Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-22
Colonel Pearson Relieved at Ekowe
After Desperate Fighting.
British Loss 220 Killed and
Wounded---Zulus $500.
A Threat to Detain Sir Bartle Freerar
as Hostage.
Later Account of a Bloody Battle
British Loss Seven Officers
and 400 Men.
The American Horse Parole Wins An
other 6raud Race Over Seven
teen Rivals.

CoNsTANTISoPLE, April 22.-0s-
man Pasha, minister of war, has
promised Servia to send troops to the
frontier Immediately to check the in
cursions of Albanians..
AMSTERDAM, April 22.-The King
and Queen of Hollund entered the
city yesterday amid great rejoicings.
The city was decorated.
HAVANA, April 22.-Rains have
relieved the drouth. aggravated by
terrible south winds. Disastrous con-
fagratiOns resulted from the drouth
in the cane fields of the districts of
Colon, Matanzas and Cardenas. Over
fifty plantations suffered more or less.
Or eight plantations crops and build
ilgs were entirely destroyed.
LONDON, April 22.-Intelligence
has just reached this city from South
Africa that Ekowe was relieved on
the 18th inst, after severe fighting.
Advices from Cape Town, April 9th,
via st. Vincent, says: Lord Chelms-
ford's camp at Ginglelova, on the road
to Ekowe, was attacked at daybreak
April Sd by 1l,0O0 Zulus, who made
frequent and desperate attacks on all
sides, but were repulsed and pursued
with great loss. Four hundred and
seventy-one Hulus were found dead
round the trenches.
The final attack was led by Do
] echmanzi, who commanded at Isan-
dula. Lieutenant johnson, of the
Ninety-ninth regiment, and four pri-
Yates were killed. Colonel Northry, of
the Sixth regiment, surgeon and five
men were severely wounded. Colonel
Crealack, Major Barron and ten men
were wounded. On the 4th instant
Lord Chelmsford with the Ninety
first, Sixtieth and Fifty-seventh regi-
ments and a body of marines left
camp and relieved Ekowo during the
night Colonel Pearson and his garri-
son have reached Umsindusi, and will
arrive at Tugela April 7, During the
investment eight men died and rs
were put on the sick list. Ekowe has
been totally evacuated. This evacu-
alton is understood in London to be
Colonel Pearson's garrison.
A Cape Town dispatch says: In a
fight between Colonel Woods COM
mand aud the Zulus, on the 18th of
March, the retreat of the Zulus was
cut of, and a hand to hand fight en-
sued.
Colonel Weatherby, his son, and
Captains Barron, Barton, Won
Steentkrooker and seventy men were
killed, and on the 10Th Lieutenants
Nicholson and Bright were killed.
Major Hackett was seriously wounded
and Lieutenant Smith and Captains
Cox and Pearce were wounded.
The total of the British losses in
both fights is estimated at 22O killed
and wounded The Zulus lost $500
men.
1t is rumored at Pretoria and
Natal that the Boes intend invading
Pretoria and threaten to detain Sir
Bartle Freerar as hostage unless their
demands are complied with. 1t is
rumored that Sir Bartle Freerar is
returning to Natal.
The transport Clyde has been
wrecked on Dyer's Island. All the
crew were saved, but the stores were
lost and the ship sunk.
Intelligence from Cape Town this af-
tenoon states that Col. Woods col
umn has been attacked by the zulus,
and lost 400 men. The Zulus lost
heavily,
LATER.
2;30 p.m.-Donald, Curriers' q Co.,
proprietors of the Cape of Good Hope
and Natal line of steamers, received
telegram dated Cape St. Vincent,
April 22d, which says Colonel
Woods column has been attacked
near Lunsborg by a large number of
zulus. The enemy were repulsed
with great loss. The British lost
seven officers and 400 men. The
troops fought CALAMITY, but appear to
have been taken by surprise"
The American horse Parole won
the City and Suburban handicap.
An Epson correspondent, writing
last night, says; Parole created