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A deepatch from London, April 6, Mythâ€"The War Office has received the following despatch from Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfontein, Thurs- day, April 5:- v _"Methuen telegraphs from Boshot m the Orange Free State, a little northeast of Kimberley) as follows:â€" "Surrounded Gen. Villebois Mareuil and a body of Boers to-day. None es- caped. Villebois and seven Boers kill- ed, eight Wounded. (iffy prisoners. 11v Potatoes -â€" Plenty coming in. Local demand 18 light, and prices easy. Car lots are sold, on track, at about 380. per bag, and at farmers' waggons at about 45 to 500, per bag. Out of store choice stock bring about 45 to 500, per bag. _ Beansâ€"Choice handpicked beans are worth from $1.70 to $1.75, delivered here; and resell at $1.85. Dried apples â€"â€" Unchanged. Dealers ay 51â€"2c, for dried stock, delivered gem, and in small lots resell at 60; evaporated, 7to '7 1-20, in small lots. Honeyâ€"Dealers quote from 9 to 100, per 1b., for 5,10, or 60-lb. tins, and in comb around $2 to $2.25 per dozen sections. Baled hayâ€"Nothing much in. The market is quiet. N0. 1 timothy_ will bring $8.75 to $9, delivered here; No.2 88 to $8.25. Dealers here resell at about 39 to 89.50 for choice. Baled strawâ€"Car lots are quoted at 34.50 to $5, on track. Hopsâ€"Dealers here quote chnice Can- ada, ’99‘s. at 18 to 150. Poultryâ€"Good local demand, but receipts are ver) light. Values firmer. Chickens job at '70 to 9°C, per pair; geese, 7&0 Sc; and turkeys, 13 to 150, per_lb._ vu, Unauu uuuuuuu, ..-.J "The attack lasted four hours. The corps behaved very well. Our force was composed of Yeomanry, the Kim- barley Mounted Corps, and the Fourth Buttery of Artillery. "Our losses warezâ€"Killed, Capts, Boyle and VVilllams, both of the Yeo- manry, and two men of the Yeomam‘y, Wounded, about seven men.” Market. very firm and prices of pork products likely. to go higher. Dress- ad hogs conning in slowly. Select weight dressed hogs. car lots. delover- ed, :37; heavy at. $6.75; sows at 50.5 to $1 of! these prwes. 0n the sireet, 1n turmers' loads, choice hung from $7 to $7.25. according to quality. Quotations for provisions are as followsâ€"Dry salted shoulders, 634 to 70; long clear bacon. car lots. '8; ton lots. 80; case lots, 81â€"40; backs, 9; short cut pork, $17 to $17.50; heavy mess, 815,50 to $16. Captures An Entire Boer Commando, North=East of Kimberley. Smoked meatsâ€"Hams. heavy. 11 to 111-20; medium. 12 [0 121â€"20; light. 12 1-2 to 130; breakfast bacon, 12 to 12 1-20; [ionic hams. 8 toB 1.20: r011 bacon 9c; smoked bucks, 110 to 11 1-2c, All meats out of pickle 1c less than prlces quoted (or smoked meats. Volunteers Surrounded the Enemy, and all Surrendered. A despatch from! London April 7, Mystâ€"There are. two or three reports regarding General, Methuen’s success- Iul little action about nine miles south-east of Boshof, in: which the volunteer mounted. troops won le1- Maple syrupâ€"Beginning to come in in small quantities now. and them is a good demand. DealPrs here sell tins of‘ 101-2 lbs. at 81. DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. thrdâ€"Tierces. 7840; tubs, 80; pails Blâ€"4c. um, Uuu~r Oatsâ€"Firm. Export demand improv- lng; white oats, north and west. 28 to 28 1â€"2; middle freights, 28 1-2 L0 290, and east 29 1â€"2:: . A,” . .. L. Blackwheatâ€"Quâ€"ieâ€"t: Offering Car lots, outside are quoted at GEN. METHUEN’S VICTORY aide DETAILS OF TH E FIGHT Prices of Grain. Cattle, Cheese, &c.. in the Leading Markets, Toronto, April 10.