The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-23

HARD FIGHTING BETWEEN THE zULus AND
BRITISH -TnB zuLus RErutsEp WITH
GREAT LOSS.

HARD FIGHTING BETWEEN THE zULus AMI
BRITISH -TnR zuLus RRrutsEp WITT
GREAT LOSS.
LONDON, April 22.-Advices from Cape
town, April 9th, via st. Vincent, says
lord Chelmsford, In camp at Gingevura
on the road to Ekowe, was attacked q
day break, April Sd, by II, 900 Zulus, who
made frequent and desperate attacks OF
all sides, but were repulsed and pursued
with great loss. Four hundred and sew
enty.one Zulus were found dead In front
Of the trenches. The final attack was led
by DobeClunano, who commanded at Is
andnla. Lieut. johnson, Of the 90th Reg
iment and four privates were killed. Col
Hartley, OF the 10th Regiment, the Sur.
geon and 10 men were seriously wounded.
Col. Croalock, Maj. Barron and 10 men
were wounded on the 4th inst. Lord Chel.
mstord, with the 0lst, Goth and 50th Regi.
ments and body OF marines left camp
and relieved Ekowe during the night.
Col, Pearson and his garrison have reached
Umsindusi and will arrive at Tugela April
7th. During the Investment 2S men died
and l2S were put on the sick list. Ekowe
has been totally evacuated.
ACapetown dispatch OF April sth says:
In fight between Col. Woods command
and the Zulus, on the 2Sth OF March, the
retreat Of the Zulus was cut off, and a
hand to hand fight ensued. Col. Wealth.
erby, his son, Capts. Barton, Baron, Van
Stielkeron and seventy men were killed,
and on tho Goth Lieuts. Nicholson and
Bright were killed. Mai. Hacket was
/ wnnpdaJ aud ;n,,k Stn;Ih onI FoyEg
Gardiner and Cox were wounded. The
total losses Of the British in both engage
ments is estimated at % in killed and
wounded, the Zulus lost twenty-five
hundred men.
Intelligence from Capetown this after.
noon states that Col. Woods column has
been attacked by tho Zulus and lost four
hundred men. The Zulus lost heavily.
LONDON, April % 2:S0 r. M.-Donold,
Currie & Co., proprietors OF the Cape OF
Good Hope and National Line OF Steam.
ers, received a telegram dated Cape St.
Vincent, April 22d, which says: Col.
Woods column had been attacked near
near Luneburg by large number of
Zulus. The enemy were repulsed with
great loss. British loss, 70 officers and 400
men. The troops fought calamity, but
appear to have been taken by surprise.
A dispatch from Ginglelava, South Afri-
ca, OF April 7th, says the relief column on
reaching here on the lst inst. was inform
ed OF the advance Of great masses OF the
enemy. The troops at once formed at La
Ager and strengthened their intrench-
ments. AT four o'clock in the morning
the Zulus appeared, skirmishing on the
right in front OF the rifles and the native
brigade on the northeast. We first en-
gagged large force which appeared on the
surrounding heights. The Zulus fought
brayely, advancing within thirty yards OF
our intrenchments. The attack lasted
nearly four hours, when the Zulus retreat
ed preCipitately, followed by the mounted
infantry and native contingent. On April
Sd the relief column, under Lord Chelms-
ford, started for Ekowe. Itwas composed
OF the Fifty-seventh and Sixtieth regi-
ments, six companies OF the Ninety.tirst
marines, two rocket companies, one gat-
tling gun, two nine.pounders, the mount
ed infantry and Dunn's scouts.
Orontes troop ship Is ordered TO be
ready for sea Immediately to take out
about 100 men for the Cape OF Good
Hope.
kilograms to the War Office, from St.
Vincent, dated March 22d, says: Lord
Chelmsford intends to abandon Ekowe as
the roads make it difficult OF approach.
lie will establish post on the coast road.
A dispatch from Ginglelava, April 4th
says: The day after the battle Cetywayo's
brother sent a flag OF truce proposing to
surrender. Lord Chelmsford replied that
the only terms he could grant were that
all the Chiefs and men surrender them
selves as prisoners. The proposal was be-
lieved to be sent to delay the probable ad-
vance OF the British on Ulundia. Lord
Chelmsford and the main force returned
to the Lungela river.
EKowE BURNED.
LONDON, April pa correspondent at
Nyzane says: Ekowe was burned by the
Zulus on the 9th OF April, after itseyacua.
ton.
There is strong evidence that the Trans.
vaal Beers are tampering with the Chief OF
the Mahos, endeavoring to induce him to
join them against the British.
1t is said at Cape Town that Cattywayo
witnessed the attack on Col. Wood camp,
March Goth. Hence the determined ma