The following is " translation of a letter to the principal Danish newspaper Politiken from a Dsnish settler tal.
Durban, 2nd October, 1899.
The war now being in full swing: it might perhaps be of inter=st to the readers of the Politifen 10 hear somethin the barbarous manner in whic lately have treated tie so-called Cithunders, angst wham area zood number of Danes. When one hes how the Boers ren, it will be I shall here give a descrip nees of one of our country'
Webber, on his journey Transvaal as a fu Mr. been settled in the Transv: and during that time has been on terms with the different auth the last three y-ars he has northern part of the Tra Pantsberg, wher our countr Dahl, is ¢ commissioner amd as such Transvaal officer.
Shortly before the auth of war Mr, Webber received, as army other Uitlanders, a from the local officers shat they had nothing to the Republic was strong enowzh to pr them. Mr. Webber. wa quite satisfied with these knew sufficient of the B that they would give a promi break it to-nerrew, and he, therefore, applied to Capt. Dahl The old captain assured Webber that as long he coald he would look after him, but added that he was not an independent ors from his superior tion it was chew riy for him was is surprise who. the ple of days liter arrived and informed him thit he had to muster next 1 lock with saddled hors and © He prote ted stating that by wed tos neutral nation nid, ther couril nor envy) weapons waist) England, and po t that although he the country for eight years, and although he petirione to become a bu he bad had as yet no rights whate: er. The Vin answer to this that is only altern: Uthen be eave the country within twenty-tone hens, Mr, Webber then decided to start, on wth him his mest nee-sury th ngs ant his re Areived at the railway station, he fecund te his tat Te! hal hundreds of fellow-suitorer., The same ad happened to numbers "f Eenilies that Int lived happily and quietly people who never mixed themselves with polities and whose on y crime in the eyes of the Boers was that they had managed te biekl comfort ah e homies, which the Bi an npportasi y te ger held for th shed have t on them to cml seomisted of cattle ae tenets without reefs, ere both men and women hal te step for 36 hour, ina burn sun ar day and rain and stern at night.
was a tne ing scove to witch the poor mothers, some with babies, take leave of the spor welch th 1 Tearnt to look: upon as their see Bef re the train started some 300 or 400 Boers came, armed with rifles; they threntene us, spab riper the nani children, aimed them with their rifles, shouted to them that they all deserved to be shot and that wich rathls should not he allowed to Webber who sparks the fans proached one of the offic rs, an i ud ushed if he did not a scandal, The aflicer said ho regretted it but could do nothing to prevent it.
On the rey to Pretoria the same scones were repeated at all the different Title stations, Arrived at' Pretorie the travellers though? that heir sufferings were tam and; in the they thought, rudeness tolerated. But the treatment they received here was worse. On the arrival of the train, some Dutch officer—it might here he mentioned that these are the speared and in an insolent manner orderassengera should alight and be ched for arms. rvvards found, mination arranged only to ey! Women and aide had their cloth n open in the most Lrutal and sluumeless way in pablo, awd all that the travellers carried bors confiscate iis the name of the free Mr. Webber had about £300 wilh him, of which he was only allowed to keep the twenty-ti nee brass-ingers whi had had the prus to hide thei. mo -ey escaped this fates Mr. Webber this robbery was a hard had intend "to go homo to and remain there during the ich he w now for the present ation at the railway st-tion, Mr. Kriizer's coxchian, a Datehman who speaks English thi ently, appeared and tried to incite the people to shoot at the travel'e-s, Happily nub cly followed advice.
Forthirty-six hours the travellers had had nothing to eat or drink and were naturally very exhanstel Several men tried to get thram: the crowd to the nearest shops to buy bread, but were driven back by Boers, armed with chinubok (hippopotamus hide).
fter a stoppage of three hours the train st Vat las' and it went peacefully for some time towards the Porrugnese frontier. War had meanwhile been declared and og
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