, 1879-08-06
Defeat and Rout Of cetywayo's
Army, on the 4th Of
July.
Tivo Thousand British Troops
I'itted Against Fifteen Thou-
sand Saynges.
Tho Blacks Make d Magnificent Rush, but
Are Crushed by Flame Of Shot
and gholl;
Zulu Loss -Vnrtously Esslmnted ut from
500 to 1,50U--~Britlsll Loss
ONLY About 100.
Cotywayo's' Kraal Burnod-zuluu Sur
render1ng---Tho Wnr Considered
ut IN End

render1ng---The War Considered
ut IN End
U1uupr, July 4.-At tlaybrcak this morning
tho Flying. Column and tho Second DivIslon
crossed The White UmvuIos!. The Firs, Battalion
Of tho Twenty fourth Regiment remained bcl,tnd
IN Iaager. +. Col. .Duttorfs admirable al disabling
reconnaissance yesterday drew out tho Zalus IN
full force, mid made Ehtcnt tho fact that they
Intended to fight for the ndvnncc 1T tho oren
ground between thu river and ulnn1t Lord
Chelmsford accordingly 1etcrmlncd 10 meet
them and hazard falr fight on open ground.
This resolution showed great resolution mid de-
ciaIou. The troopa proved morn steady Oh this
OCCASION than they bavo ever been In 1angcr, R'
the effect OF defeat in opcs ground will 10
greater on TIC Zulus thnn auy rcnuse from in-
trpnrhments.
with tic exception OF tho ammunition and
water carts, no vehicles accompanied tile cxpe-
dItton. TN the arst clcar ground We came 10,
the order WIS given 10 form hollow square,
with the Fixing Column In ihu front. AMI the
Second Division in tho senr. The tiaposltion
TUE TROOPS AND ouSs
was as follows: On the 1rst face, five companies
Of the Elghttcth Regiment, undrr Aial. Tuckcr,
with two Gatl!ng guns, 11ulcr .Sta1. Owen, I'll
their cnutrc. On tho right flank two Hcvan-
Founders OF Mai. TreHtett's battery, under
Lieut.. Davidson, md bcyen companies Ut tic
Thirteenth Regiment, under Maj. England. d.
yded by two, moro Of Maj. Trenllott's guus,
uudrr Capt. Brown mud Lieut.. Sladc, nn,' one
niue-uoundcr Of Maj. Lo Grice'a battery, nr.ler
Lieut. C.ookcndail, dividing four companies Of
tho FItty-c!ghth Regiment, under Col, Wh'c-
l,cad. On tho rear face, ono gun Of Maj. I.c
Gr!cc's battery, twncompnnies Of tho Twcnty-trst
Regiment, under Mini. fluzlerfg. nn1 three COM
pan!ea uE tho Nluety-fo0rt!l Regiment, under
Col Aalthua. On the west faux. the remain
inH three companies Of tic Ninety.fourti acg-
imcnt, two seyen.pDuncers of Maj. 1taruess'
Buttcry, unlcr Lieut.. Parsons, eight companies
OF the NItaettcth Regiment, Under Maj. Rogers,
and two guns OF Nal. Lo Grlce's, temporarily
attached TO Afnj. Harness. Battery, untlcr Lieut..
Elllntt Inside t!,c square were two companies
OF Engineers, with sonic Native Pioneers at
tacllcd, under Afa1. John Clarl alEl Capt.
Anesly, reserves Ut the different regiments, tic
nmmuuitun-cNrts, wnter-carts, strccllers nntf
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., bearers, and tic Native
Contingent, under Mai. Dcnsoush Col. Eut.
lera Cavalry were scnttorc1 In front AMI on the
tlauka; aud two sQuadrons Of l.anccrs, unlcr
Col. Drury Lowe, with Capt. Shepstouefs I'asu-
los, formed tta rear guard. Thus the columns
mOvGd forward.
On crossing, the river
4 A sMALI nopY or ZULUs
woro deserted Watching our muvomcnts from
lliI uu lle left. For whlle they wcro ,lle onlr
scouts visbc, but, BY tho tilno the eotarc halted
and set fro 10 tie first kraal, Un,arnbo llogt.
ve1nmo, others appeared at different points n
tho same direction. Aftrr firing the ksaal, the
square moved forward aen!t1, md passed Unod-
wougo, the grcnt kraa? Of ile late King faslda.
This WIS aiso set fire 10 br somo Of our cayairy;
but, us the stnote arlsn. from tho burning of
such number OF huts would llaye probuhly co,i-
ceated tic movements Of tic cuomy. tile jlrr WIS
suppressed.
Tbe Zu'us meanwhile began to show In great
numbcra alunE the sky to ttNn left. Many were
descending towards the plaln In roll'inn md
companes, with skirnishtrs n udvaress:. Col
n little farther on. The square wteoled to 'le
right, and in q fcw minutes took up nn exculIenf
.posttion,, which Col: Bul'cr,, with adyancce
cavalry. had noticed ul'd pointed nut to Lord
Chelmsford. unodweuCn, now OIL uir left, lay
almost IN line with tiIu laarcr, uni Ulundi on
our right front. Soon utter We settled. the
cavalry, rcconottcring on the leIt flank, opened
fire. IN aomo ot the c,Icsny hidden iron our
taneously, Capt. Shepsto'lu's Dnsntus com.
,ncIecl hot akirmsh on the left Of Unodwcngo
krnnl.
III bot!, cases our men wcrc soon In retreat,
aud os they fell back,
GREAT NUMBERS or THE zrLus
swnrmcd oScr the rlducs. eoon the mounted
men on all saes wcrc eBgaged. firing us they
rctrcatc1 towards the squire, The lincs OF which
were now open TO rceelve tirta. rl,e men then
closed up mud tbs artillery opened fire. Al
though the ,Eunncrs made excellent practice,
the Zulus advanced Without any perccptihla dc.
crcasu III pace, their attack developing ttsulf
With wonderful rApdty. 4 few minutes hc-
:ore, but q few znWH were to he sccn towards
UlundIi now thousands upon tl,uns1ltls, shout
lug war-csies, wero seen sweeping round the
square. Shells from right aid left wero spect.
1Ir f3HWnH nv tIrf1M froIR t1yn rt,tta 1T
the infantry on, the sansc faces, and. NJ the Gu
omy a7pFonchetl, volley-tfrlng commenced on
oil si4es. AZ length these wcro eutlreEy anr-
ronlIded. anu tha attack was finally Developed. !.
Tile principal effort was evidently to be fnaIo
from our rcnr, over tho rising Evpuna from
which Capt. sliepstone's l'asutos Ind been
driven. The ZnsuE, ,swatmlsIs III continuous
etrca11, crossed thu left link, partially under
cover of Unolwengo kHla!. anu. pnssllis The
orcti ground between, witch anpoarcl black
Wsta l1elhs lo9lnea hollo~ blnare, hhu