The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-06-07 00:00:00

REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE CAPE.

A scene of great excitement and activity prevailed at
rortamouth Dockyard from an early hour on Wednesday
partty on account of the departure of the Egypt
wansport with cavalry and horses for the Cape, but
Principally cue to the fact of the detachment of Marine
!Ind Marine Artillery embarking on board the Jumna.
Both the Marine Corps are stationed permanently
VI the garrison, and consequently their popularity
'I very great. The approaches to the Dockyard
Were crowded, and as each party marched in they were
Ifreeted with the utmost enthusiasm. A further batch of
the Army Service Corps arrived during the morning
and marched to the Jumna, heralded by military bands.
The Marine Artillery arrived first, beaded by the regimental
13,„1nd, and were as fine a body of men as ever stepped in uni-
Zr,lll Every officer and man had a fi3ral decoration in his
.., 741,et, the horses attached to the baggage were gaily
wessed. and every available man of the regiment followed
to the Dockyard. Cheer after cheer greeted them, and the
Weather being fine, the scene was one of great attractiveness
4311:1 enthusiaam.
morning
Immense crowd of persons assembled on Wednesday
.to witness the departure of the Chatham contingent
¶,f the Royal Marine Battalion under orders for the Cape to
ortsmouth for embarkation. There was much enthusiasm
I_4l the men marched to the railway station. The party
nitrabered nine officers and 2W men of all ranks.

MISCLUANEOUB ITEMS.
„ Colonel Buller has made a reconnaissance and found
Int Zloblane stronghold deserted.
ePies report that Kambula is to be again attacked.
laager has been removed to a higher ridge in the
tlintain and has been considerably strengthened.
JJabulamanzi is still reported as anxious to our.
tender, but prevented by a Zulu impi.
Captailyn Stourton, of the 53rd Regiment, has died
'sudden.
coSneall bodies of Zulus are occasionally met with by
pillvoTO wising from the Lower Tugela, to the new
tioorrt Chelmsford, on the Inyt zane river, and Lonsdale's
ei under Captain Ehden, have made several
capturing a number of cattle.
The health of the men at the new fort continues
4..eed. and it is said that the accounts of sickness at
inglailova have been much exaggerated.
The Tugela is falling fast, and the engineers are busy
etructing a pontoon-bridge at Fort Pearson. Tee
LeLegraph is then to be constructed to the Inyezand
eernp.
It was stated a short time ago that Cetewayo had
I.4tered his tactics and intended invading the Trausvaal
Preference to attacking the British camps or convoys.
,he foundation of this statement appears to be that
eseliti shortly before his death made a raid into
tjtaxieland, and, being driven back, he destroyed all
ue farm•houses he came across.
Another pette, chief with several followers has sur-
tendered in Basutoland.
Wired's hill stronghold is still being invested, but
"ie.
•—eIY to be soon reduced, the Free State having
Pelaeed at the disposal of the Government a heavy
4e-rnestrong gtur.
The natives on the northern border are being driven
Itreen the strong Positions they previously held. Since
be Hon. Mr, Upington took the field a much greater
amount of activity has been shown.
Sir artle Fre has been feted in Pretoria. Dinners
Zncl b B enalls were given and levees held. He was expected
12 leave for Kimberley about May 2 and to arrive in
otchefstroom on the 6th. He will be accompanied
133 P ajor Lanyon, and will be met, near Bloemkoff,
e? 'Colonel Warrand. A reception committee has
Zeen formed at Kimberley, and a great demonstration
▪ exPected, The Cape Time., yesterday announced
la that it was authorized to state that Sir Bartle Frere
se
riec, no intention of resigning. Nearly every town and
in South Africa has held a public meeting to
Censs his policy, which was almost without exception
eartily endorsed.
/eltich sickness prevails at Fort Chelmsford, and
40 men have been sent back thence invalided to the
inu,gela. General Crealock is at Fort Pearson seriously
▪ 'rem typhoid fever.
A neve camp has been formed on the Amatakulu,
la%need Port Crealock. Frequent convoys pees between
forta and the Tugela, but few Zulus being seen on
each occasion.
_ eolonel Wood has broken up his camp at Kambula,
V.haa formed a new one at Queen's Kraal, on the
,vv nate thrivolosi, in order that be may be able the
Petter to cu-operate with General Newdigate.
_,Tvhe Natza Times states that the general British
r,,k4tice has been poetponed for the present, owing to
ai.cLutita of tranepert, but that a force consisting of
° "vain' rogirctatA and aia guns will make Mid
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march to Ulundi. No official inftirmation on thia sub.
ject, has, however, been made known,

The heroes who on our side have perished are, in
some instances, to have memorials reared (says a
correspondent). At Utrecht a movement is on foot
to erect a monument to commemorate the gallantry
tf the brave Piet Uys. SingnlArly enough, the father
of this gallant commander lost his life in the same way
as his son—a anall band of Dutchmen, of which he
was coMmander, having to fight their way through an
overwhelming number of Zulus. A stone cross is to
be placed near the spot where the fatal struggle for
the colours at reandula occurred. The inscription on
it will be, as drawn by the H.gh Commissioner :
To the Memory of
Lieutenant and Adjutant Teignmouth Melvill
and
Lieutenant Neville Coghill,
24th Regiment,
Who died at this spot,
22nd Jan., 187 P,
To Save the Queen's Colours of their Regiment.
3-eau—Mercy.