, 1879-08-12
ARCHIBALD FORBES.
The Famous War-cofrespondent
of the London daily
y News"
Ills Remarkable Feat In Forwarding
tho Intelligence Of tho Battle
of Ulund1.
Tho Second Telegram from Him in
Relation to That Engage
mont,

In Editorial or tho "News" On the Subject at
War-CoErtsrsndents.
spstfa, carr,,pondtntt Of 7ns TStntne.
LoYnoN, July 20.-A[r. Archibald Forbes, tho
famous var.corrospon1cnt Of tho Daily Ne'os, as
nraln the hero OF tho hotlr. ltc has Just par"
formed feat ,inc1amplct b. ANYTHING over nc
com mpltshcd BY any ncwBpapcr-co correspondents
boforo, except pcrhapa by Mr.. Forbes htsnaclf.
Thursday morning Inst casnc the news tlmt
Ulunll was In flames, md Tint the army OF Ccsy-
wayo Ind bccn routed in open fight before their
Capltal. Forbes brought It from Uiunat to
Lantsuat's Drift dtstancc OF ITO miles, BY
DARING RIM or FIFTEEN HOURS, ALONE.
through hostile country. It was not the first
TING that the courage and energy OF the l}atlu
Nr1cs' correspondent had relieved the anxiety Ok
Governments md nations Ills r4lc to
1.nndsman's Drift with tho ncws OF
Lord Chcmsfori's dceisivo victory over tllr
Zulu army conveyed tho Intelligence. both to
Sir Garnet Wolsclcy and to Sir Bartle Frcrc, for
in advance Of tho official dtspatclacs, and enabled
the Homo Secretary to announce to Parliament
and tho country, 1t tic beginning Of the sitting
OF the House Of Commons, the nows Of the Brit
ish succcss. Sir Dartle Frero acknowledged In
hIs official dispatch that he s1as indebted to Ar.
Archibald Forbes, "who rode With the news In
fifteen hours to Lanlsman's Drift: aud that be
had !'recctged from Sir Garnct Noiscloy as yet
only copy OF Fosbes' ic1eRranl which hai
reached INC previously" From later telegram
IL seems that the COURAGEOUS correspondent
twice lost his way on that memorable night.
Fcw, except those who l,ava ridden IN Wild
countrics, can understand what fifteen draVlE
hours II, tho saddle means; and, when It Is re-
mcmbprcd that this brcak-neck ride was tafoneh
brokon country, where there are no 'oaus,
where anY moment band nf snragcs might
spring from ambush, md through fog so
dcnse rs to ruIslcad both norsc md rider, we can
get faint idoa OF the
REMARKABLE ENDURANCE AND DARING
of the correspondent, who has R]tled to his own
fa.no aud that Of his Journal by tho accomplish
meut OF feat only cqsalcd by the same 1nnn's
historic rides from rlnrna to Bucharest, and
from Shipka to Hucharest. In the latter Of
! these, 1t WILL be remembered, Ar. Forbes Ills
tanccd not only ail other journalists, but tho ak
stnff-offlcers whom tho Russian Emperor Ind
ecnt up to tic shtpka Pass for news- On tllat
occas!on-it seems AZ II wo read 1t but ycstcr'
dny-hc was Immediately summoned before the
Emperor. Mr. SMILEY has told the story per
fectly: "His clothes, onco white, had bccu
worn fortnight without washing. and three
days md nights without taking oil, and
wcFc cakcd with mud and stained with
the b1ool Of Gen. DraglmiroN, who Ind bcou
wounded BY his aide. llc hnd stubole ,eard
Of a weeks growth, anl Ind not washed Ills
lace or hands for half t!iat perod. With d
tnucf worthy OF Artcmus Ward, Mr.. Forbes
udded that lie Ind not bcun brought up much
among Emperors. but understood they Wert
particular about dEcss,--hcneu h!s hesitation
IL fr& ,1{r1f
ever, be was assured that, IN thu circumstances
a court-costtmc would not bo requ!rcdt mud h
wcnt.r He explained tlr situation IN tho Fuss
n,ld drew n rough skatei OF the position for thu
eillheaton Of tile Emperor.
Tile following extremely interesting editorla
OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
nnpcarc1 in tho Daily Ae1pt tho day after t1'
news IT the struggle Mt U!ilnh! was yt'Nellsatet
tn England by the bold cffurt Of Mt. Forocs:
Tho history q va. reounls Of son.ss u s!9,e,
equal. cyun In darling. tho extraordinary. achcsc
mcnt Of our cortespontent .. ho Eped along. ~ IN
and ii lis triScs 6a. il i nut In Tic boianssa
the adventure tnat tho novety exists. Sc!'cr |
tie SeMs ] Se eont1n1y ~ tie ss Of tnHs
South Atr!ca has 10 greut cxton. 6ranEht baci
warfare for tho moment to tts old -fashioncd wny.
~ far ns the transmission Ut n1wH IL concerned
Our eorscsponIcnta great anxiety was to con
ypy hts rcrnrt 80 qn!ekly as to Anticipate t!'s sa
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fTam acF1as mo lstu. ~ NMtottaHatuts, W shnn!
ever 9Eain haSe WAT IN nntn h,cA, 9TH TMt Sotao ~
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nave 10 rue ciGnty uF !uu nlsss WIN p'eGu ,.
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CONNECTED os aiecty wln SCUM n;eca unk .e'n.
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