The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-02 00:00:00

t OUR" lmd eollseted la the Amatolas. and interrupted
datminesals of our Weer be the Wolf Valley or Den, and
mdiskbandiesod of Masse Macdonald, end that it was his
lands. la awra lb whale force upon them. I regard
, maid Ibis amamint albs enemy as caused by the tem-
! WV, abalone a( Osier& Eyre and Perceval. Their dia-
toms free this nest of rebels, although nct great, was still
swilaiaat to enable the latter to rally and assail de-
tashiatinta according to their usual custom. Although
all the oMeen in command reported their conviction that
the Kaflin generally had fled from the Amatolas, I '
was always of opinion that many of their waniers
and of the rebel Hottentot* would hang about the
mountains, so long as they could possibly there maintain
themselves. Mr. Brownlee, the Osike coniniissiooer, euter-
tained the same impression, as appears by the letter part of
his letter of the 20th ultimo (Enclosure No. 2.) I have,
through a government notice, warned the colonists to Ma-
naus most vigilant, for they may rest assured the country
will be infested by numerous bands of robbers for months
to come. Subsequent reports from Colonel Michel, ono of
them written from the abandoned Hottentot encampment
in the Amato's,' are of the most satisfactory hind ; his
continued operations have been perfectly successful; and
Lieutenant-Colonel Peroeval has also vigorously pursued
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the enemy in every direction in which he was to found.
16. On my arrival at King William's Town, I learned
that the Chief Stuck had applied to Pato to use his inter-
cession in his favour. Enclosed is a copy of the T'Slambie
commissioner's report on the subject.
10. Having also received information that many Oinks,
had sought refuge in timbale's country, 1 despatched
Meseta. lyen and Conway to convey the annexed message
to that chief. Ile has paid 910 of the 1,000 head of cattle
imposed upon him as a fine, and the remaining 90, paid on
the 10th April, are reported to be on their way to King
William's Town
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17. The fickle nature of the Kaffir delights in change,
which he ever believes will turn, in some way, to his own I
advantage. Peace having been made by me on my arrival
In Kaffraria in 1847, Sandili is fully impressed with the
idea that a similar course will be purrued on the arrival of
my successor. The Kaffir feeling on this point ia well set
forth in the letter of Mr. Brownlee, the llaike commis-
sioner, under date the 4th ultimo, a copy of which, marked
No. 8, is enclosed.
18. I cannot avoid once more to express my deep mortifi-
cation that the burghers, as a body, upon whose aid I so
much calculated in the early part of the war, and again on
issuing my proclamation of the 7th February, 1852, should
have so signally failed in their duty to their Queen, to the
colony, and to their families. As your lordship, in your
despatch of the 14th January last, appears to impute to me,
with reference to them, a want of a proper conciliatory dis-
position, and draws a comparison between me and that able
public officer, Mr. Pine, I transcribe a portion of a letter
addressed to nee by the lieutonaatgovernor on the 20th
ultimo. " Your Excelleucy has been pleased to express
your approbation of the policy I have pursued
with regard to the Boers of this district. I feel
it, however, now my duty to say that that policy
was emphatically your own; and if I have been able
to carry out that policy more effectually than you could do,
it has been simply owing to my having been on the spot,
whereu you were compelled to carry it out by means of
agents who either did not or would not comprehend its
spirit. The Boers, however, perfectly appreciate your views
regarding them ;_ and it is a source of the greatest pride to
me to think that my name is, had perhaps will hereafter be,
gratefully mentioned along with your own in the home
steads of these honest-hearted men." Your lordship will
observe that Mr. Pine, with that candour which is his
guide, attributes his success to my example; and I may
fairly say that, if an honest and straightforward course,
desiring to promote the interests and welfare of a people
fails in its object, I have nothing with which to reproach
myself.
19. I have now reported to yin lordship the progress of
events up to the date on which I relinquish the government
of the colony of the Cape and the command of the army.
My position has been se arduous, and one of as great difli-
calty, as ever man was placed in. The origin of this war
Involves a most intricate and truly complicated question,
I requiring a general view to be taken of antecedent sub-
jects. It is an incontrovertible fact that the Kaffir people
were molt contented with the rule established in British
Kaffraria ; while shortly previous to the outbreak a rest-
lessness on the part of some of the c became apparent.
At this period the treachery of the fickle and ungrateful
Hottentot was at work. Many of them—possessing
just sufficient education to make them m echievous
and capable of obeerviag what occurred at public
meetings held within the colony to resist aed oppose
every measure of government which the colonists regarded
RS the exercise of constitutional rights, though, in point of
(act, such proceedings approached the brick of anarchy and
confusion—could not discriminate between national remon-
I strums and open resistance. Filled with the belief that
they were an "oppressed and ill-used race," they proceeded
covertly to concoct with the Kaffirs those hostile schemes
which were fast approaching maturity, when my presence
on the frontier, and the measures I took, most fortunately
precipitated the war ere the conspiring parties were pre-
pared and their means collected. Had it been otherwise,
the outbreak would have been far more formidable even
than it has been. I tried every expedient to avoid war
short of that concession which would have lowered
the dignity of her Majesty's authority ; yet a most
peculiar feature of this outbreak was, that no
specific reason was ever assigned, nor any redress
sought, by the Kaffir chiefs, though frequently called
upon to state their cause of restlessness if such actually
existed ; while the (hike people professed attachment to
the existing order of things, and were apparently most con-
tented with • rule which protected them from tyranny. All
mission stations were flourishing and more than usually
attended. During this time the Hottentots were passive—
some doubted their loyalty—this roused them—and front
several places, even from the Kat River, I received public
assurances of their fidelity and devotion. When the war
broke out it was regarded by me and every other functionary
as a moat unpopular revolt of the Garkas to support Sen-
dai in error, the other chiefs openly expressing them-
selves to that effect. The torch of tumult, however, was
soon blazing ; and my means were for months most
inadequate, amounting to only 1,700 British troops,
the greater part of whom occupied twelve unavoid-
able garrisons, leaving 800 available to control
4,000 Hottentot auxiliaries of doubtful loyalty, and to
meet these hordes of well armed, athletic, and intrepid
barbarians in the field. Operations had to be carried on
over an extent of country larger than Great Britain and
Ireland, of the greatest natural difficulty, intersected as it
is by mountains and riven, and filled with woods and rocky
fastnesses. My scanty force enabled me alone to maintain,
with unflinching determination, every position. I relied,
MIA fallaciously, on the inhabitant/ rallying round her
Malesty's troops; and they have themselves to blame for
=of the horrors and miseries they have suffered at the
of the enemy ; all which I predicted in my proclama-
tisa of the 3rd February, 1851, must inevitably happen,
umbel they skald turn out en moue to resist the torrent.
I 11•Numund a revolt—es I have already shown most un-
expmassi—eif surly the whole of the eastern Ilottentot
popolstita, snarly so useful against the Kaffies; as also
aa aztaaolva dehetzen in a corps of that clam previously
riot lsyd sad of the highest utility in Kaffir warfare. The
had been taught or had imbibed the marked
imptorks to which I have befon alluded, that they were
an and ill-used race ;" and that Holy Writ,
which
,ey are very fond of quoting, taught them they were
justified in fighting to regain the country of which they re-
=themselves as deprived. Surrounded as I and
General &menet were by these people drawn (rum
the eastern and western districts, one false step or untimely
exercise of power and martial law would have plunged the
whole into a chaos of revolution; her Majesty's troops must
have abandoned their advanced positions, and fallen back
on Graham's Town ; and the T'Slambie tribes would have
risen, as well u every =ly-headed black from Cape Town
to Natal. . _

