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About tweaty years since I was first s ous attac ked e b e y te r d he t u o rn ev ati er c y g v o a u - t ta rie m ty y o h f a ci n i d m s a a te n , d h f a e v t. g s l e b rv a e d d e i r n ev e l ana lLbr t uj in Spain, under Sir John Moore, in the 18th Hussal9rsth. Dra g oons, and cured the best medical aid, Without obtaining any es know alld my sufferings can be appreciated only by these who know som e .. thin of this disease. " g It was durin; one of those paroxysms , be tween twelve and thir ran years ago, that I w as recommended to try BLAIR'S PILLS. I Lest no time in procuring a box, and and befora few e I haddays taken that qufecttity the Pain had entirely ceased, in health, " From that moment , w henever I feel any symptoms of the dis lase approaching, I have instant recourse to this medicine, which to Lee is so valuable, that were it not that the days of magic have Z a aed, I should certainly att ribute the relief I obtain to that cause. oreover, I rejoice to say that my f health has not in any degree suf red, but on the contrary I believe the tendency of BLAIR'S PILLS towards its improvement. 1 ... I have recommended the Pil ls to many friends, and the result "'l always been of the most gratifying character. " I am, Sir, y y, "GARRET FOSTER GILL. u To Mr. Pront, 229, Strand." reux ror every description of Gout and Rheumatism, Sciatica, Tic-dolo toy. &c., BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS are a G r ; A eifin remedy, contain neither me curt', opium, or any other pfailerells drug, require no care whatever in their use, and for ra ft T.ef cure and complete safety have not their equal i thew orld. k A by Thomas Front, 229, Strand, London ; and all respectable A ine Vendors. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Mr.for. BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe Thomas Front, 229, St rand, London," is impresse upon ''4lll en t Stamp. . -------.:______ 11 IDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY% b/t. vs• SAMUEL LA'MERT, S 7, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, ' ve ctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of in burgh, Honorary Member of the Londo° Hosp ital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries, Hall, London, BfAs., Bce. M - 4 -Y be consulted, personally, or by letter, on resultinghe various disorders of the nervoas and gen h e i r c a h tiv h e ay sy e stet n, cli kedo from juvenile Irregifarities and excesses, pro 14re re misery in youth,. degradation in man w od and prema case,kdecay at all clues of Hie, than perhapo any other ' class of die ix ti , flown to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience efl o : e treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exis i exi.Bl.!ecret CaUSCS of self-act:faired miseries and disappointed. hopes In D e b,;,nee, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous a ge.B 79, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy an d Unfruitful Marri enal,,lrePotency, Local and Constitutiona l Weakness, and their 7s modifications owe their almost entire o ri g in. Itls absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are the of Personal management which cannot be violated sv'thou d t use heyday Illievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed ilaitir—siejrnitYio a f t in , considerate self-indulgence, bow these penalties how the sting of their bitterness may be remove, th ttt u t r the evil and Ks coiveqaences may be avoided,. aid above all, (len to a re Is scarcely any de;;. - ee of phy t icel infirmity or functional boMent to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. hi to nit LAWERT has for a long series of years been engaged hlei ntl extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com at th e e oa sthtt4e and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless and envy of the hypoci Meal and mock.. -modest, has . had t‘t= 'fidahe e , through the medium of the public press, to . direct wee' In to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is arcf n sa leetilsg thii department of practice , he has been amply tr eat ed by the great success that has attended his efforts in the ear, n " l ,eht of these cases, which are too generally.conflded to the Ptibli e ;`, l l thqualified aid ignorant empirics, who, with their Ott,,,L unqualified assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended pirates iters been nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who At ,7," Induced to place faith in their pretensions. , b ai l tin u tTi e f ar ,_ consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and . from —.edictn;get- All letters mast contain thd fee of 11., and advice and i t 1 , 's can be forwarded to any initials or address. aheak 21estrable that patients wishing to c onsult Dr. LA'MERT f irstobtain a copy of his work on A I t SELF-PRESERVATIO N. ‘-, edi o , , efi era ,:si Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage, and Nervous and rribion.';' r e Debility, illustrated by fifty coloured engravings, and des - exe es ; t al detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and IPerinti. 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No I. ave., In cloth, price su . by Pest' . fre e , ss. 6d. r. - nRIII:E.A , fi ll" TR UE & FALSE SPERMATutv ...ad Erroll d . w i e-5pr..... _ _ -11 re With the View t o the Correction 01 otaieation to the Treatmeat and Cure of Sufferers from Debility o f tne ra tive System, or Sexual Hypochondriasis. .4, Tran slated from the German of Dr. PICKF ORD _ tu t' :,`!r• Pickford is known to English readers by is t h e first uThrutributions to German medical literature. Thi s noz-inedl" his frequent P ear,.__ _' he Informs us, that he has addressed himself to the if he shall d etee •ruer, We trust this may not be the last,__ be in his racti tower 'Y t.. other equally flagrant evil which It m ay lir. ‘° eorrect.n—London Medical Gazette, May 30, to this er,r.- u reMised in a former number that we should recur lashes ~,,,,,:x, in order to exhibit its aim more clearly. The author preying ~111Crat severity the impostors who make a livelihood P 1851. by thisers,' and ~ , ,credulity of the public. The tribe of ' (laid SYm t a h„ book Coul d ti"?..!dical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; arid if t corn. bllti m _''.' its way into the hands of those who suffer from tbe , c. ,,n wui h it treats, we are satisfied that many h mdred 4 4 , 3 Jyr , much needless suffering of body and mind, and what I , u m uch qu n port4 uee, though it is that which the quacks most prize— piric ca:iney ..... This volume is well qualified to pu s . w . _ o u l n d f t an end to the Me m ,_ 1 s Ystem of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat likely '_Pen a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, to do Much g o od."