â€"Wheat â€"Both corn and wheat developed a very strong tone in the west lo-day. The local market was stronger all round. The quotations are as followszâ€"On- tario, red and white, 660 bid, west; 670 bid east; goose wheat, 71 to 71 lâ€"2c, low heights to New York; spring, east, 68c; Manitoba, No. 1 hard, 81 lâ€"Zc North Bay; and 820, g.i.t. unuu. Ryeâ€"Quiet. Car lots, 520 w,est;and 53c, east. 'Barleyâ€"’-Firm. Egrrlots, No. 2, mid- dle heights, 421-20, and east, at 43c; No. 1 is quoLed at £3 1-2 to 440, out- MARKETS [IF THE WORLD Flourâ€"Firm. Outside millers offeri Straight rollers, in buyers‘ bags. mid- dle freigth at $2.70 per bbl.; and ex-i ort agents, bid $2.60. Special brands, I) wood, for local account, sell from 83! ‘0 88.10, according to brand. I fireworkâ€"Very strong. No. 2 American, yellow, quoLed at 47, track, Toronto; and mixed. at. 461-2; Canadian corn scarce. Millfeedâ€"Scarce. Bran is quoted at $16 to $16.50; and shorts, at 817 to 817.50, at the mill-door through West- érn Ontario. "Eggâ€"Steady, Cat lots, 600, north and west, and 61:0. egst. _- n ,,,-; i-JAIRY' MARKETS. Butterâ€"Bad roads are keeping back PRODUCE light. 51 to light 6, tary approbation. ad A Central News correspondent tele- ‘d graphs from B»shof, under date of s-' Friday, that the Boer force. number- mg seventy men. and commanded by 011001. De Vilbois Mareuil, wer_e mov- 18 o ing afong the Jacobsdal road. threatâ€" :fiiening the British flank. They were discovered Thursday, but before thuy s- :- .1-;could be attacked they had taken a {strong position on akopje. Another Small List of Twenty-Nine Reported. A despatch from London, sayszâ€"The ‘\\'ar Office-publishes the following 'additlonal list. of casualties at Mafek- ling up- to February ‘28:â€" ! Killed. . . . . . 3 \Vounded. . . . . . . 17 Missing. . . . . 4 Deaths from euterié fever 5: Tfiey: {sierdi soft-nosed and split-nos- ed bullets. A majority of {he prison- ers areBoers, huh there are French- After three hours and a half of heavy fighting, the Beers raised a white flag. The (British moved for- ward to receive their surrender, when a number of the Boers fired a volley at the Kimberley troops. A few others fired independently. They all eventâ€" ually yielded. Shipplmg 'caule sold a little more freely, but there is no improvement in quotations. The market all round was a dull and unimpnriant one, with no quot- able change in prices. Should the supply of cattle be heavy to-day, prices may take a serious tumble. ogs are steady and unchanged. For prime hogs, scaling from 160 to 200 lbs., the top price is 61-40; light and fat hogs are bringing up to 53â€"40 per pound. Buffalo, April 10.-â€"Sprirmg wheat â€" No. 1 Northern, carIOads, 80 3-80; No. 2 Northern, carloads, 778-80; No. 1 hard, carloads. 83c. \Vinter wheatâ€" Nouninally, No. 2 red, 74 l-Zc; mixed, 74c; No. 1 white, 731-20 Cornâ€"Un- seLLled; No. 2 yellow, 553â€"40, asked; No. 3 yellow, 461-30 asked; No. 2 corn 451-20 asked; No. 3 com. 450, asked. Oatsâ€"Stronger; No. 2 white, 301-30; No 3 white. 800; No. 4 white, 291-20; No. 2 mixed, 2580; No. 3 mixed, 271-2c. Ryeâ€"No. 1, in store, 641-2c. Flourâ€"- Firlm. Chicago, April 10.â€"Flaxseedâ€"Closed â€"Nortb-West and South-West, cash, $.65 bid; May. 81.65 bid; spot, $1.20 bid; October, 81.151 2 L0 8246 asked. Duluth, April 10.â€"VVheatâ€"No. 1 hard cash, 691-4c; May. 701â€"40.; No. 1 Nor- thern. 671-4c; May. 681-40; July, 69 3-8c; September. 681-" ; No. 2 Nor- thern. 651-40; No. 3 spring, 621-40, Oatsâ€"23 1â€"2 to 21¢. Cornâ€"390. Minneapolis, April 10. â€"- “'heat closed â€" No. 1 Northern. April 651-20. May. 661-80; July. 67 1-8 to 67 1-40; September. 