, 1879-08-06
Tiyo Thousand British Troops
pltted Against Flftecn Thou"
sand Snvnges.
Tho BLACKS Mako O Magnificent Ruah, but
Arc Crushed by Flame Of Shot
and Ghell;
Zulu Loss Vnrlously Estinated Mt from
800 to 1,500--Drltlsh Loss
Only About 100.
Cetywnyo'a Kraa1 Hnrnod-2u1ua sur-
xendaring-~-1he Wnr Considered
at an End.


the FLYING. Column md tho 9Qcnnu Division
crosseu the White Unrolosi. The First Battalion
of Tue Twenty fourth Regiment remained bcl'ind
In laagor. Col. Dutlos's admirable alla dashlts
reconnaissance yesterday drew out tho Zulus In
full force, and made Patent tho fact that they
intended to fight for the, advance In tho open
rronud between tho rtvcr md ulunll. Lord
Chelmsford accordingly determined to meet
them and hazard fair fight on open ground.
This resolution showed great resolution aiid de-
cisjon. The troops proved mosr stcady on this
occasion than t,luy have ever been IN lanEer, anl
the ctT6eE of n Ietcat In open ground will 10
greater On tho Zuius than auy rcuulse from In
trenelmeuts. "' ,
With tile exception OF lilo ammunition antl
water carts, no vchic.s accompanied tue cxpc-
ttlon. ON the first clear ground we came TO.
the order was given to form hollow square,
with The Flying column in thu trout, NIL the
Second Division tn tho rcnr. The disposition
THE TROOPS AND ouss
was aB follows: TN the tlrst face, five companies
Of the EIghtitth Regiment, under Afaj. Tucker,
with two Gntll1lg guns, under .atn}. Owen, IN
their coutrc. On tho right flank, two scvon-
Founders Of sa). Trcmct.'s battrr5, undcr
Lieut.. Davidson, and seven companies of the
Thirteenth Regiment. under Mni. England. d.
YIded by .two, moro Of Maj. Trcmlett's guns,
uuter Capt. Drown and Lieut.. Slntc, md one
ninc.boundcr OF Mnj. Lo Gtce's battery, anler
Lieut.. Cropkcnden,. dividing four companies OF
tho El,y-eigllth Regiment, ulsdcr Col. White
head. On tho rear face, ono gun Of Mai. Lu
Grlcc's battery twocompaniea OF the Twcnty-']rst
Ncatment, under Nlnj 1lazler!g. md three eutn-
panicR Of tile Ninety fourth Regiment, under
Col, Nlalthua, On tic west faux, tic rcu,al1,-
tntr thr.o cn,nnanfca sf tim Ntucty.fn,,rtf, Rcr-
ts. ,.,l, a,',.a., ,,,'r,sn~. -. Nj r,nrrass,
lnen1' t"o se's.'p''4.. eso " M'!' 4t''uees
battery, under Lieut.. lafsons, eEat companies
Of the NItAetIcth Regiment, under Mai. Ro9efs,
md t,yo runs Of Mai, Lo Grce's. temporarily
o,,..h.d ~, s,n, Harness =, pnttcrs' nndcr Iicnt.
n.sas".u " al ..a."ue. t,r ar
Of Engineers, with soNIe Native PIoneeFa ut
tachcd, uudpr Mai. John Chard aud Cnpt.
Ancsly. rnsrrves Of the different regiments, the
.n,r,,,,,,I Inn..ar,o wa,or.cnrta, .trr,chcrs aud
ambn'ancc-waaons' oeaFers' nna ING naUFe
Contingent, under A'aj, Dcugougt. Col. Bul.
ler,s Cavalry were scattercd In front and on the
aanks: md Two aouadrons Of Lancers, under
" ~, 49, su.n ,.,.,' c",t shans,suo,s n,su.
toa, fnrmcs1 III. rcnr rnar1s Thus the columns
moved forward.
On crossing TIC river
..,...,. 4 sMA11, uopY or zuIus
s.o,xa. ,ratn,,t,,,+ ,,,n ,,,n,,o,,'or+, f-o,,
t eso ~ ~, ~ ~ ,s T u ,rern ,, ,',',
Erni1tR VjHthJC. but Nv time thu
"nH 40, Irn IL lin i1rst EraaI' IImiatnl,o Hnot.
v",nmo ntl,era n,nenred nj different minis in
tha snnc .,,raGton' After u" 1im', tha kpoaI III"
souaro moyed forwnrd amin. ma uassu,s ijnni.
wcugo, Tic rrcat kraa, II tlc late Klng Farula,
Ths tyns ria, ~, ira tn hv snmo nj nur rovnirr.
't w WI ~ sn ss ar,s " frn, 10 ~ W.
sucA number Of buts woulr i,aye nrobnb!y con.
cealcd tie moycmcpls Of thc cuon,y, tlo ilru was
et,nnrcss~d' ''0 -'N''' N'9 '''e ""s
Tia Zums ,neanwh,c ,,cven 10 ahow In crcot
nun,bers aIunr ihc Elty Ia tic 1.fts Ma,,v yrro
Ics"en1n~ tn,vnraa }tn ,,ln,,, II rni',,nr ma
.onunntns ,stt1, ny rI T., ~ ,va, w; w
,,m,s cnuid "i.m +" s"am ,ssnt"e IN r., ,n' IitunTt
iitIie far,nr IN n a" so,,nrn ,s,aoind -, III
r,nht AMI n fon, n ~, ~, ~
nn.,t3on' M" wbic,, ri tniicr vtth aJvannS
erais, a', Mun ~, % "i w. ~. ~ ,asS
Chcmsforfl. IJun1xcnro. noy on nnr ieft Inv
atulost IN line with tho luuEcr, and ulunit Oh
our right front. Soon after We settled tho
cavalry reconnottcrlug on The LETT flank, opened
iro on somo. Of tic enemy hidden IRON our
view by rise in the ground. Almost stimuli
taneously, Capt. shrpstons's Hasutos com.
1ncrcel hot skirmsl Oh lie loft OF Unolwcuro
krnaj., 49,.