, 1880-12-26
THE BASUTO WAR.

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THE BASUTO WAR.
1nterestine Letter frona Cape Town,
=. South Africa.
Alton (lu., Telegraph
CARE TowN, Nov. 16-Now that this col
ony Is cursed with an uprising Of the natives
of magnitude never before paralleled,
something about the country and people
whera the war IS raging and where it COM
,nenced may be Of interest. Basutoland is
$50 miles in length by fifty In breadth, with
an area of 1000 square miles. Natal is
On its northeastern border, and the
Cape Colony on Its southwestern. It's
northern frontier lies along the Orange
Freq State, and the Drakensberger sep
aroett5 the territory from KraifrariA The
'sbont tIat thtrty p miles IN breadth " lying
,njonr the Frea Stats border and running the
whole length of the country: From the first
range OF the Drakensbcrg right w to their
summit the country Is stu d1a2s almost entirely
perfect sea. of rolling, grassy hills, and so
cold that no native Of South Africa can Gu
dure the rigor OF Its winter, The country
is we'll watefed and produces wool and grain
IN large quantities me xa axeTage q nlEt ct OF
feet, and the climate is temperate III summer.
with coplous rains, and. III winter it is dry
and bracing. The lasutos number some
l5o,oW souls, with property and live
S5ock @ 10 7dns one +ha 3a,'0 Roontoo oa @1 49,
~: ~ h. .ho lo 2,,+ci 'o Roere of ~ 0rnnne mv.o
Free State, when, In March Of that year, the
country was brought under British domln-
lou. In 1871 Basutoland vas annexed 70 the
Cape colony dae 81 1eg5sun!l'v ts nnvopr powet OF ne
erIltory y;s; is sessfd M ar,;amcnt ~ @ o oinfa IE
Courts may be given 1ufRsaictl9n N ,,ny apy
sPecihed case aalsng ad;o1;an " nasaVi dm1
Magistrntes nave 2nr1s%9tigtlon 9tane ~ az civll
sults' aug can nax 1,,,en tte ofPans Ha 90; an
inal eharge eSGepH VIII snbrb ~, casa ehnd ,S Pun
lShapie " ueat!s} ~ ai H.
Court OF the MaeistEnets ;t Is ~ nelq; 4,..tie Ihe
terrl5oty Is aivlaeo 1na 1m.o ens U!s.rlcts G,t
qI Inapa bosigp, Dei1a' rent nuunoe 1pi G;et,
LeIioe, ann Entm@, a,1 90 P;tsn ;s ha1G t!ne lug
OF re peoR5 r. a cb;at - shna u I hs
nna ana ny ~ nn9a1nment E1 sn9%s rSs Ra us
snoorolnal1o nto so1,a. tnsn;do nG }os D.
Sntosaie plosas 4s1ar,a - nna,,t1,i 1o1si
belote Tue VA ~ a~naud;t,,rc ~ ~ -
was IN excess o. tae e3p9u!tg; NV s..i ~ ~ u
course an IMMENSE WI tha n n"al "an ue ss, se IT,
tes Inc basntos. s!1Gugn pItsl} Giii1SGt,
are patoalo4s eIlouf ~ "a., ~ ~ a apss
cit pu1 tne neas h;rt. q ist. aF 1,es au Soiv
OF tne oae + tSe haa1+s ~ whife nav 1nh9
49, loa dam ~ +ha I,,,+,o
laIl. al tne plinetpn.. .Hna},1 ~ .nS o139Gs
were educatea ~ ,;fHs f.s'.,. n.a Ten han1
col1ege, some 1nIes iniaeS tto !. E~pG 1G"n
1emouiano, Wnlcn ccuiltty ~ Aiso IA r.
bellon aEalhst lne Ct'lony, covs1S ~ Iae ni Wnole
area between tne uihtaa :. sna a. hel e. faveIs, n,,:,
and from the DraKensoeis 70 tn6 sfa- Inc
population. aceordlag % census baken last
year. " ~ SOUS. ~ u - mnst b enSstent
pastofa! country, catt!e M!1 P sne9P tnla4tn9
everywhere Ilie clmate IS mlld, and tne
rainy season eXtends from NoveMnef 70
February, Ihe lelnous came 1hder BRUSH
rule III 1870 Ihe ct!ief scat OF Mae1s1racy IS
at Umtata' pletnlSsle9iatea aiae siilage' amno, m,,
until the war, Iar11l1g one. Inc
Chief Magistrate Of Tenbuland, Maj. Il:
e. Elliott q. d. IT,, now pesleged
at Umtata by swarn1s OF Iembus
and Tambookies. but the Major IS gallant
officer and tried soldler and It Is expected
that he viii handle his etsaA totce so aS to
hold %he Plnee until assistance arrives Tho
lcoei oaiehas' noul'4ntas. Rna 'oonuos IN
haplt part OF Gr1qaa!ano EasI tefrlIory
empfacinE ne "noIe OF tno bf!tlsn teTrlory
lnclosed Dy me Drakehspnrg' @ Natai, fenao
iana arg 1na ~ demonlana ,o nney nnnner = cThi- %
nlheu Nuo nlen, MotnGn ai.u Mu1. cnliufen. lne
fonoD0nlise, Anut'eI t 'alpo LYING In ultQua-
1a1lo Iast, anu Nliose nuuloets ale cons1uei1
aole. pasely nulueieu @ iu9ir n1aglstlate allo
hlS clelk anu aien !oineu tiie 9tneI leoels; -,
1ne Rfuelai s aeo meto o. - at .'1ls iepe,!
lon snatl ot suppt;esseu ~ ~ cos!s Without
ASKING 1OI LILO uSSlSkA1CQ 01 lQ1peIl21 EIQGQ2.