The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-05-31

know how to employ. they are
frightened away from government
bonds by tho prospect Of only 4 per
cent, but they are after investments
that will yield 10 to l2 per cent.
THE ZULU FIGHTS.
The Desperate Hand.to.nanl Strug.
gle at Refke'S Drift.
The Lond"n correspondent. Of the
New York Times gives the following
graphic account Of the terrible affairs
at R"rke's Drift, where q battalion Of.
tho Twenty-feurth British Infantry
was annihilxted:
On tho 2lst Of January tho main
body of tue British advance, under
Lord Chelmsford, penetrated . con-
siderable distance into land,
over twenty miles beyond Rorks's
Drift, near which q camp hand been
established, with : convoy, consist.
ing Of lO2 wagons, l,40O oxen, two
guns, 400 ehot and shell, 1900 rifles,
ESQ, 900 rounds of ammuoiation, and q
rocket. trough, tho whole valued at
900, 900. Ten mile beyond Rorke's
Drift Lord Chelsford loft tue convoy
guard aud advanced with tho remain.
dot of bic forces, tan or twelve miles
further into Zula.laud,
ITO LOOK FOR 1HE ENEMY" r.
Who, it afterward tarsed oat, were
1t the saus time %, QUO strong. Lord
Chelmsford being we'll out Of the way,
they fol- upon the convoy. The Brit.
ish fought bard, and rstrsated grad.
ually upon tho camp and ito valu.
able stores, thds getting ths support
Of ali their immediate forces. The
Zulus fell fat before tho deadly rife;
but they carried out their courageous
tactics with . bravery which will not
be forgotten when tho historian comes
to tell their story. TO hurry an en-
counter to the death struggle, hand
to hand, is the Zulu idea. They
advance in q body, the men in
the rear rushing into the grasp
made in front BY the enemy's
fire. Then the men, with short
knives and shields, sling hack their
rifles and leap upon the foe. Those
who arc armed with spears break
them of short and convert tl,eh into
short swords. This 10 what happen.
ed at Isandula and the camp at
Rorko's Drift. The overwhelming
numbers of tho Zulus, taking tho
troops at q moment when there seems
to have been no opportunity Of avail
Jog themselves Of intreuchmoits or
barricades, enabled them to
ovERrowER THE RID.coArs.
The British officers and men fought
and fell whore they otood, each Of
them. however, slaying bic two OF
three to one 10 the useqeal Aeht. The
colors Of tho regiment and tho stores
| fell to the victors, who thus came
into possession Of valuable weapons
| and ammunition, which they could alec
chow to possible allies % Inducements
| to Join them. Not less than fifty one
British officer and so men lay dead
| in tho sacked camp before the Zulus
carried al tho spoils. 10 tho moan.
while Lord Chelmsford was still
''lootiog for tho enemy I" Whom It
was oil over tho pews reached bin
and he hastsned bask, to discovsl
that tho force he bed leh 10 bic real
had beea annihilated. The Zulua
bad not held tho camp. bot bed car.
ried OF literally everything that made
il . camp. It was % awful scene d
slaoghter. There was = 81
NOT A LIVING soUr IN 1T. a.
There were no wounded to tend
and succor. Quarter had neither
been asked nor given. Black and
white 10y together 10 the death. grip
Both had fought with equal courage
and desperation. Tho sturdy En-
glishman had met 10 tho athletic Zolt
\ . foreman worthy of bic etsel. Thu
uuderrsted eavage bad shewn him
self . creature spoo Who's drill nay
be ~ effective In tho direction o.
natural eourage % 90 Europeans
Lord ChslmsfOrd encamped anonl
} tho dss1. making dispositions i
meet any renewed attack. So0e 81
miles away, while tho flower OF bt
army 10 being literally massacred, b.
10 also quietly awaiting morniog Il
tho sbambles, while further 10 bi
rear another desperate fight 10 goiel
; %. In that inquiry which b d ID
stitutitg touching the above adail
tho British public viii Ell IT, ssm
} eyplanstiou from him touching th
} qseesioo how it IL . British 9sasra
:. IL lennd advancine into The heart
) q sssay's territory while that enc
= 0yeully b allowed = cooGregss
} loo u sesf aad destroy bic baso a
B operations. ~ 49,
ur.er. ~. m. nqro,A cle,.::'
|. Son. dos., mile. iton j. ea.pl.
Rsrkss, .D,ih ,propes, : 41all -
misedriit post bad beee sta&je9 ei
near the 'T6teis Rive, nd 1T 4
81