, 1879-07-17

"NAroLEoN.
IA sp9est Sstsst s SysssF S Fsespi s ti 3s
Ffanccscl'tnl pletr'. n"
Tho Frlnca's Death.
The Cape Torn Arqnt givcs more full and
complete account Of tho circumstance Of tho
had. 1t Is Us follows:
hfaI. BcllInEion. Lieut.. Carey, and pdfty OF
Jlasutos visited Zulu krnal, whcre they wero
fred upon or q large party. The Prt1ea being, On
tl,at osseston, eopsnie.tous for gall.utry, almost
forces, within tho last few days, has been IN
th!a direction, md tlls Prince, Il can easily bo
imagined; k'iownE tl,e ground. conscious OF the
ylcinliy ot Lord Chsmsiord's CAMP oa the ono
preached the familiar spot with confidence, and
a sense o. security whieh betrayed him to hls
death. Ihr party started Al about half.past o,
Lord Chclmsforls camp OF tic sccond, ,-t,ia. ia.
on the nccs Of tic 1acenet Mollat ain,-by soma
ot'lrers, who. after riding With them sonu dis
snee t trss,fn tntnsa 81 81 .a towaSas so the s e.
n's' ts rsst aa her ~ s01saee slosas s assD SIu t.
which 10 rainy weather. heips TO- oil Tic
ltyot-ozi River, they arrived Mt the ttat.topped
GUS feature Of tic Landscape Of thiar portion Of
the Zulu frontier, and hers ,le Prince, directing
bis men to stackcn R!rths for whtjo, took
sketch Of tl'u country. Wr NAV hero lgress
pepsi. combined will, ltis remarkable proficiency
in military surveying {that great gift Of recoE-
nizing the strategic capabilities Of anr spot
which 50 distinguished tho First Napo1eon),
made hts contributions TO our knowledge OF the
sketch anished, The Prince and Ltent. Cnrcy re-
turned. a1ld ,te order VAS given to resume tho
kraal ut which he bud been fired Upon on bis
previous visit, a1nl turning OF to another close
By, which was found empty. 4 third kraal was
then sighted about one milo further out Towards
ss; seryta e @ a s 1sel pss ss 9
as tho KafIlr called It, would enubls
the escort to water thetr horses md make thrm-
selves some cotrec:. The kranl Is situated some
buts.. Between The kraal and tile riYer streteh-
cd luxuriant growth Of Tamcookte grass, tlvo
or sig feet In hight, with, after tha fashion Of
all described Zulu kraats, mcalles aad kallr
however, completely surround the krnnl; for II.
front tllera Was M open space apparently used
BY the Xulua, from the ashes mud broken Garth
cn"aEe ktrcwn around, u.s. common cooking
gave the order to olf-sadle for an hour. The
huts betrayed no signs OF recent occupation,
but two or three dogs wero still lingering about
the spot The prcsunption, Of coursc, wns that
had remained there after tile Xulus had desert
cd tic kraal; but. seen in the light Of the
dreadful event that mnediately followed, 1t
Is ha,ano,, mors than proeab'e ,,i that te dogs
tnen actually stalking the Prince and bis rom.
pan!ons, who wcro completely Of their guard
and chatting together. Al! III" partv. l,asing
turned their horses = Int M the e1ass and gram
for water, rat down in tue open SPA, c, and made
themselves some cuffec. The kat!ir meanwhile
f. went oil again to see that the horses kept to-
FsTr g k @ wba s1 ~ was oqF .ss MG5e Sn prs & i oss m
This time, concealed by the deep donea which
lay right acrosa The path taken afterwards bY
the fuaitivcs, some forty Or tifty zulus wcro
Creeping on e5 yifMs n Stealing out Of tue
ccaled by tlls rauk vegetation, along the watcr's
edge, and there, 1t is probable. 10y waiting until
the hustle of preparation for tho start
ior % rushing Upon tho ''iH Plinco's S'sp's, oart1'
Willis thus In ambush they must hayo
been surprised by the Katlr, for ono Of lhe
Zulus left bis soneealmcnt, and, crossIng tho
opposito bill. The Katlir at once returned to
the Prince, hut at first was not understood.
Corporal Grrbb, however, knowing tho lan-
then Interpreted Ills answer to the Prince. The
was ten minutes to 4. "You can eivc your
torses ten minutes more" he then said; hut
kltG hAuH'4 tulC@1!EtucH u Nulo 'lu4BSQ Hu8-
ptcIon, and tic order WIS given 10 saddle Ut at
oncE. Every nun went In search of his horse,
mud IN few minutes all was ready for the start.
The Prince for minute was busy looking to
bis bit. All stood to their horses, waiting for
the order to ,nount-wattIng for death! Pre-
pare to mount" The wurd was hatdly spoken,
when, with startling crash, there burst
from elrouEh tho cover vnltey from sorno
forty rlacs. The distance was not twenty yards,
and the long grass swayetl to slse sudden rush
OF the 1ullis, as. with TREMENDOUS shout, they
charged towards tho Prince nnd bis compun!ons.
"Usu;a," was thclr crg, "to English cowards.".
the t,1mtlt, and some broke nWny. Rogers, Of
DcttinEton's Corps, was shot heforo he could
recover hts horse, aud Tue Prince Vas unable 70
mount his enoEcer, 1!a! gray, Of s1tesn bands
caston. frightened By the firing, wosao than ever.
Quo BY one the party gal'ope4 paat, the Prince
IN vain eudeavorlng to mount Hp was PASSED
o 's'S asf ert qsssa s s ssaa 81 c;
lying across Ms saddlc; but tt.c Prince made no
anawcr, already striving bis best, md In min
utc he WIS alone. THE zuus burst from their
covert, yelling ai Grng alter the fugitt7es. The
seen by Lctocq holding Ills stirrup.lcathcr with
the left ln,fi. ne saddle with his right, trying
to keep up With hls horse and to mount. flo
Into the saddle by tic help u the holster, una
the holster tnusl hayo given way, and ho then
fell. The horse trod upon him and gaIlopcd OIL.
The Prince rcEaned his feet ufa ran alter tho
fast- rctreattg party. Lcso:q turned ~ hla
saddfu to luok behlnd hlm, and saw tue frnca
was running on foot with some twelve or tn!r-
teen Zulus only few feet orhlnd lin. They
oil bad asscgals In their hands. Hlld then no ono
saw tle awful entl. The rest of them galtoped
on towards Gen. Woods can,p. and after Gulug
sumo three miles met tim. Wood himself >and
Col. Butler. Tltry made their report, and those
officers, looking through their Elasacs, saw tho
Zuius leading array tile horsGs talGy had taken,
the trophies OF their successful attack.
BIG MORTGAGE.
BAN FRANCISCO, Cal. July 10-A Portland