—lledical Circular, June 16, 1852. -- - No. 11. R IeTR.. in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, 45., `• ; ..__u RE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi ara."'" Si mi ) le, Safe, and Efficient, in even its most Inveterate ""centlY Intractable Forms. the R o ya l B. COURTENAY, p r ob er of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. he hisez of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given la. vrit,i,of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad . 11 Cli are ~..° ll Mr. Byrne adduced, and on which he had operated. mod Of IX., Xi., xi?., and xvig. No. ix. had resisted, for a ;coov w es Years, the treatment by dill Cation , and was finally 4 nratin — ,, ari many Weeks. Dot cases xviii. and xix. appear, both severif ,, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag. traatigucharaeter than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet tha itZ. Bl(lo ....otecl by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently successful." 4 ' 4 %4 04 tin Tromment of Sl:Volum. . • No. 18,856.] ; 2 vols. post Svo., cloth, 21s. NARRATIVE of a MISSION to CENTRAL AFRICA, performed in the years 1850-51, utokr the orders, and at the expense of her Majesty's Government. By the late JAMES RICHARDSON, Authorof" Travels.lll,the Great Desert of Sahara." 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His Excellency's personal obser vation could not embrace every part of so extended a field, or notice the separate parts taken by corps in the operations of the day ; but he marked with admiration the steady conduct of the three companies of the 43d Regiment, under Major Phillips ; the gallant bearing of the detachment 12th Royal Lancers and Cape Mounted Riflemen, under Lieutenant Gough, 12th Lancers ; and the admirable practice of the demi-battery of howitzers under Captain Robinson, R.A., which formed the force immediately about his Excellency's person. "Of the noble conduct of the division under Lieu tenant-Colonel Eyre composed of a detachment 12th Lancers ; Royal Artillery, under Captain the Hon. G. Devereux ; 73d Regiment, under Captain Bewes ; one company Rifle Brigade, under Lieutenant the Hon. L. Curzon ; and a detachment of Cape Mounted Riflemen, under Lieutenant Goodrich, his Excellency has only to regret that he could not be a witness to all the acts by which this division distinguished itself throughout the day. The Cavalry Brigade, commanded by Lieutenant- Colonel Napier, and composed of two squadrons 12th Lancers, under Major Tottenham, and two squadrons Cape mounted Rifles, under Major Somerset, merits equally the Commander of the Forces' commendation ; this brigade having, with a spirit worthy of th em , ascended the Berea mountain, so little suited to cavalry movements, there captured and secured 4,500 head of cattle, inflicting severe loss on the enemy, and brought the cattle into camp, in spite of all endeavours of the enemy to recapture them. " His Excellency having thus expressed his sense of the services performed by the corps under their imme diate commanding officers, he derives much satisfaction in noticing more especially the officers in command ; and he returns his marked thanks `to Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre, 73d Regiment ; Lieutenae z Colonel Napier, Cape Mounted Riflemen—officers who on this day nobly sus tained the wel:-known reputatit,n they have long since established ; also to Major Pinckney, 73d Regiment, and Captain Faddy, commanding Royal Artillery, as well as the staff officers by whom they were assisted ; Lieutenant Reeve, 73d Regiment, Acting Brigade Major ; Lieutenant Arthur Ponsonby, 43d Regiment, Acting Aide-de-Camp ; Lieutenant Whitmore, Cape Mounted Riflemen, Acting Brigade Major. "To Colonel Cloete, Qiiarteimaster:General and chief of the staff, his Excellency is deeply indebted for his able and gallant services on this as on every occasion ; to Captain Wellesley, Deputy Assistant Adjutant-Ge neral, who was wounded at the end of the day, and had his horse shot under him ; and to Captain Lord Alexan- der Russell, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, who was with head quarters all day, and in the evening was attached to Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre, who reports in the highest terms of the services rendered by him on . . that occasion ; to Captain Tylden, Lieutenants Stanton and Siborne, Royal Engineers, attached to the Quarter- master-General's Department, the latter of whom, had charge of the pontoon, by which the troops crossed the Caledon River, the Commander of the Forces feels greatly indebted for their exertions and aid, as he does to the officers of the personal staff, Captain the Hon. R. Curzon, Lieutenant Greville , and Captain the Hon. G. Elliott. And his Excellency takes this oppor tunity of expressing his regret that he was deprived of the services of his military secretary, Lieutenant- Colonel Seymour, by a broken collar-bone, who, on learning that the army was engaged in active operations immediately proceeded to join his Excellency in the field, and arrived the following morning, though at the expense of again disuniting the fracture. "To the medical officers—Dr. Booth, surgeon 73d Regiment ; Dr. George, assistant-surgeon 12th Lancers ; . . and Staff-Assistant-Surgeon Dr. Campbell—his Excel lency's thanks are due for the care of the wounded. "He cannot omit to offer his thanks to Assistant- Commissioner Owen and the Resident, Mr. Henry Green, who accompanied him throughout the day. "By the death of Captain Faunce, 73d Regiment, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-General, the service has sustained the loss of a valuable officer. "A. J. CLOETE, Quartermaster-General." Although the Governor has received the submis . sion of Sioshesh, he has recommended the sove reignty farmers to organise themselves on the commando system, to pursue the cattle lifters, and, if necessary, to kill them. The result of this pro clamation is not yet known ; it is expected to be successful. But a meeting of resident householders was 'held at Bloem Fontein, on the 4th of January, when the unsatisfactory condition of the sove reignty was considered, and a petition to the Queen in Council, ,or Parliam'ent, resolved on. A. general meeting was to assemble on the 14th of January. While his Excellency was engaged with the Forces in the northern provinces, tli - eCaffres on the eastern frontier again took up arms. The Shipping Gazette of the 20th of January says : " Intelligence has been received of an engagement be tween a band of rebels in the Fish River Bush and parties of the Cape Mounted Rifles, mounted police, and a portion of the 12th Re g iment , under Captain Espi nasse. On this occasion Field-Cornet P. Ferreira, three civilians named Brown, Barry, and Howarth, and a soldier of the 12th unfortunately lost their lives, and Lieutenant Lucas was severely wounded. The