The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-07 00:00:00

EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1852.

communiested oa the evening of the 6th instant with Lent--
Colonel Michel, requesting him to mauve his form up the
ridges to that point on the morning of the 7th, to co-operate
with my own force.
The night having been exceedingly foggy and wet, I did
not more until 7 the following morning,—at which hour I
marched the native treat. and lingoes in advance to the
point above Fuller's Hoek, supported by the 91st Rept.—
detaching Captain Aylitni Lingoes, supported by two com-
panies of the 12th Regiment, to the Lead of the Waterkloof.
Having placed the guns under Captain Robinson and Lieut.
Field, so as to cover the rocks, they were opened with ap-
parently great effect by these officers. Ihe Levin and
lingoes, entering the bu.h, supported by the 91st Regt. and
• company of the European levy under Captain Stevenson,
drove the enemy from the bush at that point, who kept up
a smart tire. Three of the 91st Regiment were here wounded,
and two lingoes slightly so.
At 10 a.m., Lieut.-Celonel Michel's brigade having as-
cended the ridges, advanced on the corner of the belt of
bush and pushed forward, scouring the forest as they
proceeded. The enemy firing several well-directed shots
from some points of the rocks, but with little effect, except
in one place, where 1 regret to say Captain Devenish, of
the 13eaufort West Levy, received • serious wound in the
bead. The object of clearing the extreme point of the belt
having been effected, I requested Lieut.-Colonel Michel to
halt his men, to refresh. In the meantime I recalled the
troops and levies from the several points they had occu-
pied, and again formed camp on my position.
These operations have shown me that the enemy are still
occupying, though in small parties, several strong points of
the K rotume Range, fur the purpose of marauding, and
probably also fbr taking core of their wounded, who I sus-
pect are more numerous than I am able distinctly to report
them, front the rugged and bushy nature of the ground
where the contest was maintained. From 15 to 20 were
this day certainly killed—four Kollin and one Hottentot
having been slain by the Kat River levy—besides • good
many of the 74th, and the company of the European levy.
On our side one man of this latter force and one of the Kat
River levy having also been slightly wounded.
At 2 p.m. • storm of hail, accompanied by violent rain,
set is, which lasted during the whole night. On the morn-
ing of the Bth, I marched the Mance:ens detachments
' under tiie command of Captain Stevenson back to their
stations, and returned with the remainder of the troops to
this camp. I have, &c.
H. fiethansistr, Major-Oeneral.
Lt.-Col. Cloete, C. 8., K.H., D.M.M.-Ovneral.
GENERAL ORDERS.

Head-quarters, King William's Tuwn, Nov. 13, 1661.
1. The commander-in-chief has this day revived the re-
port from Major-General Somerset that the gallant and en-
terprising Lieut.-Colonel Fordyce, 74th Highlanders, has
fallen in action with the cm roy, on the 6th instant. His loss
to her Majesty's service is a severe one, and his excellency
conceives he cannot eapress his regret in terms more appli-
cable than in the division order of Major-General Somerset,
which is herewith published. Gallantly thus falling in the
service of his Queen and country will perpetuate the me-
mory of Lieut.-Colonel Fordyce.
The service has also to regret the loss of Lieut. Carey,
74th Highlanders—a rising aad promising officer.