The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-18 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

TUE KAFFIR WAR.
A summary of the following received by electric
telegraph. appeared on Saturday in the Express:
Ito Saturday morning the General Screw Steam
'hipping Compan,•• vessel Bosphorus, Captain
H. It. Benson, anited at Plymouth with mails from
the Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena, Cape de Verde,
&c., in charge of Captain Benson, with seas from
the Cape tt the 6th of September.
llie Ittisphoros is an extra mail steamer. On her
eutumil toyage she left Plymouth at 4 p.m. on the
nh July, arriving at St. Vincent at S a.m. on the
;:h August, from which she started nabs at 6 p.m.
so the totb, and arrived in Table Bay at half-pnat
am. on the 2nd inst., performing the voyage in 36
days and a hall She experienced a very heavy gale
S.E. trades, with head winds and heavy seas,
until 23 deg. south, and on the 31st ult. the wind
blew very strong from the westward. Her run out
has therefore been exceedingly good. The Bos-
phorus spoke the ship Mobile, from Liverpool, bound
to Iletbouroe, with emigrants, on the 12th August,
all well. Also the following vessels : on the 29th
July, the barque Glenmore, standing to the south-
ward; on the let August, the Dutch ships Vier Oc-
hre/den, from Cardiff, and the Beto, from Rotterdam,
to Batavia, and on the 10th, the Athena, standing to
the southward. On her return home the Bosphorus left
the Cape oo the 6th of September, t 6 p.m., arrived
at St. Helena on the 16th, and left again the sense
day, arrived at Ascension on the 19th, left the muse
date, arrived at St. Vincent's on the 28th. and was
detained there coaling until the Ist of October. She
brings a general cargo, and the following passengers
from the Cape :—Liest.-Col. Percival. 12th egi-
ment; Cattßelgrave, R.N.; Captains Dick, died
L 1., and • hy, 12th Foot, and Mart* 43th Eng"
meot; Mr. atterson, It N.; Min Cooper, /ha
Brown and infant, Mrs. Perks (2), Mr. Perks, ORS.
Brooks (of the Hector, wrecked on the coast), amid
Maws. Irwin, Newton, and Holden; and hem
Ascension, Mr. Cohen.
The Bosphorus left in Simon's Bay, Sept. 6th, the
following vesselsg therept navy H. M. steamer
Hydra, 6 guns, Comman Belameer IL IL Int-
=tine Dart, 4 guns, Lieut. Hoskins; H. M. steams.
Ithschimanthus, 4 guns, Master-Csamender Belems
H. M. ship Serinppatarn (coal depot). H. M.
steamer Styx, Commander Hall, sailed from Illimen's
Bay, September Ist, for the Buffalo. The Isliew-
ing were expected at Simon's Bay: H.M.S.
Meander (44 guns), Commodore Talbot; H.M. at.
frigate Arrogant (46 guns), Bombay; H.M. it. troop
ship Vulcan (14 guns), Commander Van Damp,
Mauritius sod Australia.—Ategost 21. Royal Mad
see-st. Harbinger, 921 tons, J. W. Lane, from Ply-
mouth, July 13; St. Vincent, July 28 ; and Ascen-
sion, August 7, to this port, Poet Us* and India.
lbo Harbinger left the Cape August 26th, kw the
Mauritius, Ceylon, and India. She was he sine
danger whilst at Table Bay from a severe gals. bat
fortunately sustained no damage. Sept. 8. The Bos-
phorus spoke the ship La Belle Alliance, from Bom-
bay bound for the north, in lat. 30 deg. 30 min. S.,
lon. 13 deg. 19 min. E. At Ascension, on the
she learnt that the Royal Mail serew-eteamie
bad coaled there, and had left thirty-six More
before the arrival of the Boapborea. The
people of the island were much delighted with the
Lady Jocelyn. Commodore Braces was daily ex-
pected at St. Helena, from the coast. Sept. 24, the
Bosphorus. spoke in lat. 9.2, long. 17.29 W., the Aus-
tralia= Mail steamer Cleopatra, 17 days out, all well.