bodies of sixteen of the enemy were after _ wards found, and from the quantity Of blood, it is supposed that many more mortal wounds had been inflicted. " Two Hottentot women have recently surrendered at Graham's Town, being in a half-starved state. They have been residing in the Amatola, and they state that Uithaalder with his stock and family, and a large number of Hottentots, had crossed the Kei some " His Excellency the Governor arrived in Graham's Town on the 10th inst., after an absence of two months. He appered in excellent health and spirits. " Nothing more has been' heard of Macomo or Sandilli. " Yesterday's post bring intelligence that some Caffres had recently stolen thirteen oxen and two horses from near Fart Murray, and afterwards coming upon some waggons belonging to Simpson and others, which were at that time fast in the mud on the road to King William's Town they detached 20 fine oxen, and got " Mr. Drury, who was recently attacked and robbed in the Zuurberg, has offered a reward of 1001. for the recovery of his money. His loss was 5001. in sove reigns. From information that had been received, it was believed that the recent onslaught on the rebels in the Zuurberg had entirely broken up Hans Brander's gang. Some clue had been ascertained as to the whereabouts of the few fugitives, and pursuit was being made." The Graham's Town Journal of January 15th states that— " Commandant Currie left Graham's Town on Tues day for Somerset, called there we regret to say, by the dangerous state of his brother arising from the wounds he received while in pursuit of the Hottentot rebels in the Zuurberg, under the miscreant Brander: A letter received this morning from Fort Beaufort states that this gallant officer is dead, but the report requires con firmation. We are sorry to add that the brother of Commandant Bouwer, who was wounded under the same circumstance, died last week." The following spirited resolutions in reference to the mis-statements of Sir John Pakington in Par liament on the subject of the promised constitu tion for this colony were passed unanimously by the commissioners of the municipality of Cape Town : " Resolved—That while this board continues to con- demn and to repudiate generally the measures adopted by her Majesty's present Government for withholding from this colony the constitution granted under her Majesty's latter patent of 1850, it has just observed, with renewed disappointment and. deep regret, that after the many but fruitless attempts on the part of Mr. Se cretary Montagu to stir up mutual jealousies and to ex cite national antipathies among the colonists of South Africa, the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in his place in the British Parliament, on the 19th of November last, should have made a statement unsupported by an official or other document whatever, contrary to fact, calculated to wound the feelings of her Majesty's loyal subjects in this colony, and solely for the purpose of delaying the constitution so graciously granted by her Majesty. That this board wholly repudiates any distinction for political purposes, as between the British, Dutch, and coloured portions of her Majesty's loyal subjects, and emphatically denies the numerical proportion alleged by Sir John Pakington to exist between the same. " That this board finds, from the returns published by authority of the local Government, that in the Colony Proper, excluding British Caffraria, Victoria, and the Tambookie country, there were in 1850 about 77,000 coloured inhabitants, of whom at least 49,000 were re sidents in the western districts, a large comparative pro portion of whom have fought and bled for their Sove reign during the present war, and whose localty remains unimpeached, in defiance of the disreputable means which were resorted to for shaking the same. "That this board is also satisfied, notwithstanding the asser tions of a small but malicious faction oppo se d to the coloured classes generally and to the imp rovement of the colony at large, that at no time during this wicked re bellion on the frontier did the rebels, out of a coloured population of 28,000 persons, scattered along a wide border acid in daily contact with the Caffres, much exceed 1,000 in number (which has been reduced accord ing to General Cathcart's circ u l ar of the 28th July, 1852, to 300), of whom a great portion belonged to the corps of the Cape Mounted Rifles, whose reasons f o r adopting that course, as well as those of the other rebels, still remain a mystery, which only the future will pro bably solve. `ik.nd as it is of the utmost importance that a doCu ment be obtained by authority of the local Government respecting the abovementioned facts and statements, this board respectfully apply to his honour the Lieute nant-Governor, requesting that he may be pleased to order an inquiry into the same, for the information of her Majesty's Government and tke Parliament of Great Britain." 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From the Cape there is intelligence, of consider able interest, of both a military and 'political nature. - _ turned to their father's " great place," Thaba Bossiou, accompanied by Mr. commissioner Owen, who was the bearer of the following message : "Platberg, 13th December, 1852. " Chief Moshesh,—When I was sent by the Queen to ,be governor, and to command her army in this part of world, six months past, I wrote to acquaint you and the other chiefs, and I told you that I would visit you as soon as the rebellion of thie Gaikas, and Tambookies, and the Hottentots was endeil. This has been done, as you have no doubt learned, And I now visit this country as I promised, and desire to see you.and the other chiefs, as my friends, at my camp at Platberg, without delay. "My proclamation will have told you the righteous cause in which I am come, and what it is my duty to do. "As I told you in my letter, I now hope my visit to you may be in peace ; but I must do justice, whether it be by war or in peace. I have been told that you are a great chief and a good man, but I find that though you are a man of good words you have not done what you 'premised: "I find not only that you have not paid the fine of cattle imposed on you by the assistant commissioners (Major Hogge and Mr. Owen), and which you promised to pay for the robberies of cattle and horses committed by your people and with your knowledge, up to the time of your agreement with them, but, since then, you and the people over whom you rule, including Molitsani and Morosi, and your own son Letsea, with their people, and certain robbers called Jan Letell and Bashuli, have been stealing cattle from your neighbours, and other wise doing them harm. Even murders have been com mitted by them, and this village has been plundered and destroyed. In short, the Bain** people under your rule have become a nation of thieves. "This state of things