, 1879-02-03
AFRICA.
WAR WITH THE ZULU9,

New YonK, Fob. 2.-Euglani has another
war on her hanls, with Catowayo, King Of
the zulus, the most powerful monarch In
Africa south Of tho Equator. 1t is only
about sevou months since tho wnr will, the
Galekas and Gaikas, two other stroug tribes,
was concluded, after d severe loss of lIfa and
large expenditure of treasure, and this QUO
promises to be Of even gruatcr dimensions.
When thu English annexed tho Dutch Trans-
wal Republic, tho Dutch Ind Just concluded
u humiliating pence with tbs zutus, who
weEo therefore arrogant. Among the
asseta Of tho Republic was quarrel
with the natives about somo Territory on
the pongolo River Tho Eugliah refused to
entertain thu Zulus' claims to it, aud during
tho recent war with the C4trrea tho colonists
were grayely 1nonaced by largo Xul,. arrny
drawn up on tho frontiers. Sir Bartle Frcro
has Rout Cstewayo IN ullimatuln, in Which,
though he admits the Zulus' Claims to tho
land in dispute, hs demands repnration for
certain ousrages, tho surrender Of rctcll-
ious Chief, the admission Of d British Rosi-
dent and Of missionaries, the disbantling Of
his army. and the permission Of his ma1c
subjects to marry before they arc 10. Tho
English Liberal papers cri.icisa these do
mnnds severely, and denounco as unwar-
rautab1e this interference in the Zulua' do
moetiu atfairs, declaring that tho King can
only comply with them
At lNM1SkAr 1&lsK or BRING MURDERED OH
DETilltOSED.
and that therefore he has no option but To
accept thu quarrel thus forced upon him.
Tho Engliah preparations nEo very foEmitla-
bio. Three cotumns nutar Lord Chslms-
ford aud Coils. Wood mud nowlands. aEo pro-
pared to advance from tho Natal frontier,
Utrecht, aud Pretoria; thoy contain about
1t, coo men, Of whom 800 arc ilsitish regn-
lars, $500 a1o mounted ritlonlen from. tho
Cape, aud t, 900 Aru Caares, armed some with
rifles aud tho others With asaegaiH. Tho
army Of Oetawayo contains about 4o.o .oft0
mon, totwcen ths AgsH OF 70 and GO,
the boys and old mon not boiug
taken into computation Us effective. They aro
armed with breechloaders, aud havo so1ue
cannon. All the mgn have 10 20 through
tho army, aud uons are allowed to marry
before tho ago of 10. Tho young men,
mitld!e-aged men, aud married mon arc
formed into regiments by themselves, tho
last mentioned wearsug " distinctive badge
thoir llair in circular tuft. TAs regiments
aro regularly olAcersd aud divided into corn-
pauioa, and the zulus have solus simple
military 'tactics- They are powarfnl and
warlike race, numbering kome sou, 600, and
occupying territory OF 10000 square miles,
and .nsy giyesthe EngliHh \ good deal o1
trouble Gro they arc sub<iued.
| ANOTHER uSlloLY WAR BEouA.
LONDON, Feb. "A dispatch dated Capt
Town, Jan. II. says that no answer having
been received from Catywago, the 1ula King
up to Jan. II, Tie British troops advance
into his territory III four columns on the
next day. They have 10 fur encountered nc
resistance. 1t IL reported that Cesywago il
ha.npered by strong poaes party At home
and 1t il expected that hut feeble resistance
will be made to the British advance.
/ MOROCCO sTARvlN0.
GIBRALTAR, Feb. 2.-1t IL feared that b.
fore uext year half the inhabitants Of tht
southern provinces Of Morocco will have
perished by starvation and disease on ac
count Of the scarcity caused by last yeaz',
! drought,