The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-27 00:00:00

THE KAFFIR WAR.

We pobliblied oo gaturdei; summary of the in-
telligence retied by the Harbinger, to which we
add the following:

THE MAURITIUS.
From Mauritius to November 6, we learn that the
trade with Madagascar was expected to be re-opened
very shortly. The hlazeppa was hourly expected
with definite arrangements from the Hoes govern-
ment. The sugar market had been dull, and a de-
cline in price had been submitted to; but it was ex-
pected the firmness of the London market would
again cause a rise. Beef was 6d. per lb. Horses
found dull sale. Sheep were in good demand. Salt
beef found ready sale at about 22 dollars. Salt fish
met with ready purchasers, except a parcel of mac-
kerel. Salt pork was in great demand. The supply
of guano far exceeded the demand; Cape had been
selling at 20 to 23 dollars, and Peruvian at 33 to 40
dollars. Cape oats were worth 2 dole. 73c., but the
market was well supplied. The wine market had
been very animated, und the price for Bordeaux had
risen to 22 do lays.
111 E CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
The Cope Town Mail of November 20 gives the
following summary of the news :
With ref/3rd to the progr. es of th- Kalil, war there is but
little of novelty to report. War it can stow scarcely bo termed,
ytt there is nu restoration of peace. liostiliqes, in any
rote& or connected form, hate fur some time ceased, sp.
'meetly from sheer exhitiation on the pert of the Kaffir.;
but still the (hike chiefs refuse to submit. Still their fol-
lowers lurk, iu unkeown numbers, in their native moun•
tam., and keep a large body of the troops in inceseant too
tins, wet hiag, tracing. and where passible shooting them
dews ; sad still by every post we have fresh Reopen., of
cattle earned
off in the night from farmhouses, from woe.
gone, and even from military Arts, nearly every such
1101101111 i ending with the recital that one or two Kettles
IMO killed, and part or the whole of the booty retaken.
Cal. Maclean, the Chief Commissioner of BIWA leaf.
frank has offieially reported that the line between King
Tuwn and the Buffalo is now perfectly tranquil,
and that traders' and travellers' wagons now per at all
hours without escorts or guard.. lie also announces that
in tha* quarter confidence appears re•established, and the
war spirit has disappeared. On the other hand the very
last post announces that Oiiphant's 11,..ek is again infested
by rebel Hottentots, and that several parties of burghers
have been out in persuit, and killed and wounded some of
the rebel.. At the Kegs skirmishes were of frequent
occurreace' in which several of the enemy have fallen.
Near Somerset (East) marauding parties have made their
appeased*. Prom Mr. Cock's kraal at the Kowie some
oxen were got emu . off, bat two of the marauders were shot.
Near Haaitrom, a got, was rhot whilst attempting to
Weak into the kraals. On the Ist inst., 150 fine cows were
taken by the Kale, from Mr. Van der deli of Burghers-
dor?, suit at the same time the whole of the cattle and
home aelengine to a neighbouring farmer named Vogel,
were carried off, beteg the two finest herds of cattle in the
district. On the 3th a quantity of slaughter cattle were swept
off from Fort Grey, but speedily retaken, one Kafir being
shot, and another wounded.
Another murder of a colonist and a native herdsman has
taken place, accompanied by circumstances which remind
as painfully of the numerous atrocities of the same kind
which took place shortly after the commencement of the
war. A gang of about 30 rebel Hottentots suddenly sur-
rounded the Aimee of Mr. George Jaynes, a farmer, in the
Winterberg, and having despatched him sad a servant,
plundered the pr, misee and made off with about 00 head of
cattle, four horses and 00 rounds of ammunition. A widow
and nine children have been rendered destitute by this
'merciless outrage.
A considerable number of the enemy lave lately been
taken prisoners, from whom iefurmatien has been obtained,
showing the desperate condition to which the hostile tribes
are reduced. Two Kaffir% fallen in with by the herds of a
farmer near Somerset, and brought in as prisoners, stated
that " the Kaffir* are all tired of lighting, being short of
food and powder, and that they knew they would be
ordered over the K, i ; that some say they will not ge, and
others that they will."
A Hottentot prisoner, who surrendered himself after the
clearing of the Visterkloof, states that mat of the Hottentot
rebels are dispersed, and gone towards the Kei. The
leaden, it appears, have quarrelled, and are dissatisfied
with Ilithaahler. Sandell', he repreeents, Is a fugitive,
with only a few followers, skulking in the large bush on
this side of Fort Cox ; and Hannan, reduced to similar
straits, is "hiding in krantsm, lint here and then there."
It is certainly astonishing that notwithstanding the
miserable condition to which these men are reduced, not a
single movement has been male towards giving up their
leaders to obtain the liberal reward, offered for their appre-
hension.

