The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-21
FOREIGN NEWS.
zULULAND.
TugTIIER PARTICULARS oY PRINCE SAPo-
Icons DEATII.

EuIsTIIRR PARTICULARS OY PRINCE SAPo
Icons DEATH.
LONDON, June 20.-The following art
additional particulars Of the death Of the
Prince Imperial: The body Of the Prince
when found lay on It's back. There wert
eighteen assegai stabs in It, two Of them
piercing the body from the chest to the
back, two inside and one destroying his
right eye. The locket with hair, medal
lions and rellquaries were found around
his neck. His face wore q placid expires
sion, as II lie had evidently Intellectually
tried to mount, and failing, he ran along
the patch to where he was found. The
two troopers lay near the body, both asse-
gaied. The Prince was very adventurous.
The official account says: The Prince,
with Lieutenant Carey, Of the Ninety
eighth regiment, six mon and one friendly
Zulu, left the camp at Relitze mountain,
seven miles beyond Blood river, on the lst
inst, Tor reconnaissance. The party halt
ed and unsaddled when ten miles from
camp. Just as the Prince gave an order
to remount volley was fred from an am.
bush in the long grass. Lieutenat Carey
and four OF the troopers returned 10 camp
and reported that the Prince and two
troopers were missing. From their state.
ments there could be no doubt that the
Prince was killed. A part Of the Seven
teenth LanCers, with an ambulance, start
ed on the I'd inst TO recover the body OF
the Prince, which was found and brought
In on the same day, |
A special dispatch says: At daybreak
. cavalry patrol under General Marshall
lelt 70 search for the Prince, and went 10
the kraal ten miles further on. The body
was discovered among the long grass, 300
yards from the Kraal. There was no bullet
wound, but seventeen assegai wounds
were in the front OF the body. His clothes
had been taken, but around his neck was
chain with locket attached. A stretcher
OF lanCes was formed and the body was
borne by General Marshall and officers
Drary, Lowe and Stewart, Of the Seven
teenth Lancers, to meet an ambulance by
which 1t was then brought hither with an
escort. There was a funeral parade in the
afternoon.
THE BODY TO DR BROUGHT TO ENGLAND.
Deep sorrow prevails throughout the
column. The Prince didn't mount after
the attack, his horse being restive. The
corpse will leave with an escort for trans.
portation homewartl.
News OF the death OF the Prince reached
London at late hour last night. About
II O'Clock this morning 1t was circulated
In the lobbies fthe House OF Commons,
when in reply to inquiries Col. Stanley,
Secretary Of State for the war, read the
foregoing official telegram. ...I.
The London journals while deeply de-
ploring the Primes death regard 1t as the
end OF Imperialism in France.
THE PLANS or THE BRlrlsH.
The following is the latest concerning
the war in South Africa: The movement
Of party Of officers from Col. Woods
camp to reconnoitre was his first step in
the new invasion of Zululand. Lord
Chelmsford, Commander.in. Chief, and
Staff will accompany General Newdegate.
After the main force shall have pushed
forward as far as possible to establish en-
trenched camps and secure communica-
ton, Col. Woods command, with six
weeks supplies, will cut loose from the
base of supplies, make dash at Ulundi and
destroy five large military kraals there.
The plan OF operations after this is un-
known.