, 1879-06-04

iii'l .prcclsl1t with wnclI tia hrnnsl, ynlcyctl
lcatl. aswl destruction into The denss na.ees Of
zul1'a was nlmIrab!c. Ten or fifteen Of tl,cm
FG sf n 'G1t 70 GoFy t 1nefx ' %t; ess ay Gy
frrtwIay Of Tigers, ncrer liaIt!nG. neyer wAver-
t,u., never tncltttg or l,caating for moment.
sas what pcop!e tt,ny nl'ottt its heng nnin.aI
icroclty f,'hrr tlmn manly bravery, tIo solters
wcro ihc Xulux I'mt tlar. When ,'sc matn Inny
g0t within nlout sO0 yartls the men uf the NnG-
icehtfl Rrktmcntt who wcro 0ppostHg thcin,
"l'euca ON IT 'hr most deadly 'us'ladcs It is
'l'!s FAILING fire stopped The progress ii the cue
N.Y. an' they began 10 break up and sltcl-
Ter behind atones aud trees. In tic
,,,eantltne ,ata,; r.: % tl'e forces TINT had a.
y warmly received, and the enemy apparently
INV that tiny mist change s!ieir tactics. fI,cy
did ~. n'it! scHttere1 themselves atul hcgau t.
creep up through I4.: lona graAs, while onc por-
sluis ihado desperate rush aud succeeded In
getting posscssion Of small hll' commanding
t!Ie cattle-Jaager. 1t Wns necessary to dalougt
the enemy frof, the hill. nnl Hal. fac!sett md
two companies OF The Nineteenth were sent out,
md although - iher Suffered severely. they sae
tnl u last charging the position Ut the point of
the haYonct. III bringing back his men Nal.
Iaekett "ns fatally wounded aru' Lieut.. Bright
w''s Killed. Darn: all this tltnc lighting had
, nee,! go'ns on at round, mud party Of zulus
mads dcsrerate rush a''d got into. tl.c cattle
,ecn.h out oi it. Tlwy. however, gallant.
y y, ot. reformed and Ea!'nntIy drove g.. bhek
t!lery u]t sllc While had been pouring grape a1,d
rani>tcr Into tsir Xulus with ,n.lrerous prc.
G'ston. by nluut O'CLOCK tlIc enemy evidently
peEni 70 sec We wete not 10 lie taken, unl be-
ran to saekun their fire, ultimately rctlrlns a1-
together. AZ 5;3o y. III. tlIey !lad fired thrir
last s!Iots an begun to retreat, H,ld tic cavalry
and horse artillery were senl after them. Ter
rtblc execution wns 'lla result. sNf M uarter
M was shown. Exeter Hull ,nay say wla. it 'nar,
range of the carDtnc u Il trooper or tIlc stroke
u Ills sabre. The RIVALRY pursued them tos
about leu iusles, returning to camp at dusk.
ri,e few native alltcs wo Ind 1elt dt1 terrible
u!rers tu recall them to return. As they cut
"E anu dispatched tho retreating Zulus the cry
uf "lsan1h'wauu rGs0undcd tn lie evening aiy.
LHH'fnn t3aHF.sfH L<fftr.
al the mOlinted men WIRE ordered ont ttcp.
Al by tie tinlc The retrtntIng army Arns out OF
ralsc from Tho CAMP these gallant hovsclac!i
wesc among them. The retrcut then Became
ro1!t. Shooting tho l,ow qute dcmornlxcd
ltl!us a'wn Us they ran, many nj the men took
fro!n those who rst fell their stabbEHg nsseeais
and used them With r,uEicrons efficiency, rs i'll
giving pOslt with II sabre. The Xutus ara tlt-,
scr!hetl Us htlnE 80 dead bent tint They offered
scarcely anr irststaugc, ami they icli by the
aeorc. ony hear Of one real struggle for life,
Itnl !hat was between Il splendid sarage a,iu
baEnto i,orBeIIall, wt.t, charged at ltn; but #
vas not fur long duration, Tor ihe Zulu, utterly
exhausted by lung marching, want Vi fuod. aud
rlintns to cscaps, Was not natch for h!s an
taEonis.. wig gfow him with hts owt asscrat
As rule, they met their urath without o tn,,r-
lnur, nna o1ly IN one or twu eascB that hnyc
heard Of did they aieign to nsk for nlcrey Onr
YVES a man of d distinguished Zulu regiment
WHO uttered the Zulu word tor quartcr;
hut With 1slutlula fresh IN the memory Ut thu
pursncr 1t Is uOt surprising tlMt it wla uttered
In yntn. AnutlIGr #aS the ea7e Ut sort q! rcue-
Eadc Nnta Zulu, a huncback, who wns wound
oil, and begged tllc l'asutos that cntne Up with
him 70 spare his life ami that he would t,ccome
tlscir servant. 1lv was recognized by tho ollrers
OF the mounted Infantry Us n,Ap who had aotd
them milk ut Dundee, nnI they saw no rcazou
to Interfere when the Dasu,o. clubbing bis rifle,
gave The conp de qraee. Many Of the tu.ityes
attempted e cscape by hiding. themselves IN de-
serted ant.hills or antbear luics, but they were
deserted by the sharp syes of the pursuing na-
ttrcs, md dispatched. About SUI wcrc buried
hear tle catnp, but tllcre lNs not been any
starch of tl,e ravines aud watcr-courscs t,fi the
llnc of their rctrtat, WHEREAS l,au proof on
my way here from the shields lying about aud
The scent which ililei tue air--tie nurtully
wounded wuu.A crawl only to die, to ascertain
how many arc still lying unbured.