THE TROUBLES IN ZULULAND.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1776, 14 August 1888, Page 4

THE TROUBLES IN ZULULAND.

Durban, August 10. It is reporied th«t Dioizulu with 1000 followers has entered the Transvaal. THE FIRST KNCOUNTEK. From the Natitl Mercury of June 20 we obtain some particulars of the first encounter with the fol'o*ers of Dinizulu : It seems that Dinizulu is wild ut the English k»eping the ground they took from the jßoers instead of returning it to tht-m. Now he wants to return to the Boers, but they are afraid of increasing England's displeasure, and have decided to leave him to his fate. Some people are trying to persuade the Boers to tak« Diuizulu's side, thinkiog that if the treaty is thus contravened it will not be signed. The Boers are, however, too knowing. They want England to break up the Kafliirs, and then if the laud is poitioned out to secure a share. Sir Garnet Wolseley's settlement of Zululand was a great mistake. The following extract from a private letter with regard to the engagement with ihn Zulus, ou the 2nd iast., to a genticmia in M-'ritzburt; is published in The Times of N>ml :—" The troops started before daybreak on the morning of the lat inst., for Ozi Bush, Diniz'ila's hiding placp, about 35 miles from 'Nkoujeni. The force consisted of two troops of Dragoons, two companies of mounted infantry, about 20 mounted police, and about 30 foot police. Tm so arrived within about 15 miles of their destination that day, and rested u< til a little before daybreak the next nurning, whem they were rfgaiu marched forward. The troops got to the bush, which id situ tted on a largo hill surrounded on the s:ope with rocks, about 9 a.m. Too mounted police, under M.aj >r Mmse', ■idvwced to wit hi j 70yds of trie bush, nnd were supported by the mounted 0 mpanies of the 64ii and 27 h Regiments. About u hundred of Dinizulu's poop's stood on the border of the bush, and one of th»m was about to throw an afSHgii when he was shot dead. The Usutus immediately fired a volley at the forces, and two of the police were wounded. The men then dismounted, and taking cover behind the rocks maintainei their position for about au hour, during which the eutmy kept up a couiinuous fire from every diiectior. A foice of about ISO erne out of the bush about this time, n I the 'r-tire' was sounded. The men »ern running to get their horses, when Pnv-te Clark full, shot through the right si<Je. tie was put on a horse und taken to the ambu auce wiiggtD. When the trooj a retired to the a coud position the enemy f»l owe I and took up tne ground j-ievioutly occupied by ihe military. When the troepp again reti ed to 'he -hird {.ositior, the Zulus cauit; to within 70 ysrds of them oq a hit ot level gicutid. Tnen ihe Dragoons changed, but only killed five or six of ihem ow ng to their re reating on to broken U'luud. By this time about 1000 Zulus h id emerged from the wood, and their firing killed one of the police and wounded two B"ldiera. By the time the troops had retreat'ri a mi p, the enemy numbered i.buiu JSCO, in companies, and about f>oo I mounted and >u fuot iu skirmishing cidjr. |

The mounted men numbered about 100. The Dragoons kept on covering lhe retreat for about 20 miles, and during that time had one man Bhot d»ad, tha bullet entering (he back of his uock. After a fight of about six hours the enemy retreated into the wood, and the troops went back to '.Nkonjeni. A Tiines of Natal correspondent writes : —'• There i« one pleasant aspect of last Saturday's affiir to which I gladly turn. f mem the assurances we hive been given that our soldiers in Zululand are of the *ame stock as those who upheld the honor of Eog'und during the Indian mutiny. iJid space permit, I should like to mention honorably the many individual acts of bravery witnessed that day. I will give a coiipie of samples. When Major Mansel's police were observed to be in a most perilous position, one man was to ride from the side of the commanding' officer, right through a heavy fire, deliver an order to the major, and return to bis post qui e coolly, aorf with an occasional smile— emiliog h the valley of death. Well done Private W. Sallow, of the noble 6ih Dragoons. " The other instance of nobility I wish to notice was of a somewhat different character, but to mj mind quite as admirable. After Private Clarke, of the 64 h, was wounded, and while the agony of death was upon him, he repeatedly asked : 'We ain't beat, are we V No my lad, we are Dot.' 'That's all right' All right, all right! is it 100 much to believe that the words be was not destined to hear from the captain of his company hate boen uttered elsewhere by the Great C*ptain : ' Well don«, tbou good aod faithful servant !'"