651-40; ’No. 1 hard, SUI-80; No. 1 Northern, 661-8c; No. 2 Northern, 645-80. SENT TO THE FRONT. Toronto Men of the Mounted Rifles Leave Cape Town. A despatch from Cape; Town, dated “'ednesday, announces the depart- ure to the front of the second conunâ€" gent of the Canadian Mounted In- tantry. Gen. Methuen sent a [lying column. under Col. Peaklman, to attempt to capture the position. The Kimberley Lighl Horse outflanked the Boers. who were soon surrounded. Then the Kimberley troops, covered by the shell fire otf the British artillery. ad- vanced upon the kopje under a heavy fire from the Boers, which compelled a slow advance. The Yeomanry sup- ported the attack. . . .. ,a Cheeseâ€"Sales are being made in the orginary way gt 13 t9 131â€"2c. Toronto, April 10.â€"-Again we had a most unsatisfactory market here. to- day, with heavy receipts and little trading, except for the best butcher cattle. which was in fair demand at unchanged prices. ‘Sheep and lambs are steady and unchanged: Sheep, per cwt. . Lambs, per cwt. Bucks. per cwt. Cows, each. Calves, each receipts. Local demand good. Values about steady. Dealers here sell -to the trade as follows:â€"-l)airy, tubs, medmm, none In; large rolls. 1510160; small dairy, lb prints, 16 he 17c; cream- ery, tubs and boxes, 210: pounds, 22 to 230. Chowe hogs per Light hogs, per Heavy hogs, per Sows. . . . - Following is the range of quota- Hons:â€" Shippers, per cwt. Butcher, choice, do. Butcher med. good. Butcher. inferior. Stockers, per cwt. them. [Stags MAFEKING CASUALTIES. Germads, and Hollanders among Milkers and cwt. . 5 4 25 :e, do. . 3 75 Good. l . 3 25 rinr. ! 2 '75 cwt. . 2 75 Sheep and Lambs Caitle. Hogs cwt cwt cwt 2 50 Calves. ‘00 4500 200 1000 m%m 5‘3 2 75 8'75 NEWS l8 N01 REHSSURING. Btutcd That the WIral Into Bloemfonleln There are rumors from Cape Town that. the telegraph wires were alâ€" eady cut yesterday (Sunday), and al- so that the Huqars, who were sent to the relief «.5 Ho Rand Irish Rifles, are also missing, although pro- bably these an the outcome of Boer exaggerations, designed to encourage the burghers. The attempt of Gen. Colville to catch the Boer lenders in conference at Rietfontein failed, probably be cause of the lack of cavalry. London, April 9. â€"â€" The Bloemfon- tein correspondent of The Daily Teleâ€" graph, in a despatch dated Friday, says: “All Is quiet here. Remounta and reinforcenmnts are arriving and preâ€" parations are being made to deal with the enemy. Last, Tuesday many of the historic regiments, the Scots Greys, the InniSnilling Dragoons and the Lancers, could not muster a hun- dred mounted men, while artillery horses were very scarce. The Cape TOWn correspondent of The Daily News, telegraphing Friday. says: “Owing to a. lack of horses and to the sufiering’s of the men from. pneumonia. due to thin clothtng, iord Roberts has decided not, to make a big move until the troops are provided with thicker uniforms." Bloemfontein, Saturday. April 7.-â€"-â€" The Boers are reported in force to the south, threatening the railroad, which. however, is strongly protect- ed. British pickets at Springfield, eight miles distant, were attacked toâ€" day by Boers advancing from the Waterworks. Remounts are rapidly advancing, The British are ia high spirits, and anxious to advance. Roy-l lrilh Riflau surrendered. Bloemfontein, Thursday, April 5.â€" (Delayed in transmission).â€"â€"-The Roy- al Irish Rifles had been marching in the eastern part of the Free State, collecting arms, and were returning to Bethany Tuesday when they were inâ€" tercepted by a Boer commando,which had placed three guns in positiOn. The Irish entrenched themselves, while the mounted infantry scouted along both banks, only to find escape im- possible. Ladies and OtherCivilians Order- ed to Leave Bloemfontein. London, April 9.â€"â€"â€"(4.50 a. m.)