The New York herald., 1879-02-13

Cape. This feet includes the transatlantic steamers
Egypt France. spain Russia, England. China. Olym-
pus. Palmyra and City of Paris. These steamers.
chartered at Liverpool. will be fitted out at some
other port on account of the labor strike. The
owners Of several of the steamers have engaged to
have them ready for sea within week.
zULULAND, IT'S PEOPLE, GOVERNMENT AND
ARMY-How THE sEMI-BARDARoUs KING
AND REJECTED CIVILIZATION ITsELF-ESo-
LrsH DIPLOMACY AND JUSTICE DrsREGARDED.
The recent TERRIBLE catastrophe to tho British
on the Tugela River has aroused public interest in
Zululand which will bc maintained until the termi-
nation of what promises to be tho most serious
OF England's many wars in South Africa. Compare
lively little Ia known in America of Zuluand proper,
though that large portion of the Zulu nation settled
within the boundaries Of the colony Of Natal has for
many years been the object Of successful missionary
effort the part OF the American Board of Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions. From the personal
communications of gentleman who resided above
twenty years as q missionary in Natal, and from
many printed sources OF information, the following
data have been obtained:-
ENGLISH TERRITORY AT THE CAPE.
The British colony of South Africa now consists of
Capo Colony proper. with its dependencies Of Kaf-
fraria. Basstoland Fingoland, Griqnoland and the
Transvaal, the latter having been annexed in 1877.
and the settlement Of walfsh Bay. on the Atlantic
coast to tho northward the annexation Of which
was eonsummated by proclamation Of Queen Vic
toria last month January 1870. Kafraria still en-
Joys nominal independence. though large portions
Of 1t. which were the of the war Of the past
year, havc lately been annexed, and it is open
seerct&hat the vast region of Bechuana Land north
Of The diamond region, viii shortly bo alb
nofhp1s by: tho. vornciouA government Of Cape
10xEt: Zastwafxs from Caps Colony, and sop
as~tsdt from IT, by tho lately independent
province Of Kararia. lies the Crown colony of Natal
fronting on tho Indian Ocean. aud bounded on tho
northeast by Zululand the present scene Of hosti-
ees. Natal is vigorously independents Of Cape Col
Dny. from which it was separated In 1866, when .
constitutional charter granted, which
TALLY modified in 1875 At that time there were not
thousand white settlers in Natal. and the native in
habitants-the fine race called Zuius or Amazulus-
were also few in number.
! ~ M g. 30, y, a., - zILu EMIGRATION TO NATAL.
ZtSla,lAnd proper wars then. now, vast region
stretching along the Indian Ocean. separated from
Natal by the rugela Riyer ho scene Of the recent
disastcr bouncsb tho northwest by the Transvaal
Republic and on the northeast by the Portuguese col
ony Of Dclagoa Bay. The northern portion Of Zulu
land was inhabited by known as the Amaswazis.
of kindred origin and language but owing only
feeble allegiance to the Zulu King Since 1850 there
has been steady stream of Zulu emigration south
ward the Tugela River into Natal and tho
Zulu population of that colony has increased from
less than nifty Thousand in 1850 to 100000 ut the last
census. taken in 1877. Probably they now number
above three hundred thousand. The white popula-
Of Nnfa mpriap lint NJ r,,,r
pcan descent. many of them Dutch bocrs. moro or
less disaected to the British government. Natal is
almost the solitary instance of colony established
by Great Britain without cost to the imperial treas
ury In its early days II had loan Of f10OOO which
has long since been repaid. It has IN esti-
mated area Of 1880 square miles, with Q sea.
board Of 100 miles. II comprises sovcn
counties and ninc unorganizcd districts. There are
but two considerable towns. D'Urban for Durban),
Port Natal Bay and Pietcrmaritxburg. the capital.
some sixty miles northwest. Tho only railroad in
the colony is which was contracted BY tho Natal
government in 1s75 to connect the capital with the
seaport. Is to be completed in $780, and is now in
operation some twenty miles, There arc four
monthly steamers connecting with Eurupe--one limo
VI three steamers via Cape Town. the other of sin
Ie steamer via the suez Canal The principal article
u export from Natnl In WOOL Of which nearly nine
million pounds were exported in 1877, being more
than double the amount in 1870 Next In import.
snce raw hides. sugar and cotton.
CHURCH AND STATE.
The government Of Natal il administered by
Lieutenant Governor. appointed by the Grown, as
sisted by Executive and Legislative Council Tho
present Governor is Sir Henry Ernest Buwer, ap-
pointed in 1875. The religious interests OF the col
ony arc supervised by two Anglican bishops. ono of
them the celebrated DIR. J. W. Coicnso. boing tho
ing Bishop OF Pctormoritzburg by appointment Of
the late Bishop OF Cape Town tDr. Cray. who as
snmod to be Metropolitan of south Africa. and. as
such to cpose DR.. ooicnso for hercsy manifested in
his famous book on the pcntateuch. The intelligent
Zulu. commonly called ''willam." who enjoys the
credit Of having converted Bishop Colcnso from
Christianity Is still living, but reapscd into bar
barism several years ago.
ZULU cArrnKs AND THEIR COUNTRY.
zululand proper. the vast region under the govern
nent OF Cetywsyo pronounced Ketshwayol In inhab-
itcd by some 100000 natives. who admitted to be
che finest and most powerful race OF South Africa
Their country is q hne upland region, OF uncertain
extent, the northern boundaries having never been
determined. The territory on the Blood Ivcr. or
Transvaal border was for many years in dispute be-
tween tho Zulu King and the lately annexed Trans
vaal Republic. This quarrel was the proximato
cause OF the present hostilitics. somo years ago
Cctywayo offered TO cedo tho territory in dispute not
20 the Beers of the Transvaa but to the English OF
Natal; but his offer was not thcn accepted Tho war
between Cetywayo and tho Beers having resulted in
The annexation Of the Transvaal to Capo Colony on
tho plea that tho litc republic was unable to de-
fend itself and preserve the peace. the rights
Of tho Beers Of course. transferred dc faco 10
che Colonial government, and the boundary quarrel
was referred to commission. which quite recently
decided In favor Of the zulus. Thxt decision how.
ever. will be seen, accompanied by other
terms in the nature Of an ultimatum. which icd to
the present The zulus popularly said 10 bc
80 branch Of the great Canro nstion;" but In this
statement thcro Ia r,uch confusion Of tcrms The
V-a n.re - not properly term Of nationality. but