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Warriors Killed from ono Soldiers
Window.
ON the same day rs the fatal battle and dis
nstcr NJ lsandianh, Il Zulu army numbering
ut least 5000 men attack ed with great bravery
and prrs!strncy the post at iiorkc's Drift. 1t
Was held by Is Company uf the Second Bat
TALON of the Twruty-ioirtii Regiment, under
Lieut.. G9nyilir Hromle;d. The company
numbered ninety men: besides these there
were forty "cissllitls' present, thirty-iirc Of
them patients in hospital, left behind III
when the column advanced into IuluIald uI-
der Lord Chelmsford. The whole Of these
were under tine command of Lieut.. Chard.
Royal Engineers. the senior officer, under
whose able superintendent and orders Lieut..
lromhcad and his men worked and acted.
At 5 O'Clock IN tie afternoon Of the I'D Lieut..
Bronnhcud received Il hastily written dc.
spaich from Capt. Gardner, Fourteenth Ius.
Snrs, informing HIM that tine camp Of the
third column had been taken by the enemy
and that he would be attacked that Might.
Capt. Gardner had been engaged I'm the tfpLt
at the camp, had staid till the last moment,
and then yallopcd for his life. lie escaped
across the iiuil;tlo River hOtiy pursued, man.
eyed to write the warning 10 Lieut.. Broinhead
and then rode on to HeIplnakmnr, another
post in the line OF communication,
The advance guard Of the Zulus appeared
mt first ut +. 81. 1T came around the sOuth
corner Of the hill IN u body Of from 800 to $40
strong, led by achicf OF horseback. They
halted u nlphlclt' ana tlcn advanced quietly
but quickly, II; a run, taking advantage Of
every bit OF cover. 1t seemed rs If they had
c1pcctcd to surprise the. camp. our men
open fire ut 10 yards. The first man to fall
was tho chief. lie was ShOt by private Dun
bar, and Tell on his horse hcadlong. Num-
bcrs OF the enemy fell ut once. They hesitat-
ed, broke. ana tiic greatest number scattered
to their lrlt. ana occupied The garden and Or
cnard. where there was plenty OF cover. 4
fcw got w close to the house and lay behind
,I, fiull prpu and Eitcl,niis tI,uf tI,r. 49,.
built. Scarcely any OF these men had guns
or rifles. Others came on in Il continuous
stream, occupied the hill above, aud gradual
ly cncircird the two houses. All the men
who had guns were stationed on the hill, and
kept up u continuous and rapid fire on the
yard. ltchuGiit our men in their backs rs
they were guarding tho garden side and five
men were mus siot dc;tu.
II now became DUSK The Iullla crcpt up
nearer and nearer, Under cover OF the bush
rs ana lohG grass theF were ablc 10 get with
III hFc HardS nl inc hnSpll;Ll without being
seen. From inns l'"lh'. IN parties OF fifteen
to twenty, they rrpIat:dly attacked the end
room OF me hospital. lhcy made these at
lacks In tho must deliberate manner. advan-
cling after the manner Of their dancing, with
Il prancing step and high action. They cared
nothing Tor slaughter, but cndcavorcd in the
most persistent manner to- get over the bur-
ricadc and into tho hospital. Many times,
seven or eight 1T least. Lieut.. BrOmlcad, COL
Letting a few men together, had to drive them
oil with II bayonct charge. Then they would
retire, and all of them chorus shout and
strike their shields. our men cleered In an
swtr, ana lct them hnf"lt. There was plen-
~ OF aniunlllm. tNllcr the nrst hHlf hour
there was no Waste.
HOW dellpcrale anu trilins me Hrr was can
nc gathered rom tHe following incident; Prl-
waite Joseph Williams, Il young Wclshman,
under two years service, had Il small window
in the hospital to shoot from. Next morning
fourteen dead warriors were counted outside
L. - rt ~ nag nflT nCn FtArn.ITt., Itu ItN.
Of fire. AS soon rs his ammunition was all ex.
pended. he and the other men with him de-
lrndrd the door "i the room TIL I'll" enemy.
ny MINERS. i"rredit open. Poor fellow
grd ont. and'asscigaicd aud INITIATED before
the eyes OF his cOlnrautS. Another instance I:
Private dunbar, thcsnmc man who shot the
chief on horseback, was posted to watch the
hill. rs the kaiiirs Strrtmrd down from the
right. this man talsoa Welshman, and Of less
service than The above mrnti0nedI shot eight
Of the enemy In as many consecutive shots.
Lieut.. tlIard WIS standing By him rs he did
il. and lhcbWlieS were. found hcapcd one on
Tie other next morning.