â€" There is little in Lo-(iny's news to bring satisfaction. Assurances that nothing need be feared, even if the railways and telegraphs are cut, and Bloemfontein isolated, together with the news that the ladies and other civilians are being ordered away, do not auger well. Mafekinb‘ was still besieged on April 1. The garrison was sun‘ering severely from the lack of bread, and a mixture of bran, oats and mealies was doing duty (or that. article, which is described as "coarse in substance, of the color of ginger- bread, and of the consistency of Nor- wqgian pine." London, April 9. â€" Lord Roberts reports to the War Oflice as follows: “Bloemfontelu, Friday, April 6. -+ The casualties at, Reddursburg xx eré: OfliCers killed: Captain 1“. G. Casson, and Lieut. C. R. Barclay, both of the Not-thumberlands. Wounded, 2; cap- tured. 8. Nonâ€"commissioned oflicers and men killed, 8; wounded. 33, The rest were Captured. Our strength was 167 mounted infantry and +24 infantry. The enemy was Sald to be 3,200 strong, with five guns." The Boers opened with gun and rifle lire. The British replied sparing- ly with rifle tire, husbanding their cartridges in the higpe that, relief would arrive Gradually the Boers drew into closer quarters. They fired intermittently during Tuesday night, but did mot attempt to rush the British position until Wednesday, when the Irishman, who had fought tenaciously, were sufi'ering severely from want of food and Water. At this time also the Riiles had expend- ed their last cartridges. Finding that there was no sign of succor, they surâ€" rendered, having‘ fought for nearly thirty hours. They lost ten killed and many wounded. Among the captured is Capt. ’l‘ennant, Gen. Gatacre's chief intelligence otiicer. Delay In P Bethany, Orange Free State. Thurs- day, April 5. â€"â€" The five companies of British infantry which were sur- prised by the Reddersburg commando while marching aeross the country via. De \Vet's Dorp, made a. plucxy stand, but. as the Boex‘g had three field guns and the British none, the latter were compelled to surrender. Gen. Catacrc arrived too late. Redâ€" dersburg was already reâ€"occupied by the Boers. and the enemy are now Wining for Romounu, But tho Ilon Ar. In ngh Spiriu. Gfivllx BRITISH ANXIOUS TO ADVANCE Rifle]. are SIM to ho Miningâ€"Gutncm Said to Have Had Flzhllngâ€"Prlvnlo Have Already Bean Cutâ€"TIM Hun-urn, Sent to um Relief of tho "and Irlnh \anlaco sorloully lll. l' tho Llu 01 (Jana-allie- al Baddorn- berg, Whore Ibo 3mm: Won-o Ambushadl ALL FOR LACK OF HORSES. ROBERTS’ BU LLETI N |u Pursuing tho Actlvo Cnmplign Auributed :0 11119 (‘nuam i Pretoria, Wednesday, April 4.â€"H is ‘officially announced here that at H'xe Bloemfontein waterworks the Repub- §lican force captured eleven offim-rs ‘and 362 men, with 11 gums. two am- munition wagons, other wagons and mules. ‘ FORCED T0 SURRENDER. (hunters End 13 Fight. Bloemfontein, April 4. â€"- (Wednes- day afternoon.) -â€".- Gen. Gatacre had an engagement With the enemy at Reddersburg Lo-day. Details of \he affair have not yet been received here. A despatuh from London sayszâ€"The following is the text of Lord Roberts‘ despath to the War Office announc- ing the capture of five companies of his troops:â€" Bloemfontein, Thursday. April 5.- Another unfortunate occurrence has occurred, resulting I fear, in the cap- ture of a party of infantry, consist- ing of three companies of the Royal Irish Fusiliers and two companies of the Ninth Regiment of Mounted In- fantry, near Reddersburg, a little eastward of Bethany railway station, within a few miles of this place. Curnnrvon, Cape Colony, April 6.â€" It is reported that 200 insurgents, who were not aware that Sir Charles Parsons had occupied Kenhardt, and who rode into that place, have been captured by the British troops. C-undian Anlllory at Cal-larva". The Canadian Artillery has return- ed here from Van Wyksvlei. A Unpsuro at Wane-nor. Aliwal North, Cap Colony, April 6. â€"â€" The colonial dnvision at Wepen- er has captured five prisoners and four hundred rifles. The_Boers are re- ported to 'be moving east and west of Rouxville, and a number of them are reported sixteen miles clown the Orange River. Royal Irish Rifles Ratlrrd. Aliwal North, Saturday, April 7.