Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-05-10 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

DETAILS OF THE MARCH OF THE KELIEF COLUMN. The details to hand are very interesting as to the march of the relief column. The correspondent of the Cape Argus says the country lying between the Tugela and Amatikula is exceptionally open and easy for transport, but progress was greatly impeded, owing to the ground having become little bettor than a swamp after several days' heavy and continuous rain. On Tuesday night, before leaving Fort Tenedos, during which the rain fell heavily, their troops made the bivotios in the open air, and no breakfast was obtainable before starting. The effects of this double exposure and priNati on were very manifest before the end of the day's march. especially amongst the 57th Regiment. De -oribing,, the fight at Ginghilova, the same writer, under date I.iipril 3, sacs: At daybreak this , morning it was reported from the outposts that the Zulus were collecting round the camp in great numbers, and preparations were at once made for giving them swarm reception. At. sin o'clock they were seen emerging from the bush which environs the camp. At the distance of , ' a mile or more they advanced smartly in skirmishing order, and before luaf-past six the attajk had f ully developed on eimry face of our position.. Numbers of the enemy were shot within a hundred yards of the shelter trench, and the determined manner in which they came on elicited universal praise. Valour, however, was of no avail against Gm murderoussbowers of lead which issued Irons our trenches and the tops of the waggons, and before seven o'clock the enemy was beating a preoipitate retreat, pursued by Barrow's Horse and two battalions of the Native Contingent. The attacking form numbered about WOO men, not including 'reserves of 'in esfual ifumber. slid it has been aseertaihed front wounded prisoners that it was principally composed of portions of the crack regiments. It has been ascertained that. Dabula Manzi, the King's brother, was in eominand of the Impi which attacked the laager  this morning. The King, with the non-combatant portion of his pn6ple,is at the rmhlababulde, and the gattle are paTt at the Twroil forest to the east of Ekowe, and part in the brok% country about the Umeelatoose. The weather to-day is exceedingly warm and fine, but there are antipipal ions of renewed rain. The ollicial state of the enemy's loss makes 471 killed, within 1000 yards of the position. On the bodies of the slain many articles were found, and arms and ammunition taken from the camp at Isandhlwann. 'Elie Nun! ot of wounded is now stated at.thirty-two Europeans :ind natives.  COLONEL WOOD'S CAMP AT HAMM:MA A medical officer with Colonel Wood sends some particulars of the position of the camp at Kambula. lle sass : " We arc in a very strong position up here, on a high, narrow ridge. On one side of the camp is a precipice; the. other side is yeiy steep. In front there is a large, narrow,. epen Stretch of ground, and immediately in rear of our camp, about 250 yards off—perched on at small isolate& eminence, about 100 feet above us, is a fort with a deep ditch, mounting two guns, the camp consisting of two laagers, the outside square one composed of about ninety waggons (end to end), and an inner circle of about fifty waggons, where the oxen are kept. At night, in addition, the camp is entrenehed on three sides. The hospital, the Frontier Light Horse, and Royal Artillery horses are inside the fl-st squarelaager. The Frontier Light norm animals are tied to the waggons comprising the inner or circular ox lacger. The tents of the 30th, 00th, Royal Artillery, and Staff sire outside. On the alarm beiog given tents are struck at pncmby the poles being pulled away, and the men line the shelter trenches and get on and underneath the waggons. If hard pressed, nearly all the waggon drivers would be armed with Martini-Henrys and assegais, and would make short work of any Zulus getting inside."  • . .momi 9FFICIAL