- 20:t the promentien of this war, 6,000 war-
riors, • to the Kann' own etatement, have
fallestilsoltullos SO chief ea" ell of them of some distinc.
lien t RAM bead of cattle, awl hinunerable goats, have
been taken float the Gallon. Tambookies, and from Kreili,
the latter hub/ wagered an additional loss by the removal
of 7,000 of the maned Nape race, bringing with them
16,000 head el settle ; maty inns, and nearly 900 horses
have been optured i the seem y has been driven, with
great lath idea the stramoside Which he so determinedly
held ; end, threeishent tie whole of their locations, the
crops of the Othes have hem utterly destroyed.
21. Thus have these meet formidable barbarians been
visited with the their murders and robberies
merit, the teeth of dull horrid war which they so wantonly
00111111111•14 tratandsing with the ungrateful Hottentot race;
and whisk the military mamma mew in effectual inane of
=ilar their evident hem the fastnesses of the
will mmgiele. The sheet mart be, 1111 hr as
lamer heed& sea mile% le establish plemeneetly that
pease emit teem whisk the sidedies hope for, and to
relieve the Imperial trim a reestrrence of an ex-
edtl bass beet enormous, notwithstand-
Vearutinest exertions, by every practicable and energetic
restrietiwa, ta control it.
2E. I sea messed in your lordship's despatch of having
" hied in showing that foresight, energy, and judgment,
whisk my very dacult position required ;" and censured
for net having sooner brought thin war to a termination ;
although in your lordship's despatch, No. 692, of the
Bth March, 1861, the following remark appears:—
" It Is a peat satisfaction to me in the anxiety
in which l- am placed by the intelligence which
has meshed me, to know that I may rely with the
atonal soalldeace, not only upon your vigor and judgment
is your sallibiri operaUons, but also upon your enlightened
humanity." Tide bag, however, bees a war unavoidably
of would , to enure the result I anticipated
mil have sad one which mold sot have been eon-
eselail Ey., I speak with some sr risme in war
on • bop male, as well as of a desultory character. When
regular OMAN are opposed to each other, a signal victory
may deeihs the Ste of a nation. In a war with barbarians,
who lightimay when it so plows them, avoiding coneen-
tentien,lhat wisest still determined to millet, the contest is
Dellra et img duration. I may, therefore, proudly
derive has the reflection which btu' led me to
meat Hat this war will have been brought to
the with that expedition which all
the pedlar elmatitetamme will permit ; while during its
trseither Gelber tor nest lessee has ever wanted his
vatisa. Avery Net end pest le well 'applied with
1 novitiate sad mareshise ; large of the munitions
of wet are at headquarters Nod tidlee Toms; sae I
I have thee bees recently enabled to mho telleithleekiw
redestles la the ireasport—• very eamemhe imemsli. I
have been well seppmted by the Comethearlat sad the
Civil Department of the Ordnance, and I melees • sexy
of my general orders, se a reamed of their
fliteiti.
fespssrim
23. I twofer the civil government withost a "hole
particle of Winer is arrear, mad with a treeetry

