, 1879-03-12

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TIE 1MroRrAsGE OF col. 1'EAnsoH's VICTORY
THE ESuL1sit POSITIONS IN EGLuLAND.
Eeto lork Mr4tt, ihtrca 10,
To comprehend tho Importance of Col. Pcar-
eon's yctury over the Zul,t force as announced
In dispatches In TnE TntnuNr Of MorNiay1, 1t is
necessary to rplscarsD briefly tho histurY Of the
operations Immediately preceding IL. The
1,rltIs pan was to converge from thrco points
upon Cctewayn's tnn!n camp nt or near tnune.
J.ord C1,clmsford's cutire forecs amounted to
aome 15,00D men. TIlc right column (ubos't
4,U00l wes under Col. Pearson, md was original
" concentrated, !, ut tic mouth of tic Tllgcln
The ccntre-composed Of tl1e right, under Col
Durnford, 5000 lind tl.c LIFT, under Col. ulYnn,
the latter being lin chief cot1,snana-numbcsed
1000 men, concentrated to the south OF Kofko's
Drift, the sccno of thu Isant1ula disaster. Tho
northern caumn L, ,oQg Has concentrated under
Col. Evelyn Wood at UtrGcht. Tie lntcat ndyiecs
from EnganL inform US that Col. Wood Ind
retrrateu in order tn envrr Utrecht, that tul.
(iIynn hnl retired aeross the Tngeln> nItl TINT
Col Pearson WIS at Ekowo, w completely .n snr ,.
line Of the Tngela was alnost uhElarled from
Roskc's Drlt downward, and were tho river
lnore cusily forlablc the opportunities for raids
would ho very tslnptug.n
been anticipated jsor some timc. Tic l'd9 1faa
ljtsstttc Of ihp,' tth of February says: "Wlat
we NAV hone {s tllat thr Lnilab may 50 wcnAen
themselves by the attack which they were about
to make on Gil, ;rcursun that they would be lit
tlc inclined to. risk any lnrge nllmber Of their
men acrnss illo burder. Col. Pcarsonts posltio1,
at present certainly Is q peculiar cue, but Iii
tho end Il 1nay ps1,vo advantageous. Il IL clear
that tho Znlps canHoL altord to neglect Hin:
There Ia, nj AMI rnte, possibility that II
| llo 1nnintans hitgee1f where he Ia Iurd Cllcns-
! ford may bps hblS to effect q Junction With
| ll,s rcorsaBlaGly, force, mud thus put Il
| new face upon thu CAMP Da!gn at this end
| of the line, ,"'wh!ie Col. Wood makes sosno
| ltYcrs!on at.I tl,a other. That tho Zuius
| have lost lleap,tY VIC may easily believe, bnt
they have Butlitteht nl1nlhers still to cslrry on
their uprratfobas aXaEnst Col. Pearson md Col.
| Wool untt Mt Na,Bantr 1itnu to threaten Nroy
! Tow1." Fru5t-One account 1t aupcnrs that lie
force In front OIL Col, Pearson nu!uEcred abo,lt
| 10000 l.atygs, tpuhtzel at Ekowc, place two
| miles south OF umpcIn "l'he tnorG tile clrcun-
stances nre cuusdercl,n snys the lata HAL TIT
.ei!e, "the stronger seems tllc ground for be-
hgyil,g TINT tiie'innger of MI INVASION Of Natal
in force hnl been inverted by thr 4th Vi Fcbr,,,
Gelorc Ekowo tpG tide might sllurtly begin to
turn III aur faTor." Altogether. much llnpur-
tancc need nos.nc attached to COL pearson's
yivtury. lie ln3 evidently as much Us he can tio
| TO lluntaln tllu position whr1e lIo ts Tile uows
| frnln se Transyaal tcptI1}lc Looks more r0as-
surIng for tho English, because VI the threaten
ny uttituac Ut King SecOe0Gll!, Wli0sn nttaeE Oh
| Luyllrnl,urg Will iorcO tic Bocrs tU ntautlulI
tlletr eifurtB for Independence and throw thcAs-
| selycs under tho protection ot tile British.