CURRENT LITERATURE.
Isanclulwana. By Lieutenant-Colonel Durnford. (P. S. King.)— Colonel Durnford, anxious to vindicate his brother's memory, com- pares in this pamphlet the statements of Lord Chelmsford with the evidence which has boon given by various witnesses concerning this terrible disaster. The present writer, who has no claim to be heard on any purely military subject, has gathered from the pamphlet the following impressions That the camp was pitched in a place which made defence impossible (that, any one, soldier or not, can see from the sketch of the ground). 2. That Lord Chelmsford not only did not order, but forbade, any putting-up of defences. S. That the movements of the troops on the day can only be judged by a military critic, though it is clear that this third point is closely connected with the first. 4. That Lord Chelmsford did receive shortly after noon urgent requests for help from the camp, though it is very doubtful whether then the speediest help would have availed any. thing.
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