THE ZULU WAR.
MELBOURNE. April 16. Arrived — Siam. She brings a fuller account of the Isandula disaster. It is stated that the IZulus woro marching in regular order to invado [Natal, when they encountered Glynn's •columns, which kept the Zulus at bay for feeveral hours. Ammunition failed, and tho IZulus advanced with demonical yells. A fearful b struggle onsucd ; tho Zulus hurled tho corpses Pof their dead comrades at the British bayonets, thus overcoming resiatance. The British, were literally hewn down not a living white escaping witli his life. Tho losses of the Imperial army were 786 mon and 1 51 officers, Colonial force 110 whites 21 officers. The health of the remainder of G-lynn's column is bad, owing to privations and ex-
posurc. Sailed — Tararua,
Apbil 17.
Tho mail advices inform that Mr Berry deßiros a moderate compromise, but unless a settlement upon a reasonable basis is effected in England, ho will return to rouse fcho country.
Sir Archibald Michie retires from the Agent- Generalship on April 24.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3437, 17 April 1879, Page 2
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