B sore trouble is beginning to be experienced from the
conduct of our native silks, the Fingues, who show a
tendency to indulge against each other the ferocious
habits acquired in the field. Boors deadly encounters
between different portions of these men rave lately taken
place, and robscries have also been committed by them,
one of shich has just called forth a severe check from the
Commander-in. Chief. The Tambookie chief Tyopo, or
Chopo, who had joined the enemy in the early part of the
war, reeently surrendered to General Cathcart, and re-'
mired favourable terms for himself and people, being al-
lowed to retain his cattle and settle down with his follower
In North Victoria, a district of British lisffreria. It ace
pears that this sadden change from a state of hostility to
one of repose under British protection, was not recognised
' by the Fingole who bad recently been engaged under the
British sutherities in mortal strife with those people ;
and a Fiogo bend, falling upon the Tambookie cattle near
Whittles., carried off three hundred of them—not, as
may be preowned, without a sanguiesry Militant*. A
general settee has, consequently, been issued by General'
Cathcart, directing the °Meer commandieg her Majesty's
troops of the let division in conjunction with the civil eons-
InialiOner of the dietriet;to cause the offenders to be arrested
and brought befogs Wm. and haling substantiated the feet
land guilt of the seemed by evidence on oath, taken either
by court-ssertlal we by deposities before a magistrate, to
cause the ass elhallet whom he may eensider the moat
guilty to be longed la some mespieoms piaos near Whit-
' times and dm ether partleipmen in the mime to be kept
prisoners tOI farther orders.
The illembisehief Om* mho semondseed moos&
tionally to Wesel Mesessa. at Feet Money. on the 7th of
October, km bees nisi by it general sesebmisedel at Ora-
bas's Towse sod smoseseda be shot to dem* by nes-
bevy. Him sestram was read to his es One" soming
lest The emsmendle-in•ehisf hes, downs, einentsi the
penishmmt Se hommoetsties he life ; and \Leta!
_eriered
te Isseses stsmaleg foe Peel =Meth, ms
mule for Cape Ta rs. is aro of a
tibiaeeamissed 40 ma
elite nth regiment. Re is Aimed to et his four
trims with him, sod s seem* midi his wits. His mem
nesse, who somegieled and he atem wives,
wen immehately emp bosh es Ztkey will
be released. It is sAmmed that t place of his mile will
be Robison Islaad.
The Amitosis skiff Krell' against whom the " Tram.
KM" expedition of Aura last was directed, his given
some intboades ef his thin to rentals ea friendly terms,
by sanding in to Colonel Maclean a small iastsbnast—only
1:3 head—of the 1,800 cattle demanded by Sir Harry
Smith, as cempeasatioa for the destriction of missioa
I=ty at Butterworth. Considering that this chief is
to posers* large herds, many of the cattle unp-
aved hem the colonists having been driven into his ter-
dewy, this number appears ridiculously small. He states,
however that his ormeillors, who at firsts usaaksamiy
dissed their shadsds
ommesd .hie saltier any payment whateve, hem nese
AL idea ut re-organisleg the Kafilr Pollee is aliskeed,
and Hearal Cathcart hae ordered that the edema she fa
rawly belonged to that fora, and who have been simulated
Ito mere is oar of the levies, are to new remising pay and
allowances hem the date of their services in the levies being
Meessaseed. _ _ _

lierneOrionel Byre, 73rd Regiment, has hen promoted
to no hied rank_ of Iftadler General, a distinction well
earned by Ilialmidellselb exertions daring the war.
In the tememeakity 'Woe prevails within the colony as
to the vim =I pepsins of General Cathcart, it is re-
/mid Si selideallep that he has appointed a commission
to prooni *mess, no frontier districts for nal:pose
of brining to a don all outstanding claims the
penmen foe MOW or services connected walk the war,
ad pagans who mho this opportunity of preferring such
abloom, maned that they wilt be entitled to so Nether
boring. The general impression to, that tads step
pommy to a general declaration of peace.
In addition to the devastations of war, the northers
districts are suffering greatly from Inmate, incredible mul-
titudes of which lover large tracts of country, when they
destroy crops of all kinds, and connate every trace of
vegetation.
From the Orange River Sovereignty we have some
rumours of anticipated disturbances, but whether cm the
part of the natives or the Boer, don not clearly appear.
General Cathcart, without giving any intimation of his ia-
Motion, has despatched a force of 2.000 troops, with large
eciounissariat supplies, to Blocs Fontein, and is believed to
be sow himself on his way to that locality.
A meeting of the Legislative Council, consisting of six
Akin and two utioffcial member, took place on Tuesday
Ist; our loft* this body Lient..Governor Darling laid
the alseMos of menus and expenditure for 1863. The
knee is set down at 218,3311., and the former at 223,8431.,
but °whi to the great increase of customs daties the
revenue this year will probably not fall short of a quarter
of a million striling—au uncomfortably large sum for such
• Council to have the power of " appropriating."
• sensation of deep disgust Am hero excited in the public
mind by the violation of the promise of representative pri-
vileges so distinctly made so them by her Majesty's &peers-
mint.
The Sarah Sands, four-muted screw steamer, arrived in
Table Bay on the Bth inst., having made the palings from
Cork in 44 days, including four days' detention at St. Vin-
cent She sailed again for Melbourne and Sydney on the
11th 4.61.

Considerable diaanrointrnent has been experienced front
the non-arrlval of the Australian, nog 33 days overdue. le
, to feared that she has been detained either by the desertion
dflitt emir or by the impossibility of obtaining fuel, the
coal mien having been, by the last amounts, nearly &ban-
' Boned for the 1130(11 alluring gold.tields.