must not be, and I have come to put an end to it, and to restore peace between you and your neighbours if 1 ran, and if not, to put you and your people out of the ♦ . kyle dnr:f; them wrong, nd this I must do promptly. "I will not,. therefore; stop to talk, but tell you now once for all, that having carefully inquired into the busi ness, and judging as justly and as mercifully as I can, what is the amount of cattle and damage you should be required to restore, I demand of you ten thousand head of cattle and one thousand horses, to be delivered over to the British resident at this place within three days' time, in order to be restored to those from whom they have been stolen. " If this be not done, I must go and take either cat tle or other things from you and your people, and from Molitsani and his people, and if resistance be made, it will then be war between us, and I must then take three times the amount of cattle, as well as kill many of your people and destroy their dwellings and kraals, which I should be very sorry to be obliged to do. But if this cattle be paid within three days, and that lam assured peace is restored, I will take the army back agaih in peace. . " Now, chief, if you are an honest man, it is for you to pay the just fine, which is not more than the cattle stolen, and save yourself and your people from rgin, or else prepare for war, for on the fourth day I must bring you to account. " You must also pay back to Sikonyella and Moroka what you have stolen from them, and be'at peace with them. Carolus Batjee and his people must return to Platberg, and the boundaries fixed by Governor Sir Harry Smith must be respected. " When all this is done, you must remain at peace with all your neighbours, and the Basutos must cease to be a nation of thieves, for if I come again it will, not be to talk, but to make an end of the Basuto nation, as has been done of the Gaikas and Tambookie tribe of Mapassa. The most important transactions had occurred in the Orange River sovereignty. The Governor, Lieut.-Goneral the Hon. G. Cathcart, had' entered the sovereignty according to the tenour of his pro clamation—to administer justice to all—and had required compensation of Moshesh, the chief of the Basouta tribe, for robberies of cattle that had been committed by the people of that chief on the neigh bouring boers and some native tribes. The Gover nor demanded of Moshesh 10,000 head of cattle and 1,000 horses, informing him that the alternative would be the seizure of treble that number by force. The chief himself had a " talk" with the Governor, and engaged to supply the cattle within a specified (Signed) " G. CATHCART. time,' and sent in 3,500 ; but failing in the remain - Next da y Moshesh himself made his ap p earance, der, General Cathcart advanced his troops into the and an interview took place between him and the Basouta country, towards Thaba Bassigo, Moshesh's general, highly characteristic on both sides. The great place. The camp, it would appear, lay " talk " is thus reported in an official notice after between the Caledon River and a mountain wards published : called Berea, which lay in front of Bassigo. The Governor—l am glad to see you, and to make According to the reports of Colonels Eyre, your acquaintance. Napier, and Cloete, lylo . sh esh—l am glad to see the Governor, as since his named officer, with ' the intention was that the first his column of 500 men, should arrival in the country I have been expecting a visit from him, which his letter led me to expect. cross the summit of this hill ; the second, with about 250, should pass round by its southern and The Governor—l told you in that letter that I hoped western base :and the other by the northern. to meet you in peace, and I still hope so, as I look to you as the great chief in this part. With the column of whose proceedings Colonel Moshesh—l hope so too ;"for peace is like the rain Cloete gives an account were the Governor and staff, that makes the grass grow, while war is like the wind Colonel Eyre fell in with large quantities of cattle, which dries it up. You are right in looking to me ; that and seems to have succeeded in striking a' severe is in accordance with the treaties. blow on the enemy in his course, capturing at one The Governor : I will not now talk much, but wish to time about 30,000 head of cattle. Of these, owing know whether you received my message yesterday , in to the smallness of his force, he was enabled to wh i ch I made t he demand of cattle and horses ! I have secure only about 1,500. Colonel Napier's force nothing to alter in that letter. also met with severe fighting, and sustained heavy* Moshesh ht 4 . •Do y ou mean the' letter I received from r casualties. It however broug,ooo cattle safely MThe Owen 2 Governor : Yes. to camp. Moshesh—l , received the letter ' but I do not know The duties of the day *ere extremely severe fey' where ..I shall get the cattle from.. Am Ito understand the small number of troops engaged. The fighting that the 10,000 head demanded are a fine imposed for lasted from the morning until late in the evening. the thefts committed by my people, in addition to the The Basoutas mounted 6,000 horsemen, fought cattle stolen ? more, and consider thi s a with much intrepidity and with well organised The Governor—l demand but 10,000 hea d , though movements. Their attacks on the soldiers were your people have stolen many. repeated, but the honours of the day rested with just award. It must be. paid in three days. the latter, for the enemy was eventually dispersed. Moshesh—]Jo the three days count from yesterday, or A battle so obstinately disputed on both sides could to The Governor- - To-day is the first of the three. ? not fail to be deadly in its effects. Although the MOshesh—The time is short, and the cattle many ; enemy suffered by far the greater loss, it is melan choly to find the list of killed and wounded on the will you not allow me six days to collect them ? The Governor—You had time given you when Major side of the British so lengthy. Captain Faunce, Rogge and Mr. Owen made the first demand, and then 73d Regiment, was killed, and Captain Wellesley, promised to comply with it, but did not. 73d Regiment, and Lieutenant the Hon. H. Annes- Moshesh--But I was not quite idle. Do not the ley, 434 Regiment, were wounded. Four non- papers in the commissioner's hands show that I collected commissioned officers and thirty-three privates cattle 1 were slain, and four non-commissioned officers and The Governor—they do, but not half of the number nine privates wounded. . demanded. The blow struck on the enemy would appear to Moshesh—That is true, but I have not now control be a decisive one. The immediate result was a enough over my people to induce them to comply with letter of submission from Moshesh to' the demand, however anxious I may be to do so. the Governor The Governor—lf you are not able to collect