, 1879-06-04
THE WAR IN XULULAND.

THE WAR IN ZULULAND.
Niir fDr Life 1,Dwn n isncky FMS Swarm
ing with tho Mrrc11cs> HavmgeH.
uttraR9tfu Letter IN EttAhHrg stttianrH.
harc obtained from trustworthy source the
following graphic description OF tie terrible Gu
counter OIL the Z1obana Mountatn BY one who
participated In II:
'O1 safcl, 81 VIC started from our camp ut
Katnbula Illt, IN Zu,uland. to ntlack Zulu
stronghold some twenty miles away sa.ied thn
ZIobana Mountain. We numbered about 500
mounte,l mpn. aud were nearly atl of us volu1l-
tcers, unlcr Col. WoDl non1nally. but tile real
yoe,r,a,.a was exercised by Col. Itul!er. Wa
started about o'clock In tic moru1,g, anu very
cheurfnl A,l.l lively ne ali wrrc. We thought
little OF the fnurrow, or II n few did they 0utY
had In their imngiaat.ons DAY pf SUCCESS nnl
triumph over ous sararu foes. We had got to
hate those Zulus TO hate .l,ctn With personal
hatred, something lIio TIC manner man hates
a snnkc. Or tiger. or II hungry wof, knowing
that Il We do not dcsteoy f. VIC shall oaric!yes
ha destroyed. Tile atr was bracng and inyiE-
Grating: to good lungs mud Empty stonnclls it
WIS positively ext,llarattn4 About 3 o'clock IN
the crening We feaeileI the slupe 0f tie mount
min. We were llcrr fired ut, but took no noticc,
US We wanted to got hlollE unpercefrcd. W1icn
hariness snt III VT h.rbunckc1, cnch man hold
tug his lnrsu III IlA1Al while lie lay down to rest.
-nDt to s}cen. During thr hight thcrD Was u
terrible thunderstorm md We rot thoroughly
dreuchcl. IL n. IN. we WIRE uli astir, feeling
miserable enough; our saddles wrre nGarlv as
sDft nIAl wet rs our clothes. We assembled the
zalus bccan to MAXI us nwaru of tetr pres
cncr, Dy . O'Clock VIC were ut the top OF tho
plateau ,,,.l our untlyu uiles were srtti.,g fire
TO some lulu hnts AID co!leetlnes the cattle,
about 9tk)u In nunlber. After time we col
treted Ut the opins!tc end of thu psnteau. h'd
here VIC found the Iullls III stronger foreu than
we had estimated. They commenced II heavy
lire upon lls, uni NC were cHEaGcd tuiy talt aa
fI0ur with tllelR before Wo succeeded tn Bilelcnr
then. About l We becuac awarc Of the serious
xutus Mt onu Side, II very lnrgc number uf them
Ind c0fne tlle way we asccnucd. uni others to
uIr right ant ]cii. and .snt We "era being sur
rounded. \ very few n'tn1tss' os'scrrasion was
nur minds iltnt uncc more lhe Hullts Init ynt III
into ii tran. ntnl tint We were goInE
10 hayc to fight fur cur liyrs to get
out of 1t Us best VIC cn1! or die.
side-nos III twos or ,lrccs. hut In hundreds and
tkousarlla, Some Of thun !Iad cylueMt1y climb
ell wl,at to US seemed q positively pcri'cNllrN.
inr buttresR TN osir left. uur rotreat was cut
"a light It ont to ,hc rnd "or cnleavor To rscape
down al almost pcrnct'nicnlAr Fass a few him.
tlrcl Yards III trout OF us. 'll,ere had been .uo
murll " ightlns It OUT 10 thu end - III the two
months isna'eiatrts preee,i!ny lsulmIula. There
was but nnu outlet for. us. anil towards It ws
hal orders In gallup VIA in ttc rcar, a1,'l
when rcaei,e1 the pInce thu slight WAS stckcn.
lug. llIcru was all ulrlost t,er!,Gnllicl.iar Iass
about teu feet Wide md n1out 3oo or io1 yarsls
down. 1t was filled will rough tageed bnultt-
crs, between whirh wcrc ere sicrs wheru unre t.lc
poor horso ntnt rider fuI1 tls was seen NJ more.
It seemed full OF horaea ud mrn lloum!crln,
ona upun tile o,rr III tltrU n,nl dreadful ron.
fislo', while III, A'll's were nojring u murder.
know; hayu noL met will Il Bfm.jo eomraIc
vet VINO tlops. Tic chief sen.nton ] expuri-
cnrcd was that behind lt'c, ut hbont $40 yards
distance, was u very atronE tusee of Nulus yell.
ihg III manner the most hluodthrsfy MMh
t!und!sl. In a',s Or Two pnccs ,royr''ss was nl.
togett,ur inpr.lcd by CHAINS six 0r eight feet
vida. md 1t was only by jumping them, Or
rather T1aklng tllr nttetnpt slor tnanv II uoor
further descent wus posslhle. Nearly III tNu
i0rscs wero Killed or ha.l 10 bu lcft Lrsnre W.
rraehvd tic bottom. All this time The zn,us
wvre firing on ue, and. atnta thu most usoua
uuss and asyreaiclns oslr poor fellows. How
any NJ Us escaped 1t IL tn Inc. i.ul AltIltst eyeri
ulIe rise, snlsacle At Inst. so,uetow or nlllcr,
| got to flle neck OF thu pasf, escaping injury
@ M eaXy Y. ,s ;, Of tns ensy r., 5 Gnt o"y 10
| into parties nnl fighting for tlcur Itte. Col.
WcalhrrlcY an'l hs corps wera almost cut
| up IL a u!aIi. Ti,es werr separatcs! from tn.
uiuf,l hody,ai tho last that was seetl Ut thu gnl;
lant Colonel was hls commanding tlgurs, .w%r.!
| liz hunl, klf,g The cnruY right and lett nllIl
srtln. ills l.tu o. dearly ~ poss'b!u, Thu r..
tFsnt l!oss WAS flight. VIC rrarl.el tho cas!!sl
In tho evening, ty twos aml ttres, some will
| ullt,er, Suo lors.s were carrying two !Iels,
others tlrer; every one was huinliiatea aud ola.