NEWS OF THE WEEK • N O news of any importance
has arrived from the Cape since our last issue. The Warwick Castle' has arrived at Madeira, with intelligence from the front to February 10th; but it only brings a telegram from Lord Chelmsford to the War Office, dated February 10th, but without place of despatch, stating that he entirely concurs with Sir Bartle Frere as to the ad- visability of reinforcements. There is also a very vague state- ment—brought by the ` American ' to Plymouth—that Grey- town was threatened with an attack from the Zulus on Sunday, the 2nd February. There is, however, no telegraph to Greytown, and nothing was known exactly, except that the citizens were arming and barricading themselves. Colonel Wood was still hovering above Utrecht, to prevent the Zulus breaking into the colony that way ; and Colonel Pearson was 'entrenched at Ekowe, with 1,300 men and provisions for two mouths. His native troops had been sent away, and all native contingents disbanded. It was believed that the Zulus were toncentrating round him, and there was a report that he had lost some waggons and oxen ; but with his force, and sufficient supplies, he should be safe till the reinforcements arrive. His greatest danger is from disease, as he has only tents for his men, and the water in Zululand is often bad. The men drink eagerly anywhere, the full summer not being yet gone, and the provision of filters is stated to be insufficient.
