Portfolio.
SONNET.
ind of God, that blowest in the mind,
blow, and wake the gentle spring in mo; swifter blow, a strong, warm summer wind,
all the flowers with eyeu nome out to see; till the fruit fangs red on every tree,
dove-
f
THE CHINA MAIL.
reference to my previous instructions. "A copy of my telegram and his reply 1
forward.
of it with a pen stick, it will do still bettor. your paper in your pocket, aud carry it to When your articles completed, arunch or three days before sending it. This rubs off all superflatue ponil marks, and makes
We can saily supply what is it lighter to handle. If you can think of it, lose one page out of the middle of your article, missing, and we love to do it. We liavo nothing else to do.”
[No. 4924.-Arni 19, 1879.
DEATH OF MRS CAMERON. The death of Mrs Cameron, we read in the World, will make a sadly sonable gap in a little society, the bonds of which were somewhat closer than those of ordinary
between horself and the Tennysons, tho friendship. Her absence with her family
Watts, R.A., all of whom were her friends, in Caylon was not able to relax the affection
and all of whom she photographed, Pro- fessor Ruskin disapproved of those photo. Harry Taylors, Lockers, Ritchies, and Mr
graphs strongly, but Mr Watta and Mr A STRANGE STORY, The Madras Tima pablishes the follow-Prinsep used transcendental language in thoir praise. Even more than photography, ing communication
I was one morning sitting in my verandal female beanty was Mrs Cameron's passion
women; and, to her intense delight, a diminutive man, almost as email as the visitor of hers once fell in love with a at a large station in india, when I perceited her household staff was a dream of fair
dered him to send out his mounted mon to the camp, and that without a positive order gain intelligence of the enemy, whose where he could not allow the companies to leave.
The Zulu have since the 24th ult. abouts did not appear to be very certain. Lieut. Col. Duraford then took his 450 The enemy shortly after showed in consider. natives up the heights, and went, so far as able strength on some heights opposite to I ou learn, about five miles from camp, shown no signs of activity, and everything the Inblazatye range, but st some distance, when he found himself in front of a very is quiet along the border. I have no and appeared to be advancing to take pes large army of Zulus. He at onco tant back meaus of forming an, opinion as to the session of a projecting spur which ran out word to Liont-Col. Pullsins, and with his reason of this. It is confidently stated by into the plain beneath, and completely commounted Basutos ratired slowly before the some that it is only preparatory to further mandud it, I at once ordered the two bat-Zalus, who advanced to attack him. The energetic action; others, again, who claim our high-soaring song-larks meet Thytaliods Native Contingent to move across mounted Basutes, I hear from many quarto be well informed from native sources, and coupy the spur in question, and sent ters, behoved remarkably well, and delayed declare that the loses inflicted on the word to Col. Glyn to more with the guns, the advance of the enemy for a considerable Zulus at leandula alone were so enormous and the 2nd batt. 24th Regt, up a valley time. Thoir ammunition, however, began as to make them disinalined to attack which lay to the left fi uk, and the Mounted to run short, and they were, at laat, obligue again, unless they are fully sasured ed to rotire quickly on the camp. Being they have an advantage. It must be Police and Volunteers guarded the right.
A general advance was then made, and unable to find a fresh supply of ammuni remembered that since our crossing the the enemy retired without firing; on the tlog, it appears they disbanded themselves frontier the Zulus have been five times
return showing the renowned Tom Thumb," come up the
from her arms that she might most her 5. I append a extreme right, however, the Natal Car- and made the best of their way to the Buf-defeated and always with loss.
of the forces under my garden. On beeing me he began to dance graceful cook (who used to dust the flour in a most indicrous way, keeping an accom-suiter in the library) and married her. bineers, under Capt. Shopstone, managed falo, where they swam the river and re- to cut off about 300, who took refuge on a crossed into Natal, assisting, however, as distribution
These far as they could, many of our fugitives from command.
