New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-03
KING LOBENGULA IN 4 TRAP.
THE MATABELE FORCES LIKELY TO BE
CAPTURED BY THE BRITISH
AGAIN REFUSED NEAR BULUwAYo-HuYDRED.

AGAIN REFUSED NEAR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF NATIVES KILLED OR WOUNDED IN
RECENT BATTLE-THE KINGS BEST
REGIMENTS ALMOST ExTERMINA-
TED IN ANOTHER CONFLICT.
London. Nov. "A dispatch from Cape Town says
that native runners who are reaching Fort Vic
toria confirm the belief that King Lobengula has
beer trapped. He is blocked to the northward by
the Tsetse Fly country. through which 1t Will
be impossible for him to drive his cattle ana
to the southwark by the Imperial troops ana the
forces of the British South Africa Company. Io-
bengula's forces are supposed to be in the region
OF the Shangani and Gaulo rivers. $40 miles west
OF Fort Charter. Their capture seems probable
A dispatch received to-day in this city says that
part OF Iobengua's forces were overtaken by Major
Forbess column last night near Buluwayo Ihe
Matabele turned on their pursuers. but were de-
feated with serious loss and many of them were
captured.
While a small detachment OF the conlpany's men
were guarding a number of MatabeIe prisoners
the night of October .: they were attacked
by a body of 800 Matabele. and a sharp fight
ensued The British were fully prepared to re-
ccive the enemy In the first rush made by the
Matabelc they swept past the British pickets.
This brought them within range OF the British
guns and deadly fire was poured INTO their
ranks. For a moment the natives heid their
ground: then they broke, and fed 10 cover III the
BUSH pursued by the British cavalry. In TINS
fight 800 Of the Matabee killed or wounded
The companys forces lost two Killed. white anu
a negro-and six wounded. . ro.,
dispatch TO The Daily News, !ro" ro,,
Victoria says: ''On the third attack the enemy
did not stop to their spears. but Droke anu
fled the first taste OF the xims. Inc troops
went for the Matabele with LOUD cneers anu
shouting. There was much fierce hacking thrust
ing and shooting with reyolvers at close quar.erss
4 ne Matabele ruck but for the broken GROUND
would have been cXterminated. IL ~ estiHar"
hat ~ killed and wounded
IA Cape Town Nov. 2.-AdVic"s from fort Saiis-
Hurry under the date Of October -. describe daliy
3klrmlshes since October y between the Matamle
and the troops of the Chartered Company me
cOmpanys troops went into lager every night
and awaited anxiously the attacks OF me hostr I'M
pis on the night before the decisive battle OF Octo-
Der ~ their scouts warned them or the apIioaShns
Matabeie onslaught. The troops were tulIf msss.
shots from the outposts gave warning that ,ne
attack Within a Few minutes tne Stu
tries and native scouts had hurried INTO me
laager II was still dark, and no enemy couiu W
notice that the warriors We're drawing near me
companys men began hrlng, ACCORDING ~ .on
mand In the directions from when the sPedis
came thckest. As day broke. great masses Oh
black figures could be seen advancing upon Az, u",
lager The Maxim guns fired with great rapldy
ON the advancing regiments. which seemed TO
fade away before them. ,,.., o,,.r
The third attack made by the Mataoela AFTER
II had become light enough for the accurate uss
Of rifles The combined fires Of the Maxi'ns. anu
rifles met the Matabele In the first rush OF the
attack and they fell by hundreds AS me rt n
nants Of their regiments turned ana neu' M, rir
company's men left camp and charged ne
decentralization of the Matabee was roinpi.,r'
JohnnSulns best regiments the Isisba. msuka.
l'msukaa. Chama and the Imb"zi' wiii.h ,ooH
Dart In the last attack. were almost eN'e''"'"''