Year: 1879


Bettingtons Horse rode the Prince Inperials SER
want. His groom also there the horse the
Prince himself had ridden the previous day. On the
side the holster partially from the sad
die, showing where it had aiven way in the Princes
Intellectual endeavors to There was tale in
this simple fact--a tale which spoke not the Less
touchigy for lacking words. Who could tell whether
that trihing rent was not answerabe for the fate OF
the Prince? M. Deleage. correspondent OF the Paris
Fygaro. with us, and was 1 believe, the only
Frenchman of the party. Rounding the shoulder of
the hill from which Lieutenant Carey recon-
noitered the valley while the Prince Imperial
sketched the principal features of the sur
rounding country. came in sight Of part Of
Colonel Buffers cavalry, composed of Raafs and
frontier light horse who had been sent out by Brig
adler General Wood. whose column we could see
moving along ridge about four miles off; but he.
hearing that patrol would also leave Lord Chelms
ford's headquarters. had given them orders to dis
turb none Of the evidences of yesterdays disaster
The kraal itself is situate few yards up the valley
Of the Ilyotozi. On one side Of it is Insulnawans
Hil on the other the hill before referred to. About
two hundred yards from the kraal is shallow donga
filled with tall. rank grass. As neared this the
Basutos and volunteers spread out to search.
shout soon apprised as of the fact that something
had been discovered. Men speedily gathered round


spot near the crossing; their uncovered heads told





HOW WAS FoUND.


All my apprehensions were confirmed. for there
the poor young Prince lay dead. Surgeon Majors
Scott and Robinson soon present, but their
skill Of avail Life had been extinct for hours
All theycould do was to examine the wounds and nd
that two at least, of them would have proved in
Simultaneously fatal It is probable that Of them
was the first that he received. for the face wore
died in pain No bullet had touched ne him. mno The
wounds nineteen in number. were all caused
by assegais. Beside the Prince found his
ard 49,. ~-s-k
and charms. These given into the charge OF
Captain Molyneux by him to be handed over to
Lord Chelmsford. 1t WAS a mournful sight. and
no one regarded with unconcern. At the Princes
head his old sOldier-servant knelt and wept and
grief like his exhibited by who had served him
only short time spoke well for the private char
acter Of his master. Strange fatality! Only few
days before. in conversation with Captain Lane, he
had said, "It is no fun being fired at want trial
with the asseeai should like slight assegai
wound, By General Marshall's orders q stretcher
was formed of lances and blanket; and, wrapped
in another blanket the corpse borne to meet the
ambulance by the General himself Colonel Drury
Lowe. Major Stewart. Captain Molyneux and officers
fthe Seventeenth Lancers The kraa where the party
had been surprised consisted OF six huts collected
round . circular store cattle fence. Gardens Of
meslies and Cafre corn surrounded 1t on three
Sides the fourth being open and facing toward the
donga. The ambulance returned to Itelezi Camp at
about two O'Clock. funeral parade was ordered to
take place within few hours, and on the morrow 1t
has been decided to send the body under escort to
Landmarks Drift. NJ. Deleage will accompany it to
England As the afternoon drew to close and early
evening approached the troops marched silently
away to an open space without the camp. The
Twentyfrst Fifty-eighth. Nnety-frst, the artillery
their lances. wheeled regiment after regiment
into line until three sides of a great oblong
bnsns the covered BODY Of prnee Ioas
Napoleon. preceded by artierymen with reversed
carbines. moved slowly into the centre the gloom
that had prevailed the camp since the mournfu news
was received grew deeper and sterner. The dull
murmur of voices hushed. Amid us. simply
wrapped and stretched upon gun carriage was the
Primers
wounds. The Catholic priest read out the funeral
service. and his words increased the universal
gloom Beyond the ranked soldiers and bareheaded
multitude was strange sky; dull. leaden clouds
hung about and the near mountains seemed dark
space. fingered the intense after gloom OF setting
sun. drawing slowly down cloud curtains in the
west. UlEl


LIEUTENANT cAREY's STORY.


Shortly given. the report Of Lieutenant Carey, who
accompanied the Prince Imperial on the reconnois.
ing learned that His Imperial Highness would pro-
ceed on June to reconnoitre the country in ad-
vance OF the column and choose site for the camp
already ridden over the same ground should ac-
company him. My request granted; but at the
same time Colonel Harrison. Acting Quartermaster
General. stated that was not III any way to inter-
fere with the Prince. as he wished him to have the
entire credit of choosing the camp Shortly before
starting found that escort prepared and ap-
piled to the Brigade Major of Cavalry. 1 re-
ceived the necessary orders and at quarter
past nine O'Clock six men of Captain Bettington's
Horse paraded before headquarters. With these xnda
friendly Zulu. provided by the Hon Mr.. Drummond.
we started Six Basutos Of Captain shepstones
and before crossing the Blood River, sent to
him to ask for them. The messenger returned to
the Incenzi and Itelezi Hills. again sent the man
with orders to bring the escort back with him. On
our right and LEFT TANKS saw large bodies OF basutos
wishing to fix the position Of some hills with our
compasses. Colonel Harrison then rode up and told
us that General Marshall's cavalry was coming up.
When he had left suggested to the Prince to wait for
the remainder of the escort. oh, no; we quite
strong enough At mile and half we assembled
a commanding and rocky range OF hills beyond
nyotozi River. proposed that should here
o-sadde. but the Prince said that he preferred to
of saddle near the river We remained for half
an hour sketching and surveying the country with
our telescopes. Seeing no one we descended to
cautions were taken as no zulus were expected
to be in the neghborhood. The Prince tired and
laid down beside hut. The men made coffee, and
utes to four suggested saddiing up. His Imperial
Highness said. Wait another ten minutes but in
peated it and then went to fetch my horse from the
niealie fields. had saidlcd and mounted the
home side Of the krasl when heard His Imperial
looked round and saw his foot In the stirrup. At
the time l said. Mount and the men
vauted into the saddles saw the black faces of Zu-
lus, about twenty yards oil, rushing toward us
through the mealie felds. They shouted and fred
upon us as we rode of. ! thought that all were
were unloaded, judged 1t better to clear tho long
grass before making stand. Knowing from ex-
perience the bad shooting of the Zulus did not
expect that any one was injured. l therefore
shouted neared the donga We must form
upon the other side. See to the retreat of every
one.' On looking back saw party following us
while another our left was attempting to cut of
our retreat across the ridge. Meanwhile we were
under a heavy Are, and after we had crossed the
donga man said to me- fear the Prince is killed.
SIR paused looked back, and, seeing the Princes
horse gaoping the other side of the donga asked
IL II was any use returning. The Zulus had already
passed over the ground where he must have fallen
and he pointed out the men creeping round our left
paused for our men to come up and then galloped
on to fnd drift over the Tombocto River"


FROM THE LONDON WORLD.


The Empress of the French. before Sir Garnet
Wolseley started for the Cape. made him come and
see her. and spoke to him long and earnestly about
her son. 81 do not like his being far off," she said
land in that climate. The climate is all that am
afraid Of but do not like his being away. You must
promise me that you will send him home directly
you got out there" week or two ago young gem
tleman, whose friends live Chiseihurst, ar
rived from the Cape. II was intimated to the EN-
press that II she cared to him he would wait


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