â€" The R03al Irish Rifles, which have been falling back from Rouxville, ur- riv ed safel) lasL night. Their retire- Luth was covered by a detachment sent by Gen. Brabant, frustrating the Boers and interrupting the move- ment of the enemy from Rouxville. Fore" Hal noen Soul From Tun Wyk-vlcl threatening the lines to the aout’fi. Gen. Ga tacre’s force has returned here wilhout having found any trace of the ill-futh British column captured by the Roddersburg commando. A strong Boer cdmmando is report- ed to be at Walzkop, 14* miles west of Rouxville. A. tho Point at tho 'Baynnet‘ It is impossible to estimate the British losses. but as the men fought stubbornly it is probable that they were large. Lleut. Bonsoy and two men of Brabant'a detachment of the Border Horse are missing. Two Boers were killed in the rear guard aCtion. Londun, April 9. â€" Avdespatoh to a news agency from Boshoi states that Lord Methuen's men carried the poxiLion which was held by Col. dc Villehois Mareull's men at the point of the bayonet. Tho despatch also confirms the story that the Boers firâ€" ed 0n the British and wounded an of- ficer after having raised the White flag. Gen. Roberts reports the casnalties among the men at Boshof, where it is reported that Gen. (19 Villebois Mareuil was killed, as one killed and ten wounded. The War Office prints a list of 87 soldiers who have died in various hospitals. Expected 45.000 Dutch tn Kins». London, April 9. â€" The Right Hon. Sir John Gordon Sprlgg, former Prime Minister of Cape Colony, in speaking at a. meeting at, Uape Town on Friday, said that a member of the Afrikander Bond, Who had recently returned from Pretoria, had informed him that the authorities of the Boer Republics expected that 45,000 Dutch- men in Cape Colony would revolt against the Government. Fight at Petunia-loin. London, April 9. â€"â€" The War Ofl'icc has posted the list of caSualties at Pelersfontein, near Boshof, on April No mention is made in the des- patch of the killing of Col. de Villeâ€" bots Max'euil. Only one is reported killed, Sergt. Patrick Campbell, of the Imperial Yeomanry, husband of the well- knoxxn actress. Nine nonâ€"commissioned officers and men are reported wounded. , Huts!" (‘Iaxm u Victory. Pretoria, Friday, April 6. -â€" It is reported that Gen. Dewet attacked and defeated a large form» of British (-aValry at Dewet's Dnrp, south-east of Bloemfontein, capturing 450 pri~ soners and a large (‘llzlnlity of am- munition and camp stores, and in- flicting heavy loss. The federal loss. it is stated, was two killed and four wounded. All is quiet. with the other commandos. The canals of Né\\4 York State will probably open on April let " They were surrounded by a strong- CANADIAN ARTILLEIY MOVED. ive Companies of British Troops Captured South of Bloemfontein. lirnls'h Lon EII'YPI Guns Back to Onrnurvon .â€"-[I, Is at me Repub- officers "Tho detachment held out from 2 before noon April 3 until 9 n.m., April 4, and then apparently surrendered1 for it is reported that the firing ceased at that time. "Immediately after I heard the news, during the afternoon of April 3,1 01" dered Gatacre to proceed from Spring- fontein, his present headquarters. to: Reddersburg, with‘ all possible speed, and I despatuhed the Cameron High- landers hence to Bethany. "He arrived at Redderaburg at 10.30 yesterday morning, without opposi- tion, but could get no news of the missing detachment. or force of the enemy w. 1) four or fivt guns. British