I obtained the information from a man named Bland, who acted as our telegraphist.

He had tapped the telegraph wire at Zwingkrans, and before General Clements had detected that he was not communicating with Senekal, he had received from that General a full list of the English killed and wounded.
We withdrew our commandos in a southerly direction to Retiefsnek, whither President Steyn and the Government had already preceded us.
[Footnote 57: He had left the remainder of his burghers at Witnek and at Houtnek, near Ficksburg.] [Footnote 58: Infantry.] [Footnote 59: As I have already stated, I intend to write on another occasion a book dealing with the art of scouting; and the above incident will there form a striking proof of how foolishly the English scouts did their work.] [Footnote 60: Precipice.].