Sept. 28, the Indiana, OGeenneeral Screw Company's
vessel, with the September mail. from Plymouth tor
Caps and India, put into St. Vincent's, and sailed
again on her voyage ea the Ise of October She had
experienced very rough weather, but is reported a
well.

Oa the 7:1 of October, Mr. D. Patterson, ens o the
pa/wagers by the Barham. late melets' awietaat
of her sNi:sty's ship Bagikl, said henliasi home,
did of cesemaptites
The mews by the Peepherve is ratty mach of the
sues ehareeter as by redo= amnia The follow-
kig extracts ken the pops &rat& the principal
piste of interest :
The Cap nom Merl gives the following rearlei
el the events of the month preceding the despatch of
the mail :
The preset* sweat of the war, diaries the past ratmoth,
he hen the einem el Lieet.Oematel Cadent, at the
head of • WOW Osisa• of imp. mei Meet 1,000
blfehers, mem Übe Reln less die wordese, tithe amegsishe
hob, thief Yep, he berm the demellel keel. ar
treat plate " of that ebb" mei eleeetura ee
at Kole Willia•ll:3l7d abasellieeet
after trapterfel OMS esesey's soft
lhs me humeri Mu the Mama, the
Vent when the had beta issued le mama* aa
he A Avow the any day be bei lied Nellie& of a
to,ath previously, I* that pompom Dare* he perm
awards the Kei, twee newsegers tbes tbe abler leashed
ere stated that they wen Ma le
esti+, meths presence ed the steeps. sad te her tie
ase's wort." imy weft mat talk tba hiri4
l
rawer.
"That the troverstor bei mat le leered the pognoot of
tbe it of 11. caws intend by tat terser_ 'meow that
list memo had prod due the gnat die( pee his word
thst antes. the sub iimawded were paid within that tine
Ise *add brie, • bemire eleramede red take than. Bet
hell bed nee Wok am Amok
,daere Ism; end the See
bat eel beta paid, mei Omni it sill is tke Armies.
Under, its that the peal chief boa sew awe to take
tht hie, sod as sub awe nuts a wiU ;ay kw the trot-
if
kir et MEOW, as aso to punk& KroU for sending beck Ids
litter. However, iYreli would, with the doe impend,
serteoder his pence to be kept ia safety till the (hikes
Moe the Kel, the 'overact would belt the troops, sad seed

the buglers beck to their hosts. To this the nieseengen
replied, that the Ilse might be paid, but that Knit would
set meresier."
The hoses tiespreeaeded to ester Keel's country, as
estrumbasi put Ming left at the Beata, to secure 00•111111-
shades littll the sees y. Advancing In two calla ens of
hasher% easil kraals:v. =
they reached Cruet's 1
saiis, seigtawasen.d of Kreli's plus, es the 11th ;
sad daybreak es the follow's( moralise. " Ilia Et-
eal/e•ey led a hoes of selliset sausetht ea.pee.d estitely
a cassial usar with the escepeoe of fear WS.
peal.
,of the Mb MOsiest, as support, apes Kreli's great
whisk wee heed deserted, and we, hunt, without
the essay Arran Ithesself."
