Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-31

HE Zulu Camp afgns
HAS 1T ASSUMED THE DIMENSIONS OF THE CRI-
MEAN WAREHOUSES; WOOD AND PEARSON
AND PRINCE NAPOLEON sICK-MAC ZULU
AN Irish journal thus describes the present
position OF affairs In South Africa:
+oi Inc English papers are fun of letters and
aelegramS describing the condition OF affairs in
1Luiu-land up to the goth Of April From the
,etters OF the correspondents we gather the fol-
loving picture OF the situation on the Zulu
night ago. We are told by one Correspondent
Inat the Zulu war is rapidly assuming the III
IN sna OF the Crimean war, and is indeed
IA some particulars, outgrowing them. mere
statement OF fact shows that this is no rhetori.
Cal nourlsh The English army, which is drawn
up on the zulu frontier reaches the astounding
total OF 80 600 men; Of whom about one-haif a re
regular troops. the remainder being made un OF
cOlonlal volunteers, armed natives under white
O 0n &c The costliness of this army is stu
south Africa has appeared and is sweeping away
the horses OF the cavalry By the loss of the Clyi
an enormous quantity OF valuable stores, inciui-
ing 100000 rounds OF ammunition, went to the
Cottom. The colonistS regard the war as a
splendid opportunity OF making money out OF
enc government fighting to defend them. Each
and everything is found The owners of cattle
teams Insist On terms and conditions of the most
ee or Character Famine prices are charged
LOT eVeIythl and Natal is naturally delighted
at war out Of which so good a thing is heinz
made Notwithstanding the vast prices maid
1llS Engnsh are paralysed by want of transport.
1iNA SiSoioGh CdHIlOt move forward without
sSo oxen more, and the commissariat confesseS
mat they see not the slightest POSSIBILITY of he
ing aple 10 fulfil the generals reuuisition THE
coiumn led by the gallant Colonel WOOD ,s IN
sun worse plight. His drivers refuse tn cross
the frontier and are rapidly desertinS Tho
nealIh OF the troops is very bad. The latest ac
counts are tnat on the few days before the mails
starred TOUR officers, one of them a son of Lord
Gough; oled. Very many officers are ill fnclud-
Ing SoiOnei Wood, Colonel Pearson and Prince
LOUIS napoleon, who Is very seriously fndIsnosed
Id the force OF 1900 men stationed AT EinCi-
nSyJt oere are 200 sick. The sick there lack
n.ospllal comforts and the medical STAFF is en-
tlrely insufficient In number The Zulus annear
10 oe run or light and are massing to opnosa the
invasion. Other native tribes are gtyfnp Ureat
trouble. Moriosi stills holds out and his Rasuo
los beat back the last English attack. inf,Ictinc
a loss OF two officers and twenty men. on the
nor, hern border another band OF natives after
giving much trouble were dispersed and their
leider taken. He turned out to be Gan English
man. named Mccarthy, and the Incident is
curious as showing that now, as OF old, where
ever England Is In trouble some go" or "Macn
turns up on the other side to represent the
death 1eGd OF seven centuries. The picture is
completed when we say that all accounts con-
cur In showing that when In the first week OF
June Lord Chelmsford crosses the frontier he
WILL leave 100 miles OF Natal open to Zulu raid
aud ne VIII find land In which the Zulus will
nave burned down every blade of grass thus
not leaving an ounce OF forage for his great
train OF horses and men