without a debt; while all the civil officers have worked
under me with energy and zeal. The war impending
over the Orange River territory, with all its evils and
horrors, has been averted; while, had is prosecution be-
come Imperative, I had collected an ample depot of Com-
miesariat supplies at Ilmem Fonte;n. Amicable relation-
ship has been established with the Trans Vaal Emigrant
lierers—the refractory native chiefs are restoring their
plunder, and submitting to the conditions imposed on
them, the turbulent Beers within the Sovereignty, when
convicted of overt acts of disloyalty, have had heavy pecu-
niary fines inflicted on them, many of which, to theamount
of 1,076 f., have already been promptly paid, which I
have caused to be placed in the imperial chest, and
to its credit—property rises considerably in value—
and the revenue of the Sovereignty exceeds its expen-
diture. The flourishing condition of Natal is deeply
indebted to the able and judicious government of Mr.
Pine, who, in a letter to me of the 20th of March,
thus expresses himself " The only service I have
really rendered your Excellency was the sending
the contingent into the Sovereignty, and the greater
part of any merit there may be attached to that service
longs partly to you. It is an easy thing for a subordinate
officer to do his duty when he feels that he has a chief
above him who, provided he acts honestly and straightfor-
wardly, will support him whether lie succeeds or fails.
Such a chief I have had in your Excellency."
21. I relinquish the command of the troops as expressed
in the general order annexed, at a period when, according
to the reports I have received from officers in command and
other sources, the mass of the (haiku have been expelled
from the Amatolu; when the Kaffir,, eel as well as trans
Keian, have repeatedly stied for peace, and whin the war
is virtually terminated; its continuance having been
prosecuted to visit these turbulent savages with
that retribution which justice demands, and accord-
ing to the injunctions in your lordship's despatch
of the 13th of May, 1861, conveyed in the following
terms: " Your first care, before any permanent arrange-
ment con be thought of, must he to put an end to the war;
hut desirable as it is that this should be accumpliehed as
speedily as possible, 1 cannot too strongly express my opi-
nion that you ought on no account to accept from the rebel
tribes any imperfect submission, and that you eliould not
allow hostilities to be concluded by scything but their com-
plete subjection and unuonditional surrender. It is thus
only that a real peace, and not a short and hollow truce,
tan be obtained."—l have, &c.,—11. G. burnt.
I'.B.—nth April, 1862.
Since closing this despatch, while waiting to receive the
Governor and Commander-in-Chief, I have received the
accompanying commuuication from the Chief fiandili,
through Lieutenant-Colonel Perceval, commanding one of
the columns in the Amatolss. The Governor and COM.
mander-in-Chief, whose proclamation and general order
announcing his assumption of the government and com-
mand of the army, by which I am removed from authority,
have been promulgated, is expected every hour. I have
therefore given it as my opinion to Colonel Mackinnon, the
Chief Commissioner, that he should reply to the effect that
Sindili is aware he ought to make application to the
(hike Commissioner, placed by me at Fort Cox, fur the
express purpose of receiving such =stages, and I have also
given Colonel Cloete, the Quartermaater•Generid, my
opinion that he should direct the officers in command of
columns in the meantime to continue hostilities.
Lieut.. Col. Perceval reports of his operations On the
16th inst. I moved up the Oulu River, and searched the
kloofs between the Gala and Doom Mountains. Under
the krauts, and in one of the kloofs, we succeeded in cap-
turing 219 head of cattle, killing two Kaffir., without any
casualty on our part. At 3 o'clock mm., on the 6th inst.,
I marched along the ridge between the Oulu and
kamma Rivers, to a krautz under the Doorn Mountains,
where we succeeded in falling in with the enemy's cattle,
killing two Itaffirs,whoge amagais were secured, and wound-
ing sumo others, and one Hottentot. After searching the
various Woofs, we captured 296 head of cattle, together
with some horses. We returned C. camp at 41 o'clock p.m.,
after two days' very fatiguing work."
Col. Perceval's exertions are meet. meritorious.
Major-General Somerset has just reported that Lieut.-
Colonel Napier, in command of a patrol, captured on the
7th instant (yesterday) in very difficult ground, near the
Thomas River, 3,120 head of cattle, 70 horses, and 1,500
goats; killing upwards of 10 of the enemy. This makes a
total of 4,500 head of cattle captured by the troops under
the Major-General in his pursuit of the enemy from
Balfour. _