6. Col. Pearson seems, fully assured of paniment to his antics by strumming & Some ten years ago Mrs Cameron had an difficult hill and in some caves. were finally dialoged with the assistance of the camp to escape. As regards the proceed- Reme
fifty of the of Infantry,
the imperfect soars, descends the per- fect Love.
not the less though winter cometh then; w, wipd of God, blow hither changes koon; the spring oresp into the ground uguin, flowers close all their oyes not to be seen; lives in Thee that ever once hath been. , fill my upper air with icy storms: athe cold, wind of God, and kill my kerworms,
George Macdonald...
TOGETHER,
The snowy bloom is on the brier,
All frosty lies the fallow; The hunters gather round the fire, And sigh for hound and halloo, Whilst bending o'er a poet's book, Secure from wind and weather, Within a velvet-curtained acok
Sit she and I together. This morning we were strangers yet;
But in these dreamy pages
We find somehow our souls have met,
And lived and loved for ages. And life is as a summer day,
Love laughs at wintry weather; The other world's so far away, And we so near together.
The golden sun shall shine again, The obase demand its lover,
And I no more be lonely when
I canter to the covert.
For through the world, whate'er belide,
In storm or sunny weather,
We two sball ride on side by side,
My love and I together.|- Wark,
LORD CHELMSFORD'S DES-
*PATCHES.
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were killed. The main force of the enemy | two guns, and two rocket tubes, the garrison number of Zulus. He has 1,200 British reading, and the man and bls noise annoyed Gallery; and the taker of the shillings, the
traced their steps.
information. One company went off to the extreme left, and has never been buard of eluce, and the other five, I understand, engaged the enemy about a mile to the left front of the camp, and made there a most stubborn and gallant resistance.
i
7. Of the seven battalions of
time.
LORD MAIDSTONE.
Poor Lord Maidstone has shuffled off this
harm about him except foolishness, but mortal soit very unexpectedly and at a very
then that is often the greatest of harms, warly age. Poor little follow and at a very
He found himself possessed of come money power of getting some more, and he had no when he came of age, and with the one to check him in his foolishness. Then we heard of him in the Bankruptcy Court, then that he had enlisted, next that he was married. His want of a wi e'did not appear
Be and she went their dif
me, so I ordered him in an angry to be off, but he showed no inclination to position
charmingly, hopelessly, pathetically plain, miles off, on their flank being threatened
provisions for two months. Major Barrow, obey. So J laid down my hook, and looked of the umbrellas were girls of whom the 19th Hussars, reports well of the
some curiosity, for he was not at all a bad and knew it. She will long bo remembered by the advance of the mounted corps,
Whilst these operations, were going on,
of the post and its healthiness. The water at this strange speelmen of humanity with memory haunts me atill." She herself was Col. Glyn received about 93 a short
is close to and under fire of the fort, and is looking fellow and was dressed in European as one of the most original women of her note from Lieut. Col. Palleine, saying that
very good. The road from Ekowe from clothes. I offered him sorne tes and bread, the Lover Tugela is reported by the same
After having coummed enough to satisfy firing was heard to the left iront of the
So long as they kept their faces to the officer to be a good one, and with two and this he ate greedily as if very hungry. camp, but giving no further particulars, I sent Lient. Milne, R.N., my side-de- enemy the Zalus were, I am told, quite exceptions the country is open. I therefore his appetite, he told me the following story, camp, at once to the top of a high hill from unable to drive them back, and fell in feel that with the force within reach of which i have not a shadow of a doubt was which the camp could be seen, and he re-heaps before the deadly fire poured into him at the Lower Tugela, Col. Pearson is
his own imagination :— mained there for at least an hour with a them. An officer who visited this part of authorised to hold his present position. I true, for he told it with the greatest simpli Two gentlemen, according to his accepta very powerful telescope, but could detect the field of battle on the following morning proceed to-morrow to that place, when ilty, and could not have invented it out of When, to the steps to be taken to organise the tion of the word, induced him to go to nothing unusual in that direction. Having reported that the loss of the Zulus in killed shall be hotter able to form an opinion as no cause, therefore, to feel any anxiety sould not be less than 2,000. about the safety of the camp, I ordered however, the Zalus got round the left flank detachments at the Lower Tagels Native England with them, promising him a large monkey. He accopied the proposal, and Lieut. Col. Russell to make a sweep round of these brave men they appear to have lost
themselves these three have not been accordingly they stuck hair all over him, with the Mounted Infantry to the main their presence of mind, and to have retired Contingent all but three bave disbanded amount of money if he would feign to be a waggon track, whilst a portion of the in. hastily through the tents which had never faning went over the bill top to the same been struck. Immediately the whole Zulu engaged. The conduct of the two battal fastened a tail on him, and in every way point, and the guns, with an escort, ra- force anrrounded them they were overpow-ions under Commandant Lonsdale with made him look as far as it was in their ered by numbers, and the camp was lost, No. 8 Column up to the day following the
