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

THE KAFFIR WAR.

ARRIVAL OF THE BOSPHORUS.

The Royal Mail Steamer Bosphorus, Capt. J. Vine
Hall, arrived at Plymouth on Tuesday morning, at
about half-past eight o'clock, from the Cape of Good
Hope.
the news by this arrival adds very little to our
information relative to the Katlir War.
The outward dates of the Bosphorus are—Ply-
mouth, April 13; St. Vincent, arrived April 27, left
on the 29th; arrived at Sierra Leone May 3rd, lett
May 4th ; arrived in Table Bay Muy 24. Her home-
ward dates ate—Cape of Good Hope, May 29; Sierra
Leone, Juno 13, sailed following day; arrived at St.l
Vincent June 19th, left on the 21st ; arrived at Ply-
mouth on the 6th,
Her cargo consists of wool, rhinoceros horns,
ivory, and beeswax ; and the following passengers:—
From the Cape : Major and Mrs. Coddrington and
three children, Mr. and Mrs. Tudor, Mr. and Mrs.
Luffert and servant, Mrs. Robinson, Major Guthrie,
Capt. Mosley, 60th Rifles, Lieut. Pickwick, 91st
ltegt., Messrs. Guthrie, Nourse, Hall. J. do Smidt,
Mrs. Corrigan and child. From Sierra Leone:
Roe, Lieut. Scott, Messrs. Rosseau, Hair, Hagely,
Young. From Bt. Vincent : Mr. Roberts,
President of Liberia, and Mrs. Roberts; Mrs. Moore.
The royal mail (Australian) arrived at St. Vincent,
12 days from Plymouth, and left St. Vincent on the
19th of June. The Bosphorus spoke ship Romaine,
in lat. 19.32 north.
The Graham's Town Journal, of May 22, in its
monthly news' summary supplies the following items
of intelligence:

