THE TABLET A Weekly Newspaper and Review

D u m V O B I S G R A T U L A M U R , AN IM O S ET IA M ADD IM U S U T IN IN CCEPTIS V E S T R I S CON STAN TER M A N E A T IS .

F ro m th e B r i e f o f H is H o lin ess P in s I X , to T he T a b l e t , J u n e 4, 1870.

Vol. 54. No. 20 50. L o n d o n , J u l y 26, 1879.

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F R e g i s t b r e d a t t h e G e n e r a l P o s t O f f i c e a s a N ew s p a p e r .

CONTENTS.

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C h r o n ic l e o f t h e W e e k

The Zulu War—Decisive Victory. L e a d u r s .

—Sir Garnet Wolseley’s View of ih-e Situation. — General Crealock’s Di\ision — The Court

Martial on Lieutenant Carey.—

The Proposed Monument to the

Prince Imperial. — The BonaR e v i e w s ipartists ar>d Prince Napoleon.—

P e t e r ’ s P e n c e . .

The Battle of Ulundi

A Decadent Clergy

Mary Aikenhead..

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S h o r t N o t ic e s (Continued) : Correspondence (continued)

The Holy Land .. .. . . 109 Catholic Education

. . IOI C o r r e s p o n d e n c e :

R om e : — L etter from our own

. . 102 The Nationality of St. Cuthbert.. 109 Correspondent . . . . 1 13

The Austrian Elections .. . . 103 The Catholic Union and Catholic D io c e s a n N kws

The Heir of the Napo’eons .. T04 Interests Abroad . . ..no Westminster . . . . riS

The New Italian Ministers . . 105 African Missions . . . . •• no Birmingham..

“ Save the Bov ” .. . . ..no Clifton . . . . . . 118

. . 106 Appeal for a Catholic Orphan . . ito Leeds..

M. Jules Ferry and M. Paul B e t .

—The Ferry Bill in the Sena e —

The Charge against the Brussels

Thackeray ..

Essavs Devotional and Scriptural 100 Cardinal Newman’s “ Verses " .. 1 1 1 Middlesborough

. . 107 Church of Our Lady of Mount

The Contemporary Review . . 10S Carmel, Harwich .. . . . . 1 1 1 Plymouth

Nottingham..

Jesuits. — The Irish Universitv S h o r t N o t i c e s :

Bill. — Article X X I I I . of the

Treaty of Berlin.—Greece and

Oratory and Orators

Songs in the S trife..

Catholic Teachers in Board I r e l a n d :—

.. 108 Schools .. .. . . . . 1 1 1 Letter from our own Corre

Proposed Taxation of Charities.. 1 1 1 spondent ..

Turkey. —Privilege of the House of Commons.—Business of the

House of Commons.— Anti-Ca

Club Cameos

The English Pilgrimage to F o r e ig n N ew s :—

Spanish Industrial Arts .. . . 109 Lourdes .. . . .. . . in Germany

The Newspaper Reader .. . . 109 The O’Conor Don’s Motion on

United States tholic Outrages in Scotland, &c. 97 The English Struwwelpeter . . 109 Training Schools, &c. . . .. i n G e n e r a l N ew s :

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C H R O N IC L E O F TH E W E E K ,

VICTORY. W ‘

THE ZULU WAR — DECISIVE

E have good news from South Africa at last. A Council o f Native Chiefs was held on the 30th of June at Pietermaritzburg, when Sir Garnet

