, 1879-06-28
DEATH OF the PRINCE IMPERIAL,
The Heir OF Napoleon Siain by the Znims ia
South africa

by other officers, left Colonel Wood S
camp to reconnoiter. The party dismoun-
ted in field, when the enemy erept upon
them and assegaied the priuce, killing
him. His body was recovered.
The news of his death has cast gloom
over the city and fags are flying at hall
mast.
A Times correspondent writing from IT.
etezi Hill on the 2dinst. says: The body
of the Prince Imperial was discovered in
a field of long grass. There were no bnl
let wounds upon it, but there were seven
teen wounds made by thrusts. The body
was found stripped, and the clothes had
been taken away.
LoLDoS, June 20.-Following are the
additional particulars of the death of the
Prince Imperial There were eighteen
assagai stabs in the body when found, two
of them piercing the body from chest tc
back. two in the side, and one destroying
the right eye 4 locket with hair, me-
dallions and reliquary were found around
his neck. His face wore placid express
sion. He had evidently Intellectually tried
to mount, and the leather of the flap tear
ing, he ran along the path to where he
was found. Official accounts say that the
prince with Lieut.. Carey of the 9Sth reg
iment, six men and one friendly Zulu,
left camp at kelitZi mountain seven miles
beyond Blood river, on the 1st inst, fol
reconnaissance. The party halted and un'
saddled when ten miles from camp. just
as the prince gave the order to remount,
volley was fired from an ambush in the
long grass. Lieut.. Carey and four of the
troopers returned 10 camp and reported
that the prince and two troopers were mis-
sing. At daybreak the cavalry patrol un-
der Gen. Marshall, left to search for the
prince and went to the kraals. Ten miles
further on the body was discovered among
the long grass 800 yards from the kraal-
The body was borne by Gen Marshall and
officers Drury, Lowe and Stewart of the
18th laneers to meet an ambulance, by
which it was then brought hither with an
escort. There Was funeral parade in the
afternoon.
Deep sorrow prevails throughout the
column. The prince did not mount after
the attack, MS horse being restiye, but ran
afoot. The corpse will leave, with the
escort, for transportation homeward.
News of the death Of the prince reached
London at late hour last night. At
about | o'clock this morning it was circu-
lated in the lobbies of the house of COM
mons, when, III reply to inquiries, Col
Hanly, secretary OF state for war, read the
foregoing telegram.
Lord sydney, an old and tried friend of
the imperial family, hHd left for Chisel-
hurst 10 break the news to ex-Empress
Eugenie.
London journals, while deeply deplor-
ing the princes death, regard 1T as the
end Of imperialism III France
Prince Napoleon, who has become head
of the line, is democrat i'll politics and
is d;stasteful to the entire Bonapartlst
following lie has Two sons, II and ID
years of age respectively. Party loyalty
may fasten around the name of one Of
these sons, bat for time imperial coun-
sells must be distracted and the possibility
of return to the empire appears more
shadowy than ever.
Another special from South Africa says
that the Prince Imperial had been sent
forward by the quartermaster general to
sketch a site for the next camp. When
the rulley was fired not a single Zulu was
to be seen. The party dispersed and
sought safety under cover The prince
was never seen alive again. His horse
ioined Lieut.. CareVs party on the road
back to camp.
SOUTH AFRICA
CAPE TowN, June 3.-Col- Newdegate
reached kappealicone, May 29th, where
permanent camp has been established
4 further advance was made June I'd.
Another of Cetewayos ENJOYS has reached
Fort Chelmsford. John Dunn has gone
to confer with him.
Cetewayo tried, unsuccessfully, to OBJ
tain ammunition at Delogoa Bay.
A small British force was surprised on
Orange river by large body of Bashutos
and several British were killed
Following is the latest concerning the
war in Scufh Africa The movement o.
a party O.. officers FROM Cal. Woods camp
to reconnoiter was the first step III the
new invasion of Zulu land Lord Chelms
ford, commander in chief OF the staff, vii
accompany General Newdegate- After
the main force shall have pushed forward
as far as possible and established an en-
trenched camp and secured communica
ton, Col Woods command with sil
weeks supplies will cut loose from the
/ base. make a dash at Ulundi and destroy
FIVE large military kraals there The plar
of operation after this IS unknown, Gen
Crelock will advance from lower Tugela
simultaneously with Cen Newdegate and
endeavor to push forward detachment tt
connect with him at St Paul -OIegonian
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