, 1879-05-08
Tho zhus reports tllat Unlhcltnh md his brother
were boil, Killed In The attack OIL Col Woods
BY MAIL.

Ft111Nu 4 THOUSAND zuLus.
e"rrttbondfnra Lnndoh Tttr1rRnh.
IT. V1SonNT, April 22.-Tl,0 relief Of Col.
Pearson has been ACCOMPLISHED by shc column
under Tic personal command Of Lord Chcltns-
ford. After difficult nnrcflcs, our tronps, who
had already been aKhted from Ekowe, camped
1T Ginglllovo toward shutdown on the lst OF
April. Much rain WINS falling Rbout dusk astt
during the night, md II had becn slgnnfed from
The Ekowo church tower Tint the Xutus were
drawing IN Upon the Generals position with very
large numbers. Lord Chelmsford had taken
every possible precnutton against surprise. Tic
fhces Of tho camp wcro covered With lfnea OF
shelter trcnelcs. tho nuns posted at tho angles,
AMI 81 nosllioEa o. importance covered. j.
a little before o'clock o. in larEo masses Of
Hi!ua began to show all ovcr tic hill tops n Our
Vicinity nn Tho northeastern side OF the ,catnp.
The thsckctf In thla direction scctncd OF q aud
den 70 swarm with tile ouemy, Who, with tllctr
shte!ds ani black hodles rlg!,t and lcft, 40 a.
gradually to envetop this ql,artcr Of our lnngcr.
As soon ~ tclr order Of Gatt1u Was thus
formed, they camn down in a most rcsoluto
sssls s,, npon The aide of 'le camp defended by
md brnrti'sh!ng their wcapons. Tile foremost
portion Of the Rifles wero lying inside the
lFGnctics already mentioned, and their slipports
bet!nd t',cn had Second Inc OF shelter. MS
VIII 10 IAAkElCA HAHUuH3 HUN HHlCN III uTC,
and THO uatli1lgs wcre stationed TO The right.
fs thc cnctnr drew out Of The grass md thorn
bushes Into dense semi.ctrclc of advancing
warriors, tho whole front Of o,tr ramp broko out
into sheet Of fierce tnn,c which ran fruIn cur
ner 10 corner Without tntcrmisstu,, In ratsling
yolleyn Of a frtgltful ctoee-ranee .nlsketry.
NothtiE, II might he Thought, ca,,ld liys before
this terrible md perpetual roll Of tho brecct-
loadcr, md yet our Enllant though sayage foes
crowded ttlclr way Onward through thu iial OF
death. While spreading now 10 tic rieht, now
to The left, as II to Aud somc brcak In thu wall
OF fire, their central swarms kept despcratcIv
pressing forward past the falcn hod[es Vi tf.cis
comrades Thoss behind sprang to tI,c front
the ground themselves and bo sltrcceled by
frcsh dcspCradues. 1t Tns impossible for men
to perish with moro magnificent cnntcmut OF
death, but they could not quito reaci, even ollr
outer trenches. After again md again chureing
zies Of our Mnrtfnl.1lchrls,- despite ihc wlthcr-
Ing tempest Of bullets raincd upou them. to say
nothing Of the Gatlng tiro aud The rockcts,-
these hcro!c savaEes gayc the game up ut Inst
our dclcnscs piled with s.cal u,.ll wounded.
Another large. body Ind meanwhile concen-
trated on the 6tller funk Of our langcr, and
Just as tle i!rst nttnck WIS falling Hccona nnd
most spirited attempt to rush cur possions WAS
tried IN this new quarter. II thu cul.sagc OF this
enemy was admirable, so wns tho raoincss With
which The men Of Nincfy-tlrst nni Fifty.scvcntu
mat The swarms Of yelling thousands whlcl,
closed tn toward !le trancl'es. This last effort
wus led BY chief OF high rank named Dubal-
manzi, who was mounted on good horse, md
rn1e in tic thick OF his regiments closc up to
the inager The onset was for sonc minutes
very formidable. a,ll onCc inside our lines sach
men might have donc anything; but the mover
ccls!ng rattle Of the brecchlohters could not he
cnnfrouscd, astl, on the pont Of forcfuE on that
hsnd-to.haiid tight which thcy wanted, The tlar-
Ing barbarfans melted away again, un1 fnally
abandoned tho nttRck.
A ringing British cheer was ratscd upon this
scentll retreat OF thc onemy. uli,l the wnrd wns
given Tor the mounted troops to dnsh out. This
wns done by the cavalry mud Darrow's mounted
Infantry, accompanied by sonie Of the awift-
footed Nnttgo Contingent wllo few forth from
dahra,tened survivors. Once turned aud beat
cn, the Zulu masCs no further Bta1i1, mud In the
hcat!Iong hunt which ensued almost as n.nny Of
tho foe rs Ind fallen before the 1nuskatry md
the fire Of tl'e Gatlf'tga were ovcrinken aud dis
patched IN the bush. From Tho tltst appear.
nuco Of Cetywayo'. army upon tic hill.topa n,a
amid The hollows till the last ilcrce blows dealt
Oh the flTlnE .snvagco, the affair did not occupy
two hours. But 4 was sharp work while II last-
cd. md though the British loss In killed wns
only five, mud II. Killed um wounded together
tfty for ali conttncGnta, yet sumo nine Or ten
hundred Zulus lay dead around It's as the sun
rose high. Their total loss Is estimated ut 1,50O
With many uiarcs ruundedi ia '''''''
tMAsbACHE OF 3EWS.
GENEVA, April CA correspondent Of Tie
Neue zuer;ehar Ze'tung. writing from ZigdtdI,
In the Government OF the Caucasus, on the 4tll
Of April dcscribes shocking massacre Of jews
which occurred In the Village Of Satsclchorf, III
that nelghborhoo1. at the hcginnirg Of the
month 1t apncars TINT the body Of i CHILD was
found In n wood. aul seven Jows Of tl,c place
were accused BY the Christian villngcrs Of hay
Ing killed and tccrcted Il for their Easter sac.
rifice. Thcy wesc arrested and taken before tho
District Judge, but immediately dismissed, rs
It wiz testified by a mrdica witness tllnt the
child had ied !run, natural causes md that tile
walnds found O, tho body were The work Of
wild nn!pnls. Rejo1ccd at tlw issue Of sl,cir
trial, the 1srac1Ites OF the VILLAGE assembled 1T
the llousc OF one 0f their number tn celebrate
the event br dinner; but, IN the midst Of their
feasing they were surprised By party OF Chris.
tan villagers, who burst intu tile house az In
hand, killed six tInases OIL tie spot, a,l grieY~
ons!y wounded many snore. The narrator nf Tic
inridcut allcgcs TINT tliu pr!cst 1T the Greek
Church Of sntscchcri was the instiEator of thts
act Of fcyocious fanastcism.
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