The King's party, aided by the Boers, appear to be
conquer- ing the whole of Zululand outside the Reserve. They have recently defeated Usibepu, whom we placed in Northern Zulu- land, with a slaughter of 600 of his followers, and are, it is asserted, threatening the Reserve, so that cavalry have been sent to Ekowe. Sir Henry Bulwer advises the annexation of the country, which would, he believes, put an end to disorder, and be welcome to all the Zulus ; but it is difficult to reconcile- oneself to further annexations in South Africa, where neither Dutch, nor English, nor Zulus will do anything they are told, yet perpetually look to England for help and pro- tection. We do not believe anything will go right in South Africa, the most troublesome of all our possessions, until we appoint a Viceroy who can carry out with full know- ledge some intelligible and consistent policy. The present system does not secure even intervals of rest, and all the while the Dutch are increasing far faster than the English. South Africa is neither a colony in the proper sense, nor a dependency,. while it unites all the inconveniences of both.
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