personify in future. On their arrival in a happy one. I, myself, proceeded with Col. Glyn to fix | Those who were mounted ran the ganglet, disaster to the camp was all that I could Power to do so, like the animal he was to urgent, neither did the marriage turn out apon a site for our new camp, which I had and some small portion managed to reach wish. Those, however, who know England they showed him off in a large farent ways, the husband living with his determined to shift the next day to ground the river, which, however, at the point of natives foresaw that they would break up cage at different towns as the "Speaking father, the wife with her's, Is w Maidstone near the Mangeni River, which runs into crossing was deep and rapid. Many were after hearing of the death of their chiefs Monkey," they made him climb polos, about a fortnight ago, and he was theta Matyana'a stronghold. One battalion of shot or nesegded, and many were swept (who had remained in camp on Jan. 22). crack nuts, and do a number of tricks. At complaining of a bad leg, but he looked the Native Contingent was ordered to march away by the current, and it is presumed cannot, therefore, count on retaining the the same time be bad to answer all their well enough in the face. He was a very ins services of ang Native Contingent with the back to camp across country, and to ex-have been drowned.
Had the fore in question but takon up a columns across the border, beyond those of questions, make gune and read the alphabet flammatory subject, and the life he and lach things. One shilling was the charge to things. So his illness, a feverish cold at amine en route the different doop dongas, or watercuttings, which intersect the plain, | defensive position in the camp itself, and some 200 or 810 mounted men. I am still from a child's book; also various other had not tended to improve that state of received the following despatches from of the en my. Baving fixed upon the trenchment which lay nour to band, I feel Colonial Government will be atcerted, and After paying for the sight of bin, to use and he died yesterday week after but really The Secretary of Stato for War has and which might vory possibly conceal some utilised there the materials for a hasty en-in hopes, however, that the authority of the each spectator, and crowds came to see him.first, quickly assumed gräver symptoms, of a marble mason in Regent Street I absolutely whole Zulu will prove sufficient to fill up, these bound
pers, often silver," which rooney the the troops then on the ground to bivouao army would not have been able to dislodge tons, the officers and non-commissioned there that night, I started to return to camp them. It appears that the oxen ware yoked officers of which are still on the frontier, aforesaid gentiumen took into their posses-noticed the other day a white marble gross him back to India with a lakh of rupees was excoted to the memory of the late with the Mounted Infantry under Lieut. to the waggons three hours before the where they will be available for frontiersion, promising always they would send with an inscription on it, stating at it 8. Such is the position of affairs in the After two or three years he became tired Countess of Winchelsea by her devotedly Col. Russell as my escort, when within attack took place, so that there was ample defence at least. about six miles of the camp I found the let time to construct that waggon-laager which
Col. Buller, Riflə trlaks, and the gentlemen finding they could where it was I can hardly say, but it in batt. Native Contingent halted, and shortly the Dutch in former days understood so colony. Every effort will be made to pro and siok, and he could do no more monkey attached son Maidstone." Why it was stil after Commandant Losedale rode up to well. Hud, however, even the tents been cure reinforcemouts. report that he had ridden into camp, and struck and the British troops placed with Brigade, one of my aidon-da-camp to make no more money by keeping him, de oarlone that ho did not live to see it placed found it in possession of the Zulus. I at their backs to the preciptions lusalwane started for the Free State with a letter to termined to get rid of him, and ore mern-over his mother's grave. The old father is once tent word to Col. Gign to bring back Bill, I feel sure that they could have made the President from bis Excellency the ing he found himself tied up to a tres in left alone now, and is to be pitied indeed, all the troops, and I myself advanced with a successful resistance. Rumours reached High Commissioner, with the low of pro what he called a jungle, forest I pre-London Cor. the Mounted Infantry and the Native me, however, that the troops were deceived ouring mounted men, both whlis and black. Contingent battalion for about two miles, by a simulated retreat, and in their eager. A force of 200 mounted men is already thinks he must have been lying there some when I halted to await the arrival of the ness to close with the enemy, allowed them-b ing raised at Port Elirat eth, and a draft for the Frontier Light Horse arrived rest of the forse. Lieut. Col. Russell went selves to be drawn away from their line of of 50 mounted men from the Cape Colony forward to reconnoltre the camp, and fully defence.
