The New York herald., 1879-09-18


establishing fortified posts in the enemy's
country. After much delay and the arrival of
reinforcements, making his forces numerically
larger than those employed by England in
the Peninsular war. the advance on Ulundi
was commenced. Lord Chelmsford's reputation had
suffered severely from the castgations inflicted on
his torces by the savage Zulus that he determined
hearing that Sir Garnet Wolseley was to supersede
him. to make a final effort and dash on Ulundi
At daybreak on the 4th OF July flying column
crossed the White Umvolosi Two days before 1t
was reported that Cetywayo had sent 400 head Of
cattle with messengers commissioned to make peace
but they were stopped by Zulu regiment
who stated that until they had been beatenjno peace
should be made. cetywayo said;-"You may fight
and surround the English when they leave the
lager and try to crush them. but white men have
never been beaten. The British troops had scarcely
crossed the river before the Zuus began to show in
great numbers along the sky. Many were descending
to the plain in column and companies, with skir-
mishers in advance. Columns could also be seen
issuing from Ulundi. The square wheeled to the
right and took up excellent position. The artil
lery opened fire. Without any perceptible decrease
in pace the Zulus advanced. Their attack de-
veloped itself with wonderful rapidity. Thousands
upon thousands uttering cries. were sweep
ing round the square. Dense masses came on with
stopped them. 1t looked though hand to hand
fight was imminent. At sixty yards from the Brit
ish line they wavered In another second they halted
dead. Through the smoke the black rank could be
seen TO hesitate. pausing as If for spring. Then
it turned and fed. Cetywayo present in per-
son and directed the battle.
HuSrgp KING.
The escape of the King was the point in the
English victory. To what cover the fallen despot
had retired nobody seemed to know surely. but it
was believed that he had taken refuge in tile Ngoma
Mountain forest. He said to be accompanied
by his Prime Minister and by two chiefs Of
the Royal House and to have taken with him his
wives. The royal cattle were driven with him wher
he sought shelter. These symbols Of his royal
estate he would suffer to stray from HIM. In
deed. the rumor that the herds were being driven
to the junction Of the White and Black Umvoloski
gave the British their first cew to the Kings hiding
place. They started in pursuit of him on August
Ii. after burning Ambakage. his new kraal Though
they kept close on his tracks all along Cetywayo
always managed TO escape them. On the morning
Of the 18th the cavalry arrived at the kraa where he
had spent tho night and found that the bird had
flown. Lord Clifford was then ordered to continue
the pursuit with party of mounted natives. Then
Cetywayos misfortunes began. His followers left
him one by one. His Prime Minister. two of his
$50 head of Cetywayos cattle. and almost every day
and cattle we're surren dered to the English.
1t is said that toward the end OF his ightCetywayo
had no more than two three followers who
manned faithful to him and accompanied him.
There is no doubt that Sir Garnet Woseey's threat
to burn the kraal of any chief harboring Cetywayo
had effect in bringing about the capture Of the
King.
THE OUTCoMEs OF THE CAMPAIGN.
With Cetywayo In the power of the English the
war is practically ended If any danger Of future
trouble be in store it will undoubtedly come not
from the Natal but from the Transvaal side In any
case the relations between the Cape Colony Natal
and the Transvaal will be immensely complicated by
the addition Of Zulu protectorate, which, with the
country divided into separate chieftainships is
considered an almost mpracticable scheme. Possibly
Cetywayo will be restored to his throne. with. of
course. proper guarantees for his good behavior.
But, whatever his fate, it should not be forgotten
that Cetywayo. personally and in his daily life
among the people. showed among the Zulu nation
as something better than the rest and in his own
African style, a king. He showed himself war.
rior of undoubted pluck, and whom the British
must have admired no less than they feared. Time
and time again he succeeded in inhicting defeat
them. At Isandula scarcely man of six English
companies escaped alive His name became a terror
to the trained British soldier his forces descended
upon the invader at all unexpected hours and places
Ho caused disasters to the English at that time as
serious though not 30 far-reachng. as did Armin-
ius the Cheruskean prince. with his savage German
hordes to varus and his Roman legions in
the Teutoburger forest. Armed with assegais
and few old guns the Zulu forces
kept the field month after month, fighting
desperately. while their numbers were dcci-
mated by the dreaded breech-loader. At the
battle Of Ulundi Cetywayo had only twenty thou
sand warriors left. They gave reckless battle, as
usual. but the fght was simply slaughter. Only
nine British soldiers killed. showing how un-
equal was the fight. yet how brave were the savage
hordes. The grim African monarch has left
his mark. directly and indirectly, the
pages of history He not only inflicted, directly.
the serious defeats that the English have suf
fered for many years in their African and Asiatic
campaigns. but. indirectly. he is the that
publican France is relieved of pretopder, whose
existence would have been constant menace to the
existence Of her present institutions.