city, while the little body of men, worn out with their long march, were
cut to pieces by their enemy.

At last, when all hope was at an end, and but a hundred and fifty were
left of his party, Dr. Jameson surrendered, and he and the remnant of his
men were taken prisoner and conveyed to Pretoria.

Great excitement was felt in both Cape Colony and England. Nobody wanted
to take the blame for the raid, but every one felt that if Dr. Jameson had
succeeded instead of having failed, England would have added the Transvaal
to her possessions, and said as little about it as possible.

Dr. Jameson having failed, matters were very different.

President Krüger demanded to know why England had allowed an armed force
to enter the territory of a country with which she was at peace, and
wished to know by whose authority the raid was made.

England at once declared that she had had no hand in the matter, and asked
that Dr. Jameson and the rest of the prisoners might be sent to her, to be
dealt with according to her laws.

After some delay President Krüger agreed to do this, and the remnant of
the famous raiders was shipped to England.

On their arrival they were tried for breaking the laws, and the officers
and Dr. Jameson were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, varying
from five to fifteen months.

This ended the matter as far as Dr. Jameson was concerned--but not for the