Were Hemmed In by Some Thousands of Boers. A‘ despatch from London, Sat‘u’rday. April 7, (Laylaâ€"Very little can be ad- ded to Gen. Roberts’ despatches re- porting respectively disaster and snow 0955 on April 5. A telegram from Norval's pout states that the‘ British troops captuxed at Reddera’bul‘g were hemmed in by some thousands of Boers, who are belleved to belong to Commandant Oliviers commando, butt there l3_ nothing further concerningrther affirm; "The're can be no doubt the whole pflrty has been made prisoners." WAS OLIVIER’S COMMANDO. Meanwhile, General Robert: is re- organizing parls of ‘his army and ac- cumulaiing supplies, but,saya the cor- respondent of the Morning Post, re- mounts for the cavalry are anxiously awaited. and herein apparently is the main cause of the Brlnish immobility. Thegeneral nc1ivity of the prepara‘ tions may, however, be gaugvd by the statement that the troops are having a somewhat uneasy time, owing to re- peated movements and the noise of the transports going through almost every night. A considerable force of Boers were reported Thursday as moving South ward through Thaba Nchu. Probably they were the victors at Reddersburg. Others are reported on various sides of the city, which, it is supposed, they are a‘imir'mg‘ to recapture. 1r, ruAduu n_LA_L_ :. .u. “The Queen having deemed it desir- able to commemorate the bravery shown by the Irish regiments in the recent uperntions in South Africa, has been graciously pleased to command that an Irish regiment of foot guards be formed under the designation 0} Irish Guards." Another deSpnt‘éh from Norvals pony. dated April 6,3315:â€" “A detachme-nn of Hussars who were proceeding hence‘ to Bloemfontein, are reported to have been dammed at Ed- enbu’rg‘, about. fifteen miles south-east of Redderaburg. in the Orange Free State. and despntr‘hed to the assistance! of the: Irish Fueiliers captured near Reddera‘burg." Lord Roberts’ despatc‘h describing the disaster at Reddershurg was print- ediu the Dublin evening papers, and created general consternation. It brought the populace with a quick turn from the rejoicing over the Queen’s visit to the great issue of the war, and cast a sudden gloom over the gayety at the party at the castle. Au Oll'lclnl Announcemonl That One Iv In In Formed. London, April 5.â€"The army orders to-day contain the following:â€" The aotlvitvy of the Boers in various dilrections in the neighbourrhoud Of Bloemfontein is evidently oing to cause the British 3 great den of trou< ble until or unless General Robertsla able to deliver some telling blow. llrllhh Have llecn Particularly [In forlnnulo In This War. To lose guns has always been 0911 aidered in military circles a disgrace. Total. . . . . . 23 In exchange they have captured only seven guns, five taken with Crouje at Paardeberg. and two buried in amino in the Free State. Expected lo Exceed Ln“ l'vnr's by Twa and n llalf .‘lllllnn linulwlu. A despatch from \Vinnipeg says:â€" Ix is calculated that there are no“ 600,000 acres prepared for crop in Man itoba in excess of that which was read; for seeding this time last year. It i: estimated that this year's wheat cro] will exceed that at ’99 by over twl and a half million bushels, and the 02. amp will show an increase of six hun dred.thousand bushels. The late fa] is parily accountable for this, as wel as the increased number of settlers. [n the present war the British have been particularly unfortunate in this respect, their losses in guns having been heavier than in any similar per- iod of their military history. The losses up to date are :â€" Nlcholson's nek. . . . 4 Stormberg. . . . 2 Colenso. . . . . . .10 Near Bloemfontein. . .. 7 THE MANITOBA WHEAT CROP. REGIMENT 0F IRISH GUARDS. HAVE LOST 23 GUNS.