THE ZULU WAR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5396, 4 March 1879, Page 3

THE ZULU WAR.

The following particulars are in addition to those published from late papers by the Garonne. Subjoined are the names of those who were missing up to January So from I Rorke's Drift:— Natal Carbineers. — Lieutenant Scott, ! Quartermaster .London, Quartermaster-Ser-geant Bullock, Trumpeter Jackson, Troopers Blacket, Haldane, Boram, Dein, Ross Swift, Dnmley, McLery, Davis, Hawkins, T. Taborton, Christian, Mayhoe, H. Dickinson, M. jM.oode, K. Jackson, Mendenwell, Whitelaw, C. Fletcher, and Muirhead. Newcastle Mounted Rifles.—Captain Bradstreet, Quartermaster Hitchcock, and 11 non-commissioned officers and men. Buffalo Border Guard. — Quartermaster McPhail and seven non-commissioned officers. Natal Mounted Police.—Thirty-one noncommissioned officers and men. l-24th Regiment. — Five Companies. — Colonel Pulleine, Major Black, Captains Detacher, Wardell, Aloystyn, and Youoghushand; Lieutenants Cavye, Hodson, Atkinson, Daly, Ansty, Dyson, and Porteous; Adjutants Melvill, F. N. Melville, Doubtful, Quartermaster PulleD. 2 24th Regiment.—One Company.—Lieutenants Pope, Austin, Dyer, Griffith, and Quartermaster Bloomiield. This company was on picket duty at the time of the attack, aud has been overlooked in the official reports. Royal Artillery.—sth Brigade, N Battery, Captain Stuart Smith, two guns, both spiked. Captain Smith was assaigaied while spiking the second gun, [Mr. Curling was encamped, but escaped.] Captain Russell, Rocket Battery. Royal Engineers.—Colonel Durnford, Captain George Shepstono (?), Lieutenant Macdonald. Surgeon-Major Shepherd, Lieutenant Coghill, A. D.C., Lieutenant Roberts, Native Horse Contingent, and Lieutenant Clark Durnford, ditto. 3-lst Regiment Natal Native Contingent. —Captain Krohn, J, Lonsdale, Murray, Barry, and Erskine; Lieutenants Hon. Vereker, Gibson, McCormack, Holcroffc, Avery, Jameson, Rivers (?), and Young; Quartermaster Chambers, Assistant-surgeon Bruce, and Grant, political agent. The following were also encanped, but escaped to Helpmakaar, and were Been on Thursday evening Captains Allan, Gardner, and Essdx; Lieutenants Smith, Dorrieß, and Cochrane. Several of the above names are mentioned on the road as having been reported saved, but this is uncertain. In the attack made on Rorke's Drift, on Wednesday evening, after the destruction of the camp, Lieut. Broomhead, 2-24 th Adendorll", l-3rd Natal Contingent, who had escaped from the camp attack, and 100 men, succeeded in keeping olf over4oooZulus. 1 hey fought that eveningtrom 5 o'clock till daylight on Thursday, when the main column arrived back. They only lost Assistant Commissary Byrne and 12 men, out of which live of them were massacred in the hospital through being unable to move. The main bodies of Zulus have now recrossed, although small parties are now ou the Natal side, close to the Buffalo. There is, however, no cause to fear any general Zulu advance further than Helpmakaar. Lord Chelmsford stat.-s that the attack on Bromhead's camp, at Rorke's Drift, was repulsed in a most brilliant manner. Two of the defenders were killed, and when daylight came 100 dead Zulus were discovered round the fortified positiou. An official notification to the citizans had just been published, appointing places of rendezvous and giving instructious what to do in case of emergency. It was reported, though not officially, that the enemy's capture on NVednesday consisted of 102 waggons, 1400 oxen, 2 pieces artillery, 400 shot and shell, 1200 rifles, 250,000 rouuds ammunition, a rocket trough, £GO,OOO worth of commissariat stores, aud the colours of the 24tli. Gloom and consternation are increasing here, and suspense is intensitied by the mischievous and unfounded stories .vhich seem to be fabricated every hour. Colonel Lanyon is expected here to-day. Natal, January 26.—Official: There is no foundation for tho statement that the general has retreated on Helpmakaar. I'eiterinaritzburg is very much calmer now in every respect. People are learning the truth with a stout heart. A mail leaves Durban for the Mauritius to-day, and tho Acting-Governor of the island has been asked to send any reinforcements he can spare. Last Zulus attacked the fort on the Zulu side of the Lower Tugela. The troops turned out very smartly, and opened heavy lire. Fort Pearson also opened fire from 12-pouuders, which caused the enemy to retire. No casualties on our side.