hey
surrendered and laid down their arms, and no subsequent discussion
amongst the Transvaal officers could retract the terms of this
surrender.

I am therefore to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary
of State for the Colonies, that the Secretary of State for War
concurs with Mr. Chamberlain in considering that the surrender was
completed on Sir John Willoughby's acceptance of Commandant Cronje's
terms, and was subject to these terms and conditions.

I am, etc,
ARTHUR L. HALIBURTON.

APPENDIX H.

SIR JOHN WILLOUGHBY'S REPORT TO THE WAR OFFICE.

The subjoined document is printed in the form in which it was
supplied to the author by a journalist, to whom it had been given as
a fair statement of the case. The marginal remarks are the notes made
by a member of the Reform Committee to whom it was shown.

OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE EXPEDITION THAT LEFT THE PROTECTORATE AT THE
URGENT REQUEST OF THE LEADING CITIZENS OF JOHANNESBURG WITH THE
OBJECT OF STANDING BY THEM AND MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER WHILST THEY
WERE DEMANDING JUSTICE FROM THE TRANSVAAL AUTHORITIES. By SIR JOHN C.
WILLOUGHBY, BART., Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Dr. Jameson's
Forces.

[After they had dated the 'urgent' letter, and had wired to Dr.
Harris (December 27): 'We will make our own notation by the aid
of the letter which I shall publish.']

On Saturday, December 28, 1895, Dr. Jameson received a Reuter's
telegram showing that the situation at Johannesburg had become acute.
At the same time reliable information was received that the Boers in
the Zeerust and Lichtenburg districts were assembling, and had been
summoned to march on Johannesburg.

[The same time as he got the telegrams from Johannesburg and
messages by Heany and Holden on no account to move.]

Preparations were at once made to act on the terms of the letter
dated December 20, and already published, and also in accordance with
verbal arrangements with the signatories of that letter--viz., that
should Dr. Jameson hear that the Boers were collecting, and that the
intentions of the Johannesburg people had become generally known,
he was at once to come to the aid of the latter with whatever force
he had available, and without further reference to them, the object
being that such force should reach Johannesburg without any conflict.

[Twaddle--in the face of Hammond's, Phillips's and Sam Jameson's
wire not to move]

At 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, December