Cronje's Surrender and the Occupation of Bloemfontein. Cronje Hard Pressed--Cronje Capitulates--Cronje and Roberts Meet--The Detailed Report of Roberts--Kruger Willing to Compromise--From Modder River to Bloemfontein--Kruger and Steyn's Address to Lord Salisbury--Lord Salisbury's Answer--The British Cordially Greeted in Bloemfontein--The Press on Mediation Official List. of the Royal Canadian Soldiers Gone to South Africa NOTE.--Official lists of Second and Third Contingents not being complete at time of issuing FIRST VOLUME, they will be inserted in full in SECOND VOLUME. Illustrations. The Illustrations in this volume have NO FOLIOS. There are 64 FULL PAGES of PLATES, and 448 pages of reading matter, making a total of 512 pages. Glossary of Boer Terms. That the readers of this volume may understand the meaning of certain Boer names and words which the author has found it necessary to use, we append the following glossary of those most frequently employed: Aarde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earth, ground Afgang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slope Baas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Beek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brook Berg . . . . . . . Mountain (the plural is formed by adding en) Boer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Farmer Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tree Boschveldt . . . . . . . . . . . An open plain covered with bush Broek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marsh, pool Buitenlander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreigner Burg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A town Burgher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A citizen Commandeer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To levy troops Commando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A body of armed men Daal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A valley Dorp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A village Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A ford Dusselboom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pole of an ox wagon Fontein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A spring or fountain Gebied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District Hout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood, timber Inspan . . . . . . . . . . To harness or tether horses or cattle Jonkher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gentleman of the Volks Raad Karroo . . . . . . . A geographical term for a certain district. In Hottentot, a "dry place" Kerel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A chap, or fellow Klei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay Kloof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A valley or ravine Kop, or Kopje . . . . . . . . . . . . A hill or small mountain Kraal . . . . . . . . . . . . A place of meeting, headquarters Kruger . . . .