Our actual loss cannot as yet be correctly yesterday,
9. Mr Spring, the Colonial Cape Colony confirmed all the Commandant Lonsdale had reported. On the arrival of Col. Glyn ascertained, but I fear that it cannot be and his force I at once formed them into less than 80 officers, and about 600 non has shown every desire to assist us at this fighting order; guns in the centre, on the commissioned officers, rank and file, belong emergency; he despatched at once the road, with three companies 2nd batt. 24th ing to the imperial troops, and 21 officers three companies of the 2nd batt. 4th Regt. Durban and are on their march here. The Regt. on each flank in fours Native Con-
from Cape Town. They have arrived at tingant battalions, one on each flank of the
headquarters and four companies of the 2nd batt. 24th Hugt. in line, bucope us and natives, armed with guns, forming a
85th Regt, will shortly arrive from King third rank in front; mounted infantry on
William Town, their place being taken by the extreme right, Natal mounted volun-
volunteers. teers on the extreme left, mounted police in reserve,
forese in South Africa -
No. L
sume. He went on to tell me that he
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, Jan. 29, SIE,-The telegram I sent you to-day will have conveyed the sad intelligence of the misfortune which has occurred to a portion Tbo of the force under my command- court of inquiry which is about tu assemble will, I trust, be able to collect sufficient evidence to explain what at present appears to be almost inc.mprehensiala; but, from the account of the few who escaped, I am Able to give you a narrative which, though perhaps not absolutely accurate as to facts, will convey to you a fair idea of the events of that melancholy day. On Jan, 20, No. 3 Columa, under Col. Glyn, broke up frou Its camp on the left side of the Buffalo River, and marched about ten milen along the waggon track which leads from Korke's Drift to the Indent forest, and encamped with its back to an isolated, precipitous ided bill of peculiar appearance, called Ingalwana. the 20th I myself made a reconnaissance about ten miles on the same waggon track, which skirts the Inhizsiye Mountain, as far as a place called Matyana'e stronghold a deep valley full of cave, with three precipitous sides, over one of
We advanced in this order across the which a small river falls, and flowing along plain with great speed and in excellent its bottom, enters the Buffalo River at a order, but could not reach the neighbour distance of about twelve or fifteen miles. hood of our camp until after dark. The Not having time to properly examine the artillery came into action on the road and sountry round this particular stronghold, abelled the crest of the narrow neck over into which I was told the enemy would which our line of retreat isy, whilst very probably retire, I ordered that the the left wing, under Major Black, 2nd next day two separate parties should move batt. 24th Regt., moved forward to seize a be depended upon, and additional British Hassard, C.B., C.F.R., the proceedings of/ha left India to the hour he arrived out fal. The circuitous ronte laid down for out from camp at an early hour, and bring small stony hill ou the left of this neck, reinforcementa must be sent out if the of the Court of Inquiry ordered to assembla again, he related in the most truthful way, the Austrian traveller was auspicious.to
Ond the occupation of which would secure our operations against the Zulus are to be regarding the loss of the camp on the 22nd which makes me think he was no impostor. begin with.
