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pE.rrr OF KING cETYwAYo.
The Zulu NJ onarch's Adventurous Ca
rr,r-I LIZ Drfcnf md lscatorniIOn.

rstE-LtS Dcieut anu lsCstOfatlOn.
Ntss cones from Durham, South Africa,
OF tue eath OF Cetywuyo, the King Of Zulu
land, Who was restored to his throne by the |
En-. ISL gov, rumrut last January, after hay
ing D.eu b, ID US i prisoGer Tor over ihte
,tats. Cety wayo, upon his return 10 Ills ma
tive land, found many 1T the independent
chiefs opposed to his restoration, ami he had
been trying 10 rcduc them to submission Tor
some time Uy force ui arms. II Is probable
that he had b; en- killed iu an engagement
With his enemies. CetyNayO gained cele-
brlty in 1879 by deG>i tie British gov
ernmcnt and rising Ia arlHs to defend his
throne He WAS defeated and taken prison
er in the struggle, but not until he had given
Great Britain such taste Of savagt warfare
that grea, party arose in England shouting
for peace auG den lunclig the war.
Cetywayo was the sun II Panda, and the
nephew + Chaka, Who organized the Zulu
nation, and vas known in South Aficl as
the Zulu Napoleon. lie succ,ed,d IN his
scheme OF organizing Il powerful ARMY und
sul.iectug all south Africa 10 his rule, and
when he was murdered, in 1923, he lett to
| his brother Panda 90 nations rs his subjects,
| Upon the death of Pdnda, in 1872 CciywayO
nsccndcd the throne. lie WAS described at
| that lime as negro whose color was almost
let black. His eyes were unusually large
and brilliant his fOrehrGd, though broad iui
that OF Il katir, was very recedng, and the
lower part Of his face denoted II determine
aud brutal nature. He was cruel to his
wives and ovcrbearins o. his su5jccs, tut
his father had lef, his power SO well guarded
that Cclywnyo held his people well in hand,
and when the war with England began hu
suffered very little from GcS rtiUhs from his
ranks,
The Zulu war OF 1879 was caused Ivy til,
determination Of Il gland u have the bound
ary line between the rfahsvah aud Zulu liLC
as defined by Sir Blrtc Fr1c respected aut
lnMimtaiued. Ilordc- OF Zllus were instant
J ly pushing over the liue and making assaults
on the natives Of the Trausvnal, and iinlll
Lord Chelmsford sent to CuiywayO the ultl
inatum OF his government This demanded
that the Zulu army sbou d he disbaud d ant
only called together in line Of actual war
that persons accused of cIinc in Cetywayo''
kingdom should be accorded lar triai b.
fore beng executed, and that women shoult
be allowed to marry without waiting for TIT
Kings consent. tCyAaSo dc, lnei to ac
ccpt these terms aud ,,rerar ii For war. The
first great bate was fought Oh Jan. 81, 1879
when the King fell upon large dctaChmen,
of Lord Chelmford's army aud utterly routed
them, killing u great number and taking
many prisoners, who were rulhlessly elaugh
tered. A savage warfare followed, In which
the British were decoy,d into ambush,s aud
killed, and finally Gcn. Sir Garnet Wulselcy
was sent from England TO take command OF
the army, Before lie reached the field, how
ever, Lord Chelmsford gained Il great victory
) over the Zulus at Ulcndi on July 8. Gen
Wolselcy made short work OF the war, anC
in August Cetywayo, with 90 followers, wa
u fugitive in the wids of Zulu land. One Of
the saddest events of the war was the killing
OF Prince Louis Napoleon, who had gone I,
the front To take his first lessons in var, enc
was killed in n rec lnnossanCc.
The capture OF the Zulu King was secured
by slratagem. Lord G. ri's party, wht
were searching for the fugitive, found his
sleeping mat vi kraal where lie had Sept tn,
night before. Two boys were found in tilt
, vicinity, but they denied all Knowledge o
| Cetywayo's whereabouts. They were boil
blind!olded, and voley was shot in the lir,
when one Of them, exciaiming. "My brothc
is shot !" promised TO lead the party To IL,
Kings hiding-placc if his life was spared
| They pushed through the wo Ids by night
and ON the morliug Of Sept. | Ceiyway,
\ was surrounded and capluied. He wa
naughty and djgnitied, and only asked 10 b.
, shot. This boon was denied him, and h
was taken 10 Cape Town and confined in al
old mill-housc, about four miles from tn
town. Here he was allowed the liberty o
+ two farms, embracing about LOO acres
from sunrise to sunset. He was sticll
guarded by British soldiers, but WAS per
/ milted TO enjoy the society of four of hi
p wives aud the services of two attendants
i He was kept prisoner in this place fo
b nearly three years, until August, 1882
when he was taken 10 London
and here he was made quite
lion of, being visited by lords and latilcs lnt
treated with distinguished consideration. Iii
board bill was no small item Of expense TO til
>. government, for he developed great fonc
n ness for English roast be,f, and it was report
cd that he consumed 500 pounds of soil
/, meat on the voyage from Cape Town t
Southampton. 1t was finally decided to r,
store Cetewayo to his throne, but he was fol
. hidden 10 raise or maintain an army, and til
'. conditions made in the ullinatum before tn
= Zulu war were vigorously imposed, with III
j additional condition that lie should be suhjet
to limited British direction in his manag,
: ment of internal affairs. lie accepted til
y terms gratefully, and on Sept. last he sal
: ed for Cape Town. lie was rcins,atcd
n king Of Zulu-lund on Jan 81, with great ce
cmony, but many OF the leading chiefs e.
C pressed their dissatisfaction at the BIRTHS
# terms, and it was forescen that troub
!, would soon come upon the restored kini
C Cetcwayo was IA massive, powerful man, wit
very large hands and feet and broad shou
N dcrs. He was about As years old, and wo
e small beard and a slight mustache.