them, I suing for peace, which his Excellency was very must go and do it, and if any resistance be made it will ready .to grant. He lamented that so many were then be war, and I shall not be satisfied with 10,000 killed, and expressed a wish to see the chief again head, but shall take all I can. on the same friendly terms as before the battle. Moshesh—Do not talk of war, for however anxious I The result of the chief's letter was the immediate may be to avoid it, you know that a dog when beaten withdrawal of the troops from the sovereignty, and will show his teeth. his Excellency has urged the Europeans of the dis- The Governor—lt will, therefore, be better that you trict to organise themselves as soon as possible for should give up the cattle than that I should go for them. self-defence, and has given them full license to carry Moshesh—l wish for peace, b u t h ave th e s a me diffi out the old commando system, in case any change c ulty with my people that you'hav e i n the colony ; your prisons are never empty, and I hav e thieves among my should take place in Moshesh's present professions le. peop of friendship. Full particulars of those stirring The Governor—l would then recommend you to catch transactions will be found below. the thieves and bring them to me, and I will hang them. The eastern provinces were still in a disturbed Moshesh—l do not wish you to hang them, but to state. The banditti maintained a system of rapine, talk to them, and give them advice. If you hang them attended occasionally with murder. The bulk of the cannot talk. the Gaika tribes were said to be interspersed among The Governor—lf I hang them they cannot steal, and the friendly tribes, probably not without the con- lam not going to talk any more. I have said that if You do not give up the cattle in three days I must come nivance of tt:e friendly chiefs. The affair in Basouta Y had been loo':ed upon with lively interest by the I beg of y ou not to Kafirs, some of whom regarded the speedy with- T M h o e s h G e o s h e — o 0r I have you to or go to talk of war. and take them. in r peace — in three ne days,more to say. I T m h u ab st a ei ß th o e a r drawal of troops from the sovereignty in the light leave this v of a retreat. It was reported to be the intentionand collect the - go of the Governor to visit King William's Town at an sigo. I, therefore, advise cattle as quickly as possible. early day, with the object of proclaiming and de- Moshesh—Do not talk of coming to Thaba Bossigo ; tiding on the terms of peace. The present appears if you do I shall lay the blame on the Boers from whom to be a crisis in the affairs of the Cape frontier, the the cattle were stolen, but whom I requested to come issue of which will much depend on the prudence, and point out to me their cattle, that I might restore foresight, and resolution of General Cathcart. them. I will go at once and do my best, and perhaps The political horizon of the Cape colony would God will help me. seem to be loviering. The speech of Sir J. Palling- After leaving his Excellency's tent, but before ton (when Secretary of State for the Colonies) de- returning home, Moshesh sent to request that the ferring the grant of a representative system to the day on which the interview took place might hot colony, and drawing a distinction between the Bri- count in the three. This request his Excellency tish, Dutoh, and native subjects of the Crown, has acceded to. occasioned the greatest discontent, and many of On the third day, the 18th, 3,500 head of cattle Sir John Pakington's statements are flatly denied were brought in by Moshesh's son Nehemiah, and on by the press. the 19th, no more appearing, the order was given The . Cape Town Mail furnishes the subjoined for the troops to advance. Colonel Eyre, with a details of the circumstances which led to the en- large body of cavalry and infantry and two guns, coun ter, and of its consequences : moved forward and encamped upon the Upper Cale- Having issued the proclamation which appeared 'don waggon drift, in order to cut off the co uni in our last summary—declaring that his object was cation between the country of Moshesh and that of "not to make war, but to settle all disputes, and Molitsani, a neighbouring chief, from whom the to establish the blessings of peace," and command- Basutos were expected to obtain assistance, and on ing " all chiefs, and men of all classes and tribes" the 20th a combined attack was made in three co te remain quiet, and abide by his judgment and lumns upon the Berea Mountain, where vast droves decision —General Cathcart proceeded across the of cattle were known to be collected. Here a des- Orange River, into the sovereignty, and on the Ist perate resistance was encountered, no less than of December encamped at Commissie Drift, on the 6,000 armed Basuto horsemen assailing the troops Caledon River, where he was joined by Colonel in the plain, while on the mountain large bodies on Eyre, 734 Regiment, and Colonel Duff, 74th, with foot used every effort to prevent the cattle from their respective columns ; the whole force, in- being captured. _ L t i o t w tle ar c d i s . eluding the column under his Excellency's imme- According to Colonel Cloete's official dispatch, diate command, amounting to about 2,500 men of the Basutos, to defend their vast droves of cattle, . Percy Herbert, were all arms. Here, in reply to an address presented first fired on him and Captain Tylden. An attempt to him by the inhabitants of Caledon, General at parley by the Governor was answered by a shot, aadev:PeadnYcros d Cathcart announced r t t hat he had summoned the when two rounds of shrapnel caused the e o n f e t ra he y 4 t 3 o a chiefs Moshesh, Mo 1 sane, Sikonyella, Moroko, fly from the southern angle of the and Gert Taaybosch, to meet him at Platberg, on Thaba Bossigo. The disp ß a o t s c s h io. pr wi o l c compelledt h e l 3 th , andto payt h that t the e each c h amountof those o o s ef cattle chiefs which would the b e nitoew , g. i ` T mb h reo e uut i g n , hfoatunudt up, and , a strengthened Ca r m b on y n advanced, se the deep mountain stream ‘Riets ruit ' and think fit to award. On the Bth, a camp moved were posted on a commanding knoll at its P junction' ledon River, on the Thaba t e h 33ecise th rea e : commissioners, after due investigation, should forward towards Platberg, and was joined by a de tachment of the 45th Regimeat, under Lieutenant plains covering the approaches by which Lieut.-Colonel Howard, with some field pieces; while 40 Burghers, Eyre and Lieut.