Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-23
Not a Whit Gratified In her IncursiOns
into the Wilds OF Africa-Partieu-
lars OF the Attack on Lord
ChelmsfOrd's Camp by
the Zulus.
''Ihe Troops Fought Calamity, but APP
pear TO have been Taken by Sur
prise"-The Same Old Story
5. Additional Reinforce.
ments en- Route to
the Scene.

Chelmsford e camp, at Ginglelova, en- the
road to Ekowe, was attacked at daybreak,
April Sd, by eleven thousand Zulus, who
made frequent and desperate attacks on ali
sides, but were repulsed and pursued with
great loss. -Four hundred and seventy-one
Zulus were found dead around the trenches.
The final attack was led by Dobechmanzi,
who commanded at Isandula. Lieutenant
johnson, of the Ninety ninth regiment, and
four priyates were killed. Colonel Northry,
OF the Sixth regiment, surgeon and five
men were severely wounded. Colonel
Crealack, Major Barron and ten men were
wounded on the fourth instant. Lord Cheims-
ford, with the Ninety first, Sixtieth and
Ffty-seventh regiments and a body of
marines, lett their camp and relieved Ekowe
during the night. Colonel Pearson and his
garrison have reached Umsindusi and will
arrive at Tugela April 9TH. During the
investment twenty eight men died and one
hundred and twenty eight were put on the
sIck-list. Ekowe has been totally evacuated.
CThls evacuation is understood in London
to be Colonel Pearsoa's garrison.)
A Cape Town dispatch of April 9Th says:
SIN the fight between Colonel Woods's COM
mand and the Zulus on the twenty-eighth of
March, the retreat of the Zulus was cut off
and hanl-to- hand fight ensued. Colonel
Weatherby and his son, and Captains Barton
Baron and Con Steentkrooker and seventy
men were killed; and on the twenty ninth
Leutenants Nicholson and Bright were killed
and Major Hackett was severely wounded,
and Lieutenant Smith and Captains Gardi-
ner, Cox and Pearce were wounded. The to-
tai of British losses In both fights is estimated
at two hundred and twenty killed and wound
ed. The Zulus lost twenty-five hundred
men,
1t is rumOred at Pretoria and Natal that
the Beers intend investing Pretoria, and
threaten to, detain Sir Bartle Frere as a
hostage, unless their demands are complied
with. 1t is rumcred that Sir Bartle Frere is
returning to Natal.
The transport Clyde has been wrecked On
Dyer's island. ALI the crew were saved, but
the stores were lost, and the ship sunk.
Intelligence from Cape Town this after
noon states that Colonel Woods column had
teen attacked by the Zulus, and four hum
dred men lost. The Zulus lost heavily.
LATER.
2:30 p.m.-The Donald carrier company,
proprietors of the Cape of Good Hope and
gram dated Cape st. Vincent, April 22d,
which says: Colonel Woods's column has
been attached near Luneborg by large num-
Der of Znlus. The enemy were repulsed with
great loss. The British lost seven officers
and four hundred men. The troops fought
galiantly, but appear to have been taken by
surprise"
A dispatch fiom Ginglelova, South Africa,
dated April 7th, says: The relief column on
reaching here the first instant was informed
OF the advance of great masses of the enemy,
and the troops Immediately formed at Lag IA
and strengthened their Intrenchments. At
four in the morning the Zulus appeared,
skirmishing on the right in front of the Rifles
and naval brigade. On the northeast we
first engaged large force which appeared
on the surrounding nights. The Zulus
fought brayely, advancing within thirty yards
of our intrenchments. The attack lasted
nearly an hour, when the Zulus retreated pre-
clpitatey, followed by mounted infantry and
native contingents. On April Sd the relief
column under Lord Chelmsford started for
Ekowe. 1t was composed of the Fifty-sev-
enth and Sixtieth regiments, six companies
of the Ninety-frst marines, two rocket COM
panies, one gatlng-gun, two nine Founders,
mounted infantry and Dunn's scouts. The
rest of the column renamed to guard the
| baggage. Mounted natives and vol
| unteers led the way. No Zulus
| fifteen miles, Colonel Pearson, with a few
companies of the Ninety-ninth and seamen
of the Active, were met at five O'Clock, and
the force reached Ekowe at half-past nine.
The garrison had plenty of food. There
were one hundred sick and thirty dead.
| Lieutenant Evelyn, of the Butts, and Lieu
tenant Davidson, Of the Ninety ninth, were
| dead from fever The camp was very strong.
On April 4th Colonel Pearson marched for
Tugda. and on April 5th Lord Chelmsford
started for Ginglelova. In consequence of a
| false alarm, the pickets fred into the bush.
| Dunn's Scots returning, the Sixth fell back
at their approach in disorder One Scot was
killed and nine woulded. FIVE men of the
| Sixth were also wo inded. OF the thirty four
whites wounded remaining at Ginglelova,
| one died, sixteen are dangerously and twelve
severely wounded. new 1ntrenchment
camp has been formed, and part of the force
| is returning to Tugda. The Zulus lost twelve
| hundred men in the engagement"
| In the house of commons this afternoon
the secretary of state for war, In reply to an
inquiry, said he believed the news about
| Colonel Wood in Donald, Currier Il Co. 5 st.
| Vincent telegram referred to no new affairs.
A captain, lieutenant and one hundred
men of the Sixtieth regiment of rifles have
been ordered ready for Immediate embarka-
ton for Natal.
The Orentes, troop ship, has been ordered
to be made ready for sea Immediately, to
take out about twelve hundred men to the
Cape of Good Hope.
A telegram to the war Office from st. Vim
cent, dated March 22d, states that Lord
bad roads make it difficult Of approach. He
will instead establish post on the coast
road.
A dispatch from Ginglelova, April 4th
states that on the day of battle Cetewayo'G
brother sent a flag of truce, proposing tx
surrender. Lord Chelmsford replied that thu
only terms he could grant were that all the
chiefs and their men should surrender them
selves as prisoners. The proposal was be
lieved to be feint to delay the probable ad
vance on Ullandi
Lord Chelmsford and his main force hav.
returned to the LUCIA river
In the house OF commons, to-day, thu
chancellor of the exchequer, replying to in
quires, said that Lord fytton, the vicaroy o
India, had telegraphed on April Sd that N
advance on Cabul would be ordered withou
the consent of the home government; but
may be necessary to advance the vanguard, Ill
order to give better force to the negotiations
An advance on Gangadamak may be desir
able on account of the climate.
MeJor Cavagnari is now at Gangadamak
and messages are still passing between hin
and Yakoob Khan.