The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-03-25 00:00:00

THE ZULU WAR.

The Zulus still remain strangely inactive. Even the
at"fat which Colonel Pierson was said to have had
irlmeon the LIU is now contradicted, and the fighting
het week was confined to • small affair between Lunsberg
and New Derby, in which Colonel Rowleads captured
some sable sad Indicted a small bet on the enemy.
Colonel Wood confirms ths attack previously reported
by Colonel Boller on klanyanyola's stronghold on the
Worth* River, in whisk the Zulus lost forty men killed
sod four hundred cattle.
Colonel Pearson is said to be able to bold out several
weeks m now*, but since the arrival of mini orcemente
by Mr esty's ship Shah, from St. Helmut, it has been
to relieve him.
From the other camps the toted reports are "All well."
The Rums appansuily inteed to do their utmost to
prevent the rolisf of Colossi Pearson, and all idea of
attempnag it Ware the arrival anorthic reinforcements
seams to trim been abandoned. The rood traversed by
Colossi Pearson to filmes has been destroyed by the
Zulus.
The Basuto Chief ifoirod Is now in mien rebellion, and
his roes have sicked the hams of Mr. Amami, the magis-
trate. who reeintly ordered him toil,. up hie son upon •
eh=harm @tiding.
Southey, who is in command of the Britbh
forme is this quarter, will 00111M0110111 dressing operations
as soca as his reinforcements arrive. The Berate Li-
tton are in a disaffected state owing to the propomi of the
High Oontedisloser to disarm them, but they do not
openly gran Marcel.
It was resound that Olumo, Carryon; brother and
his pimple Intended inibmittins to the British authoritlea
The only fighting reported Moos the departure of the last
mall is as assault on the Kakateis Rap, la whit* sine of
the enemy were killed, and some cattle sad sheep
cluutretertiaa of ths Boers ha• been called for the 18th
last sear Hekisiberg, sad the %memo. and Hsgh Cos-
Sir Suite Tram lawn been Invited. He has
assoosaid his intention to attend the meeting if
polObla
Can Town, Mama 5, Horning (rid Ifadstrai —The
Geverser's agent is endeavouring to induce Leases
pees:agalart the Basuto olds!. Karon.
the brother of the Zulu kis& declines to mond
Se terms aired him.
Mao's sickness exists at the Belpmakaar camp.
The Ikows garrisoa (Colonel Pearics faros) has made
a raid, and burst Cotywayo's old kraal.
Ilebolasesi, the Zulu general who was in command at
Oh. Lmedsis engagement, is stated to ham returned with
his Pao* to his kraal
It is rumoured that Cessna Lyres, will take command
of the troops In South Allies

AN AMERICAN SPY.
On the leth of February there died peacefully, at to.
fielders Home Marks & B.U. who acted as scout and
spy in the Union Army, He was, man of adniiroble
Inellend 11111 physique. Entering the arm In the
eTari of the war, when very young, his
dash, and indomitable courage soon dire:tad the atten-
tion of General Grant whom trusted spy and moat be
was until the dose of die war. He was known to enlist
in the rebel army, dim the gray uniform, and earn in the
ranks for months at • time, in order to obtain nimble
Information for his chief. In the character of a rebel
scout, In MSS, he led Gem& Chalmers into General
Hurlbat's Uses, and in the fiOt which ensued the rebel
=was shot in the face, the scar of which be bean to
al y In IBM while serving in the Trans-Iglaidasippi
Departineut, be conducted • large detachment of the
enemy across the river on the ice, ostensibly to surprise •
Union camp, but, indeed led them into a prepared
areboacade, where the entire form wee captured. One
officer. at the lest moment, sumected the deception, but
en he could snake hie suspicions known the scout shot
him down. He was taken prisoner in 18t13 and his real
cureeter discovered ; bat while on his ersy to Richmond,
heavily bated. be leapt linen the train running at Nil
speed and made his recaps While scouting utthln the
rebel lines in Tennessee, alter his last escape he had
hidden his blue uniform up a sycamore tree, en,4 ene,...d
himself in Confederate gray. Returning to secure his
clothes, be bad commenced to climb the tree, when •
rebel lieutenant of gigantic stature are.front the bushes
We
by, end coveriag Bell with his pistol, domaaded that
be aim rip his bands mid mrrest. The bold scout
was ennel to the emergency. Gaging fixedly up the
valley. " There." mad he, " tOOOlll a regiment of Yankee
cavalry; WI Mi turn now. you are my Primer.- The
lieutenant turned his gleam for • moment in the direc-
tion indmatodlrem• riLel ne bubbling. aiu drew his
ghi.
vie. mid him After the does of the
edited • smell sheet in Wall-street war
, New York, devoted
broliere interests and finance. But his health broke ,
V.
and he has died of consumobou As ter lie ore,
as no relative living ears a brother, who is EUIIIIII7II.
Eifigters (OW) Jeuredd.

THE FEELING IN NATAL
Ty. man al a largo naffon works at Durban, Mat 1
before the Delmmal Castle sailed, wrote • lettm to
(0, Jame). in which he said : • I cannot 1
=Mardi% logland. as I had Intended, until a general
g...roeut ta so.persode the doter we have got. It would
Einkiside if it depended open Min to stop them; we
have the Zahn in Dar. la a fortnight In fact,
sonouil says he thinks ere shalt men now ; bat that is
ay greatest contort, for, as be says so, I think a pretty
cornets we shan't. His officers go mooning about. Calling
na ail to barricade, 4c, and frightening the "Kamm, or
aces of them, into fits, while most of the cokaista toil
them to go boom II they am • swims% of English
Minus it to a good Wag Ramis did not go to war George
Osto and some of the old Dutch colonials told the general
what would happen, bat they were only colonists What
=rln nearing advice to an Ingiuh c0u,...1 r
ig', oximet ho la wet, Abow be did not taka it.
More le ow wood with half the jen_eral s numbers
snaking about Zololand .k....i.. the Lars about from
while tladaTeUm7 rls back in Natal like
Wirhce'bound • wafting for reinforcement..' Ent:
ood and CoL Norm wore wise enoooh to take
and gave the Zulus a licking, while the i0n...1
his moo, and all his camp, food, and ammonium
rimy sothing of bs All kb stars and ordon an
gorse with the net treassre now Itia fight with thir
=tax Thm sone us to the middle of
sod &good thee. Ws mould be Wm_ „,
S oat to
111 few bOal and oe wont to entrench outside an. hasp
fa= olit 01 the barn The rod of it will be that if the
military Omit give in el Mall toil them to go to bed arad
let as defied ourselves ;at imu,. I nowt SO. lam not
pil'hatenstad we , hover. fisosfts in the drat plan
us are not mak fools as to come hero; add
0.7 do, we ars Ming to hold the oleo wain; wital
i deli aw y them, The Maritaborg molds have Pt
anent and governor, ao may be emegad if thou;
~ amnia Onto of Mita Tian lay tke gonoral
i,,w
Tonys older Man las did whom he came outould
1.. dor. He mood hats loot his heal He has
nil Cokes' ?soros at big carob/. aod . rho poor
I. porprodortt as miles in USD oho country with
dowojerkkow; as frr wading biro mg more gook
i
g d weer mama to or/ to Ow genital. odd I =pod
119 WI Id OW.'