Intelligence from the Cape down to August 19th was received
on Thursday, and is, upon the whole, favourable. Cetewayo has not been caught, but flies from kraal to kraal as the detach- ment under Colonel Barrow pursues him, and there is no evid- ence, though there is still a rumour, that he has a serious following. His Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief, and other important followers have surrendered, though younger men still abstain, and Zulu opinion is clearly that the war has ended. It has been resolved not to treat with Cetewayo, but insist on his surrender, and then to distribute his power among the chiefs of tribes,—a doubtful policy, as it breaks up the rudimentary organisation of Zululand. It would have been wiser, if possible, to utilise the dynasty, now four genera- tions old. The troops are being rapidly sent borne, and Sir Garnet Wolseley is setting himself to pacify the Boers and overthrow Secocoeni, who hitherto has defeated every force sent against him. Most satisfactory statements arc forwarded as to the behaviour of the mounted native contingent from Edendale throughout the war, statements which would indicate that the enlistment of Zulu sepoys might yet be a method of solving the South-African question.