- Colonel Napier's columns were to join. of a neighbouring field cornetcy, turned out to ~ While in this position the enemy protect the border, in the rear of t h e Governor's fresh patches of horsemen in all were collecting in directions • those - p o perations. Unfortunately, during the first day's p ro a c hi ng w ithi n di s t an ce were d r i ven back ' On 11 6 . march, his Excellency lost the valuable aid of his clearing away of a thunderstorm and rain the enemy the military secretary, Colone l Se ymour , who was suddenly displ a y ed his whole force. Maises of horse thrown thrown violently from his horse , by which his left , men were ob served to move from the Thaba Bossi e ge s houlder was fractured, and he had consequently 1 Poort to turn the General's right, while large bodies ex to be conveyed in a cart to the neighbouring village tended along the front. These movements were con of Smithfield. ducted with the utmost order and regularity. On the morning of the 13th his Excellency ar- 1 " Lieutenant-Colonel oi)lcoanttelleEwyrhei'eshdiivtision joined at 5 p.m., rived at Platberg, which he found deserted by the with l i r which purpose' some kraawlsasi necessary to se natives, the only person remaining there being Mr. cucrse,ie it o n were ordered to be occupied. ,rrillcommanding Giddy, a Wesleyan missionary, who has for aeon- i i t ' ad now mustered not less than 6,000 horsemen, who siderable number of years laboured among the every effort to assail the troops moving into & r i l l ' . bi- Basoutas. In the evening two young chiefs, sons of vouac, repeating their attacks on front and rear, brit Moshesh, came to the camp, but General Cathcart were repulsed by the troops. The demi-battery, by; a refused to see them, and next morning they re- round of canister, silenced the enemy' s fire, w hi c h lisd been kept up till 8 p.m., when they disappeared from the field, having suffered severely." Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre in his report states his force to be— Rank and File, 3 2th Royal Lancers ll Cape Mounted Rifles Royal Artillery l3 43d Light Infantry lO2 73 Regiment 271 Rifle Brigade Total.. 499 And says— " Having reached the foot of the Berea mountains, I ob served the Basutas drawn up in considerable force. A herd of cattle was presented in view, as if to entice.us on, while by their war shouts they evidently defied our arms. On the right I detached the light company of the 73d, under Lieutenant Gawler, with directions to climb the krantz which commanded the enemy on that side, arid, bringing his right shoulders forward, to turn the left flank of the enemy. I directed the Hon. L. Curzon to advance with the Rifle Brigade, and ascend the moun tain a little on the left of the light company of the 73d. I moved up simultaneously with the remainder of my force along the regular but rugged path which seemed to lead into the centre of the enemy's position. The enemy fired and attempted to oppose our progress until we reached the crest of the heights, when they instantly dis persed. I pursued them with the few mounted men under Lieutenant Goodrich, of the Cape Mounted Rifles, and we succeeded in capturing at least 30,000 head of cattle, with many horses having saddles on them. The enemy sustained some loss ; 38 were killed, and several were found dead ; and so completely de feated did the enemy appear, that some were taken prisoners and made to drive back, their o'vtn cattle. .We found it, however, quite impossible, with so few mounted men, to drive on such large numbers, and in the effort to do so many thousand were driven by the few mounted Fingoes attached to my division down the opposite side of the mountain to that which my instruc tions required me to take. I was therefore obliged to abandon them and content myself with some 1,500. About 1 o'clock p.m. from 200 to 300 mounted men, with white caps and lances (which caused us to mistake them for his Excellency's escort), suddenly appeared in our front. Before the mistake could be discovered two or three of our party fell into their hands, and I deeply regret to state that Captain Faunce, 73d Regiment, Deputy-Adjutant Quartermaster-General was of that number. The enemy's force now rapidly increased until we were opposed to at least 700 on 800 mounted men, who drew up in line in admirable order, and attempted to attack our front and left flank. As it was necessary to present a front, in order to protect our cattle and baggage, I formed three companies in skirmishing order, two in front and one thrown back on our left, keeping one in close order in support. The enemy charged up to us several times within 200 or 300 yards, but daunted by the coolness and steadiness of the men lying down to receive them, dared not to approach nearer. As my in struction required me to proceed to Thaba Bossigo, I directed the cattle to be drivers down a path on my right, intending to follow with the remainder of my force. No sooner was this discerned by the enemy, than he cheered and charged us, on which we halted and reformed in skirmishing order, and again repelled him. Captain the Hon. G. Devereux at the same time made some good shots with the rockets, and the result was the total dis appearance 'of the enemy." Lieutenant-Colonel G. Napier states his force to have been-12th Lancers, 114 rank and file, under Major Tottenham ; Cape Mounted Rifles, 119, under Major Somerset, and says—" Having col lected a great number of cattle, I commenced driving them down the north-east side of the Berea mountains; when half way down, 700 mounted men attacked the rear, who retired. On the open ground the Lancers charged, and the enemy fled. Near the drift, on the Caledon, a large body of mounted Kafirs were repulsed by the Minie rifles of the 74th Highlanders, under Captain Bruces." In this contest, begun early in the morning of the 20th of December, and not closed until 8 p.m., 6,000 mounted Kafirs are said to hare been en gaged. At the close Colonel Eyre had secured 1,500 and Colonel Napier 3,000 head of cattle. The casualties on the part of the British were very severe. Killed—Captain Faunce, 73d, and 2 pri vates ; 12th Lancers, 4 non-commissioned officers and 23 privates ; Rifles, 3 privates ; and 5 Cape Monted Rifles. Wounded-2 officers, 4 non-com missioned officers, and nine privates. Total—killed, 38 ; wounded, 15. The great sacrifice seems, however, to have se cured the submission of Moshesh, who, the next day, the 21st of December, sent to the camp the t following letter : " Thaba Bossigo, Dec. 20th, 1852. " Your Excellency,—This day you have fought against my people, and taken much cattle. As the object for which you have come is to have a compensation for Boers, I beg you will be satisfied with what you have taken. I entreat peace from you ; you have shown your power, you have chastised,—let be enough I pray you, and let me no longer be considered an enemy of the Queen. I will try all I can to keep my people in order in the future. " Your humble servant, " MOSIIESH." To which his Excellency returned the following reply : _ " Camp, Caledon River, Dec. 31st, 1852. " Chief Moshesh,—l have received your letter. The words are those of a great chief, and of one who has the interests of his people at heart. But I care little