<15y Electric Telegraph — Copyright./ 'JPe: United Press Association.) Received January 20, at 10.15 p.m. LONDON, January 19. Twenty Boers jumped from, a trans port on arriving at Ceylon, and took refuge on board a Russian steamer bound for Odessa. No effort was made to detain tlie ves sel. The advance of the Western raiders has been checked. The Boers are retiring from Calvinia, where the main commando remained. Tho situation in tho midland section of the colony is grave. Tlie Australian Bushmen participated in tho Highlanders' victory, under' Col onel Grey at Ventersbxirg. One British er was dangerouslyl wounded. I Four dead Boors and two 'wounded were found, ' together with many rider less horses. Lord Methuen, to the westward of Tagungs, attacked and drove Delarey, with a thousand men, to the southward, losing two killed and five wounded. The announcement of tlie_ disarm ament of civilians came as a thunder bolt to the disloyalists. Tlie penalty for contravention has been fixed at seven years' imprisonment or a fine of .£SOO with two years' hard labour. ,A released trooper states that Dc Wet's commando is composed chiefly of foreigners. Their clothes and boots are \vprn out, but' they have splendid horses. The natives are supplying the commando with mealies and fruit. The Portuguese aro transporting to T,isbon nine nundred Boer refugees at Delagoti. General Tucker has been appointed to the command of Blocmfontein. General Sir Archiband Hunter has been invalided. * General Clements commands the 7th Division. Tlie Boers surrounded Danielskiul on the sth, and attacked the place for five days, threatening that unless it sur rendered ' they would destroy all tlie houses including a shelter for worn on and children, which "was flying a white flag. , Tho Boers ultimately withdrew to Rictfontein. General Henry Colville is placed on the retired list from yesterday. T. O. Martin, .of .the Jfow Zcalajyk Rough 'Eidtfrs,* died at "Pretoria of ''cn .-leric. * Received January 21, 9.40 a.m.. LONDON. January 20. Throe squadrons of the Johannesburg Mounted Rifles captured a Boer out- / iv>st at tho Sprincs (cr]mnn<s ou (lie 'I'jtist Hand railway line. A strong Uoer foieo subsequently made a strong at tack, but were repulsed." Sixty-seven Aberdeen Dutch liavo joined the raiders. 'lUio Boors captured a British train ■it East Balmoral laden with mining material for t!;e Cape. 