, 1879-03-21
THE BRITISH DISASTER,

LhFFYkHo'H""et AoHH"n fHHH.
PLYMOUTH, March 5.-stcssrs. 1)vna1l Curric
e. Con- Colonial Mail steamer Warwick Castle,
Cant, Al. II. Webster. wl,ic1, lrft t.nn. ,rrrn nj
~. = y, ~, III, II nrrivoa a. i,Ir,n-,.,,, -
~, ''t,,.'., - '''' =" 49, - io"''u'" ~
n,"'h's"t last n'snt. h''o,'e ncF passcneets
weru tlIn Koy. Mr.. witt ntd faulty, from Nanl.
file following narrative wns obtained from Mr,
Wit. swcdfaI, mtssnnory at Rorkc,. ,,rIft wh,,
,y,, ,as.u, H.. ,,t...t,r, "N
"l.ncssco me ulsaatss' .....
IL WIS OF! t1se .s-o ot dhhEafy, lsdV. bright
anl war,n rose tue sun nver my nation, f.care-
trru kltyatc,l Mt the buffalo Kycr mn lin. Nntai
.,tl.. Al Ina farm I, a diff In,u t,w zuim conn.
..., ~, .,,.. r..,.s,. ~. mr.
Wy "''o"" W wv "u'Ho - ho'hca ''H't' lch
n'inntcs' walk from the drift were my !'ouse*.-
two largo bu.i.igs.-sitllatcd nj the burcr
uf III. Xulu country. uni nj tic ycry t,,nrt.
,y,,crc thr rrca,rst rc,r,lanrn fron. t,,. zn,rs %
was expected. pct Ths.s 1ui1dars @ werc found lou 4s yeqs
Ut INDUCED for military purposes, md. Mt the
request Of The uenernt commanding flu 1otccs,
had LIFT tlrn, as his t.!sposaI. 4 tarve fn,.
e a.,..,. rn,, ,,.. t'. .',..,t ,"@1 ou
hoasc. eentS 'ect ny twenty 'eet' ""fel' "scd
rs II ciiuresl, was turned 'hto cptnnlissarIat-
store; Anll my t1wcliing-housr. sixty tect l,v
eighteen feet, WINS nat!c a hospital, II, rouse
tu,,,,cc III ,y,,,rl i t,n1 r., ..rtl r,va, ~, ,rtfo
Is,. 49, " s,.o '' I.,,..,1 ~ n'"a .,, a"a, s S"o
IN" threo chltafeh. !th5se!l asa'a h''a acted rs
Interpreter between tho doceor III Charge anI the
htark people.
"Bclore l'c aforementioned day all vas au!ct.
-wasons arriving constantly, aug'ncntins tt':
store Vi provisions; atut tic only yariatlun In
this Irus'ntonf was tfts renort Of skirtnlss'es nc-
curing Oh ,lle other s'de Of tic river. But
l,casy sturfl Is often prcrried by sudden calm.
The @d ea.'c asM witnessed the battle In which
the Wnrriors OH Dutti ttdes showed. OF perhaps
wcrc compelled to show, colrag" ttIat cau-
not be lrntc1 either by contemrorarles Or
ny nostertty. Behold On the one Bf!!e thuu-
sai soldiers, reinforced " equal their nt1t!llcr
lamb 1st0ty 11It}f att
enemy morc ti,an tsn times tleiE nq.nber. Be-
hul1 on thu utller side tls t'lnss uf Xuus, who,
rlote together, walk steatgt a9atIist tllc mouth
q t.e cautions; , Lopk HOW tto'sal',ls after
presses without Icar over The dead bodies ot
tletr comrades, nEainst the destroying WEAPON.
lcsloll Oh thu one side few duzcn white trnops.
thu only remainder OF tlIai thousand; look lOw
tlon, keep close tosrther, trying yet while 10
light for their lives With the 6ayunct. Behold
III the uil!er side the blaek otcs, how they are
lighting nGalnst the Intruder air! ppnrcssor,
fighting fur liberty nnu tndcbeHdcncc, cornl1g
el1sc to litsr bnyonets' anu making t!1e harm.
less by taking t!lp corpacs q their brethren null
throwing thrin OIL them. Who wins your Tarm-
est ss,inntliyf The Captain wht,, Knowing lhat
He IS iost, stops iiio'lest ~ sWke tne Sanuoh
nm alc; or III nulu, MNo' ~ l's e1c.tcnieali,
lchvcs us lei!ow-so'ulesB oe!1ihHt anu alone
;nAies ;,i tse at1aek on tne hospltat ~ Aoris's
ntat, sest'oE ms gun ~ tas FeFv pali!eaae asi.l
nr... ~ ttose @ aHn!ua' ~ your Munlitatull
steater lns tIose ' ntAet 1--WE Wno entsteu iis
conlinFsaIat,se ,e ~ ossaitcesE anu aGnShnea
Il n9ni"st :u2o Iulns, thall ',' lor tsc oo9 who
louyilt ou1sM'v ' talc "1o.e 'neM., uyM,9 70 Oyer
Fo"er isle Whtes, 9 at'1 Wh9 Wnhafc" o. das-
orch", leNstlE 4,ooo ueaAt hunurc''s o1 whom
we,e tsis e'ea v,,,, u ~ ss.f vsfa ,'t u .e
Egypt ios she NV US aos INC uts!ef. ncse uitl
you 1ta rrentef Goufage of cnntelApt o. ueath
thafi tllsrel Ut. Il. nni 1s.ysell haa ~ Tug notts