me back a full description of it. under Major Dartuell, consisting of the left flank. Bisjor Black seized the position Mounted L'olice and Volunteers, of which without opposition, and the right wing then he is commandant, took the same road advanced and occupied the neck in ques- which I had taken; whilst another, consist- tion, the right flank being protected by the tug of two bastalions Native Contingent, procipitous sides of the Insalwana Hill under Commandant Lonsdale, worked The whole force lay down amitist the débris round a fat-topped mountain called Mala-of the plundered camp, and the corpses of kata, which is the southern part of the dead men, horas, and oxen, fully expecting to be attacked in front, and most probably The orders given to the commanders of
in rear also. A few alarms occurrat during these two-parties were that they were to the night, but it passed, however, without effect a communication along the open a shot being fired at us. ground on the Inhlazatye range, and then return to camp with the information they had been able to obtain, At about 3 r., one of my own staff fficers who had accom
lnblazatye rage.
At early dawn the following morning I ordered the troups to move off with all speed to Rorke's Drift, about which post I
and 70 non-commissioned officers, rank and file, of the colonial forces.
The effect of this disaster throughout the colony has already shown itself, and the European solonis a generally are, in great alarm. The result of this has b en to pro- doce a similar effect upon the native mind, and our native contingents are beginning to lose heavily by desertion. This will, trust, be checked with a irm band by the Natal Government, as the natives were ordered out by their supreme chief, the Liont.-Governor of Natal, and have no right to leave their corps until released by his order. The fact remains, however, that the Natal native allies are no longer to
10. Every effort will be made to reinforce Ool. Wood's column, in view of enabling him to resume active operations from that side.
11. The refitting No. 3 Column will, of necessity, take some little time, as the road (160 miles) from this to Helpmakear is very much cut up by the rains.
12. I have not yet received from Col.
time, for when he awoke he was very cold THIBET CLOSED TO FOREIGNERS. for a long time. I expect he had been and hungry, and must have "gons dead " drugged, for he said he fell off again to sleep, and remembered nothing more till he found himself in a tavern with several soldiers, who told him they had found him tied up to a tree while passing through but, after inspecting him, discovered be the forest, and at firat thought him a devil, was a species of monkey and had unbound him and between them had carried him on and giving bin a strong dose of hot brandy, to the inn. After placing him near the fire he had revived and told them the events of his life. These soldiers were fortunately going out to India, and by some men s procured their little protégé a passage out, and he then told me how the ship cook made him assist him, how he made the which constituted him quite a favourite on board. Every incident from the moment surry-and-rue and several other dishes,
A foreigner travelling in China is bound to provide himself with passporta; but he often finds them of no use whataven Bribos given to local governors are som times far more effective. In the same way the friendly professions of the Chinese Foreign Office, and even letters of Intro this Count Bela Szechenyi and his party duction, may be utterly worthless; and are likely to find to their cost. AS WO noticed lately, the Count, having bees Tibet, though by rather a round-about well received in Pekin, was starting for road. It now appears that the Chinesa Government, whilst openly professing a willingness to ald foreign missions, bas sent secret instructions to the Chinese officials in Tibet, bidding them delay and opposto
ostentatious help to the Count, the present missions la every way possible. Consor
discovery is amusing--though not wonder ing that the Chinese Government had given
However they gave him During my last visit to the station I made passports and letters of introduction to the to foreigners. Meanwhile, seoret orders carried to a successful issue. The country alt; neither have I rocelved from Col. inquiries for my little friend, but heard he Amba at Lasua, and openly proclaimed an official list of the casualties on that an interesting tale, if he could have written
