETAILS OF THE RELIEF.

LapyexitH, by heliograph, to Colensu— Aportion of the forces ef Geaeral Buller, headed by Dundonald’s horse, a full force ef Natal carbioeers and seven companies of other regiments, among them some of the Dublin Fusileers and Lancashires have reached the city and raised the seige. They came by way ef «road across K!ip

river and east of Caesar’s Hill.

Runners yesterday morniag brought the information that General Bulier expected to relieve the garrison within 24 hours, and the consequent rejoicing was great.

General White made preparations to sally out andaid the advanee of the Brit~ ish if secessary.

THE BOERS DISAPPEARED,

Dundonald reports that when the Lan.

cashiree charge! on Pieter’s Hillon Tues- day they overtook the Boers flying from

the trenches and bayonetted them. Sixteen of the fleemg men were

killed and twenty-three weunded- The Boers, after the capture of Pieter’s

Bill on Tuesday, ceem to have faded away. There was no general retiring observable, but they simply disappeared as the British advanced and as General Lyttletow pushed forward his men the road seemed to be entirely clear.

DUNDONALD’S SCOUTING EXPE- DITION.

Lord Dundonald, with his t-oop of horses, was sent on a Scoutiag expedition to the West on Tuesday night and recon- noitred all that night. On Wednesday moroieg he reported that he could reach Ladysmith,and the Natal Carbineers,a few of the Fusiliers and Lancasnires, with sev- eral other com panies,were placed under his command. He had little difficulty in making headway through the ravines and around the hills to the south west of the city, and last evening crossed the plain following the railway track and entered the city.

JOY AT LADYSMITH.

Their arrival was hailed with frantic joy by the besieged. At first it was though) they were an adivance guard ef Buller’s main force, but this was not so.

General Buller, according to the reliev ing force, is rapidly movieg north aleug the railway to Pieter’s Statien and is ex-

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pected to occupy Nelthrop, four mil:§ south of here, to-night or tow rrow.

It is doubtful if the Boers ~ aware of the entrance of Dun donald’a force int: Ladysmith. They

have unquestionsab'y retired in great numbers from the country surrouading Ladyemith, for, according to Dandoaald’s reports, hills that bave been occupied by the enemy to the eouthwest were bare of Boers yesterday.

WATER BADLY NEEDED.

members of the brave garrison who have steodso gallantly against the Boers for four months, less one day.

TARTE GOES TO PARIS.

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He is to Have a Big House There

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Montreat, March 1.—Mr. Tarte will anil from New York on the 5th of March. He goes as Canadian Commissioner to the Paris Exposition.

It is authoratively stated that Mr. Tarte will rent ahouse io Paris at the expense of the Canadian Government.

It is stated that the Government has placed $50,000 at the disposal of Tarte for } the purpose ef entertaining the Canadians who may call on him.

Mr. Tarte will not retire from the Gov- ernment at present. He will remain in Paris for few weeks in any case, and should his presence then be required in

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