Captain Tylden, Royal Engineers, whose force from
Whittlesea was attached to Major General Somerset, thus
reports :—" The party who ascended on the left Hank and
first turned the cattle, were led by Commandant J. Holden
Hawker and Lieutenants Mason and Warner, and that on
the right by Captain Austen and Lieutenant Arnold, North
Victcria Native Levy; end I have on this occasion brought
the names of these officers to your notice, on account of the
gallant and deliberate manner in which 950 head of cattle
and 60 horses were wrested from the enemy in the face of a
powerful resistance, the enemy attacking our rear and
both flanks in order to recapture their cattle. Being,
however, in strong ground, favourable fur taking the cattle
out of the ravines, we succeeded in bringing them up to the
open heights, although the enemy followed on our rear
until repeatedly repulsed."
A very gallant affair occurred u a sergeant of the Cape
Mounted Rifles, with 17 men of his corps, was conveying
these reports from the major-general. He fell in at night
on the Golonci, a rivulet 35 m lea hence, with a party of
Kahl and cattle. This Hottentot sergeant immediately
attacked them, killed several ef the enemy, took arms and
assegais, and brought off 5 horses and 198 head of cattle.
It gratifies me much to be thus able in my last despatch
to report so favourably of the Cape Corps.
The position of affairs in British Kaffraria is now clearly
developed, and the contents of the above despatch corro-
borated. 11. U. SMITIL
Here follow a series of instructions to officers in tom-
' mand of columns respecting movements, the results of
which have been published already.