are sent to Lasea that the mission is to be is far more difficult than I had beer led to Glyn, C.B., commanding No. 3 Column, was dead. His life would have made quite their intention of no longer closing Tibet Oddly enough a veritable expect, and the labour of advancing with a long train of waggons is enormona. It took occasion. I regret aleo to state that I am it. His sufferings met bave been great at seven days' hard work by one half of No. 8 still without an official report from Col times, for he said his showmen would keep turned back Column to make the ton miles of road be-lyn of the detalls of the gallant defence him shut up in the cage for hours, and if Chinaman has been the victim of this tween Borke's Drift and Insulwana Hill made on the 22nd and 23rd alt, by the he did not go through all his tricks properly policy. Deputy Huang was specially ap completely a prisner that he could not get proceed to Enropo vid Tibet and Indla. practicable, and even then had it rained Company 2nd batt. 24th Regt. of the post would refuse him food, and kept him a pointed by the Governor of Ezu-Chuon to And knowing but little English he He was mot, however, on the borders of hard I feel sure that the convoy would not at Rorke's Drift.-1 have &o,
Tibet, by Tibetan officers; who turned could not make himself understood, have got on. The line of communication
him back on the earpicion of being an Englishman in disguise So Deputy Buang is very much exposed, and would require a party of mounted men always patrolling,
is now coming to India vid Talifa and and fixed entrenched posts of infantry at- intervals of about ten miles.
Rangoon, the route lately taken by Captain enter. Tibet from Darjeeling.
Under these ofroumstances I feel obliged
CHELMSFORD, Lient.-General.
ADVICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. An American editor lessen the following:
Then we cs
away.
METEOROLOGICAL
The work of the Indian Meteorological
--Pioneer.
was in some anxiety. The troops had no to sak for the followig reinforcements, instruc ions as to the supplying of manu Department is beginning to atrast favour. Gill, R. In Western China juBE NOW, panied Diajor Dartzell returned to camp, apare ammunition and only a few biscuita. víz., three British Infantry regiments, two script by correspondents" Never write able notice, not only from Nature and other it is rumoured that some English travellera anable to affect a complete recounaiseance of for forty-eight hours All had marched at Engideers. The cavalry must be prepared and doesn't bold the mind of the editor and
ber of the Geographisches Jahrbach, Dr J.
A WORD FOR THE LADIES. Fann, the Austrian meteorchgist, in an the country beyond the small river alinded less thirty miles the day before, and had to Rot as mounted infantry, and should printers picsels enough to their work. If continent of Europe. In the seventh num-
Wo may surprise some of our readers, but to, as he had found it occupied by the passed an almost sleepless night on the have their swords fastened to their saddles, you are compelled to use ink, never use a
were never more serious in our lives, when enemy in some force, that be bad called up Long ground No one, therefore, was fit and their carbines slang, muzzle down blotting pad. If you drop a blot of ink on article on the progress of geographical the two battalions Native Contingent, and
for any prolonged exertion, and it was wards, by a strap across the shoulder. The the paper, lick it off. The intelligent com that if I sent them three companies of certain that daylight would reveal a sight swords should, if possible, be somewhat sbor positor lay: nothing so dearly as to read meteorology, writes: The Indian ob
We have seen him a single head, already stands on a level immense gain to the country, if the public with the beat organized meteorological Press reflected in its leading columns, the Brush Infantry to give them confidence be which could not out bavo a demoralizing ter than the present regulation pattern, at through the ameer, this will make across servatory system, now at last united under we say that we believe it would be an puld be able to attack. I did not consider effect upon the whole force. Idetermined, least 100 artillerymen, with farrier, shoeing thirty or forty words: It advisable to o.mply with this request, an therefore, to reach our nearest supply swith, and collar maker, must be sent out hang over such a piece of copy half a departments of Europe in everything that minds of cultivated women as wall as men. the day was far advanced and the distance dedi at Rorke's Drift as quickly as possible, at once to replace casusities in N-5th Lieut.-hour, awearing like a pirate all the time,
methods of observation, and the general higher average order than that of men. great. Blicuis was sent out to the fores
and, as I already said, moved off before it Col. Harness's battery, A doren farriers he felt that good. Don't punotuale. We concerns the disposition on the stations, the The morality of women is undoubtedly of a which bivcuasked on the northern edge of was fairly light.
