Pietermaritzburg 23 Jan 1879, a frank discussion of Shepstone's defects. Associated with the letter are two telegrams of 18 and 22 Jan reporting the grounding of ships off the St John River.

From a collection of manuscript letters from Sir Bartle Frere to Lord Chelmsford from the period April 1878 to August 1879.
From papers of General Lord Chelmsford, relating to his command of the Army at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa 1877-1879, including the 9th Cape Frontier War (1877-1879) and the Zulu War (1879). Arranged by Maj Gen M W E Gossett, Lord Chelmsford's Principal Aide De Camp during the Zulu War (1879). Available on microfilm only.