Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-24
The Zulu War Ended.

The Zulu war is virtually eId.d. VI July
4 the Hl:us. hlvirg failed 10 accsde to Genera
CheImsford's CONN md, The Blush foIc:s ad-
vancsd reor Uiundi and W re met 10 open fed
by 10000 Illus, who ware Icu;td and pursued
By csva'ry. The Zlu5 los: $50 men, the Brl'
tisb 10 killed aad SO. wounded Many Ha!us
have surrendered.
The battle was fought 90 July +. The H1Ius.
ya,iousy estimated Ct from II, 0CO to 20 UO0 10
uumber, turloun6Cl the British troops. who
formed toto a hoIlow :qlare. The Ilus
charged tho tqnsro on all Tour or Its
sides. After the Iuus wero broken BY the
British fire they were pursued by the cavalry
and utterly routed Lord Chelm. ford burned and
destroyed ali The military kra.!s aud returned
to his camp the ssmo .ysnieg
A detailed official telegram from Lord
Chelmsford says: "Cetswayo cot oDy failed to
comply with 10y demard, TOR the return of The
csuoou, etc, but fired heavily CO our waterlrg
parties. | consequ uty returned the Cattle nc
had sent In ard ordered rc)nEoissaucn by
Colouel Buffers horse. This clussd the hliu
army to ADVANCE AID show itself en- the murn
ing Ct July A. My ftr.e, consisting Of General
Newdigato's division AID General WOODS
COLUMN, aggrega.lng OOO E1ropeatS ana
thousand natives, With lwelTo cannon and Two
Gallios crossed the Uavolosl river at 6: Is e. M.
The force reached an tx,elleut position
between Eoad weugo and Uundi about $50
o. m. Ths Eau crmy bad been observed
leaving lis bivouaccs about l:3O. The en-.
pagtm ant was shortly lttcr Commenced by
,hs mouated mep. b. Line o'clock the
Xalu attack was fully Developed. BY $50
The enemy Wa1ered, and the laocers, followed
by the remainder CT .he cavalry, attacked them,
ADD general rout cusued. P.i'ooers state that
King CelcWayo was personally commanding
and Witnessed the fight from uelghborlog
krssl. Zau prisoners state that twelve regI
meuls. ayereGatiDg 20. 600 men, participated ID
the attack. -,
Lord Chelmsford estimates ,hat the Zulu
loss could not hayo been less than thousrbd
men, u undi was bucnius ut uosu. A large
body IF Iulus surrendered ofter the battle.
Lord Chelmsford dispatch concludes as toll
lows: 'As | have fully accomplished tho Of,
cot fer which l advanced, | consider that l
shall bo best carrying out Sir Garuet Woseley's
Instructors by morog imut dIately towards
Kambhwlsa. shall send back portion OF
this force Tor supplies which arc Dow ready at
Fort Marshal
Sir Game. WoscIey te!cernphs from Dur
bau on the h OF July ss follows: Il have
halted all rentorc. meus here, as | believe the
War is over. Do not scnd any more men or
suppli;s Till you hear from Inc. ltxoCc; TO
meet the great Ia u chief about the lob ln-
staot, ind discuss terms Of peGo, with him.
A dispatch dated Uiund. July +. reports
that CeteWayo witnessed ih" beginning Of tho
fight, tut retired when tic Hlu' began 10 re-
trest.
The Oily Telegraph correspondence Care
Town writes, under date ct July 5. that DO
b ears from n trustworthy soUr.o that General
Woseley, fndug the arreo, emenis OF Lord
Chelmsford for the march to Uuodl So excsl-
lent has left that General TO redeem bis name.
Oae Of Cetevayo's messengers has brought IN
the sword of tho lale Prince Imperial.
LONDON, July 24.-SpeciaI dispatches from
Scu.h Africa show that Sir Garnet Wolseley
ordered Lord Chelmsford to fell back on Kan
bsw $50, 90 as to unto his forces with General
Crsalock's column. Sir Garnet Wolgeley him
self is at Port Domfo1d in the relghborhocd OF
General Crealock' Command When the troops
entered UIHudi they found that everything OF
value bad beer removed to new krssl built
by King Cetywsyo when the war broke ont
fifteen mile north Of Uiuodi and approached
only through looe and narrow ra7iue. King
Oetywayo has somc of biz chief regiments With
him as body guard. The correspondents at
tho seat Of war, though all agreeing that the
victory over the Zalus was decisive, express at
the same tim some doubts as to whether kipg
Cetywayo viii Immediately come to terms.
The Louisis ga constitutional convention has
conp!eted its work. 1t aud tho State officers
for which it provides will be voted for at an
election December 2. The affslrs of the city OF