or goodshoeing smiths are urgently required prefer to punctuate all manusoript sent us. organization. The number of observatories Without discussing its causes, we simply has been systematioully extended so as to state the fact. There is a higher and purer the Inhuazatye range. At 28 A. on Jan. Ou Bighing the post at Borke's Drift for the peveral columns, and two additional and don't use capitals. 28, Col. Glyn, having reveived a despatch bessy smoke was seen to be rising from the veterinary surgecine for det duty would punetuste and capitalise to suit ourselves fill up the gaps that formerly existed in the morality amongst women than amongst men. If the reinforcements and your article, when you see it in print, network of stations on the mainland; and, We hold no extravagant views about women from Major Partuell saying that the enemy house, and the Zulus were seen rotiring be very valuable. was in great force in front of hire, sent his from it. It appeared as it our supplies at are sent out at once they will arrive at the will astonish, sson if it doesn't please you. in addition to the interesting stations on the or women's rights, or women's powers but senior staff officer to inquire what i would that post were lost to us, and I felt that most favourable time for campaigning Don't try to wri e too plainly. It is a big Andaman and Nicobar Islande, others have we believe that the accession of a large wish done.
those at Helpmakaar, some twelve miles namely, at the end of the rainy season. of plebeian origin and State school beading.
Poor writing is an indication of genius. It now beer founded in Burmah The Indian number of refined and educated women to observatory network is the only one that the ranks of journalism, would distinctly Feeling that the position was rather further off, must bare shared the same fate. have, 5.1
is about the only indication of genins that reaches a far down into the tropical sone, raise and improve its character. Why a erical, I ordered Colonel Glyn to move To cur intense relief, however, on nearing
CHELMSFORD, Lient, General,
a great many men possess. Boraw! your and its great value consists in this, that it lady should not edit or sub-sdit an ordinary to bin ansietauce with all the available men the Buffalo River the waving of hats was
No. II.
article with your eyes shut, and make every enables us to study in their entirety, the newspaper, we connet tell. We exclude. of the 2nd batt. 24th Regt, consisting of seen from the inside of a hastily erected six companies, and also to take four gune entrenchment, and information soon reach A cupplement to the London Gatette, world as illegible as you can. We get the whole of the atmospheric phenomens of a women from many postions that they would and the mounted Infantry, An expressed me that the gallant garrison of this was cont of to Lieut. Oci. Durnford, Royal port, some sixty of the Sad batt. 24th published on March 5, contairs the follow sams price for it from the ragman as though segment of the torrid zone, closed in fill admirably, from prejudices that have no
Avold all painstaking, with proper names. Engineere, who was at Rocko's Drift with test, ander Lieut, Brombozd, and a few ing second despatch from Lord Chelmsford, it were covered with copperplate sentences, towards the north, against the influence of foundation in reason, or very little indeed, With regard to it is declared, of the Girondists; but women We know the full name of every mak, higher latitudes, by the gigantic mountain The wife of Boland was the ablest journalist, Peitermaritzburg, Natal, Feb. 8.
wall of the Himalaya. Onatives, half of whom were, mounted volunteers and departmental officers, the
Sin Siuce the date of my last des woman, and child in the United States, and
safe intellectual power to exercise a refining and and smed with bioech landers, to move up whole under Lieut. Chard, R.B, had for to strengthen the forse which was left to twelve houra made the most gallant resi patch I have received a copy of Col. Fear the merest hint at the same is sufident this Bir Blanford thinks, and we believe need not tower like Mudame Holagd in guard the camp.