The enemy ut last effected Il I'm tho
hospital. Thirty Of the patients were got out
in time. Most Of them were pushed and pull
I'd through n window which opened on the
yard. Sergeant MnNfcld. IL fine young sol
lirr. WAS very III with fever and dclirious.
lie could not he removed and WAS killed in
hi~ bed.
WAS tlarch, AID 1t quickly hlazrd. BY It's
liz ht our men were enabled to see their foes
better, aud many fell before they rctrc;ItUd To
better cover. After u pause. encouraged by n
chief who from time to time shouted his or
dcrs from the hill side. they came ou again.
Thu. ii.hiin. in places became hand to hand
over illc nIt,lic sacks. The asSliluuts used
only their a%SSrgaiS. These tllrydid not throw
but used only as stabbing weapons. Direct.
~ II soldier showed his head over the Iararrt
To get - shot hr WAS tllrllS. at. Once or twice
the katiirS actually seized The bnyOnriS and
tried To wrench them or the rifles. One of
orr men loaded while Iuiu was tl,ygiug at
his bayunct lie pulled the trigger and blew
the pllcky fellow Ia atoms. They next tried
to set fire To the thatch"d roof Of the store. In
face Of Il hot fire they cot up To the hOuS" and
ON" tinr savage had his brains blown out as lIr
WAS holding Il brand against the caves.
And so the tight continued till after mid
night. rom which time Till 4 \. NJ. they grad
ualIy Withdrew, only every HOW andi!,rn ma
king i charge. They Carried with t!!rm all
their dead and wnliillrd that they could.
The laSl Of them LEFT just bn.!orc dawn, They
lei; $40 dead on the Lciu. These were coulItetl
and buried IN nral's. Many of them wcrcrcc-
o~"niz"d fy their shields rs belonging To on"
Of the crack roya! regiments. The majority
wrr" Of II certain age. ~ poor condition. ana
Of small stature. our loss. counting five Of
the patients. WAS thirteen killed and ten
wounded. Three ol the latter have Since died
OF their wounds.
"
CAPE TowN. April |, Win ST. VINCENT.
April l6.-Ihe colonial secretary OF Natal has
trlrE r;iphrd TO tIerolonia! secretary or Cape
Colony that t"'ewHyn has sent messengers ~
Lord thrlniSi"rd WIN oFrr'iir,'> Tor peace. II
Is th"l'Sit, however, lh;t mis- IS merely Il r's,
to obtain information OF tlt' moNcInrit> o!
the BRUSH troops. me tkh"t filieI co!urhn
set out on the 18Th az Narrh. II j. composer
ol b.pn men, Two 'faiiihe E"hS' TWO chlh"n,
several rocket tubes. lib wagons, and 81 pack
mules.
Colonel Law commands the advance guard,
consisting OF naval hriSad"S rom the sl'lpH
Slinll and Tclrd"S. two companies hi The
BuilS, nNe OF INC 33Ih Regiment, ana tue
Yho!r OF me '!Sl HcGlhl'Ht. Inc wagons are
escorted ~ TWO companies I" mounted pa
tis'I ni.i Il na.''n.', y. nI'',r> on i""., ny I
Joi i,!h"e''"c 49,, 's"r .,n,
consisting OF =. company or TWO
;htiiidTGi men rom INC i'""o'c'M, we
H.ih lteSi'he'i'' an" on.t''i"i VI Nv CYL
i.cSin''!'t i',u ~ ,n',u,.Iu n'.rnn, iW.|
' n'ilINloIu "hu san "'G M',' NC val s",tu.
NJ WAS wen VIZ" nc T''uihii ny y" ~. 'WlI'
OF M'irn. to''lei itHlS"i NV a"s HthI
''H''e'' !i'iii i.N,M' t'I'l 'l .''.nr ~ Nv ~, d."
pnrrisnn were. iii and 50 Wounded and liIal
only Io Of his men would he able to ASSIST inc
reviewing column. i"r when .s,,i'D "n!"S were
l!ylhE IN wall, -\"Js'aht l'afid>oh, Oh tie
6olil l'cSinnch'' j. ueau.
'ol"ilci " onu hl'Hrh'u ''"t',"'N EtI''S,
hoiu on inc -Hln Oh .Mh!rII, ana chpturcu Il
quantity oi cattle. subsequently. 2hn] ~.
luS rctopk the cattle. and ON the 18th attacked
after four hours lgliiiig. blt me BrltlSh loss
was heavy: seven officers ana seventy men
were killed, including captain I ailphrIi ahu