The most important event of the month, in connexion
with the Katlic war, is the removal of the military head-
quarters from King's William's Town to Fort Beaufort,
where His Excellency General Cathcart arrived on the Bth
inst. By this more the Commander-in-Chief will be in the
immediate vicinity of the Water Kloof, Blink Water, Kat
River Settlement and other strong mountain fastnesses, that
have become notorious from the pertinacity with which they
have been held by the rebel Hottentots and Kaffir*, u well
as from the severe lose sustained in the several attempts
from time to time made to dislodge them, and effectually
clear that country of the marauders by whom it has been
so long infested. Commissary-General Maclean haxestab-
lished himself also at Fort Beaufort, thus giving indication
that for some time to come at least that locality will con-
tinue to be the head quarters of the Commander-in-Chief,
and as a consequence the nucleus of his future operations.
General Yorke takes command of all the forces east of the
Fish River—the governor's attention being more especially
directed to the satety of the colony, and the entire expulsion
from it of the enemy.
No military movements. an extended scale has been made
this mostly bat a good =say affairs have taken place be-
tween military detachment% end also between Burgher par-
ties and the amsny, whisk men show that the latter is by no
means eubduad. la them smominters considerable low of
life had ben aestaissil am be* sides. At least thirty of the
cam Ite >eve been killed, while the loss on
*Mow eor native allies, and four or fire
idean=
Europium, lashalliwg three • settlers. The ltiio
Birds baying hem pined ht at Boar's Farm, Bi-
tlalfOg between the Ewa heeds of the Rat
River ravine, hem already dame pod service. Towards
the shun of kid math a detacluesea under the command of
Colonel Ilkellee oneend the Water Khoo" This detachment
was mot keg km soming upon the onmay's camp, high up
slang the possiguilews 'swami busy jingle. Capt. Lord
A. Russell and Capt. Wisrd adenoid to the attack at
the head of their nerstin coomputies, and ultimately
drove before them the Mpg Hottentots and Kaffir", who,
hooey'', maintaiamt Wk ground very pertinaciously,
and kept up • ling-sentlemed lust desultory fire, without
any result save that Liminess' Godfrey and two privates
were slightly hit. The onsetenemess might, from the
numerical superiorit of the maswy, hays been much more
serious only that Raw hod hed the foresight to
take with him • Ben delipiemOy which the enemy was
kept at by eel our ems swelled, after destroying his
huts, to make pad their Went eat of those tangled kloofs
in whet maw emill wilted lees. Another smart affair
with the may we wa the of a detachment of the 12th
Re which fell hl erbh a strong body of marauders
j the colony sow the Bpitskop—a peaked hill
amidst the le of the PM River, about 14 miles raw of
Online. a. Oa semis • with the enemy, the 12th,
who were noise the of Captain litnsley, in-
stantly cammsasell the attack, killed Ls, and drove the
rest into the under ewer of which, and it being the
close of the day, Mimed their asap.
An Mine at • deft wee made en a band of
rebels by • deememssit of dr Roe Bine Levy, with • Bus
to the enemy selfless ass, Widen armed wounded, and
the cipturs of • peat Emmy Geddes et sea value, which
were found ia mid eased the rebel
Some &drainers have, however, iteseet gained by the
enemy. On the -Tama* Plate, between Fort Peddle and
King William's Town,. um daring attack was made by
fourteen rebel Hottentots, eY mashed, on a Fo escort
of 270 men. Thaw rebels Rubel ibeward, pound in two
eollw, Wes aced weeeslag light of ear allies, and
then et wassedmid. • • selß mon serious affair
took en ale me the meth et the Fish River,
whore the osome, iislpehel lielieetirAe, promoted them-
selves on the emeeies et the lath hems" *adored
a farm-base, INN& seWen asind
Claytoo awl • diesherged railer mused Elliot, and thin
went ok, delft Wm them WA bead et cattle sad 16
horses. kladior belly at the merzgiag wheat were
alio many Hatteetses, efeseel the a little below
Graham's Town, satastesersgasszass w mule es be
rad the Ern, not far ran the UNA Of thbilltdOY•111111111.8
Sim. Ran • very pliant night Meek was made epee
this. by • party of Rangers sod lkorghses, sided by some
Mopes, imam the ere memil d Opp. W. Stubbs, of the
Albrmy_ arappes. The eagle weep eemplseely routed—
some 16 pos sad ether spa tale the base of the
awalles Ibree. Oa the etbee fidei mot be Meted, that
the may seemelled is gettiag eft with 62 emu, belonging
to a Wad wegpos ea their way Nevada& It seem
that them ewes were teemed eat to pees at night, sad dew
fell an
may per te the mannikre.
pettup- the beefier • pod stimehlme are re-
ie Yee Wow plies. the bombed as le
• sate et pest destitution, ukase smelly of food,
to imbeds whist
_peat risk is Mewered Ma. On the
lteacemme end Bavisaa's River 'my y setirfey
has bee @hewn in ths defence of prewaM, both die
rs farme themeless and also by the Melee there
The results are • loss by the enemy of some tereeety me•
The Gemini's measures at present are ralbst et ab.
&naive character than otherwise. His e is &Wog
with great caution, sad is evidently Gettig bL way to
sound 0011.111111O0Of in regard to ultimate meseures. Two or
three points of policy an made known a tistorminatively
fixed. These an—First. The rebellions Hailis tribes
are to be expelled from the Amato* mid drives
across the Kei. Second. The nested country is to
be filled up with friend., instead of enemies end
thieves w before. Third. The Kat River and Blink
Water will be re-settled upon such • plan, and by such •
population, fie may afford solid ground of hope that in
future years that part of the border will be safe, instead of
being, as for many years past, the most dangerous pert ;of
the whole frontier. Beyond the colonial border the Com-
mander-in-Chief has commenced those works which he
deems essential to future security. Wherever practicable
roads will be formed, so as to open a way into the enemy's
strongholds. Military poste will be established at sow
mending points, and the whole so arranged es that they
may act as mutual suppmn, and keep open tiheenEt lines
of comenenication with Claim's-town sad meters.
That this latter is an important consideration be ob-
vious from the fact that the post carriers, with thealllVal,
noes depatchos, were intercepted early in the swath the
chief (tryloo with his followers, the mail carried off, the
bearers (Kalifs) threetend with death, from which they
only escaped after great entreaty.
During the month several natives—Basoutas, Bethune',
Flagon, and When—have been detected moving towards
the northern Of N. R. boundary with guns and ammunition.
On investigation, however, it appeared that these persons
had received press, either from the local magistrates, or
from agents in ch of
.missiorsary institutions, at which
they had resided, an than to quit the colony, and to
take with them and even purchase guns—a most reprehen-
sible act at this juncture, and ruder the present circum-
stances of the colony. Those occurrences named to have
.meted the attention of the governor, he having dine bad
under kis mesiduation the immediate formation of •