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Manawatu Herald, 20 January 1894, Page 2

Foreign

Further parties ara to hand conceining the expedition under Captain Wilson sum that the de'achment had reached King ! obengula's waggon when the Matajheles retained and assailed the British force.

The natives had the advantage in numbers, and surrounded the detachments. The fjtfhfc lusted six

hours, when, the partridges giving out, firing ceased. The Matabele found many of the party who were mortally wounded writing farewell messages to their friend?. Several of the wounded drew their revolvers, and made a final but unsuccessful effort against the enemv.

The natives piled the bodies of the English in a heap.

The Capo Times publishes i.-io conditions proposed for the settlement of Matabelelaud. They include grants of land for natives. Mr Cecil lihodes insists on Freetrade in that country, with the view oi assisting the productsof Cape Colony.

Later details show that Captains Wilson and Barrow and the majority of the detachment could have escaped, but that they refused to desert those whoae horses had been killed.

Lobengula wished to yield to the British, but the indunas prevented him doing so, and it is said that he is now afraid to give himself up in face of the disaster which befel Captain Wilson's party.

The Committee of Ways and Means of he American Senate has decided to bring the reduced duties on woollen goods into force in December.