OOVEttNY EN NOTICIL
King William's Town, April 2, 1&52.
The troops moved from Fort Cox, according to the
" Memorandum of movements of the 21th ult.," already
published.
Lieutenant Colonels Eyre and Perceval, before taking
up their positions in the Keiskamma Hoek and on the
Qiiilli-Quilli, moved, by his excellency's instructions, to
clear the forest of Perie, the Buffalo Poona, and Murray's
Krantz, a service which was very effectively performed with
but slight opposition; upwards of 100 head of cattle and
seven horses ►eing captured.
The 12th Lancers snored oa the 28th ultimo from King
William's Town to Kabousio Neck, and on their march
captured 78 head of cattle and a number of goats,
towards the Kei, with pack oxen.
Information having reached his excellency, during Colo-
' nel Eyre's operations at the Buffalo Poorta, that numbers
of Giulia cattle were collected at the Doom and Thomu
Rivers, orders were sent to him to march immediately to
the Kabonsie, take with bins the 12th Lancers, and endea-
vour to effect a capture. Colonel Perceval wai ►t the same
time directed to move into the Keiskamma Hoek. Colonel
Byre's rapid movement is attended with every prospect of
lIICCCII3.

In the Wolf Valley and Heights above it several shots
have been exchanged with the 60th Riftes and 4.5 th Regi-
ment, under Lieut.-Colonel Nesbitt and Major Kyle; and
five soldiers of the 60th Rifles slightly wounded, apparently
from trees.

Colonel Michel bad got bis guns, with incredible exer-
tion, upon Mount MacDonald, and is there established
while Colonel Perceval is in a position to co-operate with
him from the Keiskamma Hoek.

Reports have been this day received Mm Major-General
Somerset up to the lit instant. Ris operations have been
carried on in the direction of the Windvogelberg and
Thomu River, and his rapid pursuit of the enemy has
aimed 1,600 head of cattle to fall into hie hands. General
Somerset reports the Karin as being completely broken and
divided.

On the 30th ultimo a petrol of 250 men moved from
King William's Town under Captain Robertson, Royal
Engineers, for the purpose of completing the devastauon
' of the country stretching front Murray's Krantz along the
Isele Berg to Hangman's Bush. A few patches of ripe corn
were found and destroyed, but everything indicated the
total abandonment of that part of the country, aa the crops
were not gathered. Captain Robertson returned this
morning to hesd.quarters.
The Chief Umbel* has paid very nearly the whole of his
fine of 1,000 head of cattle, 80 head only remaining to be
brought in.
AU often commanding patrols corroborate the reports of
the rest, that the Kaffir' are treking out of the Amatolaa;
but the colonists may rely that the frontier districts will
long be infested by numerous banditti, and that they must
not slacken in their vigilance for some months to come.
By his Excellency's command,
(Sigma) Joan Orinvocx, Lieut.-Colonel,
Private Secretary.

Emit Murray, March 20. 1562.
Sir,—l haws the hammy le eisausint you that U,jika Urn-
fluffssle see immilses et the rebel chief Stock,
arrived at this 411 l the Ulh instent, with a request
from Stook that P.S. might fiMereole with his Excellency
the governor ea behalf of the Alsanabalo tribe, ea Stock
wasu prrieng.pared to make peace on any mune dictated by his
Ech
I annex a report of Stock's message, and Pat's reply,
which I communicated to Pao, on the tonne of his Excel-
lency's memorandum of 27th November last; and Pat
added, that if Stook desired to prove his submission, he
ought to aces the Ku.
I beg to state that Pato has resumed me to acquaint you,
for the information of his hacellency, that any terms
granted to the °siker on this side of the Kye will be treated
hy them es a drawn battle; and that they will bout that
the English made peace, u they could not drive them out
of the emintrv.-1 have, &e.
(Signed) 'Joins MACLIBAN, T'Slambio Comukeleogg.
To Colonel Iliaekinnon Chief Commandant
of Kaffkaka.
Untie, Umgagema, end Qobana, counsellors to Stocks
arrived with eth following message from that chief to the
chief Pat:

Von )[racy, Nardi 20,106 E. t
Stook wishes Pito to speak to the Governor to
see with him, and the Ansambele tribe onty. seal.
Feeed in the war, becalms the Gallus were fighting ; bet
was not one of the first that did to.
Should the Governor liston to Stock's word. he will
make peace on any terms will& may be demanded by the
Governor.
The Chief Pato meammeaseiled• Steak's message to the
T'Slamigie Gemminiesese. Mho daft& seeing Stook%
counsellors;**!tits rate the arlwrios ropy to Stock's
COUl44lloii, es Meneisi hy the Oamearieww.
The Oathse ismaseud eel ill& pa 211ey newt a&
ewe in Doe gourd salmiwtorela the ions the Gower
will dictate when Mt et %kin is tendered.