Os the 13th, the learghen, troops, and tevies, a two
easinne, ••••• Ural.-oat. . Napier sad Michell, were dee-
=is pareit of the many's stile, of which be was
te pews beeseees bowie; and although the peat
mans of *en bed nready bees drives bared reeeb, meetly
isle doe timelMep et Unsling, which, for some remora, the
Meese wore Wham to sear, the large somber above
ineeissed were brought into camp within a few days. Of
*watt UN vsi re captured by Napier's alms, including
UM tees by the &merest, Kuno, sad other burghers,
sedge their Commandants Kruger and Vas Audi, cad
lad by the burettes of Albany, Pert Elisabeth, mad
Wee William's Town, under Contruadants Rtubbs sad
Cenway. 1,300 head were also takes by Michell's
aninun, and 300 by detached patrols of burghers and Tolman
teer Fingoes. The only casualties reported are, One &nil-
lery man killed and one wounded; having hern imbed
upon and asegaied while acting, unfortuutely, as deems
of captured cattle. The prompt sad spirited UMW awhich so large a body of the Eastern burette,' had tweed
oat in arms at the Governor's call, was warmly acknow-
ledged by his Nuellency. is a General Order, es the 2let
*lies he dismissed them to their stepective carry-
ing with them not only his Vasa be their sieritoriens
eoushiet, but alto the selfatighetiest of haZis:l leg
subjects responded to his a Ilk Emily
declared that by the inertias lithe dem lease mar of
nine days, the ewe be had is view is invading Med%
country sad punishing that chief lad bees aeresgiblied.
He then withdrew the troops cad retused to Yine WS.
liam's Town.
Some seeped' and disappointment are expremed on the
frontier, at this speedy terneutien of the empeditios he
which such 'rem reepsratient were made; and various
newt are assigned for the teeters of the weeps. withese
having elicited any appeerance of saterieslea es the part of
Herb, who, it is generally believed, will have by this tints
resumed his former quarters; the work of a few been ea.
Icing to re enesunst the cluster of straw buts *I rob
cattle fences which hem his greet place." Oa meee
said to be, the' the meta took the prestaties to Mae his
retreat by burning the ram
cain every dileaties baled am,
thus rendering perish val impreetiseble. It le OM
stated that some of the sad ether ntmhbeseime
tribes have bees mbeklimed and meippegmed to faresag
the costmeasime thief sail, in Left Orme. "eat his
so." Ihe most general insprestien, however, is, thee
under soy eirenmengesta, puce will sleety be piselainal
by the Governer; and that, banes dimployed to the herder
tribes the overwhelming lira whisk be is popish to
ben against them, he will sew esdoemour to alley the
stormy elements, and assert, ender NMI
elites that authority over our savage ssfgbMsn which
is essential to the very existents, et the ineity. sad which
every month's continuance of this egissenhis werfare seems
but more and more hopelessly to iterlormise and weaken.
This view appears also to be confirmed by the circumstance
that his Excelleney intends, it is believed, to return, early
is Osseher, to Cape Town, where strain of importance will
hem mgeire his presence.
TM* thew events were occurring beyond the border,
the isbabitonts of the more exposed districts of the colony
have need no cessation of the dangers, loose, and
rpetssl alarms, which have been their 1•• ever sine, the
end of the war. Sandilli and asessers still held
the and the Waterkkia, and melt wan of thee
follow s% la concert with the rebel Hollestete soder
U.. eerstisse to harem the sassily. lbehilesed ,
by the heewe Muses of no may of the hag as hem
their beam numerous depredations have been aseileel
by thee daring the month, any detail if whisk mead he
tamed Ihe limits of this summery notice. Ia the selab•
besehend of Fort Beaufort, is particular, the mew WWI
hien troublesome. Is Lower AMMO Mg
of Graham's Town, same of the me disks
analmed datiag the war have lately besbeeppi
trated.aest the prestasooleolleliet,e
tee Ile IllapiAlth lassta.llooolllpi *sae pa.
assay eileglished, who, Moravec. maser le bate
service is following up and pusishbe the sereadon
the Somerset district, various night attacks have bees be
upon ism homes, and cattle swept et. The last sements
received from that quarter need* that a somber of
Farmers had timed a party of lieleselet rebel marandere to
their lair in one at the Fists Elms Ids" mod Wad four,
severely wounding. two, sed=sese primeser, from
whom some rather sepreiest wee ribbed. He
stated "that there are very hes astlasasea in the Water-
klhof, sad that Uithander end lis fellemen are in the
datatola, hat they are eat of pwder." He
adds, " that Maesso is in the bat is also short
of ammunition ; and that both be sad his tsstM followers
have abandosed all hope of MINN ie their insane out-
break. They would gladly submit," he stores, were
they ,are of being spared, but, as kis, they are obliged to
Meal to live."