stance I bave ever board of against the son's report (No. 1 Column), on the occur. For instance, if you write a character some. with perfect justice, that 'it is The strength of this force was as follows! will one day elevating influence upon the Public Press. ment of rational meteorology As England that "writing for the papers" might posibly sight men, two guns. Two roshot tubes, pust. The loss of the garrison was thirteen report addrested to His Excellency, the you mean Samuel Morrison, even though is an epitome of stratigraphic geology, so is be one of the most valuable forme in which Royal Artillery, two ulcers, surenty 870 of whoas dead bodies surrounded the Zulu forces with a ton of 800 killed. This draw a wavy line, we know at once that play a part second to none is the advance If we suggest to our wuntry-women in Initia
High Commissioner, has been published for bas oficers, teu meu (Lieut. Col. Durford's killed and nine wounded. Loroo) First bats, 24th Regi-Fifteen On reaching Rorke's Drift, I, for the first the information of the colony, a copy of you may think you mean Lamuel Messen. India is epitome of atmospheric physios their influence could be shed upon society,
paper, and when you have filled up every Diners, 336 men. arcoud balt. 2ith Regitime, heard some particulars of the attack which I have the honour to enclosa gor, Always write on both sides of 130 Moreover, it enables us to watch the fow it is because several ladies have written to, 2. Col. Wood (No. 4 Column) on Jan. Page, trail a lind up and down overy Pportunities of the formation of opsionis ourealres, expressing their strong sympathy page, closing your article by writing the in other parte of the tropical as, an account our belief that the character of the angles Native Contingent-Ningteen officera, 391 able to furnish the following narrative, the 24 duperzod the forge of Zulue, with a ma gin, and back to the top of the first storms, and to find out their laws, whereas with this journal. We can only express
absolute scoureay of which; however, I
of fifly men killed, that had been ordered ergasture just above the deto. How we do of the paucity of suitably deposed stations Indian and every other Press would vertainly contributions from women of refinementa men. Natal Pioneer Due officer, ten men.
to attack him. News of the events of the love to get hold of articles written in this of obarvation, these opportunities are gain indefinitely, if they received numerous Such contributes weald vertainly raise the Lient. Col. Durnford's force, eighteen not rough for !-
Shortly before the arrival of Lieut. Col. 22nd ult, had been conveyed to Coli Wood, style and how we should like to get hold generaly lost."
standard, both of taste and morals in the offers, 450 mus. Total natives, 251 men.
Durnford in camp with his 480 natives, in at Utrecht with great readiness, by Capt of the man that sends them ): Just for ten Total Europeans (including officers), 772.
A BRIGHT little three-year-old, living on Press-Friend of India Liens Colulaine, 1st batt. 24 Regt formation had reached Lieut. Col. Pulleine Alan Gardner, 14th Hussars. This officer minutes. Alone. In the woods, with a *. left in charge of the camp, and received from the left plekets that a number of Bulus bad escaped from the camp of No, & revolver in our hip pocket. Revenge is strict instructions that he was left there to had been seen on that fank. On receiving Coltan, after conveying orders to the sweet yum, yum yum. Lay your paper on Elm street, while her mother was trying to this information Liont, Col. Durnford asked ofleet commanding there from Col. Glyn, the ground when you write the rougher get her to sleep, became interested in some
Comte brown putaide noire. She was told that it was four-year old Florids girl when she saw the defend it.
The reinforcement finder Col. Glyn Lisut. Col. Pulleine to give him two com,B,, twelve miles distant. Col. Wood in the ground the better. moved of at daybreak, and I accompanied panies of British infantry, in order that counquense took up a pestion covering wrapping paper is the best for writing your caused by's cricket, when she sagely obe aleet on Saturday hot. Louisville Courist it, pressing forward with a small escort of his might more tip the heights on the left Utrechte
3. On my arrival here I at once directed icon, you can tear down an old arved Mamms, think it ought to be Journal the M-gned Infantry, I reached Major and attack them. Liesel, Pullojug af Melani about & 20 s, and at once or. I pase plated that his orders were to defend | Cel Faamon to actioned best, without
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Five oficers, ninety men, pear Corpa-Five officers, 204 men. Natal upon the Insalwana Camp, and am thus (marked 4).
res poster and write on the party side plled "Monipslar. Watchman,
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