The New York herald., 1879-02-15
ENGLAND AND THE ZULUS.
NAMES OF THE REGIMENTS no BE SENT TO
SOUTH AFRICA AND THEIR oFFICERs-THE
TROOPS ALREADY AT THE CAPE.

NAMES OF THE REGIMENTS no BE SENT TO
SOUTH AFRICA AND THEIR OFFICERS THE
TROOPS ALREADY AT THE CAPE.
TORONTO Ont. Feb. IA. 1872
A London despatch published here this morning
ays-"The following is full list of the regiments
and batalions that to sail Immediately for Natal,
with the names of their principal officers and the
steamers in which they are to SAIL
"The Seventeenth Lancers in the England and
France, of the National Line. Colonel John c.
Hope Gibson, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Come,
Major Samuel Boulderson. Adjutant John Brown.
"rhe First Dragons, in the Egypt and Spain of
the National Line. Colonel Charles Phillip Ainstie.
Lieutenant Colonel John Gordon Graham. Major
Edward Bacon Hutton. Adjutant William Wells
'"rhe Fifty y-eighth regiment of infantry in the
Russia. of the Cunard Line. Colonel Sir Arthur j.
Lawrence X. c. b.; Lieutenant Colonel Robert
Whitehead, Majors William Dunn Bond and William
Henry Hingeston. Adjutant Edward Lovegrove
'The Ninety fourth regiment of infantry in the
China, of the Cunard Line Colonel Henry Jervis,
Lieutenant Colonel Sydenham Nautilus. Majors John
Murray and Robert Anstruther. Adjutant Lionel C.
Brooke.
"The Twenty-Grst regiment in the City of Paris.
of the Inman Line. Colonel Sir +. w. Hazelton.
X G. b.; Lieutenant Colonels William p. Collingwood
and Alfred Templeman. Majors Lestrange. Gildee.
Hazelriggs. winsloe and Coop; Adjutants spurgeon
and Yale.
'sTLe Nnety-frst regiment in the mail packet
Pretoria. Colonel James Il. Crawfurd. Lieutenant
Colonel James B. Kirk. Majors A. G. Brace and W.
p Quincy. Adjutant J. L. c. st. Clair.
1.-THE Sixteth regiment of Rifles, in the Dublin
Castle. Colonels Sir Arthur I. Connyghamo, G. c.
b., and Freeman Murray; Lieutenant Colones Penn
berton Hinxman, Dundas and Collins; Majors
Northey Ashburton. Henderson. Alga. Hatchen.
Watson, Byron and Ogilvy; Adjutants Wilkinson.
Walker, Herbert and Marshal.
1.-The Olympus will take out a detachment of Royal
Engineers. The Palmyra and Manos will convey
battery of Royal artillery, and the Clyde, Queen
Margaret and City of Venice will convey the supply
and army service corps. There is much hustle and
excitement at each of the headquarters of these regi
ments.
THE CAPE.
''The following is the composition Of the English
forces in South Africa Third Fourth, Thirteenth.
Twenty both battalions Of the Eightieth and
Eighty eighth Ninetieth and Ninety regiments,
in all nine battalions, 1900 officers and men. In
these forces in the ranks there are 451S Engshmen
3S5 Irishmen and SOL Scotchmen. The Connaught
Rangers of course contain large Irish element 75
as against "a English and Scotch. In the Bluffs
there are 227 Irish, $50 English and - Scotch.
In the Fourth. 262 Irish 597 English and II Scotch
In the Thirteenth, POI Irish, 435 English and 25
Scotch. In the two battaions of the Twenty-fourth
39 Irish 355 English and % Scotch. In the Eghtieth
1T Irish 723 English and 16 Scotch. In the Ninth
2o5 Irish, 346 English and ia Scotch, and in the
Ninety ninth. 149 Irish, 377 English and % Scotch.
In these various regiments 4S Of the officers were
Irish and ITS English"