Throughout the waters distriete—the Cape Proper—
Awe pews happily prevails, a most eseettetie and WIMP
skate nopesso las been made by the ishabitents to the
=leir the Umtata& vOreesser Mr seassumse to their
heehaws tee bed pseeteird esjela the assesedee
lode( la the SAL Pubes ersteps wow leasellatsgy
het k newly ovary twos and allip le the week sad dew
dm of ,wary, arms, busses, ensisanesb, &e., wens
heft eel amensealy see. The Mel smut aollessal it
Is Ingest ik yet tome as ever, pest stitwine is Ma
lute hen all pars et the emetry. it was she
=N ,:ith estbe sessialty, at ores tibia easels" est
the assusts senmelbeil deed be glued anseser sadly at
the awe of the ppovenor, se la by his apple Is say
way be sight dee adtabes heevdper asosangles
the volestsen wee his conissed. neasiessetavassr,
hewer, distinaly epees* he hi deem es the sub.
Jot, that the speed bed bees made by emelt
without resuesse the grams I end thee asia=l2
might be dome is esseelsesso would *peso spas the
marmot chary usasseability.
The eternal alkin of the aim_ ermine to be ate
dead widget emilsoist so twee at any Med. Al
imesay, eft, awe wheveeised ban the peek wed,
•efts awful epee el imiaM leannealine,
allele OM weds IMO •• 1•60•1•1111, mese =
Wesel Are, es Edge the bilitp l *
gete q, lbw
bereft
aid,
of Hr. lland hum iseas Lae the leisy. The
ishabl=brins• sire deeply amine is make
0a
the
hem arenread is masa est the seeledia
bet aisidesse Ilessad pude is asealtakesi
will the osesisty tea thebanse rant aas seam Wade
vatted, they walk he
_pals the arrival el thereat
*sow of this Of the exialeres cad
smog* of Me lellitilsojspelf, the selashe
LestAleseesee has pee he the
wee ea War he ease ea wataletne.
leg Mee ; sad is reply to' weep erapprateatary a•
drams yeasoste his, be Ye empbeihdly &Wend sad
suileated the int.to
11 liana is felt La the sera which le bibs sleds in
amedeuelke eon ; the keg spontsaost laves altered
• 1•1/0/1 of lea ter the diseelseg ef this premises meteeiS
is the Webby el any W. is 1111 b
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beau.
ig:allearthslirpeaglatesdis Ileptll=l7lb:Z
lei the adiesey lbeetillen ' the Gas asehials e-
pee% aro hops ass aeleMeted ask
t%e gore or
erlstret sip/ ell yet be
amp beajlessillr=./slO set dews tan the
Waseideke lisseles asseletles to be eon selpisre
et kw. 06•11/ff boo. lemeger plat eiplibestly to
pt eallatle between the ambit taw sal the
palsoia piles of the atm Wks& is Raw death
ten
• peat airman has bra to theendemics at
Gee wed by the lately realised he the
Limbs media Id the okay be ern Hate
se the slggazil sails ate keg sok ia
Ole v.'', of Mingling. Yee Alias
hay ease, the wad ingested kneed the three Met guar-
ten of the inspet year eases& to eke s grew of a
sa7M =Mem perbees week wit eimbable mew
lardy, est a aide keasse of 1N... Irani vet ease rod.
Efforts are Risk %deg made le pee& he lb* isearity
while is sae parto 1, miles its hsiu of refuge,
dasegithe earsaselfaa ate enteeetimi teekestar ; sad
reblense aosiessig 'spaded bee tho Mane et the
elaziaxs Illesseast, If set bin Ibe loped
Is els keg biked inappossient...whlshig=
eat Wiwi heressodis=rar
a= le Ikea or
ante en yes the abip-
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