Wolseley asked for men to carry supplies, and was answered that his request would be complied with. Seventy chiefs attended the meeting, some o f whom had travelled one hundred miles for the purpose. In his address to them Sir Garnet said that this was a war against the King, who had broken his promises, and not against the people, whom the Queen does not wish to deprive of their cattle, their land, or their property. He assured them that he could finish the war in six or eight weeks if they provided carriers. The progress o f the advance in the enemy’s country is noted as follows. On the 27th of June the flying columns advanced ¡nine miles, and the division moved eleven miles, camping at Amhlabatini, within a mile o f each other. On the 28th, both columns, halting, formed a laager of the waggons to be left behind. On the 29th both columns, with 200 waggons, moved to the Umvolosi river, within sight -of Ulundi. On the 27th messengers had arrived fiom Cetywayo with 15 0 cattle captured at Isandhlwana,and on the 30th Lord Chelmsford, who was within ten miles of the Umvolosi, sent word to Sir Garnet Wolseley that the messengers had left, with the message to the King that hostilities would be stopped pending négociations i f the demands already communicated were complied with by the 3rd of Ju ly at noon. The appointed time passed, and Lord Chelmsford resumed his operations. On the afternoon of the 3rd a reconnaissance was made by his orders by Captain Butler’s cavalry, which discovered the position o f the Zulu army, and ascertained that it was intended to attack our forces in the open during their march. Thus informed, Lord Chelmsford was enabled to make every preparation for the battle, and even to select the position in which he would receive the attack. He advanced early on the morning on the 4th with a force o f about five thousand men, composed o f General Newdigate’s Division and the flying column under General Wood. The troops marched in the form of a hollow square, and by half past eight o’clock had reached a position between Unodvengo and Ulundi, which had been observed by Colonel Buffer the day before. Unodvengo lay directly on the left and Ulundi on the right front o f our forces. As early as half past seven the Zulu army had been observed leaving its bivouacs and advancing on every side, but it was not until nine o’clock that their attack was fully developed. The square was enveloped by the

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enemy, who attacked all four sides o f it, charging up to a distance o f sixty or seventy lines of our ranks. But at this point they wavered, then halted, and finally broke and fled. The 17th Lincers and King’s Dragoon Guards, followed by the mounted men, then issued from the square, and commenced the pursuit o f the flying enemy, and inflicted great loss upon him. The attack had been made with all the strength of the Zulu army. Lord Chelmsford calculates the number engaged at 20,000, and estimates that 1,000 were killed. Our loss was comparatively slight— ten killed and fifty-three wounded. The General reports that the behaviour of the troops was extremely satisfactory, that their steadiness under a complete belt of fire was remarkable, that the dash and enterprise of the mounted branches was all that could be desired, and the fire of the artillery was very good. After the action Lord Chelmsford advanced to Ulundi, which was in flames by noon. The other military kraals in the valley of the Umvolosi were also destroyed. The two seven pounders taken at Isandhlwana were,recovered at Ulundi. Having fully accomplished the object for which he advanced, Lord Chelmsford intended to move, in pursuance o f the instructions of Sir Garnet Wolseley, in the direction of St. Pauls. Good fortune has at length crowned his efforts. The delay in Sir Garnet’s movements, caused by his journey round to Fort Durnford, probably secured to Lord Chelmsford the distinction, which no one will begrudge him, o f having been the chief in command on the day of victory. The battle was fought on the very day on which Sir Garnet, unable to land, returned to Durban.

SIR GARNET w o l s r i . e y ’s

VIEW OF

THE SITUATION.

Sir Garnet Wolseley telegraphs from Port Durnford on the 8th, that he has halted the marine battalion at the Cape and all other reinforcements at Durban. He believes the war to be over, and he is so confident in this opinion that he desires no more men or supplies may be sent out and expi esses a hope that he would soon be able to reduce the daily expenditure o f the war. He mentions the 1 6th Ju ly as the date on which it was probable that he wrould meet the Zulu Chiefs for the purpose o f discussing the terms o f peace.

GENERAI. c r e a l o c k ’s DIVISION.

General Crealock telegraphs from Port Durnford that on the 5th Ju ly , the day after the battle o f Ulundi, he detached a body o f horse under Colonel Barrow to Empangeni, a military kraal about fifteen miles from his camp. It was found deserted by the Zulus, and about 300 huts were burned. A herd of 500 cattle were seen at a distance o f five miles in charge of 200 armed Zulus, who fled, leaving the cattle in the possession of our troops. General Crealock reports that