The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-04-22

PERIL.S OFTHE BRITISH
IN ZULULAND.
The Relieving Column Meeting Wig
OrOus Resist ance and Heavy
Fighting.

CAPE Town, April l.-Cetyway ha.
sent messengers to L ,rl Chelmsford
with tvertaIes for peace. l. is thought
howe, er, t,at this is merely ruse to oil !.
tain information Of the movement of the
b itish troops. The Ekowe R.lief G !.
unn. Numbering 5000. started the 90 h
OF Marc. Lord c 'e'm,ford aud staff
are with the rear quart. All was well
with the column up 10 tn, 80 h OF March
Colonel Pearson on that dav siyn.let,
from Ekowe that he Could see the head
of the column intrenching on the Am..
tudala Rive,. Col,nel Pearson sighaled
on the 27 Ii OF March that $50 of his
garrison were i'll and fifty wounded, and
that onl, 500 Of his men would be able
TO assist the relieving coiamn. for which
thiit i've thousand Zilus wire lying in
wal. Adjutant Davidson,oI The Ninet,
ninth r e2iment, is dead.
Colonel Wood attacked E nbelini's
stronghold on the 28th of March, and
captured q quantity Of cattle. Sub,e.
qlently two thousand Zulus retook the
cattle, and on the 20 attacked Colonel
WoM's camr. The z Illus we're repulsed
after four hours fighting. but the itish
loss was heavy. Seven officers anil
seventy men wele killed, including CAP
+taiu C.mpbl II and Pie,uys, leader of q
Idetacnment Of mounted Beers, who has
several times been mentioned in the dis
patches for distinguished servicts.
There was d citing 10 Basu,land on the
2lst and 23i Of March; a son and two
srsndsons OF Moiros and eighty Basutos
we're killed, and number Of cattle and
horses captured. Blush loss insight
ficah'. The Beers, at their meeting, al
most unanimously decided to never res
satisfied with less than their indepen-
dence. II is thought they will adopt a
course OF passive resistance. Sir Bartle
Frere has not yet reached Pretorio. More
British troops have arrived at Cape
Town.
LONDON. April ia correspondent,
with the relieving column tor Ekowe
telegraphs from lnyoni River, under date
of March 30,h: "The relieving column,
after the first days march, intrenchetl
here, nine miles north of Tugela River
o. mastering t. proceed the following
morning. March 9th, one Captain was
missing. Itis supposed he went beyond
the guards and was cut off by Zulus du.
ring the night. A few Zulus have been
seen watching the advance from dislan,
hills, but no ighting is expected until
April ls., as Colonel Pearson signals tha,
the Zu,us are concentrated near Exowe.
II is intended to relieve the present garrl.
son at Ekowe with battalion OF the Six
tieth Regiment. The garrison will have
ample provisions to hold out till the
grand advance is made on Undini."
A dispatch from P.etermaritzbure
says: ''The force which recaptured the
cattle from Colonel Wood was 2,00(
strong In the fighting on the day on
which these cattle were retaken Colone
Woods column suffered considerable
loss which is net included in the estimate
given in previous despatch. Nearly al
the natives deserted. The loss of the Zu
lus in The subs, q lent attack outhe camp
was immens'. The official report OF COLI
mel Wood confirms the statement that the
Zu'us who attacke him numbered 90,
600. the British lost seventy seven IL
killed and wounded when the camp wal
attacked. The Zulus IN this attack wer,
entir,ly defeated and pursued consid
cradle distance. Tue Exowe relief col
umn is moving by road which passes
through an open c,untry."
A. despatch from PETER Mari'zburg an
nounces that martial law has been pro
claimed in cons. quence of the exorbi
tant charges for means Of transports
tr0n.
/ Lord Chelmford telegraphs that tn
latest reports say the 2 Illus refuse TO as
semble by regiments, but will defend thei
own districts. The number Of the ent
my around Ekowe is estimated at Is,
900.
A dispatch from Cape Town state
that L ,rd Chelmsford detained Cetywa
yo's N Messengers, promising t, seni hi
terms from Ekowe. A strong force o
Colonial troops hal crossed the Orang
i RIVER To nunish the Grinua Chief.