fcrr words, I judge of men by their actions. I told you that if you did not pay the fine, I must go and take it. I ani a man who never breaks his word, otherwise the Queen would not have sent me here. I have taken the fine by force, and I am satisfied. _ _ _ " I am not angry with your people for fighting in de fence of their property ; for those who fought—and fought well—were not all of them thieves, and I am sorry that many were killed. This is your fault ; for if you had paid the fine, it would not have happened. I now' desire not to consider you, Chief, as an enemy of the Queen, but I must proclaim ?martial law in the sove reignty, 'to give to commandants and fieldcornets power to make commandos in a regular manner, and, with the consent of the Resident, enter your country in search of plundered horses and cattle that may be stolen after this time. And I expect you to assist them ; for though you are a great chief, it seems that you either do not, or can not, keep your own people from stealing ; and among the cattle you sent as part of your fine there were three oxen the property of Mr. Bain of Bloem Fontein, stolen since I crossed the Caledon River. Now, therefore, Chief MosheSh, I consider your past obligations fulfilled, and hope that you will take measures for preventing such abuses in future. In the meantime, as the Queen's representative, I subscribe myself " Your friend, " GEO. CATHCART, Governor." " I shall be glad to see either yourself or your sons, in the same friendly manner, and in the same good faith as before the fight, at Platberg, to-mor row or next day, but I shall now send away the army, and go back to the colony in a few days' time. " G. C." General Cathcart issued the following Proclama. ion : . " Whereas the Chief Moshesh, as the result of the battle of Berea, has made full and humble submission, and sued for peace, which has been granted. "And whereas, although the said chief has evinced his desire to preserve the good understanding and amity with her Majesty's Government, now happily restored, by promising to do all in his power to keep his people in order, it is scarcely to be expected that he will be able so to restrain their lawless practices as to entirely prevent cattle stealing for the future. " And whereas, in my last reply to the said chief, I expressed my intention of proclaiming martial law, in order to restore to the burghers full powers of making commandos, which seem to have fallen into disuse ; and whereas, upon further consideration, I have reason to believe that the course of proclaiming martial law might be misinterpreted and misunderstood, and tend to un necessary irritation, excitement, and alarm, and that the object I have in view can be attained without pro claiming martial law as aforesaid ; now,'therefore, I do hereby, by virtue of all the powers vested in me, provi sionally and until sufficient legal enactment may be framed with the same intent, order, command, and di rect all civil commissioners, commandants, and field cornets within the Orange River territory, to be ready to organise their burghers for self defence, and for the protection, security, and recovery of their property in case of need. "God save the Queen ! " Given under my hand and seal, at my Camp, Plat berg, this 23d day of December, 1852. GEORGE CATHCART, " Governor and High Commissioner. "By command of his Excellency the Governor and High Commissioner, "JOHN AYLIFF. " Acting Secretary to the High Commissioner." In the following general order, issued on the 22d, General Cathcart, conveying his thanks to the troops for their gallant conduct, warmly ex pressed his admiration of their steadiness and dis cipline : " GENERAL ORDER, NO. 103. " Head-quarters, Camp, Platberg, Dec. 22, 1852. " The Commander of the Forces conveys his thanks to the army engaged against the Basutas at the Berea on the 20th inst. for their gallant conduct, and his admira tion of their steadiness and discipline, by which an overwhelming host of Basutas and Bataungs were defeated during a contest which lasted from early in the morning until 8 p.m., when the enemy, with a force of not less than 6,000 well-armed horsemen, under con siderable organisation, after repeatedly assailing the troops at every point, was driven from• the field with such severe loss as to compel him to sue for peace. "Nothing could surpass the valour displayed by every officer, non-conunwioned officer, and soldier on this layed, with the consent of the Admiralty, 14 days be yond her usual time, made a long passage of 51 days, arriving on the 19th. It is feared that some delay will take place also with the December mail, as the Queen of the-South is advertised for that service ; and looking at the date of her departure from this it is very improbable that she could be ready for sea again on the 15th of De cember. These delays are, perhaps, unavoidable with new vessels, and will be, doubtless, obviated. As f ar , however, as the Cape individually is concerned, its cor respondence with England was carried on far more regu larly and satisfactorily when the smaller vessels were running, than at present. During the past month several institutions have "re ported progress" to their shareholders. 1852 has been a very satisfactory year for all the Joint Stock Companies. Of those which have already submitted their statements, the Union Bank has declared a dividend of 12 per cent. on the paid-up capital, and carried 1351. to the " rest." The Cape Bank declared a dividend of 121 per cent., and carried 2,000/. to their reserve fund. The Equitable Fire Assurance and Trust Company declared a dividend of 15s. for the half-year, equal to 30 per cent. per an num on the paid-up capital, and carried 6601. to the re serve fund. The Equitable Marine declared 12 per cent. dividend on the paid-up capital, according to the trust deed, and the whole of the balance, 2,0041., is added to the reserve fund. The Cape of Good Hope Marine Company has d ec l are d a dividend- of 221 per cent. on the paid-up capital, and also carried a considerable amount to their "rest." The remainder of the public in stitutions will hold their meetings during the present month. With such figures as the above it is almost unneces sary to state that shares have fully maintained their value, and, from present appearances of the market, are likely to continue a favourite mode of investment. Money is "free," and both discounts of good paper and advances on firstmortgage are easily procurable. There were indications a few weeks ago of a slight decline in the high rates which landed property has lately obtained, and, in consequence, some properties which were about to be offered for sale were withdrawn from the market. Exchange at 1 per cent. premium. THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD FIELDS. ( From the Cape Town Mail of Jan. 18.) Two arrivals from Melbourne have put us in possession of