THE ZULU REBELLION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13226, 11 July 1906, Page 5

THE ZULU REBELLION.

THE ANNIHILATED, IMFI.

By Tdegraph.—Press A*'«oei a.-Com- rig'tn . %

PI£TEB>tAEITZBt?EO, July 9. Tfiß imgi that; was surrounded in.a gorge in Uravoti Valley on Saturday by troops under Brigadier Mackenzie and Colonels Wdols'-Sarausoii fed Leuenars .consisted of seven companies of Matschwiti rebels.

The rebels were heavily shelled fur several -hours. Among ihe killed were the chief Matschvriti, his son. and the chief induna.

Of the impi 547 were killed. And few escaped. The fact that the attack was eondueled chiefly with 'fwld guns accounts for the colonial troops having "no casualties. The Cape Argus, of -Inn* 6. says of the first battle in. Natal:—Most of us. outside Xatal at any rote, have perhaps scarcely realised in adequate; measure the seriousness of the situation in Natal that has arisen out ox the unrest among a portiuii of the natives. The particulars of the engagement with a force' of "some 600 of them on May 27 show hut a body otjiot inconsiderable numbers arc genuinely on the warpath, and thai only the poverty of their armoury prevented a .situation of a very serious, nature from arising. It is evident from the details that have come to hand regarding this fight, that had even only a small percentage, of the rebels been armed with serviceable rifles the casualty list of Colonel. Leuchars" column must ''have been an extensive one. For Ids force, being in close- order, presented art excellent target for even poor shot!-, to an enemy, each individual of which could continue'firing from under cover until further orders. The only casualties were sustained as the result of two snipers armed with. Mauser rifles. Happily the misguided rebels adopted the traditional brave methods of the Zulu, charging to close quarters, with the result that they were literally decimated, the estimate of killed being at least 100. This decided cheek cannot hut fail to have an effect, upon the spirit of the rebels, more or less demoralising, as well as favourably influencing', the feelings* 'of the remainder of the native population. None the less arc' there possibilities, of long continued operations, and of a spread of unrest anions the natives: