Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-02-19

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upation of Arab Tabia as an al O.
ront to her military honor, when 81
INST be settled between herseli "
md Roumania. A Russian brigade :
mas been ordered up from baoa- $
iagy.
Singapore, Feb. The Chinese
crew of the Australian bark Nate
Waters, from Hong Kong Tor roo
Chow. mntined, murdered the
officers and scuttled the vessel.
At Capdahar five fanatics dashed
into the British camp wounded
seven men. Three soldiers were
also accidently shot, one fatally'
during the disturbance. The Ia
patics were killed.
St. Petersburg, Feb. Sit is re-
ported that the Chinese have been
defeated by Sarts, who cap'ure'
Kasbpar and its environs, but the
Chinese fortress near Kashgar was
not taken. o.o
Typhus fever aud small poA ar
increasing in an alarming manner
in the government of Tuer' siberia
Calcutta, Feb. l3.-The Indian
Government has offered to supply
: the contingent for the Zulu war;
: AFRICA.
Cape Town, Feb. lo'-on 'he
, Dist of January, British column
= consisting of portion OF the rwen
= ty-fourth Regiment, a battery o
|. artillery, and 600 native auS'llarieS
q was utterly annihilated near Tu's'
d River by 10000 zulus' who cap
A., tnred the valuable convoy OF lo'
q Wagons, l 900 oxen, two cannon
i, 400 shot and shell, l,OO0 rifles
.. $50, 900 rounds of ammunition, an
n. &C. 900 pounds of provisions. IL
= estimated that 5000 Zulus wei
y killed in battle.
IS. London, Feb. 1.-THE follow
he ing communication has been J.
Of ceived at the War Office from oe'
~ eral Chelmsford, the commander
,e- the British forces in Zulu: II I
a. greet to report very disastrous e
,st pagement on January 2lst, betwe'
nm the Zulus and portion OF NO.
nv column, which was left to qua
ter the camp about ten miles in fro
Of Rorke's Drift. The Zulus car
~, down in overwhelming numhe
TX. and in spite of the gallant res
ed lance by five companies OF I
first battalion Of the Twenty-foul
ID Regiment, ore company OF
"a, second battalion of the Twen'
lis fourth Regiment, two guns, I
rocket tubes, 16+ mounted men a
;,v about 800 natives, they overwhel
OF ed them. The camp, contain
200 all the surplus ammunition
Cd. transport of column No. 3,
rsk taken, and but few of its dele
her ers escaped. Our loss. l fear' m
be set down at thirty officers
Who about 500 non-commissioned
md GERS, rank and file of the lmpe
tho troops, and seventy non-com'
stoned officers, rank and file OF
ION Colonial troops.
. If at would seem that the tr'
the were enticed away from their ca
,om- as the action took place abo
the mile and quarter outside Q
srs,s The remainder of Col. Oily
column reoccupieh the camp
,ndo- dark the same night. having
"A If with me, twelve miles away, al
mo- ~ "On the following morning
4, the arrived at Rorke's Drift post, u
,ove- had been attacked by from
Noel to 1000 zulus. Its defense
,uta;n some eighty men OF the Tw
ia is fourth Regiment was most ga
Three hundred and seventy Z
force Law close around the post. 1
Zn,n pute the Zulu loss at l,OOO
amber alone. At the camp where u
aster occurred, the loss OF tn
Admit envy is computed at over NV
char. "Col. Pearson, commanding
convey l column mas oeen
South repulsed the Zulus.
Full particulars, as far .
s.o,e- be obtained, have been sent
ice of dispatch, which will reach y
North the next mali.
INV 70 "a court OF inquiry has b
.nnex. dered to assemble to colle'
dence regarding this unfoi
/. Rom affair, which will be forward
vou as soon rs received"