, 1879-02-25
cAUSES OF THE ZULU WAR.
B1r Isartlc Frers'a Official Notification Of the
Cpurae to 1Ig TAknn.


Courae to Ito Taknn.
The Natal Co oaisi, in special issue datea
jim. o, publishes the following notification by
the High Commissioner OF tho grounds upou
Which military operations are TO be uudertakeu
against the zulus:
Toward the latter end Of July last two large
armed bodies OF Zutus, Tctatnrrs Of the Chict
Slnayo, led by three of that Cntet's aons anu ~
unu Of his 6rotnera, enterrd Natal,, and touh
away hy iorce uu4 ytolenec out Of Sata! terri
tory two refugee women from two different
kraa!e, onu Ut them belonging to the bort!cr
Police Guard Of the Magistrate, umssl!sa
bp,uer INTO Zu!u!aud. aMI there, 1t II seported,
murdered. 2, Tile two separate nets of out
rnge were promptly brought TO tue totlce VI
kGishwAyo on tlr tst Anu luth August W Sup
nrata messengers IRON bis E1ee'ieuey., the
L,uuteuant.t} t}uyernor of Natal, and an rxplara-
ttou nlu redress y the surrender oi the uflcnd-
ers for trial by tue Colonia courts of lar we're
then uml aitcrwarl dcn'asiticu from hctat'.
wayo. .. ln the place Of complying VIII tiis
Just demand, kctsllwayo replied, sxcllsinE the
outsugv NJ hUylsh excess, md Offering sun
Ut money Us sosatuni lot the violation III BRIT
| ish territory. 4. This offer Of money was de-
cllned With repetition of The dstnaul Tor the
surrender Of tue oltundcss, but they were
not surrendered, auI on the 1lth Dgcetober
| u tlnol degr,uui wns suade OIL the xuiu hing, N
thrcu suns an.l brothcr ol s.hayo should be
! rlIanee with tie demands alrcaly made should
nc paid within twcnty DAYS from the date Of tie
Hlst ot December, 1873, minl, the dem !nd not
having bren complied With, thu High Commis-
s.oner entertaius no hone that 1t IL tue intention
Of tic zun King to ultostl tEe redress hcf Ma-
It appears clear to the High Commissioner,
frau kctsAwayo's omission to ro,nply With his
dc1Danls, that the zulu KlnH's fate!- @
.ons are nut friendly to tie British o.! GOV; =,
pearc between the Znll,s una tue stb]ects Of licr
Britannia Majesty IN South Africa. !. Therefore
hereby make knuwu, fur the Information o1
Ksss!wayo aud al ti1e zulu people, tnat l hasS VI
1ler dctual1da for rcAress nnd rtparntion in tlIe
ia,ds Of hts Exceltcncy LIEUT.. Gen. In, d Chcns-
ford, commanding ter slniesty's iosves III sohti,
Africa, With request that hts Exssiiehey WI
tic territory IRON further aggression, and to
easnpe! the Zulu King to comply with all tl!e
| demands lnade 0n hun for satialact'oh due &c
TIT British Government Of !oe ue g1eatxs n ss
more peaceable Government Of ttle Inln peo
nic, j. Lieut.. -Gca. Lurd Chelulsforl will care
tujly notify to oil Zlln chscfs n''d peopls
WIN may ee@s wita,n a|tn,n pti lint 1e1i tbe de
; ,nau.as Of tlse nE.tlsa Government are made J., 81
kutsllwayo as much in the interests o. t1lG Iull
peo,lc as Ut thu Euglis naeiou, n4l that LII "
lth of January ue ~ 'am a',r ~ nt'
'. mst!an Of tpu unqualified uud complete nccept
uncu by KeishMayo Of oil t!ie terllas offered ~,
IN t.,v 11tA VI pseulnher. Q. Il such tntinlut1o
: | ii uuuuallQcl atld complete acceptance be r
cctyci hy tlc Northumberland ncsort inc ~
= ul fpnunry, 10 hostile movements VIII be MAJ
unicys They snoutd be rendered necessary by IL!
= action Of the Zul, forces. Lord Cnclms
7 Iurd will ptare hts o~n fosses W sas
!, portions as Will best Insure eonlpllanc
!! win hIs dc.nauls, aud up to iis 1T
u al January lo will bu ready to consider ~
"a =. steps tue Zulu King may propose to take II
liz uurpuao Of giving reul and pcrtnailent cue!
to tjlu detna,llk vi tie British Government. Il
l.ut untcsa suell regulation and coInpletc y
rrntniIrs or this tcyuls Imposed bo tntltnated
the LieuteunNl-G Central on Or before tue gxpltl
It tjou of tho time spucit.ca viz: te close d u
)r ilth Of january, the !.e4tsaant !acHefa! w,
N lopver be bound by any OF tllt terms eAefsu q
- the l1lh OF December Tor hetei"a}os asecp
~ auce, hut will take such measures - inc 1ofss
Ii u ill COMMAND viii permit {gr conIpellll
ID tic AutAlssiou OF tho Zulu hinEt H1%a'
~. brurlug in mind that iac ns!tish ~
~, rsnusnt Aas nn quarrel Will !Ae Al
~ iutiou md that tlJa fut1lru Eooll go'eF
T. g1rut uu wulI-oclng 0f tho zulus - a. ttsct
VI object Of Tho steps now taken ~ tte saiuty "
u nroieytion Of Ills british Ttrtilor!r les u Nal
u. nI,I ii,n Transyaul. II. Aud uo hnrviy MA
ID iii rrsi.Icu.s u,41 Inhabitants ot hcr tnaleats
III nosscHsluua antt cososles III souIh n1uaI
whatcYcr race, 10 be guided By thu. my notits'
ti1n: n,ul dt strongly pharEe Aihl comf'1a
all her RaIcaty'a officers, Mlnlstert, aa'i hl
Is. Iurtt. uu1 ull others whoLn 1t nIuy eohcrth,
w govern themselves aud Act accordingly, UNI
:" ~ takr .lno notify vi, alld to pay due leEafu
w The tuner hurrof..
~, P1xrEKuAn1Tznunu, Natal, Jan' 4. te19.