a fortnight's later intelligence from the goldfields. One, the Frances Henty, Sailed on the Ist of December, and has consequently made the passage to the Cape in 47 days. She takes, home 70,000 ounces of gold and 58 passengers. The other, the Lochnagar, has only 4,000 ounces of gold and 16 passengers ; both vessels being laden with valuable cargoes of wool for the English market. The accounts brought by these vessels from the diggings show a continuance of the astonishing yield of gold from the mines lately opened, and Mention the discovery of fresh deposits on the Koorong River which bid fair to eclipse all previous disco veries, the metal being of exceeding purity, and found more commonly in the form of small nug gets than in the scattered state which renders the -laborious operation of " washing" indispensable in other places. From. the Echunga diggings, near Adelaide, the intelligence is equally favo ura bl e . " Pounds' weight of gold," writes the Government Commissioner, " are spoken of now as commonly as ounces were formerly." Still, great numbers of persons are disappointed, and the general rate of wages shows a downward tendency in the price of labour. Provisions bad fallen considerably in the market, and supplies are pouring in from all quar ters, so that the apprehensions of famine at one time entertained had entirely disappeared. The local Legislature at Melbourne had proposed to establish an export duty on gold, which had caused much excitement, and a popular demonstra tion on the subject had been threatened. The proposition, however, was abandoned. Numerous vessels were loading for London, but most of them would probably proceed by way of Cape Horn, the passage by that route being most favourable about this season. The Sydney mail steamer was advertised to start on her return voyage to the Cape on the Ist of December, and may therefore be hourly expected. The Great Britain was to follow on the Ist of January. We subjoin some interesting particulars from the latest Melbourne papers : " THE ADELAIDE GOLD DIGGINGS. "The following extract from the Gold Commissioner's report, dated Echunga, Nov. 13, furnishes the latest particulars of the diggings : " Windlass Hill and Feltusse's Gully have turned out to be most valuable diggings. To particularise instances of success related to me would be difficult, not only from theirinumber, but because ',the amount of gold stated to have been raised is so considerable 'that it would be in discreet to include in an official report statements which have nothing but bare assertion to substantiate their truth. Pounds weight of gold are spoken of now as commonly as ounces were forinerly. I have seen that which is evidence of the truth of some accounts of large gains, and the great activity and energy with which the work is prosecuted is some guarantee for the truth of the rest of the reports. The break or vein in the bed of pipeclay, mentioned in my last rep , turns out to be only what appears tcl have btetkik • Afttiiibm:g . - 27:::.1,. in the lower bed, and into whin. • ie heavier parts , of the upper stratum have settled. These courses run east by north, till they reach the lower ground, at which point it will probahly merge into one ch anne l in the direction of the fall of th e . gtzily. If a straight line were run in a direction with these diggings to the south, it would cut the upper and higher part of Chap. man's Gully upon the west. Chapman's Gully is almost deserted ; that it is not entirely so proves that gold even now is to be procured there in large and repaying quan tities. Mr. Scrown, the finder of the large nugget; men tioned last week, has, I understand, since found others • of considerable size." (From the Melbourne Gold Circular of Nov. 27.) During the early part of the week the doubt that ex isted as to the fate of the Gold Export Duty Bill had a slightly depressing effect upon the market, and the price fell to 695. 3d., although very little business was done at that rate. When the fate of the measure became known, the price rose again, and may now be quoted at 695. 9d. firm. The new Kooring diggings appear to be turning out well. That geld existed in this neighbourhood has been known for some months, and a somewhat unsuccessful attempt to develope the resources of this field was made long ago. The recent discovery of several very conside rable nuggets near Mount Kooring has now sent a good many parties thither from Bendigo, and as far as we can learn they have no reason to complain. Judging from the parcels we have been, the gold of this district is found in larger nuggets than in any other place, as scarcely any pieces of less than a quarter of an ounce weight have yet come to town. The quantity of gold received by escort from Mount Alexander and Ballarat in the week ending the 20th of N ovember was 65,879 ounces, and the week previous 125,000 ounces. The exports during the week have been as follows : Ounces. 3,224 44,704 65,166 Nov. 20—Lochnagar for London 25—Meteor, ditto 26—Frances Henty, ditto 113,794 The arrivals this week are— Nov. 24—Ballarat (Gov.) 23—Mount Alexander, ditto...—. 27—Ditto (P.B ) 27—Ovens (Gov.) 8,637 .... 9,945 ... 37,776 3,300 59,558 ' 4 MELBOURNE LABOUR MARKET. Good servants are in great demand, and wages on the advance. Female servants for town are a l so muc h wanted, and scarce. Wages range as under : Mowers, 10s. to 12s. per acre, with rations ; haymakers, 30s. per week, with rations ; married couples, without family, per an num,wwt with family ra i with rations, i Shepherds, tns tions, per annum. Hutkeepers, per annum, with rati ons. tth' General useful servants, with rations, per annum............................................. 5 0 to CO Cooks, 1/. 10s. to 2/. per week ; per annum 70 to 80 Gardeners, with rations, per annum 5O to 60 Bush with carpent on ers, per week, 11. 108. to 21., ratis. Stockkeepers', with rations, per annum Grooms, with ratio ns , per annum ......... Carpenters, 11. per day. Blacksmiths, per annum ....................... Bullock drivers, with rations, 3/. per week ; ditto for the road, 41., with rations, per week per annum General farm servants, 1/. to 1/. 10s. per week ; per annum Shearers, 1/. ss. to 1/. 10s. per 100 sheep, with rations. Washers, 1/. to 1/. 10s. per week, with ra tions. ... £7O to 80 50 to 60 35 32 50 to 60 50 to 60 70 to 80 60 to 70 50 to 60 Seamen, for London, 401. for the ran, or 101. per mouth. Coasting, 81. for the run, or from 81. to 10/. per month. FEMALE SERVANTS, Thorough servants, housemaids, laundresses, nursemaids, per annum 25 to 30 Cooks Nursery governesses or needlewomen 3O to 40 RATES OF EXCHANGE. Bank of Australia and Union Bank of Australia. Purchase Bills—On London, at 30 days' sight, 9 per cent. discount ; ditto against gold dust, 10 per cent. dis count. For every additional 30 days 1 per cent. dis count. 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